Doom: Annihilation
UAC Marines battle demonic forces through an overrun Phobos research base in a pulpy, R-rated science fiction horror adaptation of the Doom game series.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Graphic
- grim
- violent
- pulp
- late night horror viewing
- cult movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found it a weak and derivative video game adaptation, though some acknowledged its action, effects, Easter eggs, and improvement over the 2005 film.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
UAC Marines investigate a top-secret scientific base on Phobos after it is overrun by demons.
The production foregrounds Doom-related Easter eggs and game-inspired elements while adapting the premise for film.
The distress call leads the Marine group into a scientific base overtaken by demonic forces seeking to reach Earth.
The film combines R-rated action, demon attacks, space-marine combat, and trashy genre entertainment.
Films like Doom: Annihilation, and why
Doom
Shared sci-fi horror setting, militarized teams, demonic or monstrous threats, and pulpy action tone.
Resident Evil
Shared video game adaptation roots, laboratory outbreak scenario, enclosed facility combat, and survival-horror atmosphere.
Event Horizon
Shared space-station isolation, creature-driven horror, science fiction action, and escalating survival tension.
Movie Details
- Director
- Tony Giglio
- Release Date
- 2019-09-30
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (497)
Cast
- Amy Manson
- Luke Allen-Gale
- Nina Bergman
- Dominic Mafham
- James Weber Brown
- Lorina Kamburova
- Louis Mandylor
- Jemma Moore
- Katrina Nare
- Chidi Ajufo
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Doom: Annihilation about?
- UAC Marines battle demonic forces through an overrun Phobos research base in a pulpy, R-rated science fiction horror adaptation of the Doom game series.
- What is Doom: Annihilation like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Doom: Annihilation as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Doom: Annihilation violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Doom: Annihilation as graphic.
- What did critics think of Doom: Annihilation?
- Critics broadly found it a weak and derivative video game adaptation, though some acknowledged its action, effects, Easter eggs, and improvement over the 2005 film.
- Which films are like Doom: Annihilation?
- Films with a similar feel include Doom, Resident Evil, and Event Horizon.
- How long is Doom: Annihilation?
- Doom: Annihilation runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Doom: Annihilation?
- In United States, Doom: Annihilation is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
