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Arrival
Why are they here?
Genres
DramaScience FictionMystery
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$47000000
Revenue
$203388186
Runtime
116 min
Release Date
2016-11-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
18445
Vote Average
7.616
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Amy Adams
Louise Banks
Jeremy Renner
Ian Donnelly
Forest Whitaker
Colonel Weber
Michael Stuhlbarg
Agent Halpern
Mark O'Brien
Captain Marks
Tzi Ma
General Shang
Abigail Pniowsky
8-Year-Old Hannah
Julia Scarlett Dan
12-Year-Old Hannah
Jadyn Malone
6-Year-Old Hannah
Frank Schorpion
Dr. Kettler
Lucas Chartier-Dessert
Private Lasky
Christian Jadah
Private Combs
Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld
CNAC Anchor
Andrew Shaver
Environmental Tech
Pat Kiely
Environmental Tech
Sonia Vigneault
Dr. J. Bydwell
Mark Camacho
Richard Riley
Sabrina Reeves
Press Secretary
Julian Casey
Australian Scientist
Tony Robinow
British Scientist
Larry Day
CIA Officer Dan Ryder
Matthew Willson
Preacher
Ruth Chiang
Chinese Scientist
Russell Yuen
Chinese Scientist
Sergiy Marchenko
Russian Officer
Anana Rydvald
Swedish Scientist
Bineyam Girma
Sudan Representative
Abdelghafour Elaaziz
African Representative
Abdul Ayoola
Sierra Leone Representative
Alex M. Yeuh
Japanese Minister
Daniel Esteban
Venezuelan Representative
Albert Kwan
Chinese Man
Brittany Teo
Student with Smartphone
Joe Cobden
Cryptographer
Lorne Brass
Cryptographer
Genevieve Sirois
Cryptographer
Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon
Science Team Member
Michael Nangreaves
Science Team Member
Reda Guerinik
Communications Operator
Adrien Benn
Communications Operator
Sasha Samar
Communications Operator
Kathleen Stavert
Communications Operator
Kattia Thony
Nurse
Leisa Reid
Nurse
Brent Skagford
Lieutenant
Gurdeep Ahluwalia
Soldier
Shawn Campbell
TV Anchor
Brian Dunstan
TV Anchor
Dan Duran
TV Anchor
Lori Graham
TV Anchor
Orla Johannes
TV Anchor
John Sanford Moore
TV Anchor
Sangita Patel
TV Anchor
Hal Roberts
TV Anchor
Camille Ross
TV Anchor
Ola Sturik
TV Anchor
Tammie Sutherland
TV Anchor
Max Walker
TV Anchor
Marc-André Goulet
Motion Capture Heptapod
Paul-Antoine Taillefer
Motion Capture Heptapod
Martin Jr Pelletier
Motion Capture Heptapod
Carmela Nozza Guizzo
4-Year-Old Hannah (uncredited)
Robert D. Morais
Master Sergeant Douglas (uncredited)
Mustafa Haidari
Foreign Correspondent (uncredited)
Philippe Hartmann
Halpern's Deputy Director (uncredited)
Laurean Adrian Parau
US Army Major (uncredited)
Nathaly Thibault
Gala Guest (uncredited)
Leslie Baker
Middle Aged Woman (uncredited)
Dave Campbell
Soldier (uncredited)
Alexander Da Mota
Venezuelan Military (uncredited)
Akul Dang
Pakistani Scientist (uncredited)
Frank Fiola
Soldier (uncredited)
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