---
title: 'Evolution (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ivan Reitman'
released: '2001-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/evolution-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251075/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Evolution (2001)

2001 · PG-13 · 97 min · Comedy, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

Evolution is a 2001 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by David Diamond and David Weissman, based on a story by Don Jakoby. The film stars David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Ted Levine, and Julianne Moore in lead roles. The plot follows college professor Ira Kane (Duchovny) and geologist Harry Block (Jones) as they investigate a meteor crash in Arizona, only to discover that it harbors rapidly evolving extraterrestrial life forms.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ivan Reitman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-reitman)
- **Producer:** [Ivan Reitman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-reitman), [Joe Medjuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-medjuck), [Daniel Goldberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-goldberg)
- **Screenplay:** [Don Jakoby](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-jakoby), [David Diamond](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-diamond-3), [David Weissman](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-weissman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-powell)
- **Editor:** [Wendy Greene Bricmont](https://cinepixo.com/people/wendy-greene-bricmont)

## Cast

- [Orlando Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/orlando-jones)
- [Ethan Suplee](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-suplee)
- [David Duchovny](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-duchovny)
- [Sarah Silverman](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-silverman)
- [Dan Aykroyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-aykroyd)
- [Michelle Wolff](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-wolff)
- [Tom Woodruff Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-woodruff-jr)
- [Katharine Towne](https://cinepixo.com/people/katharine-towne)
- [Miriam Flynn](https://cinepixo.com/people/miriam-flynn)
- [Gregory Itzin](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-itzin)
- [Julianne Moore](https://cinepixo.com/people/julianne-moore)
- [Ted Levine](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-levine)
- [Lee Garlington](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-garlington)
- [John Cho](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-cho)
- [Jerry Trainor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-trainor)

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