Below we've shown a list of top films which we believe to be very similar to The Thing. We figured that when trying to find other movies similar to The Thing you could be looking for other horror or science fiction films or perhaps those with Kurt Russell. In order to find comparable films to The Thing we've used various factors including film genre, plotline and starring actors.
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Boasting Kurt Russell and Keith David, The Thing received a film rating of 7.6.
Budget
Revenue
Release Date
Certificate
$10,000,000
$13,782,838
25th June 1982
R, Theatrical