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Original title: Arrival
  • 2016
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
782K
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Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner in Premier contact (2016)
A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications.
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DramaMysterySci-Fi

Linguist Louise Banks leads a team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must find a way to ... Read allLinguist Louise Banks leads a team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors.Linguist Louise Banks leads a team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors.

  • Director
    • Denis Villeneuve
  • Writers
    • Eric Heisserer
    • Ted Chiang
  • Stars
    • Amy Adams
    • Jeremy Renner
    • Forest Whitaker
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    782K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    533
    13
    • Director
      • Denis Villeneuve
    • Writers
      • Eric Heisserer
      • Ted Chiang
    • Stars
      • Amy Adams
      • Jeremy Renner
      • Forest Whitaker
    • 2.3KUser reviews
    • 759Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 69 wins & 268 nominations total

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

    Cast73

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    Amy Adams
    Amy Adams
    • Louise Banks
    Jeremy Renner
    Jeremy Renner
    • Ian Donnelly
    Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    • Colonel Weber
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    • Agent Halpern
    Mark O'Brien
    Mark O'Brien
    • Captain Marks
    Tzi Ma
    Tzi Ma
    • General Shang
    Abigail Pniowsky
    Abigail Pniowsky
    • 8-Year-Old-Hannah
    Julia Scarlett Dan
    Julia Scarlett Dan
    • 12-Year-Old-Hannah
    Jadyn Malone
    • 6-Year-Old-Hannah
    Frank Schorpion
    Frank Schorpion
    • Dr. Kettler
    Lucas Chartier-Dessert
    • Private Lasky
    Christian Jadah
    Christian Jadah
    • Private Combs
    Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld
    • CNAC Anchor
    Andrew Shaver
    Andrew Shaver
    • Environmental Tech
    Pat Kiely
    Pat Kiely
    • Environmental Tech
    Sonia Vigneault
    Sonia Vigneault
    • Dr. J. Bydwell
    Mark Camacho
    Mark Camacho
    • Richard Riley
    Sabrina Reeves
    • Press Secretary
    • Director
      • Denis Villeneuve
    • Writers
      • Eric Heisserer
      • Ted Chiang
    • All cast & crew
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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 logograms, seventy-one of which are actually used 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. Later, 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: But now I'm not so sure I believe in beginnings and endings. There are days that define your story beyond your life. Like the day they arrived.

    • 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 reviews2.3K

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    Featured review
    9/10
    A beautiful sci-fi masterpiece.
    Arrival is a sci-fi masterpiece. The acting is tonally perfect. The script is very well written and manages to make the complicated sci-fi lingo seem plausible. Denis Villeneuve directs this film with a gripping realism. The score is haunting and otherworldly at the same time, perfect for the subject matter. The story utilizes the concept of time brilliantly, almost like it's another character.

    This is a sci-fi drama. It's not an action film. It's an intimate study that shy's away from big theatrics, instead opting for a philosophical discussion that challenges the viewer. The twist is beautiful and heartbreaking. I love that this film makes you think, it's what great sci-fi is suppose to do.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 7, 2016 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook Page
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Arrival
    • Filming locations
      • Université de Montréal, 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
      • $203,389,228
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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