The Thing
6.2/10
Rating
103 min
Runtime
2011
Release Year
Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Director
Cast
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Quick Synopsis
Paleontologist Kate Lloyd joins an international research team at a remote Antarctic outpost for a major expedition. During their work, they uncover a frozen organism, which they bring back to the base. Soon, they discover that the creature can imitate any living thing it comes into contact with, leading to growing fear and mistrust among the team members. As the creature attempts to survive and spread, the group faces increasing paranoia and conflict, struggling to identify who is human and who is the creature in this tense thriller.
Detailed Synopsis of The Thing
When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish in this spine-tingling thriller.
