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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 Face-Off: Paranormal Paramount made up of the biologist, an anthropologist, a psychologist, a surveyor, and a linguist.

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Taglines: One way in. No way out. See more »

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA) Rated R for violence, bloody images, language and some sexuality | See all certifications » 2018: Sci-Fi on the Edge Parents Guide: View content advisory »

Edit Details Books to Movies 2018 Official Sites: Official Facebook Country: UK | USA Language: English Release Date: 23 February 2018 (USA) See more » See more polls » Also Known As: Annihilation See more » Filming Locations: Windsor Great Park, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK See more »

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Budget: $40,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend USA: $11,071,584, 25 February 2018, Wide Release Gross USA: $32,732,301, 19 April 2018 See more on IMDbPro »

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Production Co: DNA Films, Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions See more » Show more on IMDbPro »

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Runtime: 115 min Sound Mix: Dolby Digital | Dolby Surround 7.1 Color: Color Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1 See full technical specs »

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Trivia Anya tells Lena when they first meet at the Southern Reach that "The people here put themselves to sleep in fetal positions." Earlier, when Lena wakes up for the first time at the Southern Reach after getting sedated, she is seen stirring from a fetal position. See more »

Goofs During an attack by a bear, one character is shown to be bitten on the left shoulder by the creature, and it is mentioned in behind the scenes footage. However, in the next scenes, the character shows no outward sign of injury on their affected shoulder, such as scratches, blood, or bandages. See more »

Quotes [first lines] Lomax: What did you eat? You had rations for only two weeks. You were there for nearly four months. Lena: I don't remember eating. Lomax: How long do you think you were in there? Lena: Days. Maybe weeks? See more »

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Soundtracks The Mark (Interlude) Performed by Moderat Words and Music by Gernot Bronsert, Sebastian Szary and Apparat (as Sascha Ring) Licensed courtesy of Sony/ATV Music Publishing Limited Published by Monkeytown Music Gmbh / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Limited, Random Noize Musick, Budde Music See more »

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Annihilation of a Decent Idea 5 March 2018 | by tigerfish50 – See all my reviews

A meteorite strikes a lighthouse on the southeastern US coast and a mysterious 'Shimmer Zone' begins expanding from the impact point. The government keeps the event a secret and sends military units into the area. None of these personnel ever return, until the special forces husband of an ex-Army biologist called Lena suddenly shows up at their home. He's been missing for a year, remembers little of it, and soon falls seriously ill, which leads to Lena joining the next all-female expedition. After entering the zone, the five women witness disturbing events and discover their communications devices no longer work. Rather than return to base and report these discoveries, they push deeper into the zone, making more foolish decisions as they proceed, until they resemble dim-witted teenagers in a slasher pic.

Many sci-fi fans will recall JG Ballard conceived the original idea of an expanding zone where the laws of nature are transformed. By comparison to Ballard's 1966 novel 'The Crystal World', Garland's film of Jeff VanderMeer's copycat story is a conventional adventure movie spiced up with some sci-fi mumbo-jumbo. The military and scientific background becomes increasingly unbelievable as routine action sequences and CGI pyrotechnics overwhelm all the grown-up possibilities. 'Annihilation' ends up as juvenile and insignificant as Garland's 2007 'Sunshine' screenplay. After 'Ex Machina', it's a major disappointment.

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