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The Thing

MovieReleased Jun 1982109 min$15M budget
Science Fiction#94Horror#61
Movie Rank
May 30, 2026
#333
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Buzz Score
May 30, 2026
2.8
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The Thing

The Thing is a 1982 American science fiction horror film about a group of American researchers in Antarctica who must battle a shape-shifting extraterrestrial life-form that threatens their survival.

Released
1982
Runtime
109 min
Rating
R
Budget
$15M
Box Office
$20M
Status
Released
Streaming
Criterion Channel
Rankings
#333All Movies#94Science Fiction#61Horror
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Daily update · May 30, 2026

The Thing ranks #333 most popular movie with a Buzz Score of 2.8. It peaked at #1,115 of all time (Oct 7 - Nov 5, 2023). It ranks #306 over the past 365 days.

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Ranks on May 30, 2026

Overall and genre
#333
Movies
#94
Science Fiction
#61
Horror
#45
Mystery

Ranking History

Peak, 1-year, and top-chart days
Peak Buzz Score
8.1
#1,115Overall rank
Oct 7 - Nov 5, 2023
1-Year Buzz Score
3.2
#306Overall rank
Last 365 days
Days at #1
0
Past 365 days
Days in Top 10
0
Past 365 days
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Top Cast

Most popular The Thing cast members by current Buzz Score on May 30, 2026
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#1
Kurt Russell
as MacReady
6.8
#2
Keith David
as Childs
3.3
#3
John Carpenter
as Norwegian (video footage) (uncredited)
2.1
#4
Wilford Brimley
as Blair
2.0
#5
Adrienne Barbeau
as Computer (voice) (uncredited)
1.3
#6
Richard Masur
as Clark
0.8
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