Why are they here?
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 (2016) is a drama, science fiction and mystery film directed by Denis Villeneuve, released on November 10, 2016 with a runtime of 1h 56m. It stars Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker and Michael Stuhlbarg. Viewers rate it 7.6 out of 10 across 19,830 ratings.
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Amy Adams
as Louise Banks
Jeremy Renner
as Ian Donnelly
Forest Whitaker
as Colonel Weber
Michael Stuhlbarg
as Agent Halpern
Mark O'Brien
as Captain Marks
Tzi Ma
as General Shang
Abigail Pniowsky
as 8-Year-Old Hannah
Julia Scarlett Dan
as 12-Year-Old Hannah
Jadyn Malone
as 6-Year-Old Hannah
Frank Schorpion
as Dr. Kettler
Lucas Chartier-Dessert
as Private Lasky
Christian Jadah
as Private Combs
Directed by Denis Villeneuve, written by Ted Chiang, Eric Heisserer and Jessica Coon, produced by Shawn Levy, Karen Lunder and Dan Levine.
Average viewer score of 7.6/10 from 19,830 ratings.
Prior to approaching this film, a word of warning that it is what many like to call a "thinking person's sci-fi". If you're going to watch this, I beg that you dedicate your utmost attention to it, as it is truly one rewarding experiences, one of the smartest, most well-constructed science fiction marvels of recent years. 'Arrival' is Villeneuve's magnum opus. Firstly, to put your mind at ease, I won't be analysing…
Reviewed on December 3, 2016
Denis Villenueve offers a great film, but one that is exactly what the trailer put forth, this is not a Sci-Fi War film waiting to happen, or a modern-day horror. It's a character-driven piece about politics, life, humanity and communication. _Final rating:★★★½ - I strongly recommend you make the time._
Reviewed on December 5, 2016
**It was a perfect contact, but troubled at the communication.** The film was decent. Nowadays there are lots of altered versions coming that you won't easily say those are the remakes or reboots or spin- offs or whatever they call them in these days. Like 'Premotheus' to 'Alien', this film can remind you a few titles from the past, but 'Contact' is what the majority of us believes it got inspired. The eight Oscars…
Reviewed on February 26, 2017
"I have a brilliant idea for a movie so what we do is we watch scientists step-by-step learn to communicate with an alien species" "That's awesome but we need an emotional component or audiences will be bored" "Okay the main scientist's daughter is dead and we show clips of that every couple minutes" "Greenlight"
Reviewed on April 7, 2018
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Arrival (2016) is available to stream on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling and Plex. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Arrival (2016) includes Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg and Mark O'Brien. The film was directed by Denis Villeneuve. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Arrival was released on November 10, 2016 and runs for 1h 56m.
Arrival (2016) holds an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from 19,830 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, science fiction and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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