R 02/01/2026 22:06:41 false ‘The Thing’ is an American science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter. It is a remake of the 1951 movie ‘The Thing from Another World’, in turn based on the 1938 John W. Campbell novella ‘Who Goes There?’ A "remake with a twist" to the 1982 film with the same name was released in 2011. The Thing Collection 1982-06-25 PremiereDate 1982 479888 Horror Mystery Science Fiction Universal Pictures The Turman-Foster Company Morgan Creek Entertainment Strike Entertainment /media/movies/The Thing (1982)/The Thing (1982).mkv /media/movies/The Thing (2011)/The Thing (2011).mp4