Arrival Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team is brought together to investigate.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team - lead by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) - is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers – and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.

Drama Sci-Fi Thriller Mystery

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Arrival.

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  Amy Adams

  ... Dr. Louise Banks

  Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Nightbitch

• 
  Jeremy Renner

  Avengers: Infinity War, 28 Weeks Later

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  Forest Whitaker

  Megalopolis, The King of Kings

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  Michael Stuhlbarg

  ... Agent Halpern

  The Shape of Water, After the Hunt

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  Mark O'Brien

  ... Captain Marks

  Nuremberg, Parallel

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  Tzi Ma

  ... General Shang

  The Jade Pendant, Tigertail

Crew Behind the Film

The Arrival behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Denis Villeneuve last directed Dune: Part Two and Dune. The film's writer Eric Heisserer last wrote Shadow and Bone and Bloodshot.

Director

Denis Villeneuve

Screenwriter

Eric Heisserer

Producer

Shawn Levy

Additional Information

All Trailers

Official Arrival movie trailers and clips.

Production Details

What we know about the Arrival movie production.

Key Facts

• Paramount picked up rights to U.S. and Canada at 2014's Cannes Film Festival.
• Based on the short story by noted science-fiction author Ted Chiang.

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