Movie
Arrival
2016PG-131h 56m7.6 / 10
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.
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Synopsis
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.
More about Arrival
Cast
Amy AdamsLouise Banks
Jeremy RennerIan Donnelly
Forest WhitakerColonel Weber
Michael StuhlbargAgent Halpern
Mark O'BrienCaptain Marks
Tzi MaGeneral Shang
Abigail Pniowsky8-Year-Old Hannah
Julia Scarlett Dan12-Year-Old HannahCredits
- Directed by
- Denis Villeneuve
- Written by
- Eric Heisserer
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $47M
- Box office
- $203.4M
Production
FilmNation EntertainmentUnited States- Lava Bear FilmsUnited States
21 Laps EntertainmentUnited States
Themes
alienalien contactalien languagebased on short storycommunicationcomplexdeterminismextraterrestrial technology
