Annihilation

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Annihilation

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Released Feb 23, 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

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.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 27, 2018

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Kambole Campbell

One Room With A View

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.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 25, 2018

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

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.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 27, 2018

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Isabella Liistro

Loud and Clear Reviews

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

Jan 18, 2025

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Justin Kim

Loud and Clear Reviews

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

Rated: 5/5

Jan 6, 2025

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Martin Carr

martincarr.co.uk

Annihilation does everything it can to side-step mainstream expectations. Distributed by Paramount Pictures and streamed by Netflix, this hybrid tentpole sci-fi adapted and directed by Alex Garland reflects the changing face of cinema.

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Julian V.

Peak Content, Padme slayed again 🧌

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/20/25

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bimothy b

the concept is interesting , the movie is poorly made. the story is contrived and a lot of the plot points are shoe horned and not well done. dont bother watching

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/12/25

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Hayden W

I love the Psychological horror factor and I am addicted to the creativity and thought behind this movie. Good plot, Great actors, Wonderful CGI. The ending is confusing, alongside most of the character's choices in the film, but it is nonetheless a stunning piece of art and should be given some thought.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/01/25

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Audience Member

Deep as a puddle. Slow, boring, weak. What a waste of time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/27/25

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Zahara B

Stunning and beautiful yet bizarre. One of the best sci-fi I've seen.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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Gage H

A unique approach to an extraterrestrial encounter movie. The cinematography and score of this are really well done. I remember being pleasantly suprised by this film in 2018. The idea of refraction happening within the shimmer really pulled me in. We got to see the refraction of DNA between 3 separate species: Human & Plant - The human like plant structures which are indeed humans turning into plants Plant & Animal - The deer we saw with flowers growing from their horns. Human & Animal - The bear that not only had human skulls on it but was able to mimic human noises it's heard before. The lighthouse scene was where the movie could have gone so wrong. This is where normal sci fi movies make or break themselves. Instead we get something new and while not quite straight forward still enjoyable.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/18/25

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Alex Garland

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Natalie Portman

Lena

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Dr. Ventress

Gina Rodriguez

Anya Thorensen

Tessa Thompson

Josie Radek

Tuva Novotny

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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)

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