Pandorum vs The Thing

Pandorum has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 6.2/10 for The Thing). The Thing is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 48m. Pandorum is the older of the two (2009 against 2011). Both are horror, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Pandorum posterPandorum2009 VS The Thing posterThe Thing2011
PandorumThe Thing
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 6.2/10
Year20092011
Length1h 48m1h 43m
GenresAction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, ThrillerHorror, Mystery, Science Fiction
CountryGermany–
DirectorChristian AlvartMatthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Main castNorman Reedus, Dennis Quaid, Eddie Rouse, Ben Foster, Cam GigandetEric Christian Olsen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Kristofer Hivju, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Synopsis

Pandorum

Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone – and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined.

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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