Evolution
Two sidelined professors race incompetent authorities to stop rapidly evolving alien organisms from overrunning Arizona.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- witty
- breezy
- lazy weekend
- group movie night
What critics said
Critics found the film an intermittently amusing science-fiction action romp whose broad comedy and creature spectacle are undermined by frequent comedic misfires.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The meteor-borne organisms evolve through successive forms as they adapt to Earth, driving both the comic premise and the escalating threat.
Ira and Harry investigate the organisms but are pushed aside when the government and military take control of the site.
The film combines college-professor banter and scientific speculation with alien creatures, explosions, and elaborate bodily humor.
The alien life-forms change into increasingly large and elaborate creatures as the crisis spreads across the Arizona site.
Films like Evolution, and why
Ghostbusters
Shared science fiction comedy, alien invasion premise, ensemble banter, and escalating creature spectacle.
Men in Black
Shared irreverent science fiction humor, government interference, and comic protagonists confronting an extraterrestrial threat.
Tremors
Shared creature-feature comedy, broad physical humor, and ordinary characters battling rapidly escalating biological danger.
The World's End
Shared alien invasion framework, action-comedy tone, and contrasting scientists and government forces.
Movie Details
- Director
- Ivan Reitman
- Release Date
- 2001-06-08
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (2599)
Cast
- David Duchovny
- Julianne Moore
- Orlando Jones
- Seann William Scott
- Ted Levine
- Ty Burrell
- Ethan Suplee
- Michael Bower
- Dan Aykroyd
- Gregory Itzin
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 Evolution about?
- Two sidelined professors race incompetent authorities to stop rapidly evolving alien organisms from overrunning Arizona.
- What is Evolution like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Evolution as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Evolution violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Evolution as mild.
- What did critics think of Evolution?
- Critics found the film an intermittently amusing science-fiction action romp whose broad comedy and creature spectacle are undermined by frequent comedic misfires.
- Which films are like Evolution?
- Films with a similar feel include Ghostbusters, Men in Black, Tremors, and The World's End.
- How long is Evolution?
- Evolution runs 102 minutes.
- Where can I watch Evolution?
- In United States, Evolution is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
