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Extinction

Extinction

We were not here first

20186.01h 36m

Overview

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

Directed by Ben Young
Written by Spenser Cohen, Brad Kane, Eric Heisserer
Produced by Todd Lieberman, Nathan Kahane, David Hoberman
Box Office0Revenue: $1.5M

Top Cast

Michael Peña

Michael Peña

Peter

Lizzy Caplan

Lizzy Caplan

Alice

Israel Broussard

Israel Broussard

Miles

Mike Colter

Mike Colter

David

Lex Shrapnel

Lex Shrapnel

Ray

Emma Booth

Emma Booth

Samantha

Amelia Crouch

Amelia Crouch

Hanna

Erica Tremblay

Erica Tremblay

Lucy

Lilly Aspell

Lilly Aspell

Megan

Dan Cade

Dan Cade

Hoyt

Themes & Keywords

alienspacemechanicalien invasionspaceshipcautionaryboldforeboding

About Extinction

Extinction is a action, drama, science fiction, thriller film released in 2018 exploring themes of alien, space, mechanic, alien invasion, spaceship, cautionary. Directed by Ben Young, it stars Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Israel Broussard. A chief mechanic at a factory, haunted by apocalyptic nightmares, becomes a hero when Earth is invaded by a mysterious army bent on destruction.

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