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Movies like The Thing

24 films close to The Thing (1982) on how it feels, not just what shelf it sits on — with what each one shares with it underneath.

The Thing
The Thing
2011

body horror, paranoia, antarctica · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction · Universal Pictures

Pandorum
Pandorum
2009

spacecraft, creature, mutation · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Village of the Damned
Village of the Damned
1995

Also John Carpenter · alien, alien life-form · Horror, Science Fiction · Universal Pictures

Lifeforce
Lifeforce
1985

alien, based on novel or book, space marine · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Sphere
Sphere
1998

paranoia, alien, based on novel or book · Mystery, Science Fiction

In the Mouth of Madness
In the Mouth of Madness
1995

Also John Carpenter · paranoia, lovecraftian · Horror, Mystery

Body Snatchers
Body Snatchers
1993

remake, alien, based on novel or book · Horror, Science Fiction

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978

remake, alien, based on novel or book · Horror, Science Fiction

Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant
2017

spacecraft, creature, alien · Horror, Science Fiction

The Void
The Void
2016

mutation, lovecraftian · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Sputnik
Sputnik
2020

spacecraft, alien, alien life-form · Horror, Science Fiction

Prometheus
Prometheus
2012

creature, alien, lovecraftian · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

The Invasion
The Invasion
2007

remake, alien, based on novel or book · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Area 51
Area 51
2015

alien, alien life-form · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Alien
Alien
1979

spacecraft, alien, space marine · Horror, Science Fiction

Videodrome
Videodrome
1983

paranoia · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956

alien, based on novel or book, alien infection · Horror, Science Fiction

The X-Files
The X-Files
1998

mutation, helicopter, space marine · Mystery, Science Fiction

The Cloverfield Paradox
The Cloverfield Paradox
2018

alien · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

Cube
Cube
1998

distressing, survival horror · Mystery, Science Fiction

Twelve Monkeys
Twelve Monkeys
1995

paranoia, remake · Mystery, Science Fiction · Universal Pictures

Event Horizon
Event Horizon
1997

lovecraftian, space marine · Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction

The Thing from Another World
The Thing from Another World
1951

survival horror, based on novel or book, survival · Horror, Science Fiction

Annihilation
Annihilation
2018

body horror, lovecraftian, mutation · Horror, Science Fiction

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