KanavM rated it 9/10Aug 18, 2026
Top 3 horror movies for me.
About
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
The Popcorn verdict
The Thing is rated 8.8 out of 10 by 62 Popcorn members, each of whom rated it after watching. That is well above its 8.1 on TMDB — Popcorn members like it more than the wider internet does.
Details
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Writers
- Bill Lancaster, John W. Campbell Jr.
- Starring
- Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English, Norwegian
- Genres
- Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
What Popcorn members say
Dylan Oviedo rated it 8/10Aug 14, 2026
One of the most original and genuinely frightening films, due to its extreme paranoia
AaronHarrison rated it 10/10Aug 12, 2026
So fucking cool & gross.
Joakiem_k rated it 6/10Aug 11, 2026
I gotta say the practical effects in this movie is surprisingly good for being made in the early 80s The rest was kinda slow for me
Mike2211 rated it 10/10Aug 8, 2026
Beat movie I’ve ever seen
TaffyLover rated it 10/10Jun 29, 2026
I’ve never had a theater experience where the movie was so good it felt like 30 minutes long until I watched The Thing for the first time in theaters
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