20161h 56mDir. Denis Villeneuve

Arrival

Name: Arrival
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
Released: 2016-11-10
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 4.5
Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O'Brien

“Why are they here?”

DramaScience FictionMystery

4.5 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 4.5 ★vs2nd Half: 4.5 ★

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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.

Starring:Amy Adams,Jeremy Renner,Forest Whitaker,Michael Stuhlbarg,Mark O'Brien

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Amy Adams

Louise Banks

Jeremy Renner

Ian Donnelly

Forest Whitaker

Colonel Weber

Michael Stuhlbarg

Agent Halpern

Mark O'Brien

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

Lucas Chartier-Dessert

Private Lasky

Christian Jadah

Private Combs

Key Production Crew

Director

Denis Villeneuve

Screenplay & Writers

Ted Chiang, Eric Heisserer, Jessica Coon

Cinematography

Bradford Young

Original Score

Jóhann Jóhannsson

Producers

Dan Levine, Shawn Levy, David Linde

Film Details

Budget$47,000,000

Box Office Revenue$203,388,186

Original Languageen

Production Studios

FilmNation EntertainmentLava Bear Films21 Laps Entertainment

Keywords & Themes

#spacecraft#extraterrestrial technology#loss#time#alien#language#female protagonist#scientist#heartbreak#based on short story

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.5

I can hear someone whistling, dogs barking, a bike passing & the silence of silence in the far distance. To kill this silence is a voice inside my head, narrating what all to write here. O - time. Ø - Linear for us wh...

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