My review
“A precise, melancholy science-fiction film about language, grief, and the choices that give a life its shape. It gets more moving every time I return to it.”
Film details
Arrival
2016116 minDrama · Science Fiction · Mystery
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.
Director
Denis Villeneuve
Watched
24 September 2026
Personal score
9.2/ 10
Cast & crew
Denis Villeneuve
Director
Amy Adams
Louise Banks
Jeremy Renner
Ian Donnelly
Forest Whitaker
Colonel Weber
Michael Stuhlbarg
Agent Halpern