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The Thing

Where to Watch The Thing (1982)

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Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The Thing' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'The Thing' right now, here are some particulars about the Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company, Province of BC, Ministry of Tourism, Film Promotion Office horror flick.

Released June 25th, 1982, 'The Thing' stars T.K. Carter The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a score of 81 (out of 100) on TMDb, which put together reviews from 7,313 top s.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'The Thing' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home, Microsoft Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Spectrum On Demand .

'The Thing' Release Dates

Watch in Movie Theaters on June 25th, 1982 - Buy The Thing Movie Tickets
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting September 9th, 1998 - Buy The Thing DVD

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‘The Thing’ is an American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter. It is a remake of the 1951 movie ‘The Thing from Another World’, in turn based on the 1938 John W. Campbell novella ‘Who Goes There?’ A "remake with a twist" to the 1982 film with the same name was released in 2011.