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Arrival is a 2016 American science fiction drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve and adapted by Eric Heisserer, who conceived the project as a spec script based on the 1998 short story "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang.
- $203.4 million
- Jóhann Jóhannsson
- $47 million
Nov 11, 2016 · A linguist tries to communicate with alien lifeforms after 12 mysterious spacecraft land on Earth. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this Oscar-winning drama.
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- Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
- Denis Villeneuve
- 2016-11-11
Linguistics professor Louise Banks (Amy Adams) leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touch down in 12 locations around the world.
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- Denis Villeneuve
- PG-13
- Amy Adams
Nov 11, 2016 · A sci-fi film about the day the universe changed and a linguist who tries to communicate with 12 alien visitors. Read Roger Ebert's review of Denis Villeneuve's ambitious and moving film, starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner.
Apr 14, 2024 · The ending of Arrival is a stunning twist that reveals the aliens have the ability to see into the future and that Louise Banks' visions of her daughter are glimpses of the future. The film explores how humans react to extraterrestrial visitors and how one linguist tries to prevent a third World War. The ending asks audiences to consider the meaning of time and the future.
- Denis Villeneuve
- Senior Resource Writer
- Amy Adams
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A linguist tries to communicate with alien visitors who have arrived on Earth in 12 mysterious spacecraft. She discovers that their language and time are different from ours, and that they have a gift for humanity.