The Thing
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A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $20M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Thing actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Thing appears in 9 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Horror Movies Ranked #7
Placed at #7 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Horror Movies Ranked #7
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- Mystery Movies Ranked #11
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- Best Space Movies Ranked #12
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- Hidden Sci-Fi Gems Ranked #25
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- Best Psychological Thrillers Ranked #26
Placed at #26 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Sci-Fi Movies Ranked #27
Placed at #27 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #49
Placed at #49 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #115
Placed at #115 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
0 wins · 3 nominations
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score
Saturn Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Horror Film
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Special Effects
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Thing returned 1.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $15M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $20M
- Release date
- Jun 25, 1982
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Norwegian
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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