Circle vs The Thing

The Thing has the higher audience score (6.2/10 against 6/10 for Circle). Circle is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 43m. The Thing is the older of the two (2011 against 2015). Both are horror, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Circle posterCircle2015 VS The Thing posterThe Thing2011
CircleThe Thing
Audience score★ 6.0/10★ 6.2/10
Year20152011
Length1h 26m1h 43m
GenresHorror, Mystery, Science Fiction, ThrillerHorror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Country––
DirectorAaron Hann, Mario MiscioneMatthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Main castLawrence Kao, Carter Jenkins, Julie Benz, Kaiwi Lyman, Lisa PelikanEric Christian Olsen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Kristofer Hivju, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Synopsis

Circle

In a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two minutes, one of them must die…executed by a strange device in the center of the room.

The Thing

When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and…

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