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Arrival

  • 20162016
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
704K
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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.
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A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecrafts appear around the world.A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecrafts appear around the world.A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecrafts appear around the world.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
704K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
431
108
    • Denis Villeneuve
    • Eric Heisserer(screenplay by)
    • Ted Chiang(based on the story "Story of Your Life" written by)
  • Stars
    • Amy Adams
    • Jeremy Renner
    • Forest Whitaker
    • Denis Villeneuve
    • 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
    • 2.2KUser reviews
    • 740Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
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    • Won 1 Oscar

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

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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
    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
    • Environmental Tech
    Sonia Vigneault
    • Dr. J. Bydwell
    Mark Camacho
    Mark Camacho
    • Richard Riley
    Sabrina Reeves
    Sabrina Reeves
    • Press Secretary
      • Denis Villeneuve
      • Eric Heisserer(screenplay by)
      • Ted Chiang(based on the story "Story of Your Life" written by)
    • 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 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 reviews2.2K

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    Featured review
    9/10
    Excellent, intelligent, just a terrific film.
    This is a very, very well made film, which is thought provoking, measured, engaging, and thoroughly well made.

    There is nothing brash, or heavy handed about it, the story is superbly told, with well grounded characters. The story is of course sci fi, and hugely creative, but it's never silly, it is incredibly intelligent.

    Awesome special effects, I loved the design of the alien race, and their language, quite incredible.

    A story of hope, which I loved. 9/10
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    • Sleepin_Dragon
    • Nov 18, 2018

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    • Release date
      • November 11, 2016 (United States)
      • United States
      • Canada
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      • English
      • Russian
      • Mandarin
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    • Filming locations
      • Montréal, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Lava Bear Films
      • FilmNation Entertainment
      • 21 Laps Entertainment
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 56 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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