---
title: 'Annihilation (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alex Garland'
released: '2018-02-23'
runtime_minutes: 115
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/annihilation-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2798920/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Annihilation (2018)

2018 · R · 115 min · Drama, Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

Annihilation is a 2018 science fiction cosmic 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. The movie is a co-production between the United Kingdom and the United States.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alex Garland](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-garland)
- **Screenplay:** [Alex Garland](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-garland)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Geoff Barrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoff-barrow), [Ben Salisbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-salisbury)
- **Producer:** [Andrew Macdonald](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-macdonald)
- **Director of Photography:** [Rob Hardy](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-hardy)
- **Editor:** [Barney Pilling](https://cinepixo.com/people/barney-pilling)

## Cast

- [David Gyasi](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-gyasi)
- [John Schwab](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-schwab)
- [Gina Rodriguez](https://cinepixo.com/people/gina-rodriguez)
- [Oscar Isaac](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-isaac)
- [Tessa Thompson](https://cinepixo.com/people/tessa-thompson)
- [Benedict Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/benedict-wong)
- [Jennifer Jason Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-jason-leigh)
- [Natalie Portman](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalie-portman)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/annihilation-2018
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