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Extinction

- We were not here first

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

Release Date : 2020-08-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Good UniverseMandeville Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Peter

Original Name : Michael Peña

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alice

Original Name : Lizzy Caplan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miles

Original Name : Israel Broussard

Gender : Male

Character Name : David

Original Name : Mike Colter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ray

Original Name : Lex Shrapnel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Samantha

Original Name : Emma Booth

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hanna

Original Name : Amelia Crouch

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lucy

Original Name : Erica Tremblay

Gender : Female

Character Name : Megan

Original Name : Lilly Aspell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Hoyt

Original Name : Dan Cade

Gender : Male

Character Name : Luke

Original Name : Nikola Kent

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phil

Original Name : Michael Absalom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shelby

Original Name : Mina Obradović

Gender : Female

Character Name : Wellness Center Patient Chris

Original Name : Tom Riley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wellness Center Woman

Original Name : Sandra Teles

Gender : Female

Character Name : City Street Man

Original Name : Vladimir Grbić

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Commentator

Original Name : Georgia Goodman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Medic

Original Name : Joe Corrigall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moderator

Original Name : Olivera Tamindzic

Gender : Female

Character Name : Neighbour Woman

Original Name : Milena Predić

Gender : Female

Character Name : Neighbor Man

Original Name : Marko Vasiljević

Gender : Male

Character Name : Office Worker 1

Original Name : Zlatija Ocokoljić

Gender : Female

Character Name : Office Worker 2

Original Name : Petar Ćirica

Gender : Male

Character Name : Office Worker 3

Original Name : Brendan Stokey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Receptionist

Original Name : Ivona Kustudić

Gender : Female

Character Name : Security Guard 2

Original Name : Jovan Gulan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Street Woman

Original Name : Sona Havranova

Gender : Male

Character Name : Male Commentator

Original Name : Brad Kane

Gender : Male

Reviews

Kamurai

@Kamurai

2021-06-23

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.

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-07-21

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.