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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