Arrival

Release Date: Friday, November 11, 2016 Nationwide

Amy Adams, Tzi Ma, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Shawn Levy, Denis Villeneuve, Michael Stuhlbarg, Eric Heisserer, Mark O'Brien

When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team is brought together to investigate.

PG-13 Drama 1 hr, 56 m

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When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team is brought together to investigate.

Plot

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Plot
When mysterious spacecrafts touch down across the globe, an elite team - lead by expert linguist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) - is brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers – and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.
Cited as official plot version from paramount.com
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Crew Behind the Film

The Arrival behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Denis Villeneuve last directed Dune: Part Two and Dune. The film's writer Eric Heisserer last wrote Shadow and Bone and Bloodshot.

Screenwriter
Producer
Shawn Levy

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for brief strong language
Runtime
1 hr, 56 m
Tagline
Why are they here.
Also known as
Story of Your Life

Language
English

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Production Details

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Key Facts

  • Paramount picked up rights to U.S. and Canada at 2014's Cannes Film Festival.
  • Based on the short story by noted science-fiction author Ted Chiang.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced. Set to begin shooting in 2013. Casting is currently underway.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Arrival was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, November 11, 2016 . There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including Almost Christmas, Shut In and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk.



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Thu., Feb. 2, 2017

  • Added a running time of 116 minutes

  • Set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for brief strong language

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