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The Thing

Movie · 2011 · 99 min

A tense, chilly prequel that delivers paranoia and creature horror with brisk pacing and gruesome practical effects.

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2011 film directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
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Year
2011
Runtime
99 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • identity
  • deception
  • parenthood
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror8
Humour1
Realism6
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
horror, science fiction, slasher, monster
Directed by
Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Written by
Eric Heisserer
Starring
Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joel Edgerton, Kristofer Hivju, Eric Christian Olsen, Ulrich Thomsen, Trond Espen Seim, Carsten Bjørnlund
Music
Marco Beltrami
Cinematography
Michel Abramowicz
Runtime
99 min
Country
Canada, United States
Languages
English, Norwegian

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