The Room vs The Thing

The Room has the higher audience score (6.4/10 against 6.2/10 for The Thing). The Room is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 1h 43m. The Thing is the older of the two (2011 against 2019). Both are horror, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Room posterThe Room2019 VS The Thing posterThe Thing2011
The RoomThe Thing
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 6.2/10
Year20192011
Length1h 40m1h 43m
GenresDrama, Horror, Mystery, Science FictionHorror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Country––
DirectorChristian VolckmanMatthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Main castOlga Kurylenko, Francis Chapman, Kevin Janssens, Carole Weyers, Joshua WilsonEric Christian Olsen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Kristofer Hivju, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

Synopsis

The Room

Kate and Matt discover that a part of their house can grant wishes. In the wake of two miscarriages, what they want most is a child.

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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