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The Thing
Sign in to save2011 film directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
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6.2When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.
Cast
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Kate Lloyd
- Joel Edgerton as Carter
- Ulrich Thomsen as Dr. Sander Halvorson
- Eric Christian Olsen as Adam Finch
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Jameson
- Paul Braunstein as Griggs
Themes
- based on novel or book
- paranoia
- research station
- alien life-form
- prequel
- survival
- antarctica
- survival horror
- blizzard
- duringcreditsstinger
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Ratings
IMDb
6.2/10
153,684 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
34%
Metacritic
49/100
- Year
- 2011
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 6 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
- Written by
- Eric Heisserer
- Based on
- Who Goes There? , by John W. Campbell
- Produced by
- Marc Abraham Eric Newman
- Starring
- Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joel Edgerton Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Ulrich Thomsen Eric Christian Olsen Trond Espen Seim
- Cinematography
- Michel Abramowicz
- Edited by
- Julian Clarke Peter Boyle
- Music by
- Marco Beltrami
- Production companies
- Morgan Creek Productions Strike Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures
- Release dates
- October 10, 2011 ( 2011-10-10 ) ( Universal City ) October 14, 2011 ( 2011-10-14 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 103 minutes
- Countries
- United States Canada
- Languages
- English Norwegian
- Budget
- $38 million
- Box office
- $31.5 million
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 892276
Show 5 more facts
- title
- The Thing
- box office
- 27428670
- capital cost
- 38000000
- review score
- 34%
- publication date
- 2011-11-17
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Article
The Thing is a 2011 science fiction horror film serving as a direct prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 film, which was an adaptation of the 1938 novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell. Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and written by Eric Heisserer, it stars an ensemble cast led by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Eric Christian Olsen. It tells the story of the Norwegian team of scientists at a Norwegian Antarctic research station who discover a parasitic alien buried deep in the ice, realizing too late that it is still alive.
The Thing premiered on October 10, 2011, and was released on October 14, 2011. The film was a box-office bomb, grossing only $31.5 million worldwide on a budget of $38 million, and received mixed reviews from critics.