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Movies Like The Thing (1982)
The Thing traps an Antarctic research team with an organism that can imitate any of them, so paranoia does as much damage as the creature. Practical-effects craft and deep distrust shape the rest: isolated outposts, impostors and bodies that won’t stay human.
Matched to The Thing (1982) (1982), rated 4/5 by the HorroRated team. Our own picks come first, then the closest matches by director, subgenre and mood.
- Pick
Why it fits
- Paired with The Thing (1982) in our reviews
- Aliens
- Cosmic Horror
- Sci-Fi Horror
Streaming on Netflix
The commercial towing vessel Nostromo answers a distress signal on a distant moon. What the crew brings back aboard doesn't intend to leave.
From Beyond
1986 · MovieWhy it fits
- Paired with The Thing (1982) in our reviews
- Lovecraftian
- Cosmic Horror
- Sci-Fi Horror
Streaming on Tubi
A machine designed to stimulate a hidden sense in the human brain opens a door to something that has always been nearby and was never meant to be seen.
No One Will Save You
2023 · MovieWhy it fits
- Lovecraftian
- Aliens
- Cosmic Horror
Streaming on Hulu
Kira has been alone since the alien presence arrived and has survived by developing non-verbal routines. The film follows her through a single night's encounter with a new threat.
PickInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
1978 · MovieWhy it fits
- Aliens
- Cosmic Horror
- Paranoia
Streaming on AMC+
San Francisco health inspector Matthew Bennell notices the people around him are changing, becoming subtly wrong in ways he can't quite name. He's running out of time to figure out who's still human.
PickHellraiser (1987)
1987 · MovieWhy it fits
- Lovecraftian
- Cosmic Horror
- Body Horror
Streaming on Prime Video, Tubi
Frank Cotton solves an ancient puzzle box and gets more than he bargained for. When his brother's family moves into his old house, a single drop of blood gives Frank a way back.
PickBody Snatchers
1993 · MovieWhy it fits
- Aliens
- Paranoia
- Sci-Fi Horror
A teenage girl moves to a military base with her family and starts noticing that the people around her are becoming something else.
PickNope
2022 · MovieWhy it fits
- Aliens
- Cosmic Horror
- Sci-Fi Horror
Streaming on Netflix
OJ and Emerald Haywood run a horse ranch in Agua Dulce and find that something in the clouds above their property has been taking an interest in movement below.
Infinity Pool
2023 · MovieWhy it fits
- Paired with The Thing (1982) in our reviews
- Sci-Fi Horror
- Isolation
- Body Horror
Streaming on Tubi
James Foster arrives at the La Domaine luxury resort with his girlfriend Mia and discovers the island's primary offering is more permanent and unsettling than the brochure indicated.
Signs
2002 · MovieWhy it fits
- Paired with The Thing (1982) in our reviews
- Aliens
- Sci-Fi Horror
- Psychological
Streaming on Hulu
Crop circles appear overnight on a Pennsylvania farm and a former minister tries to make sense of what his family is facing.
The Faculty
1998 · MovieWhy it fits
- Aliens
- Paranoia
- Sci-Fi Horror
Streaming on Paramount+, AMC+, Tubi
A handful of outsiders at Herrington High start comparing notes on their teachers' behavior and arrive at an explanation that sounds impossible and turns out to be accurate.