The Thing
It's Not Human. Yet.
| In Movie Theaters: | October 14, 2011 in 2,997 theaters |
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| On DVD: | January 31, 2012 |
| Directed by: | Matthijs van Heijningen |
| Starring: more credits | Mary Elizabeth Winstead Joel Edgerton Jonathan Walker Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje |
| Distributed by: | Universal Pictures |
| MPAA Rating: | R for strong creature violence and gore, disturbing images, and language. |
| Genres: | Action Adventure Sci-Fi Prequel |
Synopsis: An American scientific expedition to Antarctica makes an incredible discovery — an alien spaceship with a mysterious and sinister frozen “thing” found nearby. They decide to drill through the ice encasement, ultimately freeing the trapped organism and triggering a series of horrific incidents and attacks.
Notes: Prequel to the 1982 John Carpenter film and the 1951 original, "The Thing From Another World".
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- set the MPAA rating to R for strong creature violence and gore, disturbing images, and language.
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