Annihilation (2018)

Directed by

Alex Garland

Genre

drama film, horror film, action film, science fiction film, thriller film, science fiction horror film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 9,437 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A team of scientists ventures into the Shimmer, a quarantined area where plant and animal life are mutating. They explore the zone to understand its origin and effects.

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What happens

Annihilation is a 2018 science fiction cosmic horror film written and directed by Alex Garland, loosely based on the 2014 novel by Jeff VanderMeer. It stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac. The story follows a group of scientists who enter the Shimmer, a mysterious quarantined zone of mutating plants and animals caused by an alien presence. The movie is a co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States. Released theatrically in the United States by Paramount Pictures on February 23, 2018, Annihilation was released digitally by Netflix in a number of other countries on March 12, 2018. It received largely positive reviews from critics and grossed $43 million worldwide. According to Empire magazine, the film addresses "depression, grief, and the human propensity for self-destruction." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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