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Extinction

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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 It's a simple, efficient sci-fi thriller with big Blockbuster aspirations but without much charisma or soul. Rated: 2/5 Jul 3, 2019 Full Review Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 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. Aug 17, 2018 Full Review Roxana Hadadi Pajiba 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. Aug 2, 2018 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...somewhat generic and tedious... Rated: 2/4 Jun 4, 2023 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 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. Rated: 5/10 Dec 6, 2020 Full Review Alex Hudson Exclaim! For such talented actors, these are truly deplorable performances. Rated: 2/10 Jul 18, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member 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. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/02/25 Full Review George T 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. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/31/25 Full Review Peter F 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. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/04/25 Full Review Daniel N I quite liked this. A fun alien invasion movie with a nice blend of action and drama. Really good first time through and a nice twist at the end. But hard to enjoy a second time once you know what the twist is. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/09/25 Full Review Marcus P First review ever, signed up purely to say that this film is utter garbage. I'm a long time sci-fi fan and this film was terrible. At no point do you actually to care about the characters, they barely seem to care for one another until everything goes to pot, thoroughly unlikeable characters, theres no real emotion to the story, which i guess makes sense, but doesn't help anyone connect to the story or care about the outcome. The writers probably thought the twist was exceptional, but really it was more of a sprain, pretty dull as movie twists go and hardly mind boggling. Was very CGI heavy and to be fair even that was pretty mediocre, especially at the end. Jeezo. I want to be able to say something positive about the movie but unfortunately i can't think of anything, other than i POSITIVELY do NOT recommend watching it, massive waste of time for my partner and I. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/07/25 Full Review Scott L I loved this movie!! It had a plot and action that kept you in your seat, with a interesting twist. Compared to most current movies, I thought it's definitely a MUST SEE! Especially for any Sci-Fi fans out there. I don't understand why this movie was so underrated. I would highly recommend this movie. Five Stars 🤩 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/14/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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