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Arrival

Movie
2016
1h 56m
PG-13
English
Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
User Score: 
7.8
Critic Score: 
88
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Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Arrival Poster

Arrival

PG-13
Movie
2016
1h 56m
English
Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.8
IMDB
Arrival (2016) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
88

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Amy Adams
Louise Banks
Jeremy Renner
Ian Donnelly
Forest Whitaker
Colonel Weber
Michael Stuhlbarg
Agent Halpern
Mark OBrien
Captain Marks
Tzi Ma
General Shang
Abigail Pniowsky
8-Year-Old Hannah
Julia Scarlett Dan
12-Year-Old Hannah
Jadyn Malone
6-Year-Old Hannah
Frank Schorpion
Dr. Kettler
Christian Jadah
Private Combs
Andrew Shaver
Environmental Tech
Pat Kiely
Environmental Tech
Sonia Vigneault
Dr. J. Bydwell
Mark Camacho
Richard Riley
Sabrina Reeves
Press Secretary
Julian Casey
Australian Scientist
Tony Robinow
British Scientist
Larry Day
CIA Officer Dan Ryder
Ruth Chiang
Chinese Scientist
Russell Yuen
Chinese Scientist
Sergiy Marchenko
Russian Officer
Directed By: Denis Villeneuve
Written By: Eric Heisserer (Screenplay)

Featured Comments/Tips

stormsm says...
8 years ago
If you're looking for an action and "turn brain off now" film, just don't watch it and spare us the 6-7 hearts review. I for one, am very tired from 500$m crap like Indi Day and Marvel's poop. So I was very excited to watch this one. This one is more like Spielberg's Encounters from the Third Kind. It's more about the characters in the film and the amazing journey they go through. It's mostly about the human behavior that will make you think. While it's not an End of the World aliens movie like Battle: Los Angeles, it still offers great amount of military presence and plenty of stuff that's going on. So if you actually want to care about an intelligent movie and use your head - go. Otherwise, go watch an X men. Highly recommended for some audience 10/10. 2-feb-2017 edit: Just came out on Bluray and I saw it again. Definitely keeping my rating.
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MonteMakaveli says...
8 years ago
Villeneuve follows up "Sicario" with a gem. A deep, twisty and emotional sci-fi piece. Aspects of time, how we view life experiences, communication and and if we would still choose paths even knowing the outcome are a few theme that are touched upon. Jóhannsson again composes a masterpiece score instilling the needed wonderment and fear first contact would dictate. And of course a great cast including Adams, Renner and Whitaker. Just awesome, gotta see it again!
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chazTV says...
8 years ago
Subtle, imaginative, and well-told story that doesn't rely on big-budget effects or a body count. Original, unique concepts weaved together for an enjoyable movie. If you're looking for high-tech space battles, fast-paced action and death -- this isn't that kind of SciFi -- move along... ;-)
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misnomer says...
8 years ago
Excellent sci-fi movie that requires an active brain to enjoy it... But I still wanted to know more about Portuguese! D:
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Featured User Reviews

jared
CONTAINS SPOILERS3/10  8 years ago
Denis Villenueve. A solid lineup. A different take on first contact. I loved Sicario but went in expecting a cerebral epic sci-fi.

That was a mistake.

Good things:
- Some really nice visual scenes
- Interesting aliens [spoiler]Calligraphy aliens![/spoiler]
- Clear theme of communication is More
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AndrewBloom
CONTAINS SPOILERS8/10  8 years ago
[8.2/10] It’s hard to talk about *Arrival* without spoiling the film. So much of what makes it more than just a well-done first contact story is tied up in its later developments. They recontextualize enough of the prior proceedings that trying to discuss the import or quality of the film without More
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RogueScholar
9/10  7 years ago
I don't believe I've ever been so captivated by such a deeply flawed movie as I am with Arrival. What others have written about far more insightfully than I could, namely that the acting is hollow at best, that the plot is nothing so much as a severely frayed thread in danger of completely u More
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Filipe Manuel Dias Neto
2 years ago
**An excellent film, where the main theme is not what it seems.**

In general, I'm not a big fan of movies involving aliens... in part because they seem extremely unlikely to me (I don't really believe there is another planet with intelligent and skilled living beings like humans, or at least not More
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