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What is The Thing about?
In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror, and becomes one of them. Isolated and paranoid, the team must fight for survival against the shape-shifting alien that can take on any form, including their own. As the creature assimilates and impersonates its victims, who can be trusted? The team's desperate battle for life and humanity unfolds in this chilling horror masterpiece.
What movies are similar to The Thing?
Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Thing include Strange Invaders, Videodrome, Blue Sunshine, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Evils of the Night, Strange Behavior.
When was The Thing released in theaters?
The Thing was released in theaters on June 25, 1982.