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The Thing

Name: The Thing
Director: John Carpenter
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Released: 1982-06-25
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 8.073
Cast: Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David

1982 · 109 min

Directed by John Carpenter

★ 8.18,269 ratings

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Overview

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

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