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The Thing from Another World

1951 · 87 min

A tense, atmospheric siege in a frozen outpost, with earnest heroes and a lurking, bloodthirsty alien.

Tagline
Natural or Supernatural?
Overview
Scientists and US Air Force officials fend off a blood-thirsty alien organism while investigating at a remote arctic outpost.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • science
  • obsession
  • fate
Places
  • wilderness
  • military
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, horror, science fiction
Directed by
Christian Nyby
Written by
Charles Lederer, Ben Hecht, Howard Hawks
Starring
Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, Robert Cornthwaite, Douglas Spencer, James Young, Dewey Martin, Robert Nichols, William Self
Music
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography
Russell Harlan
Runtime
87 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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