20 Best Netflix Original Movies
19. Annihilation (2018)
Alex Garland's challenging sci-fi horror Annihilation boasts a great ensemble, including Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Oscar Isaac, as well as some of the most visually stunning cinematography in any major Netflix property.
A unique, daring tale about a group of explorers who venture into a mysterious, inexplicable area known as The Shimmer, Annihilation moves subtly between sudden splashes of violent horror and thought-provoking assessments of the human condition.
Like all great sci-fi films, Garland's vision carries with it a confident air of ambiguity that some viewers may find too pretentious, but underneath the striking metaphors and clever foreshadowing, all the more obscure moments of the film end up leading to a pitch perfect conclusion and a series of satisfying if disturbing final twists.