Name: Arrival
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
Released: 2016-11-10
Duration: 1 h 56 min
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O'Brien

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Synopsis

Why are they here?

Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

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Details

Release date: November 10, 2016
Budget: $47M
Box office: $203.4M
Production: FilmNation Entertainment, Lava Bear Films, 21 Laps Entertainment
Country: United States of America
Languages: Mandarin, English, Russian
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mackqb9.0August 5, 2026

Very interesting. My biggest question is: is the “gift” that the heptapods give humanity both a blessing and a curse? Because they can now see into the future but are powerless against the waves of time. Is that why the humans had such a hard time translating that word, because it meant both? Thought provoking and intellectual. A movie to rival <i>Inception </i>