Annihilation (film)
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| Directed by | Alex Garland |
| Screenplay by | Alex Garland |
| Based on | Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer |
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| Cinematography | Rob Hardy |
| Edited by | Barney Pilling |
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Running time | 115 minutes[2] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $40–55 million[3][4][1][5] |
| Box office | $43.1 million[1] |
Annihilation is a 2018 science fiction 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.
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 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."[6]
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- ^ "ANNIHILATION (15)". British Board of Film Classification. February 12, 2018. Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
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- ^ Pile, Jonathan (March 12, 2018). "Annihilation Review". Empire. Retrieved April 13, 2018.