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"Arrival" is a 2016 science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve about humanity's attempt to communicate with mysterious alien visitors. The film explores themes of language, time, and human connection through the story of a linguist working to understand an extraterrestrial species.
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7.6Taking 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.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- spacecraft
- extraterrestrial technology
- loss
- time
- alien
- language
- female protagonist
- scientist
- heartbreak
- based on short story
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- mystery film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Story of Your Life
- Main subject
- alien language
- Director
- Denis Villeneuve
- Screenwriter
- Ted Chiang
- Cast member
- Michael Stuhlbarg
- Composer
- Jóhann Jóhannsson
- Producer
- Shawn Levy
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Bradford Young
- Narrative location
- Montana
- Filming location
- Place des Arts
- Duration
- 116
- FilmAffinity ID
- 288897
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.arrivalmovie.com
- Image
- Arrival 2016 Film.png
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- publication date
- 2016-11-24
- title
- Arrival
- film editor
- Joe Walker
- distributed by
- Hulu
- production designer
- Patrice Vermette
- after a work by
- Ted Chiang
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- box office
- 100546139
- capital cost
- 47000000
- fabrication method
- rendering
- item operated
- Arnold
- Commons category
- Arrival (film)
- social media followers
- 10180
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 81/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Arrival is a 2016 American science fiction drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Eric Heisserer, based on the 1998 novella "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. The film stars Amy Adams as Louise Banks, a linguist engaged by the United States Army to discover how to communicate with extraterrestrials who have arrived on Earth, before tensions lead to war. Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, and Michael Stuhlbarg appear in supporting roles.
Arrival had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2016, and was released theatrically in the United States by Paramount Pictures on November 11, 2016. It grossed $203 million worldwide and received widespread acclaim with praise directed towards Adams's performance, Villeneuve's direction, and the exploration of communication with extraterrestrial intelligence. Considered one of the best films of 2016, Arrival appeared on numerous critics' year-end lists and was selected by the American Film Institute as one of ten "Movies of the Year".
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