Tag vs The Thing
Tag has the higher audience score (6.5/10 against 6.2/10 for The Thing). Tag is the shorter watch at 1h 25m 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.
Tag
The Thing| Tag | The Thing | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Sion Sono | Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. |
| Main cast | Yuki Sakurai, Takumi Saitoh, Hiroko Yashiki, Maryjun Takahashi, Reina Triendl | Eric Christian Olsen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Kristofer Hivju, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje |
Synopsis
Tag
Mitsuko, a young student, encounters a series of horrifying incidents set in alternate realities where people wind up dead in the most horrendous fashion.
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…