Annihilation

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Annihilation

R

2018

1h 55m

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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Lena, a biologist and former soldier, joins a mission to uncover what happened to her husband inside Area X -- a sinister and mysterious phenomenon that is expanding across the American coastline. Once inside, the expedition discovers a world of mutated landscapes and creatures, as dangerous as it is beautiful, that threatens both their lives and their sanity.

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Critics Consensus

Annihilation backs up its sci-fi visual wonders and visceral genre thrills with an impressively ambitious -- and surprisingly strange -- exploration of challenging themes that should leave audiences pondering long after the end credits roll.

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Robert Daniels

812filmreviews

08/27/2018

3/4

It's an exploration of the weight of our own mistakes. How the choices we make, and the things we can't change, fundamentally change us.

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Kambole Campbell

One Room With A View

08/25/2018

5/5

Annihilation is a visceral sensory experience that chills the blood and makes the skin crawl (literally), leading to a bravura conclusion that would make Tarkovsky proud and any jaw drop.

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

03/27/2018

4/5

Absorbing and hypnotic, Annihilation is the best kind of sci-fi film - the kind that challenges and subverts the genre, all the while introducing new ideas that you'll see in films to come.

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Isabella Liistro

Loud and Clear Reviews

01/18/2025

The brilliance of Annihilation is that it encourages conversation, it makes your brain itch whether you’re on your first, second, or third viewing.

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Justin Kim

Loud and Clear Reviews

01/06/2025

5/5

Masterfully mind-bending, Annihilation will draw you back in again and again, even when you might not understand exactly what happened.

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Brendan Cassidy

InSession Film

07/02/2024

Great sci-fi is very rewatchable, and Annihilation qualifies; it may not be quite as strong as Ex Machina, but who cares?

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maxwell s

May 21

Hated the characters except for Natalie Portman. The set design looked too fake. The plastic flowers were distracting. The animals & the ending were tight. But just kinda boring.

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Travis M

@TMorg007 Jul 10

Interesting movie with solid acting, great visuals, and an enigmatic ending that is thought provoking. I recommend this one!

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Jonathan H

@jonmpls Jul 2

Wonderfully creative, this movie doesn't go where you think it will. Great rewatchability.

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Alexandria R.

@RT36242586 Jun 24

Beautiful scenery and settings, the plot was well thought out and creative for a sci-fi movie. Overall really enjoyed this one!! It also had the right amount of creepiness and body horror without going overboard

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Alaina B

@RT16781289 Apr 21

The visuals were beautiful. The ending and explanation for things were weird, didn't answer a lot of questions, and I wish the monster got more screen time. Otherwise, it was decent.

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REBECCA K.

@BexNYC Apr 5

Interesting premise. Ultimately unsatisfying. Beautifully filmed. But boring.

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Synopsis

Lena, a biologist and former soldier, joins a mission to uncover what happened to her husband inside Area X -- a sinister and mysterious phenomenon that is expanding across the American coastline. Once inside, the expedition discovers a world of mutated landscapes and creatures, as dangerous as it is beautiful, that threatens both their lives and their sanity.

Director: Alex Garland
Producer: Scott Rudin, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Eli Bush
Screenwriter: Alex Garland
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: DNA Films, Scott Rudin Productions
Rating: R (Language|Bloody Images|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 23, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 22, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $32.7M
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)