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Extinction

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When an infection turns most of humanity into rabid zombies, two men (Matthew Fox, Jeffrey Donovan) and a 9-year-old girl (Quinn McColgan) must barricade themselves against their monstrous attackers.
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Extinction has a few intriguing ideas, but they -- and some game performances from its talented stars -- are lost in the movie's muddled plot and frustrating pacing.

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Martin Tsai Los Angeles Times Jul 30, 2015
"The Walking Dead" must really be leaving its mark on the entire zombie subgenre. Go to Full Review
Devan Coggan Entertainment Weekly Jul 30, 2015
C
Vivas tries to add a family-drama twist to an otherwise standard survival story, but the characters aren't complex enough (and the secrets aren't explosive enough) to elevate this beyond a basic zombie flick. Go to Full Review
Katherine Pushkar New York Daily News Jul 29, 2015
2/5
The film's core problems: too little zombie and too much plot. Go to Full Review
Mikel Zorrilla Espinof Apr 22, 2020
On paper it sounds quite good and... I had high expectations for it, something that surely has influenced how it ended up being such a huge disappointment. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Molly Henery The Blogging Banshee Nov 2, 2018
5/10
They tried to create something with a deeper story focusing on the survivors, while also updating the zombies into something more terrifying. Unfortunately, it just fell a bit flat. Go to Full Review
Deirdre Crimmins Film Thrills Aug 21, 2018
Extinction has an interesting spin on the zombies themselves and does a good job of featuring two very different ways to live out the zombie apocalypse, but ultimately adds little life to the subgenre. Go to Full Review
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Ariel G @RT33060197 17 hrs ago Well. It starts off weird with no intention to tell you anything about the why and when. Then it gets kind of messy, comical even? It drags and drags, gets a bit serious, then it somehow turns into an action comedy? Idk, this film is a lot, but not of the right things. See more Joel B @RT07740827 3 days ago Survivors enduring is usually an interesting concept but Extinction fell short. Very little is explained, with key details only hinted at & characters somehow maintain a comfortable lifestyle 9 years post-apocalypse. The film is full of inconsistencies. A monster capable of outrunning & taking down a moving snowmobile is later beaten with a few punches. Lu has no survival skills despite being raised in this world & they all make choices that feel forced & not logical. The constantly shifting relationships create emotional whiplash making it hard to root for anyone. The pacing is all over the place, jumping between survival horror, monster teases & family drama, building towards a predictable climax before ending with cringeworthy callbacks. The music often feels mismatched to the scenes. As a fan of zombie & post-apocalyptic films, I'd hesitate to call this a zombie movie. It often feels more like a family drama with mutant creatures in the background, & it's not one I'd recommend. See more Alan D @RT66989823 Sep 13, 2026 Not quite sure where the terrible reviews came from. I watched it and certainly wasn't bored. OK, there is nothing spectacularly original here. It's a survival zombie flick. The acting is fine and the action scenes are also fine. A middle of the road three stars. See more Rex A @RT48951151 Sep 10, 2026 It was so bad, we stopped watching halfway through. See more Jesus B @RT71254475 Sep 8, 2026 Una película nada infravalorada, sino tal vez todo lo contrario. Siento que se tuvo la oportunidad de realizar algo decente y, que se desaprovechó en cada ocasión. La considero una película prescindible. No te pierdes de nada con no verla y jamás deberías retractarte de ello, pero desperdiciar dos horas para verla, eso sí es decepcionante. See more andrea C @Charst Sep 1, 2026 Film davvero pessimo, sia per le sequenze di azione poco sensate, sia per una sceneggiatura deficitaria soprattutto nello sviluppo dei rapporti tra i personaggi, sia per praticamente tutte le sequenze girate all'aperto che risultano incredibilmente artificiali. Peccato perchè la trama avrebbe anche un paio di idee interessanti tra cui lo sviluppo degli zombie. Molto fastidiosa la maggior parte dei dialoghi e dei comportamenti dei personaggi. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis When an infection turns most of humanity into rabid zombies, two men (Matthew Fox, Jeffrey Donovan) and a 9-year-old girl (Quinn McColgan) must barricade themselves against their monstrous attackers.
Director
Miguel Ángel Vivas
Screenwriter
Alberto Marini, Miguel Ángel Vivas
Distributor
Vertical Entertainment
Production Co
Laokoon Filmgroup, La Ferme! Productions, Ombra Films, Vaca Films
Rating
R (Language|Horror Violence|Terror)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 31, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 53m
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