Arrival

2016 · 1h 56m · 7.6

Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery

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.

Denis Villeneuve

Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O'Brien, Tzi Ma, Abigail Pniowsky, Julia Scarlett Dan, Jadyn Malone, Frank Schorpion

spacecraft, extraterrestrial technology, loss, time, alien, language, female protagonist, scientist, heartbreak, based on short story, alien contact, military, alien language, linguist, first contact, communication, linguistics, time-manipulation, complex, determinism