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Last modified: Feb. 2, 2017

Arrival

Release Date: Friday, November 11, 2016 Theaters

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

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Starring: Amy Adams Jeremy Renner Forest Whitaker Michael Stuhlbarg Mark O'Brien

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 56 m

  • 3.7 / 5
86% 14%

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

Plot

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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.
Cited as official plot version from paramount.com
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Top Cast

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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.

Screenwriter
Producer
Shawn Levy

Production Details

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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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Changed the movie production status to Announced. Set to begin shooting in 2013. Casting is currently underway.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for brief strong language
Runtime
1 hr, 56 m
Tagline
Why are they here.
Also known as
Story of Your Life

Language
English

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Release Dates

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Arrival was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, November 11, 2016. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including Almost Christmas, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk and Shut In.

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