The Thing (2011)Stream and Watch Online

Need to watch 'The Thing' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Thing' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Thing' right now, here are some specifics about the Universal Pictures, Morgan Creek Entertainment, Strike Entertainment horror flick.

Released October 14th, 2011, 'The Thing' stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and received a user score of 62 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 2,770 respected users.

What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "When 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."

'The Thing' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, and AMC on Demand .