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Annihilation

Movie · 2018 · 115 min

A hypnotic, unsettling descent into a beautiful but hostile mystery that lingers like a half-remembered dream.

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2018 film directed by Alex Garland
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Year
2018
Runtime
115 min
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • grief
  • survival
  • isolation
  • obsession
Places
  • wilderness
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • unreliable narrator
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, action, horror, science fiction, thriller, science fiction horror
Directed by
Alex Garland
Written by
Alex Garland
Starring
Natalie Portman, Oscar Isaac, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Benedict Wong, Gina Rodriguez, Tuva Novotny, David Gyasi
Music
Geoff Barrow, Ben Salisbury
Cinematography
Rob Hardy
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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