The Thing

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Ratings & Reviews

8.1/10

7,794 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Saturn Awards

📋 2 nominations

Nominated

Best Horror Film

Best Special Effects

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Other Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Golden Raspberry for Worst Musical Score

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$15.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$19.6M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$4.6M

ROI: +31%

Budget Recovery131% of budget

$0|Budget: $15.0M|Revenue: $19.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

208.1K

Daily Avg

3.5K

7-Day Trend

-6%

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Wikipedia

Based On

Who Goes There?

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

British Columbia

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

Antarctica

Themes & Subjects

#extraterrestriallife#alieninvasion#flyingsaucer

Series & Franchise

Part of

Apocalypse Trilogy

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

The Thing

2011

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Dean Cundey

Film Editing

Todd Ramsay

Music / Score

Ennio Morricone

Production Design

John J. Lloyd

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Distributors

Universal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Thing

Available in 95 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Crave Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaMA 15+	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

AustraliaMA 15+

Germany18

France12

JapanR18+

Argentina18

Brazil16

+13 more countries

Production

Director

John Carpenter

Writers

Bill Lancaster, John W. Campbell Jr.

Production Companies

Universal PicturesThe Turman-Foster Company

Cast

Kurt Russell

MacReady

Wilford Brimley

Blair

T.K. Carter

Nauls

David Clennon

Palmer

Keith David

Childs

Richard Dysart

Dr. Copper

Charles Hallahan

Norris

Peter Maloney

Bennings

Richard Masur

Clark

Donald Moffat

Garry

Joel Polis

Fuchs

Thomas G. Waites

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Tags & Keywords

spacecrafthelicopterspace marinebased on novel or bookisolationmutationparanoiagravesnowstormresearch stationalien life-formalienremakesurvivalcreature

External Links

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