John CarpenterCast
Kurt Russell 
Wilford Brimley 
Keith David
Credits
Written by: Bill Lancaster
Plot
Researchers in Antarctica encounter a shape-shifting alien that can imitate any living thing, and start to distrust one another.
Sinekatalog’s take
Carpenter's Antarctic paranoia horror gets its dread from who might be an alien. Rob Bottin's practical creature effects are still horrifying, and the bleak ending is perfect. Underrated on release, a classic now.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 8.2 / 10 (538,256 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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