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IMDb rating 7.9
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Critic rating 8.7

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Caroline Hjortshøj
rated 6

Made me scared that aliens exist

1 year ago
Jackson Holiday Wheeler
rated 10

Such an amazing film! Gripping and with a powerful message. It’s not the fastest paced movie, but it keeps you engaged all throughout. Highly recommended!

4 years ago
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Tomas Bäckman

Different and very interesting and complex about meeting and trying to communicating with strange beings.

2 years ago
5h4pkn5hny
rated 10

Best piece I have seen in this category. So beautiful. And actually gives hope 💕

1 year ago
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi contact drama is dreamy, freaky, audacious.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Dan Jolin
rated 10

...a beautifully polished puzzle box of a story whose emotional and cerebral heft should enable it to withstand nit-picky scrutiny.

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Critic Robbie Collin
rated 10

...dazzling science-fiction that will leave you speechless

Read full review at The Telegraph
Critic Mark Kermode
rated 8

At a time when some of us, appalled by events on Earth, are looking to the stars for reassurance that love can indeed trump tragedy, 'Arrival' may be just the poem we need...

Read full review at The Guardian

Cast & Crew

Pat Kiely
As Environmental Tech
Pat Kiely
Director
Forest Whitaker
As Colonel G. T. Weber
Larry Day
As Deputy Director of the CIA Dan Ryder
Amy Adams
As Dr. Louise Banks
Russell Yuen
As Chinese Scientist

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Arrival is a thought-provoking science fiction film that follows linguist Louise Banks' journey to communicate with aliens who have landed on Earth. As she delves deeper into their language, she discovers a profound connection that threatens to upend her life and the entire human race. With the world on the brink of war, Louise and her team race against time to uncover the truth behind the aliens' enigmatic message. As tensions rise and nations turn against each other, the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. Can Louise find a way to communicate with the aliens before it's too late?

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