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A man's home life starts to suffer when he has recurring nightmares about a destructive and unknown force. He must soon find the strength to save his wife and two daughters when extraterrestrials launch a devastating attack on the planet.
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Extinction has a few intriguing ideas, but they -- and some game performances from its talented stars -- are lost in the movie's muddled plot and frustrating pacing.

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Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting 07/03/2019
2/5
It's a simple, efficient sci-fi thriller with big Blockbuster aspirations but without much charisma or soul. Go to Full Review
Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 08/17/2018
The big twist is a good one, there are some decent action sequences and Lizzy Caplan is always good to watch, but there isn't enough here to keep things from dragging. Go to Full Review
Roxana Hadadi Pajiba 08/02/2018
It's a narrative that is familiar in most of sci-fi, but how thoroughly this film follows that preceding movie's beats is disappointingly uncreative. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 06/04/2023
2/4
...somewhat generic and tedious... Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 12/06/2020
5/10
Feels as if it would work better as a pilot for a television series - perhaps chiefly because the conclusion is a mere setup for further tales in this speculative world. Go to Full Review
Alex Hudson Exclaim! 07/18/2020
2/10
For such talented actors, these are truly deplorable performances. Go to Full Review
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Indigo O Nov 29 Movie was pretty mid up until the plot twist, which I admit, I did not see coming at all. There are, of course, a lot of plot holes, but it was overall not bad. I liked the concept of it. Buuuuut I will say the kids were very annoying and definitely made the experience much worse. See more Gregory L Nov 8 Oh my gods this was terrible, what a waste of money and production time, the whole setup took so much time and was boring as hell. Then the action starts which is the alien invasion spliced with scenes of a crying young girl under a kitchen table clutching her stuffed animal calling out for mommy. I was praying she would be vaporized by the aliens, I was begging the universe to please turn that child to ash so I don’t have to hear her sniffling fake crying. Movies are getting worse, same old crap, who wants to sit through two hours of crying children and screaming woman? No one. Do writers, directors and producers even watch movies anymore? Do they enjoy sitting through hours of someone crying and screaming? Go back to film school. Booooooo. See more Tanaputz J @Tanaputz Nov 1 Michael Pena is a talented artist. That said, he should fire his agent for hooking him up with this project. The film had a cool concept...and just blew it on delivery. Find something else... See more Sep 2 Ithas a good concept. The story and cinematography is nice. The aliens are cheesy but thats about it. Better than a lot of similar movies. I dont understand why its rated so low. See more George T Aug 31 Honestly, don’t waste your time with this. The idea is cool but the execution is absolutely awful. Cringe writing, bad acting, annoying kids and terrible writing stop any immersion. Don’t even get me started with the fact the whole movie is based on a twist that just doesn’t hit.. Sad because the plot is a great idea, could easily be remade into something good. See more Peter F Jul 4 Look… it’s a fun, by-the-books alien invasion story, but ultimately once you figure out what “it” is you’ll be laughing for the rest of the movie. It’s almost as silly as Sign’s “aliens are allergic to water,” but without the stunning cinematography or dread, replaced by your run-of-the-mill action flick with “heart,” and a father reconnecting with his family. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A man's home life starts to suffer when he has recurring nightmares about a destructive and unknown force. He must soon find the strength to save his wife and two daughters when extraterrestrials launch a devastating attack on the planet.
Director
Ben Young
Producer
Todd Lieberman, David Hoberman
Screenwriter
Spenser Cohen, Brad Caleb Kane
Production Co
Mandeville Films, Good Universe, Universal Pictures
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 27, 2018
Runtime
1h 35m
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