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Arrival

"Why are they here?"

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Ratings & Reviews

IMDb
7.9/10
852,057 votes
94/100
Fresh
M
81/100
Metascore
TMDB
7.6/10
19,272 votes
Great
Average
Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

4

Wins

📋

9

Nominations

🏆

Academy Awards

🏆 1 win📋 7 nominations
Won
Best Sound Editing
Nominated
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Sound
Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Best Film Editing
📽️

Critics' Choice

🏆 1 win
Won
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie
🏅

Other Awards

🏆 2 wins📋 1 nomination
Won
Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Nominated
AACTA International for Best Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$47.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$203.4M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$100,546,139

United States

Profit

+$156.4M

ROI: +333%

Budget Recovery433% of budget
$0|Budget: $47.0M|Revenue: $203.4M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

287.7K

Daily Avg

4.8K

7-Day Trend

+1%
30 days agoToday
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Based On

Story of Your Life

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Bas-Saint-Laurent
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4 Locations Found

Story Setting

Set In
MontanaShanghai

Themes & Subjects

#predestination#alienlanguage#firstcontactfiction#communicationwithextraterrestrialintelligence#linguistics

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Bradford Young

Film Editing

Joe Walker

Music / Score

Jóhann Jóhannsson

Costume Design

Renée April

Production Design

Patrice Vermette

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Distributors

NetflixHuluParamount PicturesInterCom

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.39:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Arrival

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United States of AmericaPG-13
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United Kingdom12A
Sky Go, Now TV CinemaApple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, BFI Player, YouTubeApple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaPG
Netflix, Netflix Standard with AdsApple TV Store, CosmoGo, FlixFling, Amazon Video, PlexApple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
AustraliaM
Amazon Prime Video, Stan, Amazon Prime Video with AdsJustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TVApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
IndiaUA
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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13
United Kingdom12A
Canada18A
AustraliaM
Germany12
FranceTP
IndiaUA
JapanG

+24 more countries

Production

Director

Denis Villeneuve

Writers

Ted Chiang, Eric Heisserer, Jessica Coon

Production Companies

FilmNation EntertainmentLava Bear Films21 Laps Entertainment

Cast

Amy Adams photo

Amy Adams

Louise Banks

Jeremy Renner photo

Jeremy Renner

Ian Donnelly

Forest Whitaker photo

Forest Whitaker

Colonel Weber

Michael Stuhlbarg photo

Michael Stuhlbarg

Agent Halpern

Mark O'Brien photo

Mark O'Brien

Captain Marks

Tzi Ma photo

Tzi Ma

General Shang

Abigail Pniowsky photo

Abigail Pniowsky

8-Year-Old Hannah

Julia Scarlett Dan photo

Julia Scarlett Dan

12-Year-Old Hannah

Jadyn Malone photo

Jadyn Malone

6-Year-Old Hannah

Frank Schorpion photo

Frank Schorpion

Dr. Kettler

Lucas Chartier-Dessert photo

Lucas Chartier-Dessert

Private Lasky

Christian Jadah photo

Christian Jadah

Private Combs

Tags & Keywords

spacecraftextraterrestrial technologylosstimealienlanguagefemale protagonistscientistheartbreakbased on short storyalien contactmilitaryalien languagelinguistfirst contact

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