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2018 · 115 min · R

Annihilation

Directed by Alex Garland · Science Fiction, Horror

Annihilation (2018) is a Science Fiction film, directed by Alex Garland set in Florida during the near future. It runs 115 minutes and is rated R.

A survival and psychological horror, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of identity, grief & loss, and isolation play out through frame narrative and non linear / fractured timeline.

Composer
Ben SalisburyGeoff Barrow
Cinematography
Rob Hardy
Cast
Natalie PortmanJennifer Jason LeighGina RodriguezTessa ThompsonTuva NovotnyOscar IsaacBenedict WongSonoya Mizuno

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Florida
Setting
WildernessCoastal Sea
When
Near Future

Premise & themes

Premise
SurvivalPsychological Horror
Themes
IdentityGrief & LossIsolation
Structure
Frame NarrativeNon Linear / Fractured Timeline
Tone
BleakTenseSurreal DreamlikeContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadEnsembleFemale Led
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
Pure Fiction

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