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Evolution

Evolution (2001)

Coming to wipe that silly smile off your planet.

Release:2001
Runtime:1h 42m
Country:United States
Director:Ivan Reitman
Language:English

Genre

ActionComedyScience Fiction
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Keywords

GovernorFire EngineGiant MonsterGrand CanyonAlien Life FormShampooEvolutionHigh School Teacher
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Evolution rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.1/10· 140K votes
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Metacritic40%
TMDb6.108/10· 2K votes

With 44% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.1/10 on IMDb and 40/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Evolution

A comedy that follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, and Julianne Moore are the only people standing between the aliens and world domination... which could be bad news for the Earth.

Cast of Evolution

  • David Duchovny

    David Duchovny

    as Dr. Ira Kane

  • Julianne Moore

    Julianne Moore

    as Dr. Allison Reed, CDC

  • Orlando Jones

    Orlando Jones

    as Prof. Harry Phineas Block

  • Seann William Scott

    Seann William Scott

    as Wayne Grey

  • Ted Levine

    Ted Levine

    as General Russell Woodman

  • Ty Burrell

    Ty Burrell

    as Colonel Flemming

  • Ethan Suplee

    Ethan Suplee

    as Deke

  • Michael Bower

    Michael Bower

    as Danny

  • Dan Aykroyd

    Dan Aykroyd

    as Governor Lewis

  • Gregory Itzin

    Gregory Itzin

    as Cartwright

  • Pat Kilbane

    Pat Kilbane

    as Officer Johnson

  • Sarah Silverman

    Sarah Silverman

    as Denise

Evolution facts

Budget
$80M
Box office
$98.4M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • •Monster design creativity makes practical effects stand out
  • •Lighthearted tone prevents sci-fi premise from feeling heavy
  • •Director brings comedic timing to action sequences well

What the audience disliked

  • •Plot meanders without clear stakes or narrative momentum
  • •Visual effects aging poorly compared to contemporary standards

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