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Arrival

  • 20162016
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
680K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
499
14
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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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
680K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
499
14
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • 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
    • 2.2KUser reviews
    • 738Critic reviews
    • 81Metascore
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 70 wins & 269 nominations total

    Videos41

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    Arrival
    Trailer 2:26
    Arrival
    Human
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    They Need To See Me
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    They Need To See Me
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    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 Banks
    Jeremy Renner
    Jeremy Renner
    • Ian Donnelly
    Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    • Colonel Weber
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    Michael Stuhlbarg
    • Agent Halpern
    Mark O'Brien
    Mark O'Brien
    • Captain Marks
    Tzi Ma
    Tzi Ma
    • General Shang
    Abigail Pniowsky
    Abigail Pniowsky
    • 8-Year-Old-Hannah
    Julia Scarlett Dan
    Julia Scarlett Dan
    • 12-Year-Old-Hannah
    Jadyn Malone
    Jadyn Malone
    • 6-Year-Old-Hannah
    Frank Schorpion
    Frank Schorpion
    • Dr. Kettler
    Lucas Chartier-Dessert
    • Private Lasky
    Christian Jadah
    Christian Jadah
    • Private Combs
    Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld
    • CNAC Anchor
    Andrew Shaver
    Andrew Shaver
    • Environmental Tech
    Pat Kiely
    Pat Kiely
    • Environmental Tech
    Sonia Vigneault
    • Dr. J. Bydwell
    Mark Camacho
    Mark Camacho
    • Richard Riley
    Sabrina Reeves
    Sabrina Reeves
    • 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
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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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 reviews2.2K

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    An Emotional refereshing Sci-Fi movie
    Believe the hype because Arrival was great! The film was able to pay omoge to other Sci-Fi films while remaining it own thing. The way the story is told is much different from other Sci-Fi movies involving extra terrestrials such as Independence Day, which makes the film all the interesting. The way the score was used was also fantastic, and will stay in your head long after you have seen it. The performances in the movie particularly Amy Adams were all very good. The film also had implications and subtitles that will stick with you as well. The film manages to be smart without making the plot overly complex while still remaining fun. The only real issues I can find in this film is that there are convenices, as well as a bit to much chesse in some areas, but it never ditracted from my enjoyment of the movie. Overall I highly recommend you check this movie out and I'm giving Arrival an 8/10!
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    • tagerjd
    • Sep 18, 2016

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 11, 2016 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • 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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