The Thing
Released Year: 1982
Certificate: A
Runtime: 109 minutes
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
IMDB Rating:
Meta Score: 57
Director: John Carpenter
Stars: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, Keith David, Richard Masur
No of Votes: 371271
Gross: 13782838
Overview: A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
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