The read
A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, Metacritic 57/100. Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do. The highest scoring of the 2 titles in its series. Streaming on Prime.
Synopsis
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes85%
Metacritic57/100
Audiences rate it 25 points higher than critics do.
8,230 audience votes
Key crew
- John CarpenterDirector
- Bill LancasterScreenplay
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
- John CarpenterOriginal Music Composer
- Alan HowarthOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kurt RussellMacReady
- Wilford BrimleyBlair
- T.K. CarterNauls
- David ClennonPalmer
- Keith DavidChilds
- Richard DysartDr. Copper
- Charles HallahanNorris
- Peter MaloneyBennings
- Richard MasurClark
- Donald MoffatGarry
- Joel PolisFuchs
- Thomas G. WaitesWindows
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Themes
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