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Extinction

Name: Extinction
Released: 2018-07-15T00:00:00.000000Z
Rating: 6.1

We were not here first.

2018 • 96 min • ★ 6.1 (2,030) • Released

Action Drama Science Fiction Thriller

A chief mechanic at a factory, haunted by apocalyptic nightmares, becomes a hero when Earth is invaded by a mysterious army bent on destruction.

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Original title: Extinction
Language: EN
Country: US
Budget: —
Revenue: $1,451,864

Reviews & Ratings 2

Peter McGinn

Jul 21, 2021 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

I tend to give westerns and science fiction a bit more slack before giving up on them, because so many films in those genres are so bad, so I stuck with Extinction, barely. For one thing, I had trouble swallowing the idea that Peter, the guy who later risks his life selflessly, constantly and under extreme duress for his family, would also push his family away in such a cavalier fashion early on because of bad dreams. And in exploring his life and job and friends and — whatever — there wasn’t much of particular interest there either. The big draw is the fact that these nightmares are significant and will play an important role in events. But guess what? Did they play an important role? I figured we were seeing the predictive dreams so he could use them to explain what was happening or even assist in their survival. But it turns out his nightmare scenes were out of sequence and, let’s face it, not very helpful to them. So what was their purpose? I had smaller, more desultory questions also. For example, in this age of AI androids and futuristic spaceships, what is the deal of Peter having to reach inside a warehouse garage door to press a button to close it? Really, they got no farther than that in overhead door technology? But I made it through the film, and recommend it as light entertainment. It even has a couple of interesting plot angles unseen at the outset.

Kamurai

Oct 3, 2020 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

Really good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. A big fan of Michael Peña ("Ant-Man") and Lizzy Caplan ("Mean Girls"), and while both are (more) traditionally comedic actors, this definitely shows off their range. While the production value is actually quite good, some of the choices at least give a nod to older b movies. The invaders' armor, in particular, looks unnecessarily ridiculous. Almost everything that makes this movie really good though is trapped behind spoiler walls as there is a mystery aspect to the movie: even in the premise.

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Keywords 8

alien alien invasion bold cautionary foreboding mechanic space spaceship

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Cast 25

Michael Peña

Peter

Lizzy Caplan

Alice

Israel Broussard

Miles

Mike Colter

David

Lex Shrapnel

Ray

Emma Booth

Samantha

Amelia Crouch

Hanna

Erica Tremblay

Lucy

Lilly Aspell

Megan

Dan Cade

Hoyt

Nikola Kent

Luke

Michael Absalom

Phil

Mina Obradović

Shelby

Tom Riley

Wellness Center Patient Chris

Sandra Teles

Wellness Center Woman

Georgia Goodman

Female Commentator

Joe Corrigall

Medic

Olivera Tamindzic

Moderator

Milena Predić

Neighbour Woman

Marko Vasiljević

Neighbor Man

Zlatija Ocokoljić

Office Worker 1

Petar Ćirica

Office Worker 2

Ivona Kustudić

Receptionist

Sona Havranova

Street Woman

Brad Kane

Male Commentator

Crew 17

Pedro Luque

Director of Photography

Ben Young

Director

Kelly Valentine Hendry

Casting

Anna Halberg

Co-Producer

Andrew Pfeffer

Executive Producer

John Powers Middleton

Executive Producer

Roy Lee

Executive Producer

David Hoberman

Producer

Nathan Kahane

Producer

Todd Lieberman

Producer

Andrew Grush

Original Music Composer

Taylor Stewart

Original Music Composer

Joel Dougherty

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Spenser Cohen

Original Story

Brad Kane

Screenplay

Eric Heisserer

Screenplay

Spenser Cohen

Screenplay

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US Release Dates 1

Jul 27, 2018

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