The Thing from Another World
Natural or Supernatural?
Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.
- Director
- Christian Nyby
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $2M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
19 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Thing from Another World actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Thing from Another World returned 1.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $2M
- Release date
- Apr 5, 1951
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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