Annihilation
Directed by Alex Garland6.888%67%6.4
A biologist's husband disappears. She puts her name forward for an expedition into an environmental disaster zone, but does not find what she's expecting. The expedition team is made up of the biologist, an anthropologist, a psychologist, a surveyor, and a linguist.
Annihilation Ratings & Reviews
- Ahmed SiddiquiOctober 14, 2025A great movie that has hidden depths that won't be easily understandable at first blush. Because of this, it's not a movie that will be liked by everyone. If you're the movie watcher who likes to sink their teeth into a piece of media and likes to understand the deep metaphorical meaning behind things you may have missed while watching the movie for the first time, you'll find a rewarding story about topics like dealing with trauma and how relationships can evolve. If you're not that type of person who wants to do the work to understand a movie, and like your message to be more neatly presented to you, then you'll find this movie to be, on the surface, a slight letdown.
- Ian FiloNovember 21, 2025A creepy and thought provoking science fiction thriller. Has a stacked cast too.
- ananyaOctober 18, 2025the soundtrack was scarier than the actual plot
- Brian BorgattiOctober 18, 2025Color out of space, but taken to the next level. Definitely worth the watch. Great practical effects and keeps you guessing right till the end.
- tellumAugust 17, 2025Wild supernatural body horror movie that somehow stars Natalie Portman.
- Austin GohOctober 5, 2025Had some cool moments
- brossa0August 30, 2025Keeps you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out what is going on, and then never tells you what's going on. It started off interesting then ended with a grand 'ol meh.
- SadrioLaVontaApril 28, 2025Mind blowing. Would definitely recommend giving a watch.
- mickerdooAugust 28, 2025Slow burner. But very unique. I guess it is a little like Evolution but the total tonal opposite. Little too slow and strange for me.
- StairwaytothestarsAugust 12, 2025Despite great visuals and acting, the movie is a bit of a misfire, perhaps do to it's slow pacing and disjointedness.
- pipanniAugust 9, 2025Awful movie. Starts out ok but slowly descends into a chaotic mess. And by the way that scene with the zombie monster (a bear, I think) is stolen from an old Dungeons and Dragons "choose your adventure" book. That alone pisses me off. Anyway this flick is definitely not for me.
- Rowan KrzysiakMay 11, 2025A film with some intriguing ideas that are played out in a non-patronising in way. There's some great visuals and the performances are mostly top-notch. It's clever enough and it's stupid enough but ultimately I'd say it's more than good enough for your time.
- redaikidokaApril 15, 2025A stunning and thoughtful movie
- RazorbitzFebruary 22, 2025A strange kalaedoscopic nightmare that leaves fingerprints in your dreams. Alex Garland; rarely does this guy miss. The review I'm writing is for the slightly tweaked fan edit released a year or so ago, but personally there weren't any major changes that require this as both the original and fan edit are superb. This was my second watch, and it hit almost as good as the first time; while there are scenes that stick out in peoples minds more than others, the entire film from beginning to end is an excersize in environmental story telling that never failed to make me feel like I was looking into another dimension. This time around I had an OLED, and this may have been the first movie where I realized just how essential it is to watch a film like this in full 4k; there are so many little nuggets of horror and shimmers of color packed into every shot once the barrier is crossed that I found myself experiencing a trance-like state during the longer shots of the environments. Even with the visual brilliance achieved here, the narrative delivers a surprising round of performances in a narrative rife with oddness and uncertainty. Based on series of books I've taken the time to read before this, it only borrows the surface of visual elements and stands entirely on its own while still delivering the paranoid horror of a gorgeous incomprehensible world. For me though, its all about that ending. Watch, and you'll see why. One of the best science fiction films in the past decade and shouldn't be missed.
- ShaveAssJanuary 9, 2025Trippy but in an interesting sci fi way. The movie keeps you engaged from the beginning to the end as you unfold the mysteries of what is actually going on to the environment and the people. This one was pretty cool but also forces you to pay attention as some of the details really keep cohesively keep the film exciting
