The Thing Below

The Thing Below

Fear is rising

R 2004 · 94 min · ★ 3.5 · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

A top secret drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico raises a dormant alien creature from the depths. Once loose, the creature goes on a murderous rampage.

Directed by Jim Wynorski · Written by Raul Sanchez Inglis

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 34m together

The Thing Below

M3GAN 2.0

Both from Jim Wynorski.

More from Jim WynorskiSee all →

Die schlechtesten Filme aller ZeitenDie schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten · 2013
Die schlechtesten Filme aller Zeiten
★ 7.82013
SeriesComedyTalk
A satirical film series in which Oliver Kalkofe and Peter Rütten present and comment on B-movies that are characterized by a particularly bad style or unintentionally funny ideas.
M3GAN 2.0M3GAN 2.0 · 2025
M3GAN 2.0
★ 7.12025
MovieActionScience Fiction
After the underlying tech for M3GAN is stolen and misused by a powerful defense contractor to create a military-grade weapon known as Amelia, M3GAN's creator Gemma realizes that the only option is to resurrect M3GAN and give her a few upgrades, making her faster, stronger, and more lethal.
Charles Band’s Full Moon FreakshowCharles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow · 2022
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow
★ 7.02022
SeriesTalk
Join trailblazing producer, director, best-selling author and B-movie mogul Charles Band as he invites you into his weird world.
Hard to DieHard to Die · 1990
Hard to Die
★ 6.01990
MovieActionComedy
While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings six months previously, is at the bottom of the whole thing. Little do they know the real horror that they face in the end.
Chopping MallChopping Mall · 1986
Chopping Mall
★ 5.81986
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
High-tech robots equipped with state-of-the-art security devices have been recruited as the new mechanical "night watchmen" for the Park Plaza Mall. When a jolting bolt of lightning short-circuits the main computer control, the robots turn into "killbots" on the loose after unsuspecting shoppers!
Deathstalker II: Duel of the TitansDeathstalker II: Duel of the Titans · 1987
Deathstalker II: Duel of the Titans
★ 5.71987
MovieActionAdventure
Deathstalker helps Reena the Seer out of a few jams, and she solicits his help for a bigger task. She reveals that she is actually Princess Evie, but the evil sorcerer had her abducted and cloned in order to seize control of the kingdom. Together they travel to the evil sorcerer's stronghold to restore the princess to her rightful position, encountering challenges along the way both from the sorcerer's goons and the fierce Amazon women.
Black ScorpionBlack Scorpion · 1995
Black Scorpion
★ 5.51995
MovieActionScience Fiction
Darcy is a cop who is also a supehero named Black Scorpion at night who kicks and beats evildoers to a pulp. She soon catches wind of an asthmatic mad scientist who plans on tainting the city's air supply with a toxin. Only Darcy in her superhero garb can stop him with the assistance of a petty thief named Argyle.
The Return of Swamp ThingThe Return of Swamp Thing · 1989
The Return of Swamp Thing
★ 5.51989
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
The Swamp Thing returns to battle the evil Dr. Arcane, who has a new science lab full of creatures transformed by genetic mutation, and chooses Heather Locklear as his new object of affection.
Forbidden WorldForbidden World · 1982
Forbidden World
★ 5.31982
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
In the distant future, a federation marshal arrives at a research lab on a remote planet where a genetic experiment has gotten loose and begins feeding on the dwindling scientific group.
American Pie Presents: The Book of LoveAmerican Pie Presents: The Book of Love · 2009
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
★ 5.32009
MovieComedy
Ten years after the first American Pie movie, three new hapless virgins discover the Bible hidden in the school library at East Great Falls High. Unfortunately for them, the book is ruined, and with incomplete advice, the Bible leads them on a hilarious journey to lose their virginity.
Giantess Battle Attack!Giantess Battle Attack! · 2022
Giantess Battle Attack!
★ 5.22022
MovieScience FictionComedy
The beautiful, beastly Beverly returns and faces a new gaggle of gargantuan gals, hell bent on achieving deluxe diva domination. Get ready for the cinematic smackdown thrills of Giantess Battle Attack. Size really does matter.
PiranhacondaPiranhaconda · 2012
Piranhaconda
★ 4.92012
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A hybrid creature - half piranha and half anaconda -- attacks a low-budget horror movie crew on location near her nest when her egg is stolen. Now they must outrun and kill the deadly piranhaconda as well as stop the mad scientist who stole the egg - before they all become dinner.
Big Bad Mama IIBig Bad Mama II · 1987
Big Bad Mama II
★ 4.81987
MovieActionComedy
Wilma McClatchie and her daughters return to a life of crime and vow vengeance against the evil land baron who foreclosed on their home.
Not of This EarthNot of This Earth · 1988
Not of This Earth
★ 4.81988
MovieHorrorComedy
An alien arrives on Earth looking to take human blood in an attempt to preserve his dying planet.
PoisonPoison · 2001
Poison
★ 4.82001
MovieCrimeThriller
Seeking revenge for her husband's death, Ann ingratiates herself with the Garretts under the guise of a caring housekeeper. Once she gains their trust, Ann begins to wreak havoc upon the dysfunctional family. Seduction and malice are her weapons as she attempts to emotionally and sexually destroy them.
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of TimeBeastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time · 1991
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
★ 4.71991
MovieActionAdventure
The Beastmaster Dar is forced to travel to earth to stop his evil brother from stealing an atomic bomb, and turning their native land from a desert into... well... a desert!

More Like This

Mission to MarsMission to Mars · 2000
Mission to Mars
★ 6.02000
MovieScience FictionAdventure
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.
Earth Girls Are EasyEarth Girls Are Easy · 1988
Earth Girls Are Easy
★ 5.61988
MovieComedyScience Fiction
In this musical comedy, Valerie is dealing with her philandering fiancé, Ted, when she finds that a trio of aliens have crashed their spaceship into her swimming pool. Once the furry beings are shaved at her girlfriend's salon, the women discover three handsome men underneath. After absorbing the native culture via television, the spacemen are ready to hit the dating scene in 1980s Los Angeles.
The X-Files: I Want to BelieveThe X-Files: I Want to Believe · 2008
The X-Files: I Want to Believe
★ 5.92008
MovieMysteryScience Fiction
Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.
They LiveThey Live · 1988
They Live
★ 7.31988
MovieScience FictionAction
A lone drifter stumbles upon a unique pair of sunglasses that reveal aliens are systematically gaining control of the Earth by masquerading as humans and lulling the public into submission.
The Wild Blue YonderThe Wild Blue Yonder · 2005
The Wild Blue Yonder
★ 6.02005
MovieScience FictionDocumentary
An alien narrates the story of his dying planet, his and his people's visitations to Earth and Earth's self-made demise, while human astronauts in space are attempting to find an alternate planet for surviving humans to live on.
Transformers: Revenge of the FallenTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen · 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
★ 6.22009
MovieScience FictionAction
Sam Witwicky leaves the Autobots behind for a normal life. But when his mind is filled with cryptic symbols, the Decepticons target him and he is dragged back into the Transformers' war.
The Cabbage SoupThe Cabbage Soup · 1981
The Cabbage Soup
★ 6.41981
MovieComedyScience Fiction
Two buddy farmers are visited by aliens who like their domestic cabbage soup.
Treasure PlanetTreasure Planet · 2002
Treasure Planet
★ 7.62002
MovieScience FictionAdventure
When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms on their journey to find treasure.
SpeciesSpecies · 1995
Species
★ 6.01995
MovieScience FictionHorror
In 1993, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence Project receives a transmission detailing an alien DNA structure, along with instructions on how to splice it with human DNA. The result is Sil, a sensual but deadly creature who can change from a beautiful woman to an armour-plated killing machine in the blink of an eye.
SlitherSlither · 2006
Slither
★ 6.52006
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The MovieMighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie · 1995
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
★ 5.91995
MovieActionAdventure
Six incredible teens out-maneuver and defeat evil everywhere as the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, but this time the Power Rangers may have met their match when they face off with Ivan Ooze, the most sinister monster the galaxy has ever seen.
The FacultyThe Faculty · 1998
The Faculty
★ 6.61998
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
When creepy things start happening at Herrington High, the students begin to suspect that their faculty is being controlled by body-snatching aliens.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter