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Annihilation
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Annihilation is a 2018 science fiction thriller film directed and written by Alex Garland. The production, which originated in the United States and United Kingdom, features a cast including Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Oscar Isaac, and Gina Rodriguez. Andrew Macdonald served as producer, while Skydance Media and Alcon Entertainment handled production. The film was distributed by Paramount Pictures, Netflix, and Hulu, with a runtime of 115 minutes.
Based on the work Annihilation, the movie depicts a biologist joining a secret expedition into a zone where natural laws do not apply. The film’s main subject is an alien invasion, and it carries an R rating. Its budget was 40,000,000, and it generated 43,070,915 in revenue.
Critical reception included a Metascore of 79 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 88%. Other review scores listed are 7.7/10 and 79/100. The film received 17 wins and 63 nominations. Audience ratings vary, with an IMDb score of 6.8 based on 394,765 votes and a TMDb average of 6.44 from 9,339 votes.
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6.4A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
Cast
- Natalie Portman as Lena
- Jennifer Jason Leigh as Dr Ventress
- Gina Rodriguez as Anya Thorensen
- Tessa Thompson as Josie Radek
- Tuva Novotny as Cass Sheppard
- Oscar Isaac as Kane
Themes
- depression
- florida
- quarantine
- coma
- based on novel or book
- mutation
- self-destruction
- professor
- dna
- expedition
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Ratings
IMDb
6.8/10
391,083 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88%
Metacritic
79/100
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Horror
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 17 wins & 63 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Alex Garland
- Screenplay by
- Alex Garland
- Based on
- Annihilation , by Jeff VanderMeer
- Produced by
- Scott Rudin Andrew Macdonald Allon Reich Eli Bush
- Starring
- Natalie Portman Jennifer Jason Leigh Gina Rodriguez Tessa Thompson Tuva Novotny Oscar Isaac
- Cinematography
- Rob Hardy
- Edited by
- Barney Pilling
- Music by
- Ben Salisbury Geoff Barrow
- Production companies
- Skydance DNA Films Scott Rudin Productions Huahua Media
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures , (North America and China) Netflix , (International)
- Release dates
- February 13, 2018 ( 2018-02-13 ) ( Regency Village Theater ) February 23, 2018 ( 2018-02-23 ) (United States) March 12, 2018 ( 2018-03-12 ) (United Kingdom)
- Running time
- 115 minutes
- Countries
- United Kingdom United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $40–55 million
- Box office
- $43.1 million
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Encyclopedic overview
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."
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