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Can you stream the Horror, Mystery, Sci-fi, Science Fiction & Thriller movie The Thing, directed by John Carpenter & Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. & starring Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Ulrich Thomsen on Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Prime?

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At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.

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Its release date is Wednesday October 12, 2011

Production details

Director	John Carpenter & Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Cast	Eric Christian Olsen, Joel Edgerton, Mary Elizabeth Winstead & Ulrich Thomsen
Genre	Horror, Mystery, Sci-fi, Science Fiction & Thriller
Country of origin	Canada & The United States
Release date	2011-10-12
Theme	Alien Life-form, Antarctica, Blizzard, Duringcreditsstinger, Extraterrestrial Life, Mystery, Paranoia, Prequel, Research Station, Shapeshifting & Shapeshifting Fiction
Place setting	Antarctica
Time setting	1982
Location	Alaska, British Columbia & Toronto
Script	Bill Lancaster (screenplay), Eric Heisserer, John W. Campbell Jr. (short story "Who Goes There?") & John W. Campbell Jr. (story)
Cinematography	Dean Cundey & Michel Abramowicz
Music	Ennio Morricone & Marco Beltrami
Costs	$35,000,000
Box Office Revenue	$28,128,670
Runtime	103 min