Films like The Thing

Name: The Thing
Director: John Carpenter
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Released: 1982

1982 · Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

If The Thing worked for you because of paranoia, body horror, isolation and the fear that anyone could be wrong inside, these films hit related anxieties.

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Body / Creature · Survival

Where to watch

The Thing from Another World (1951) poster

Sci-fi horror

Dir. Christian Nyby, Howard Hawks

iPlayer

Psychological · Paranoia

1951 · 87 min

Hidden gem

psychological · human threat · body / creature

Sci-fi horror

Dir. Ridley Scott

Disney+

Body / Creature · Panic

1979 · 117 min

Acclaimed

body / creature · human threat · psychological

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) poster

Sci-fi horror

Dir. Philip Kaufman

Prime

Psychological · Paranoia

1978 · 115 min

Well reviewed

psychological · body / creature · paranoia

Sci-fi horror

Dir. David Cronenberg

Disney+

Body / Creature · Body violation

1986 · 96 min

Acclaimed

body / creature · body violation · body horror

Psychological

Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson

Prime

Psychological · Disgust

1997 · 96 min

Well reviewed

Psychological

Dir. Frank Darabont

iPlayer

Body / Creature · Panic

2007 · 126 min

Well reviewed

body / creature · human threat · panic

Slow burn

Dir. Stanley Kubrick

Max

Psychological · Grief

1980 · 146 min

Acclaimed

psychological · isolation

Psychological

Dir. Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

Human Threat · Paranoia

2011 · 103 min

human threat · body / creature · paranoia

Psychological

Dir. Neil Marshall

BFI

Psychological · Panic

2005 · 99 min

Well reviewed

human threat · body / creature · panic

Psychological

Dir. John Carpenter

Psychological · Isolation

1995 · 98 min

body / creature · isolation · alien

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