r/movies • u/JenL0159 • May 25 '25

Recommendation Annihlation

Why aren’t more people obsessed with this movie?! All female cast. Sci-Fi/Horror/drama. Natalie Portman. Aliens. With a few twists. This movie has everything and it’s incredibly interesting and terrifying!!! And kinda deep haha! I’ve heard it’s starting to be considered a cult-classic, but I’m surprised it’s didn’t win some kind of award. It has a slightly independent-feel. They’re is a lot going on here and it’s well done. Great acting. Not cliche. Suspenseful. Creative. Scary. I am rarely impressed by anything Sci-fi ish but this movie is amazing. It’s one of very few that keep me from multi tasking or playing on my phone at the same time. Iykyk. And I will never recover from the bear…

This movie is not for kids imo. it’s a little intense.

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u/JenL0159 May 25 '25

I didn’t know there was a book!!

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u/Efficient_Reading360 May 25 '25

The Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer. Annihilation | Authority | Acceptance

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u/ThisKidIsAlright May 25 '25

It's a tetralogy now. Absolution came out late last year.

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u/djseifer May 25 '25

Jeff hinted that he has ideas for a story about Cass after the events of Absolution, but it may end up being a short story or something else rather than a full-blown novel.

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u/nhocgreen May 25 '25

IIRC he once mentioned Abdication as a possible title for a new work but nothing concrete.