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    Arrival

    • 20162016
    • PG-13PG-13
    • 1h 56min
    IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    617K
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    Forest Whitaker, Amy Adams, and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)
    A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications.
    Trailer1:01
    40 Videos
    99+ Photos
    DramaSci-Fi

    A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.

    • Director
      • Denis Villeneuve
    • Writers
      • Eric Heisserer(screenplay by)
      • Ted Chiang(based on the story "Story of Your Life" written by)
    • Stars
      • Amy Adams
      • Jeremy Renner
      • Forest Whitaker
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Denis Villeneuve
    • Writers
      • Eric Heisserer(screenplay by)
      • Ted Chiang(based on the story "Story of Your Life" written by)
    • Stars
      • Amy Adams
      • Jeremy Renner
      • Forest Whitaker
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2KUser reviews
    • 733Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 65 wins & 264 nominations total

    Videos40

    Final Trailer
    Trailer 1:01
    Final Trailer
    Final Trailer
    Trailer 1:01
    Final Trailer
    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:26
    Trailer #1
    Teaser Trailer
    Trailer 1:01
    Teaser Trailer
    Arrival
    Trailer 2:26
    Arrival
    Human
    Clip 0:50
    Human
    Human
    Clip 0:50
    Human
    They Need To See Me
    Clip 0:59
    They Need To See Me
    They Need To See Me
    Clip 0:59
    They Need To See Me
    The Recording R E V
    Clip 0:55
    The Recording R E V
    Kangaroo R E V
    Clip 1:00
    Kangaroo R E V
    Kangaroo R E V
    Clip 1:00
    Kangaroo R E V

    Photos183

    Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)
    Amy Adams in Arrival (2016)
    Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)
    Amy Adams in Arrival (2016)
    Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)
    Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)
    Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)
    Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)
    Forest Whitaker in Arrival (2016)
    Amy Adams in Arrival (2016)
    Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner in Arrival (2016)
    Tzi Ma in Arrival (2016)

    Top cast

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    Amy Adams
    Amy Adams
    • Louise Banksas Louise Banks
    Jeremy Renner
    Jeremy Renner
    • Ian Donnellyas Ian Donnelly
    Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    • Colonel Weberas Colonel Weber
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    • Agent Halpernas Agent Halpern
    Mark O'Brien
    Mark O'Brien
    • Captain Marksas Captain Marks
    Tzi Ma
    Tzi Ma
    • General Shangas General Shang
    Abigail Pniowsky
    Abigail Pniowsky
    • 8-Year-Old-Hannahas 8-Year-Old-Hannah
    Julia Scarlett Dan
    Julia Scarlett Dan
    • 12-Year-Old-Hannahas 12-Year-Old-Hannah
    Jadyn Malone
    Jadyn Malone
    • 6-Year-Old-Hannahas 6-Year-Old-Hannah
    Frank Schorpion
    Frank Schorpion
    • Dr. Kettleras Dr. Kettler
    Lucas Chartier-Dessert
    • Private Laskyas Private Lasky
    Christian Jadah
    Christian Jadah
    • Private Combsas Private Combs
    Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld
    • CNAC Anchoras CNAC Anchor
    Andrew Shaver
    Andrew Shaver
    • Environmental Techas Environmental Tech
    Pat Kiely
    Pat Kiely
    • Environmental Techas Environmental Tech
    Sonia Vigneault
    Sonia Vigneault
    • Dr. J. Bydwellas Dr. J. Bydwell
    Mark Camacho
    Mark Camacho
    • Richard Rileyas Richard Riley
    Sabrina Reeves
    Sabrina Reeves
    • Press Secretaryas Press Secretary
    • Director
      • Denis Villeneuve
    • Writers
      • Eric Heisserer(screenplay by)
      • Ted Chiang(based on the story "Story of Your Life" written by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Linguistics professor Louise Banks leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touchdown in 12 locations around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors. Hoping to unravel the mystery, she takes a chance that could threaten her life and quite possibly all of mankind. —Jwelch5742
    alien contactlinguisticslinguistnonlinear timelinebased on short story223 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Why are they here?
    • Genres
      • Drama
      • Sci-Fi
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated PG-13 for brief strong language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Director Denis Villeneuve and screenwriter Eric Heisserer created a fully functioning, visual, alien language. Heisserer, Villeneuve and their teams managed to create a "logogram bible," which included over a hundred different completely operative logo-grams, seventy-one of which are actually featured in the movie.
    • Goofs
      In the main landings chart the Australian contact point seems to be in the Indian Ocean off Geralton in Western Australia. In a later scene there is a brief shot of an alien spacecraft with central Sydney in the distance across water. Sydney is on Australia's east coast.
    • Quotes

      Louise Banks: Despite knowing the journey... and where it leads... I embrace it... and I welcome every moment of it.

    • Crazy credits
      Denis Villeneuve's daughter, Salomé Villeneuve, is listed as "Hazmat Suit Specialist".
    • Connections
      Featured in The Graham Norton Show: Amy Adams/Jeremy Renner/Chris O'Dowd/Niall Horan (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      On the Nature of Daylight
      Written and Performed by Max Richter

      Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

    User reviews2K

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Time. Life. Gift. You. Gift. Life. Time.
    As a kid, my dad used to tell me stories at night just like any other dads out there. I grew up, got busy with life but those priceless timeless beautiful storytelling moments that I once shared, that amazed me in wonder, curiosity, imagination and desire to know more..

    I know if I think hard enough I might remember some of them, but that's not the point. The point is all those stories had characters and people and objects and places and things that I could either imagine or something that I could picture and understand and visualize in my young mind. If not for those imaginable characters and people, I would have never understood those stories, the true meaning of the story, the actual story behind the story that my dad probably wanted me to understand.

    Arrival, for me is such a story. Aliens are just fun characters that help me understand the story so I can actually see beyond it and understand the untold story. You see, the way I understand it is that the director had to dumb it down for us and wrap this movie in a sci-fi genre and add aliens so you could relate it to something you are familiar with and hoped, really hoped that we try to understand the true purpose, the message behind all this. It simply couldn't have been portrayed better than this!

    This movie teaches you a lot of things, if you are ready to learn. About 'time' and how much we are bound by it, about life and death, about loving unconditionally, about believing in yourself that everything happens for a reason, and so much more..
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    • tahseenahmed
    • Jan 11, 2019

    FAQ4

    • What does Shang whisper to Louise?
    • So what's the answer to 'The Big Question'?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 11, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook (France)
      • Official Facebook Page
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Story of Your Life
    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Lava Bear Films
      • FilmNation Entertainment
      • 21 Laps Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $47,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $100,546,139
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,074,047
      • Nov 13, 2016
    • Gross worldwide
      • $203,388,186
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 56min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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