The Thing (2011)

After Norwegian scientists find an alien vessel frozen in Antarctica, blood flows across the icy landscape when the organism inside the ship awakens.

Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Cast: Joel Edgerton, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Stig Henrik Hoff, Jan Gunnar Røise, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen, Trond Espen Seim, Eric Christian Olsen, Jørgen Langhelle, Paul Braunstein, Kim Bubbs, Kristofer Hivju
Runtime: 01h 42m
Type: Movie

The Thing (2011)

After Norwegian scientists find an alien vessel frozen in Antarctica, blood flows across the icy landscape when the organism inside the ship awakens.

Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Cast: Joel Edgerton, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Stig Henrik Hoff, Jan Gunnar Røise, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ulrich Thomsen, Trond Espen Seim, Eric Christian Olsen, Jørgen Langhelle, Paul Braunstein, Kim Bubbs, Kristofer Hivju
Runtime: 01h 42m
Type: Movie
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