Movies Like The Thing (1982)

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The Thing Movie Information:

Directors:

John Carpenter

Stars:

Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David … (full cast)

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1. The Shining (1980)

   Synopsis/Plot: Haunted by a persistent writer's block, the aspiring author and recovering alcoholic, Jack Torrance, drags his wife, Wendy, and his gifted son, Danny, up snow-capped Colorado's secluded Overlook Hotel after taking up a job as…
   
   Tagline: Iconic terror from the No 1 bestselling writer.
   Genres: Horror, Drama
   
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2. Jurassic Park 3D (2013) (1993)

   Synopsis/Plot: Huge advancements in scientific technology have enabled a mogul to create an island full of living dinosaurs.
   
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   Tagline: Life finds a way.
   Genres: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
   
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3. The Sixth Sense (1999)

   Synopsis/Plot: Malcom Crowe (Bruce Willis) is a child psychologist who receives an award on the same night that he is visited by a very unhappy ex-patient.
   
   After this encounter, Crowe takes on the task of curing…
   
   Tagline: "I see dead people"
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4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

   Synopsis/Plot: The year is 1936.
   
   An archeology professor named Indiana Jones is venturing in the jungles of South America searching for a golden statue.
   
   Unfortunately, he sets off a deadly trap but miraculously escapes.
   
   Then, Jones…
   
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5. Alien (1979)

   Synopsis/Plot: In the distant future, the crew of the commercial spaceship Nostromo are on their way home when they pick up a distress call from a distant moon.
   
   The crew are under obligation to investigate and…
   
   Tagline: In space no one can hear you scream.
   Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi
   
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6. Die Hard (1988)

   Synopsis/Plot: NYPD cop John McClane goes on a Christmas vacation to visit his wife Holly in Los Angeles where she works for the Nakatomi Corporation.
   
   While they are at the Nakatomi headquarters for a Christmas party,…
   
   Tagline: It will blow you through the back wall of the theater!
   Genres: Thriller, Action
   
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7. The Terminator (1984)

   Synopsis/Plot: Sent back from a dystopian 2029--where the cold machines have conquered the entire world--to 1984 Los Angeles, the indestructible cyborg-assassin known as the "Terminator" commences his deadly mission to kill humankind's most important woman: the…
   
   Tagline: La sua missione e una sola: distruggere, uccidere... (His one and only mission: to destroy, to kill...) (Italian DVD)
   Genres: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
   
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8. Blade Runner (1982)

   Synopsis/Plot: In the twenty-first century, a corporation develops androids to be used as slaves in colonies outside of the Earth, identified as "replicants".
   
   In 2019, a former Police Officer is hired to hunt down a fugitive…
   
   Tagline: A Futuristic Vision Perfected [2007 Final Cut]
   Genres: Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi, Action
   
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9. Aliens (1986)

   Synopsis/Plot: 57 years after Ellen Ripley had a close encounter with the reptilian alien creature from the first movie, she is called back, this time, to help a group of highly trained colonial marines fight off…
   
   Tagline: This time there's more.
   Genres: Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
   
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10. The Exorcist (1973)

    Synopsis/Plot: A visiting actress in Washington, D.C., notices dramatic and dangerous changes in the behavior and physical make-up of her 12-year-old daughter.
    
    Meanwhile, a young priest at nearby Georgetown University begins to doubt his faith while…
    
    Tagline: What an excellent day for an exorcism!
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11. Halloween (1978)

    Synopsis/Plot: The year is 1963, the night: Halloween.
    
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    After…
    
    Tagline: The trick was to stay alive.
    Genres: Horror, Thriller
    
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12. The Thing (2011)

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    Tagline: It's not human. Yet.
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Movies like The Thing include The Shining (1980), Jurassic Park 3D (2013) (1993), The Sixth Sense (1999), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Alien (1979), Die Hard (1988), The Terminator (1984), Blade Runner (1982), Aliens (1986), The Exorcist (1973), Halloween (1978), and The Thing (2011).

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