The Thing from Another World
1951 · Movie · NR · 87 min · ★ 6.7 · 81% critics
At a remote Arctic outpost, a team of scientists and military personnel investigates a mysterious crash in the ice and brings back a frozen specimen. When it awakens, the isolated base becomes a tense battleground, forcing the group to balance caution, survival, and the risks of pushing discovery too far.
Based on Who Goes There?
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Details
- Years
- 1951
- Release date
- 1951-04-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 81/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (686 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, brisk sci-fi thriller with an isolated-base vibe and mounting suspense, especially if you like The Thing (1982); Not for you if you need modern pacing, big scares, or elaborate creature visuals.
Pros: tense isolated setting; strong teamwork theme; suspenseful build-up | Cons: dated creature effects; slow talky stretches; uneven comic relief
Themes
- flying saucer
- based on novel or book
- pilot
- research station
- base
- arctic polar circle region
- survival
- black and white
- alien invasion
- north pole
- survival horror
- alien plant-life
Cast & crew
Kenneth Tobey
as Captain Patrick Hendry
Margaret Sheridan
as Nikki
Robert Cornthwaite
as Dr. Arthur Carrington
Douglas Spencer
as Ned 'Scotty' Scott
James Young
as Lt. Eddie Dykes
Dewey Martin
as Crew Chief Bob
Robert Nichols
as Lt. Ken 'Mac' Erickson
- WS
William Self
as Corporal Barnes
- NB
Nicholas Byron
as Tex Richards
Eduard Franz
as Dr. Stern
Directed by Howard Hawks, Christian Nyby