Arrival (2016)

Directed by

Denis Villeneuve

Genre

drama film, science fiction film, mystery film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 19,521 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A linguist is called in by the military to figure out how to talk to aliens that have landed in different spots around the globe. The clock is ticking as international tensions rise and the threat of war looms.

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What happens

Arrival is a 2016 American science fiction drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Eric Heisserer, based on the 1998 novella "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. The film stars Amy Adams as Louise Banks, a linguist engaged by the United States Army to discover how to communicate with extraterrestrials who have arrived on Earth, before tensions lead to war. Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, and Michael Stuhlbarg appear in supporting roles. Arrival had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2016, and was released theatrically in the United States by Paramount Pictures on November 11, 2016. It grossed $203 million worldwide and received widespread acclaim with praise directed towards Adams's performance, Villeneuve's direction, and the exploration of communication with extraterrestrial intelligence. Considered one of the best films of 2016, Arrival appeared on numerous critics' year-end lists and was selected by the American Film Institute as one of ten "Movies of the Year". It received eight nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Adapted Screenplay, winning Best Sound Editing. For her performance, Adams received nominations for a BAFTA, SAG, Critics' Choice; at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, Adams was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and Jóhann Jóhannsson was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score. The film was awarded the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation and the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 2017. The score by Jóhann was nominated for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 60th Grammy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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