Movies Like Annihilation

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Ex Machina

2015·1h 48m·★ 7.7·Alex Garland

2 shared crewBoth star Oscar Isaac & Sonoya MizunoDir. Alex Garland

Men

2022·1h 40m·★ 6.0·Alex Garland

2 shared crewDir. Alex GarlandDP: Rob Hardy

Civil War

2024·1h 49m·★ 7.0·Alex Garland

2 shared crewDir. Alex GarlandDP: Rob Hardy

Brazil

1985·2h 23m·★ 7.8·Terry Gilliam

Themes: ambiguous, absurdTMDB recommends

Altered States

1980·1h 43m·★ 6.9·Ken Russell

Themes: psychedelic, lovecraftianFans also likedHorror & Science Fiction

Solaris

2002·1h 39m·★ 6.2·Steven Soderbergh

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1986·1h 36m·★ 7.6·David Cronenberg

4 shared themes: scientist, body horror, mutation...Horror & Science Fiction

The Thing

1982·1h 49m·★ 8.2·John Carpenter

Themes: lovecraftian, body horror, mutationHorror & Science Fiction

Color Out of Space

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Themes: lovecraftian, mutationFans also likedHorror & Science Fiction

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A Quiet Place

2018·1h 31m·★ 7.5·John Krasinski

Themes: dreary, psychological horrorHorror & Science Fiction

Smile 2

2024·2h 7m·★ 6.7·Parker Finn

Themes: depression, psychological horror, body horror

Hulk

2003·2h 18m·★ 5.7·Ang Lee

4 shared themes: dna, scientist, mutation...

The Substance

2024·2h 21m·★ 7.2·Coralie Fargeat

Themes: ambiguous, body horrorHorror & Science Fiction

Black Swan

2010·1h 48m·★ 8.0·Darren Aronofsky

Themes: psychological horror, body horrorStarring Natalie Portman

Cannibal Holocaust

1980·1h 35m·★ 5.7·Ruggero Deodato

Themes: missing person, swamp

Iron Lung

2026·2h 5m·★ 6.1·Mark Fischbach

Themes: expedition, body horrorHorror & Science Fiction

Beauty and the Beast

2017·2h 9m·★ 7.1·Bill Condon

Themes: beast, transformation

Interstellar

2014·2h 49m·★ 8.7·Christopher Nolan

Themes: expedition, scientist

Sorry to Bother You

2018·1h 52m·★ 6.9·Boots Riley

TMDB recommendsStarring Tessa Thompson

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