The Thing (1982)Stream and Watch Online

Fancy watching 'The Thing' in the comfort of your own home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the John Carpenter-directed movie via subscription can be a challenge, so we here at Moviefone want to do the heavy lifting.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription choices - along with the availability of 'The Thing' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch 'The Thing' right now, here are some specifics about the Universal Pictures, The Turman-Foster Company science fiction flick.

Released June 25th, 1982, 'The Thing' stars Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter The R movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 49 min, and received a user score of 81 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 7,009 experienced users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them."

'The Thing' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Microsoft Store, Amazon Video, AMC, Vudu, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, Spectrum On Demand, and YouTube .