The Thaw

The Thaw

The Thaw

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The Thaw

"Extinction will find you."

2009

1h 34m

5.7(334 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

At a remote Arctic research station, four ecology students discover the real horror of global warming is not the melting ice, but what's frozen within it. A prehistoric parasite is released from the carcass of a Woolly Mammoth upon the unsuspecting students who are forced to quarantine and make necessary sacrifices, or risk infecting the rest of the world.

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Production Companies

Brightlight Pictures

Anagram Pictures

Corus Entertainment

Téléfilm Canada

Voltage Pictures

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

Val Kilmer

Dr. David Kruipen

Val Kilmer

Acting

Martha MacIsaac

Evelyn Kruipen

Martha MacIsaac

Acting

Aaron Ashmore

Atom Galen

Aaron Ashmore

Acting

Kyle Schmid

Federico Fulce

Kyle Schmid

Acting

Viv Leacock

Bart

Viv Leacock

Acting

Steph Song

Ling Chen

No Image

Acting

Anne Marie DeLuise

Dr. Jane Sanders

Anne Marie DeLuise

Acting

John Callander

Edward

No Image

Acting

Lamech Kadloo

Nuti

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Acting

Evan Adams

Professor Anderson

Evan Adams

Acting

Sebastian Stewart

Chad

Sebastian Stewart

Acting

William B. Davis

Ted

William B. Davis

Acting

Alejandro Rae

Rob

Alejandro Rae

Acting

Alexandra Staseson

Infected Girl

No Image

Acting

Brad Dryborough

Man with Needle

Brad Dryborough

Acting

Greg Rogers

Webcam voice

Greg Rogers

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