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The Thing

The Thing (1982) - Where to Watch

Audience Score
81

Planning a movie night with 'The Thing' without the hassle? Check out platforms and services with rental, purchase, and subscription options, so you can choose your preferred way to watch. As of now in the US, 'The Thing' is available on Apple TV Store, Prime Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube to rent, buy, or stream with a subscription.

Here are a few more things worth knowing about the Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company horror flick. The Thing starring Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min. The release date of the movie is June 25th, 1982. The movie received a user score of 81/100 on TMDb, which is based on reviews from 8,102 engaged users.

Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims."

'The Thing' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on June 25th, 1982 - Buy The Thing Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting September 9th, 1998 - Buy The Thing DVD

Watch 'The Thing' In Theaters

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The Thing Movies

‘The Thing’ is an American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter. It is a remake of the 1951 movie ‘The Thing from Another World’, in turn based on the 1938 John W. Campbell novella ‘Who Goes There?’ A "remake with a twist" to the 1982 film with the same name was released in 2011.