20 movies like The Thing, ordered by similarity : Annihilation(2018), Deep Blue Sea(1999), Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1956), Avatar(2009), It Came From Outer Space(1953), Alien Hunter(2003), The Day the Earth Stood Still(1951), Star Trek(2009), The Endless(2017), The War of the Worlds(1953), The Rig(2010), Venom(2018) ...
Sci-Fi
USA
1951
87 Minutes
Margaret Sheridan Kenneth Tobey James Arness Robert Cornthwaite Douglas Spencer Dewey Martin William Self George Fenneman
scientist captain journalist soldier creature creepy thrilling alaska north pole research station greenhouse aliens paranoia discovery 1950s
Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a bloodthirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
UK
2018
115 Minutes
Natalie Portman Jennifer Jason Leigh Gina Rodriguez Tessa Thompson Tuva Novotny Oscar Isaac Benedict Wong David Gyasi Sonoya Mizuno John Schwab
biologist soldier husband monster creature scientist creepy dark uneasy frightening thrilling base camp house woods forest secret location cabin creatures mutation saving the planet
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
Sci-Fi
USA|Mexico
1999
105 Minutes
Thomas Jane Saffron Burrows Samuel L. Jackson Jacqueline McKenzie Michael Rapaport Stellan Skarsgård LL Cool J Aida Turturro Daniel Bahimo Rey
shark expert scientist cook executive captain ship captain shocking intense thrilling gory frightening island ocean research station submarine alzheimer's disease sharks deception research survival
Searching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease, a group of scientists on an isolated research facility become the prey, as a trio of intelligent sharks fight back.
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
1956
80 Minutes
Kevin McCarthy Dana Wynter Carolyn Jones Larry Gates King Donovan Jean Willes Ralph Dumke Virginia Christine Tom Fadden Kenneth Patterson Guy Way
alien doctor patient ex-girlfriend psychiatrist townsperson creepy gripping suspenseful thrilling small town california aliens epidemic conformity unusual behavior invasion pursuit metamorphosis discovery
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2009
155 Minutes
Sam Worthington Sigourney Weaver Stephen Lang Michelle Rodriguez Giovanni Ribisi Joel David Moore Dileep Rao Matt Gerald Sean Anthony Moran Jason Whyte Scott Lawrence
marines native soldier alien love interest scientist thrilling creative crafty outer space spaceship jungle pandora aliens greed nature showdown love redemption rise
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
Sci-Fi
USA
1953
81 Minutes
Richard Carlson Barbara Rush Charles Drake Russell Johnson Kathleen Hughes Joe Sawyer Dave Willock Alan Dexter George Eldredge Brad Jackson Edgar Dearing
alien writer fiancée sheriff impostor schoolteacher creepy eerie tense arizona desert spacecraft aliens investigation kidnapping search disappearance identity theft rescue underdog
A spaceship from another world crashes in the Arizona desert and only an amateur stargazer and a schoolteacher suspect alien influence when the local townsfolk begin to act strangely.
Sci-Fi
USA|Bulgaria
2003
100 Minutes
James Spader Janine Eser John Lynch Leslie Stefanson Aimee Graham Stuart Charno Carl Lewis Roy Dotrice
scientist alien government agent expert thrilling tense suspenseful gripping frightening antarctica laboratory discovery alien life-forms aliens mystery discovery 21st century
An alien black box is found in the South Pole, where a government agency is conducting botanical experiments.
Sci-Fi
USA
1951
92 Minutes
Michael Rennie Patricia Neal Hugh Marlowe Sam Jaffe Billy Gray Frances Bavier Lock Martin Frank Conroy Carleton Young Fay Roope Edith Evanson
alien robot scientist single mother son powerful inspiring engaging washington, d.c. earth cold war aliens morality discovery sacrifice 1950s
An alien lands and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Germany
2009
126 Minutes
Chris Pine Zachary Quinto Leonard Nimoy Eric Bana Bruce Greenwood Karl Urban Zoe Saldana Simon Pegg John Cho Anton Yelchin Ben Cross
captain kirk spock cadet friend father alien spirited engaging intricate rousing thrilling amusing space earth spaceship starship enterprise alien planet black hole exploration mystery
The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
2017
111 Minutes
Aaron Moorhead Aaron Moorhead Justin Benson Callie Hernandez Tate Ellington Lew Temple James Jordan Shane Brady Kira Powell Emily Montague Peter Cilella
brother cult leader cult member creature camper chilling dark thrilling intense suspenseful disturbing camp woods lake compound boat forest cult mystery mythical creatures
As kids, they escaped a UFO death cult. Now, two adult brothers seek answers after an old videotape surfaces and brings them back to where they began.
Sci-Fi
USA
1953
85 Minutes
Gene Barry Ann Robinson Les Tremayne Lewis Martin Robert Cornthwaite Sandro Giglio Bill Phipps Jack Kruschen Vernon Rich Paul Birch
scientist pastor sheriff alien marine suspenseful creepy los angeles farmhouse church laboratory alien invasion showdown survival discovery revenge 1950s
A small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2010
94 Minutes
Serah D'Laine William Forsythe Art LaFleur Marcus T. Paulk Stacey Hinnen Carmen Perez Robert Zachar Dennis LaValle Eric Bivens-Bush Dan Benson Scott Martin
monster sea creature sea captain sailor gory brutal suspenseful thrilling raw sea boat oil rig horror danger monsters fight to the death sea creatures rescue adventure metamorphosis
In the midst of a tropical storm, the crew of an offshore oil rig must survive the rampage of a creature after invading its undersea habitat.
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
China|USA
2018
112 Minutes
Tom Hardy Michelle Williams Riz Ahmed Scott Haze Reid Scott Jenny Slate Melora Walters Woody Harrelson Peggy Lu Malcolm C. Murray Sope Aluko
journalist scientist philanthropist alien goon love interest amusing brash dark thrilling unrestrained san francisco new york city shop laboratory apartment alien possession superhuman abilities fighting
A failed reporter is bonded to an alien entity, one of many symbiotes who have invaded Earth. But the being takes a liking to Earth and decides to protect it.
Sci-Fi, Drama
2003
172 Minutes
Hrithik Roshan Preity Zinta Rekha Rajat Bedi Mukesh Rishi Prem Chopra Rakesh Roshan
scientist mother mentally challenged boy alien young woman childhood friend amusing moving touching heartwarming inspiring thrilling india valley village house school basketball court alien landing alien/human relationship
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|France|Japan
2017
103 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Rebecca Ferguson Ryan Reynolds Hiroyuki Sanada Ariyon Bakare Olga Dihovichnaya Alexandre Nguyen Camiel Warren-Taylor
astronaut crew member politician alien team leader scientist creepy dark intense space station mars research station bedroom cafeteria space alien life-forms possession danger survival mars
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
USA
1996
145 Minutes
Will Smith Bill Pullman Jeff Goldblum Mary McDonnell Judd Hirsch Margaret Colin Randy Quaid Robert Loggia James Rebhorn Harvey Fierstein Adam Baldwin
alien president pilot scientist soldier stripper thrilling intense amusing inspiring desert spacecraft new york city washington, d.c. los angeles area 51 survival death government aliens
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
Sci-Fi, Action
USA
1997
129 Minutes
Casper Van Dien Dina Meyer Denise Richards Jake Busey Neil Patrick Harris Clancy Brown Seth Gilliam Patrick Muldoon Michael Ironside Rue McClanahan Marshall Bell
lieutenant captain student friend alien soldier gory engaging thrilling space spaceship survival aliens war friendship morality militarism adventure rivalry revenge
Humans in a fascist, militaristic future wage war with giant alien bugs.
Sci-Fi, Comedy
USA
2007
88 Minutes
Brian Howe Dan Conroy Andrew Parks Fay Masterson Alison Martin Jennifer Blaire Larry Blamire Betty Garrett Dick Miller Daniel Roebuck Susan McConnell
scientist alien priest colleague sailor townsperson creepy campy hilarious laboratory small town alien invasion research experimental medicine science gone awry mass hysteria metamorphosis escape pursuit 1950s
A small town infestation of crawling alien foreheads that begin attaching to people and taking them over collides with a scientist's experiments to extract foreheadazine and things go horribly horribly wrong.
Sci-Fi
USA
1951
70 Minutes
Robert Clarke Margaret Field Raymond Bond William Schallert Roy Engel Charles Davis Gilbert Fallman David Ormont
alien scientist professor doctor reporter eerie thrilling suspenseful scotland island observatory tower moor village saving the planet alien landing alien/human relationship mind control deception race against time
As a mysterious planet hurls itself toward Earth, an enigmatic extraterrestrial scout arrives on a remote Scottish island with unknown intentions.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
1959
72 Minutes
Arthur Franz Dick Foran Brett Halsey Tom Conway Paul Dubov Bob Steele Victor Varconi Joi Lansing Selmer Jackson Jack Mulhall Jean Moorhead
captain lieutenant inventor scientist alien wild spirited crafty engaging north pole submarine alien invasion submarine disappearance world domination heroism rescue discovery 1960s
Ships mysteriously disappear on route across the Arctic Sea, and a specially-equipped submarine is sent to investigate.
Sci-Fi, Adventure
Canada
1993
93 Minutes
expert scientist oil merchant suspenseful thrilling africa quest scientific observation research prehistoric creatures prehistoric life africa expedition saving the planet discovery adventure mystery pursuit 20th century
When Belgian scientist Bertram Hammonds arrives in the Lost World to drill for crude oil, Professors Challenger and Summerlee return to the Lost World plateau.