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Arrival
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- 2016
- Denis Villeneuve
- 116 mins
- 12
Summary
Science-fiction drama starring Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner. After 12 alien spacecraft land in locations around the world, linguistics professor Louise Banks is called in to try to decipher the visitors' language and open a line of communication. Do they come in peace or is humankind on the brink of war?
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A star rating of 4 out of 5.
Stephen Carty
At the beginning of this thoughtful movie, 12 alien spacecraft appear in various countries around the world. Why are they here? What do they want? In order to answer these questions, the American military recruits a renowned linguistics professor (Amy Adams) and a theoretical physicist (Jeremy Renner), who set about deciphering the strange language that the aliens use. Denis Villeneuve's film unfolds in a gradual, unhurried manner, building towards a game-changing development that might be hard to swallow for some viewers. For the most part, though, Arrival is a grounded, impressively crafted film that makes you feel as though you are right there with the characters. It's no action-drenched Independence Day, but if you like cerebral sci-fi movies that are driven by ideas, you're in for a treat.
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Cast
rolenameDr Louise BanksAmy AdamsIan DonnellyJeremy RennerColonel WeberForest WhitakerAgent HalpernMichael StuhlbargCaptain MarksMark O'Brien (2)General ShangMa Tzi
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rolenameDirectorDenis Villeneuve
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Theatrical distributor
Entertainment One
Released on
2016-11-10
Languages
English | Russian
Guidance
Swearing.
Available on
DVD and Blu-ray
Formats
Colour
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