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The Thing (2011)
Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen
6.2
34%Runtime103 min
Rating15
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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 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.
Critical Reception & Ratings
The 2011 horror/sci-fi film The Thing, directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr., received a mixed critical reception with a 34% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. While the film has a moderate 6.2/10 rating on IMDb, indicating a somewhat divided audience response, it did not receive any significant awards recognition.
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The 2011 version of The Thing, directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr., offers a thrilling sci-fi horror experience for fans of the genre. With a talented cast including Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton, the film delivers spine-tingling suspense as an Antarctic research team faces off against a mysterious, shape-shifting creature that can mimic its prey.
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The Thing is a 2011 science fiction horror film serving as a direct prequel to John Carpenter's 1982 film, which was an adaptation of the 1938 novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell. Directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. and written by Eric Heisserer, it stars an ensemble cast led by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Eric Christian Olsen. It tells the story of a team of scientists at a Norwegian Antarctic research station who discover a parasitic alien buried deep in the ice, realizing too late that it is still alive.
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