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6.0Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.
Released: 1996-05-31115 minDir: David TwohyScience Fiction, Thriller, HorrorBudget: $25.0MBox office: $14.1MPart of: The Arrival Collection
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Cast
- Charlie Sheen as Zane Zaminski
- Lindsay Crouse as Ilana Green
- Richard Schiff as Calvin
- Ron Silver as Gordian
- Teri Polo as Char
- Phyllis Applegate as Mrs. Roosevelt
Themes
- greenhouse effect
- global warming
- alien
- extraterrestrial
- astronomer
- conspiracy
- scientist
- alien invasion
- foot chase
- desert
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Ratings
IMDb
6.2/10
41,138 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
65%
Metacritic
56/100
- Year
- 1996
- Runtime
- 115 min
- Genres
- Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 115
- FilmAffinity ID
- 976922
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- publication date
- 1997-05-01
- title
- The Arrival
- capital cost
- 25000000
- review score
- 6.2/10
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