The Thing

Theatrical - Wide 2011-10-14

Cast Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joel Edgerton Ulrich Thomsen Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Michael Brown

Box Office Gross: $31,505,287

Running Time: 103 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Universal Pictures, Morgan Creek Entertainment, Strike Entertainment

Genres: Horror Mystery

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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... See more 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.

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