# The Thing from Another World (1951)

> At an isolated Arctic station, a recovered flying-saucer pilot turns scientific curiosity into a tense struggle for human survival.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/5838

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction
- Director: Christian Nyby
- Cast: Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, Robert Cornthwaite, Douglas Spencer, James Young, Dewey Martin, Robert Nichols, William Self
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044121/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, foreboding, brisk, classic movie night, science fiction marathon

## Synopsis

A chilling discovery in the Arctic leads to a terrifying encounter with an alien menace.

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- [The Thing (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/844)
- [The Andromeda Strain (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/5588)
- [The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)](https://ember.film/movie/14529)
- [The Crawling Eye (1958)](https://ember.film/movie/28040)
- [Quatermass 2 (1957)](https://ember.film/movie/15653)
- [The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/673)
- [It Came from Outer Space (1953)](https://ember.film/movie/11779)

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