1982 · 1h 49m · Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The Thing
Directed byJohn Carpenter
IMDb
8.2
537K votes
Metacritic
57
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
85%
critics
Box office
$19.6M
1.3x its $15M budget
Released Jun 25, 1982 by Universal Pictures
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Critics (Metacritic)57
Audience (IMDb x 10)82
Audiences liked it more than critics did, by 25 points.
Top billed
Cast
Crew
- Director
- John Carpenter
- Music
- Ennio Morricone
- Cinematography
- Dean Cundey
- Editing
- Todd C. Ramsay
- Producers
- David FosterLawrence Turman
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