The Thing (1982)Stream and Watch Online

Looking to feast your eyes on 'The Thing' on your TV or mobile device at home? Searching for a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the John Carpenter-directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so we here at Moviefone want to do right by you.

Read on for a listing 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 all the details of how you can watch 'The Thing' right now, here are some details about the Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company mystery flick.

Released June 25th, 1982, 'The Thing' stars Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a user score of 81 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 6,631 respected users.

Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them."

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