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Arrival

  • 20162016
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
670K
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POPULARITY
480
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  • Cast & crew
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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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  • Drama
  • 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
670K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
480
80
  • 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

    Final Trailer
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    Trailer #1
    Trailer 2:26
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    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
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    They Need To See Me
    The Recording R E V
    Clip 0:55
    The Recording R E V
    Kangaroo R E V
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    Photos220

    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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    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
    • linguistics
    • alien contact
    • nonlinear timeline
    • linguist
    • based on short story
    • 226 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 reviews2.1K

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    Slow burning Science Fiction
    If you are looking for flashy, loud and generally speaking fast paced action Science Fiction: This is not the one you are looking for (no pun intended). But if you like slow, lingering and long shots, a movie that takes time to breathe and gives an epic scale to it's framing and cinematography, you could do a lot worse.

    I'm being a bit modest concerning the movie of course, because we're talking about a very well written script, that has a few surprises along the way and warrants more than one viewing and things to discover on those repeat viewings. It is really well acted and it has a story that is gripping as well as interesting from start to finish. The title alone suggests something, even if you haven't seen the trailer (which I didn't) - so you are in a way more prepared than our characters. But at the same time on their level ... So many Questions and not all get answered (at least not while watching it for the first time)
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    • kosmasp
    • Jun 18, 2017

    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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