Annihilation (film)

Critics have referred to the film as a [[sci-fi film|sci-fi]] [[horror thriller]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=2018-02-21 |title=Annihilation review – Natalie Portman thriller leaves a haunting impression |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/22/annihilation-review-natalie-portman-thriller-leaves-a-haunting-impression |access-date=2024-04-30 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Brody |first=Richard |date=2018-02-23 |title=The Pseudo-Mysterious Seriousness of "Annihilation" |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-pseudo-mysterious-seriousness-of-annihilation |access-date=2024-04-30 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilhelmi |first=Jack |date=2020-01-12 |title=Annihilation Paved The Way For A Return To Sci-Fi Horror |url=https://screenrant.com/annihilation-movie-popularity-paved-scifi-horror-movie-return-reason/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> and some have said that this combination defies traditional genres and makes it part of the [[New Weird]].<ref>{{Cite web |title='Annihilation': Is the 'New Weird' too weird -- even with Natalie Portman? |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/is-annihilation-movie-based-on-jeff-vandermeer-new-weird-book-too-weird/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grierson |first=Tim |date=2018-02-27 |title=In Praise of 'Annihilation' and the Modern 'Weird' Sci-Fi Renaissance |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/in-praise-of-annihilation-and-the-modern-weird-sci-fi-renaissance-204607/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

Critics have referred to the film as a [[sci-fi film|sci-fi]] [[horror thriller]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Benjamin |date=2018-02-21 |title=Annihilation review – Natalie Portman thriller leaves a haunting impression |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/22/annihilation-review-natalie-portman-thriller-leaves-a-haunting-impression |access-date=2024-04-30 |work=the Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Brody |first=Richard |date=2018-02-23 |title=The Pseudo-Mysterious Seriousness of "Annihilation" |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-pseudo-mysterious-seriousness-of-annihilation |access-date=2024-04-30 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilhelmi |first=Jack |date=2020-01-12 |title=Annihilation Paved The Way For A Return To Sci-Fi Horror |url=https://screenrant.com/annihilation-movie-popularity-paved-scifi-horror-movie-return-reason/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref> and some have said that this combination defies traditional genres and makes it part of the [[New Weird]].<ref>{{Cite web |title='Annihilation': Is the 'New Weird' too weird -- even with Natalie Portman? |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/is-annihilation-movie-based-on-jeff-vandermeer-new-weird-book-too-weird/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grierson |first=Tim |date=2018-02-27 |title=In Praise of 'Annihilation' and the Modern 'Weird' Sci-Fi Renaissance |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/in-praise-of-annihilation-and-the-modern-weird-sci-fi-renaissance-204607/ |access-date=2024-04-30 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2025, it was one of the films voted for the "Readers' Choice" edition of ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} list of "The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century," finishing at number 289.<ref>{{cite web |title=Readers Choose Their Top Movies of the 21st Century |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/movies/readers-movies-21st-century.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=2 July 2025}}</ref>

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