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
- Writers
- Eric Heisserer(screenplay by)
- Ted Chiang(based on the story "Story of Your Life" written by)
- Stars
Top credits
- Director
- Writers
- Eric Heisserer(screenplay by)
- Ted Chiang(based on the story "Story of Your Life" written by)
- Stars
- Won 1 Oscar
- 70 wins & 269 nominations total
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- Director
- 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
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
- Taglines
- Why are they here?
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG-13 for brief strong language
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaDirector 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.
- GoofsIn 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 creditsDenis Villeneuve's daughter, Salomé Villeneuve, is listed as "Hazmat Suit Specialist".
- SoundtracksOn the Nature of Daylight
Written and Performed by Max Richter
Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Top review
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)
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
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- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- Story of Your Life
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- 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
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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