# The Thing (1982)

**German title:** Das Ding aus einer anderen Welt


**Genres:** Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

**Duration:** 109 min

**Age rating:** FSK 12

**IMDb:** [8.2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/)

**Letterboxd:** [4.3](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-thing/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 85%, Popcornmeter: 92%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1021244-thing)

## Description

A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

## Details

**Premiere:** 03 May 2026

**Director:** John Carpenter

**Cast:** Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley, T.K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis, Thomas G. Waites

**Countries:** United States

**Languages:** English, Norwegian

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8A_DMMJC_Q)

## Showtimes in Leipzig

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