Annihilation
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A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
What critics thought
Alex Garland's genre-defying sci-fi horror earns strong critical respect for its genuine strangeness and willingness to leave questions unanswered, but the same qualities that thrilled critics divided general audiences sharply — many of whom found it cold and unsatisfying. The gap between critical enthusiasm and audience reaction is one of the film's defining stories.
“Garland need make no apologies for Annihilation. It's a bracing brainteaser with the courage of its own ambiguity. You work out the answers in your own head, in your own time, in your own dreams, where the best sci-fi puzzles leave things.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“tightrope-walking the fine line between open-ended, mind-expanding mystery and lethargic, pretentious twaddle”
The Economist
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Horror
Cast & Crew
Alex GarlandDirector
Natalie PortmanLena
Jennifer Jason LeighDr Ventress
Gina RodriguezAnya Thorensen
Tessa ThompsonJosie Radek
Tuva NovotnyCass Sheppard
Oscar IsaacKane
Benedict WongLomax
Sonoya MizunoHumanoid / Katie (Med Student)
David GyasiDaniel
John SchwabParamedic
Sammy HaymanMayer
Josh DanfordShelley
Geoff BarrowComposer
Ben SalisburyComposer
Jeff VanderMeerWriter
Rob HardyCinematographyAnnihilation
A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.
What critics thought
Alex Garland's genre-defying sci-fi horror earns strong critical respect for its genuine strangeness and willingness to leave questions unanswered, but the same qualities that thrilled critics divided general audiences sharply — many of whom found it cold and unsatisfying. The gap between critical enthusiasm and audience reaction is one of the film's defining stories.
“Garland need make no apologies for Annihilation. It's a bracing brainteaser with the courage of its own ambiguity. You work out the answers in your own head, in your own time, in your own dreams, where the best sci-fi puzzles leave things.”
Peter Travers·Rolling Stone
“tightrope-walking the fine line between open-ended, mind-expanding mystery and lethargic, pretentious twaddle”
The Economist
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Horror
Cast & Crew
Alex GarlandDirectorNatalie PortmanLenaJennifer Jason LeighDr VentressGina RodriguezAnya ThorensenTessa ThompsonJosie RadekTuva NovotnyCass SheppardOscar IsaacKaneBenedict WongLomaxSonoya MizunoHumanoid / Katie (Med Student)David GyasiDanielJohn SchwabParamedicSammy HaymanMayerJosh DanfordShelleyGeoff BarrowComposerBen SalisburyComposerJeff VanderMeerWriterRob HardyCinematographyRent & Buy