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Arrival

  • 20162016
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
674K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
580
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Arrival (2016)
A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications.
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  • Drama
  • Mystery
  • Sci-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.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
674K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
580
19
  • 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
    • 2.1KUser reviews
    • 736Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 70 wins & 269 nominations total

    Videos41

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    Arrival
    Trailer 2:26
    Arrival
    Human
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    They Need To See Me
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    They Need To See Me
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    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
    • 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
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    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 reviews2.1K

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Not A Masterpiece, An Achievement
    Arrival was one of my most anticipated movies of 2016 I loved all the trailers for this film and the talent behind it made me even more excited to see the final product and I can safely say that I was blown away by the final product. This is a slow burning, thought provoking and incredibly intriguing Sci Fi masterpiece that I think in future years will become a classic. Amy Adams gives one of the greatest performances of her entire career in this film, she perfect embodies someone who is determined in her pursuit but damaged by her experiences and it's a performance that will hopefully give her an Oscar. Jeremy Renner was just perfect casting for this film he was incredibly convincing in this film and his chemistry with Adams was fantastic. Forrest Whitaker was great in this film and it was nice to see a different type of role from him. The slow pacing of this film worked perfectly it helped to build up the slow burning suspense and gave the characters more time to be developed better. The special effects in this film are also fantastic mainly because they are used sparingly as it is clear that the focus is more on the characters. Denis Villeneuve did such an amazing job directing this film he really sucked you into the situation and made it seem more life like. This film asks a lot of questions about humanity and how it interacts and these questions are incredibly intriguing and thought provoking it forces the audience to think on real life and accurate the events of this film are to real life. The whole mystery of why the aliens are here is done perfectly you're more that likely to change your mind at least once and when a mystery like that is built up for so long it's hard to make the eventual discovery satisfying but in this case it was, the eventual reveal makes you look at this film in an entirely different way, the film also doesn't feel the need to answer every question it asks leaving certain things ambiguous that allows the viewer to think on their own answers.

    Arrival is a film that trusts the intelligence and patience of its audience, it is complex and thought provoking but is never boring or dull. This is not only the greatest film of 2016 but it's possibly one of the greatest I've ever seen. I truly believe that in the future this film will become a classic.

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

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