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The Thing

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The Thing

1982 · 109 min · United States · English

The Thing (1982) has a goodrecmovies Score of 77.2, ranked #548 among movies on goodrecmovies (goodrecmovies tier: great). It's a Horror, Mystery and Sci-Fi movie rated 8.2/10 on IMDb from 542,500 votes. Updated

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77.2goodrecmovies Score
#548rank on siterank
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★ 8.2IMDb · 543k

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

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77.2
The Thing
1982 · this movie
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The Thing
2011

Top cast

10
Kurt Russell
MacReady
Wilford Brimley
Blair
Keith David
Childs
Richard Masur
Clark
T.K. Carter
Nauls
David Clennon
Palmer
Richard Dysart
Dr. Copper
Charles Hallahan
Norris
Peter Maloney
Bennings
Donald Moffat
Garry

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The Thing Collection

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T77.2The Thing1982 · this movie
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Top cast

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KKurt RussellMacReadyWWilford BrimleyBlairKKeith DavidChildsRRichard MasurClarkTT.K. CarterNaulsDDavid ClennonPalmerRRichard DysartDr. CopperCCharles HallahanNorrisPPeter MaloneyBenningsDDonald MoffatGarry

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