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Arrival (2016)

PG-13 | | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi | 11 November 2016 (USA)
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A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications.

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Private Lasky
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Storyline

When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team - led by expert linguist Louise Banks - 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.

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Rated PG-13 for brief strong language | See all certifications »

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$47,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$24,000,000 (USA) (11 November 2016)

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$81,451,708 (USA) (9 December 2016)
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Trivia

Octopi, whales, elephants, and spiders were all sources of inspiration when it came to creating the aliens, Abbott and Costello. Director Denis Villeneuve wanted their design to evoke a very strong presence, an air of intelligence, and the feeling of being close to a "huge beast underwater." He also wanted the aliens to feel like something you might imagine in a surreal dream or nightmare and, in the later stages of the film, he wanted them to be suggestive of the Grim Reaper. See more »

Goofs

The Chinese general speaks strange Chinese with strong Cantonese accent. This can't be real in modern Chinese military, or his colleagues and other soldiers wouldn't even understand him most of the time. See more »

Quotes

Agent Halpern: We have to consider the idea that our visitors are prodding us to fight among ourselves until only one faction prevails
Dr. Louise Banks: There's no evidence of that.
Agent Halpern: Sure there is. Just grab a history book. The British with India, the German with Rwanda,
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Crazy Credits

Right after the cast credits, "On the Nature of Daylight" by Max Richter is given an extra credit as the "Beginning and end music" in addition to the usual soundtrack credit near the end of the credit roll. See more »

Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Amy Adams/Joe Buck/Morgane & Chris Stapleton (2016) See more »

Soundtracks

Serenade in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52: IV Larghetto
Written by Antonín Dvorák
Performed by the Berlin Chamber Players
Benoît Fromanger, Conductor
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Best of the "smart" sci fi forks...
19 November 2016 | by (North America) – See all my reviews

To this reviewer, there are two kinds of sci fi.

The common type dates back to Buck Rogers and has more modern iterations in Star Trek and Star Wars. Action and mayhem.

The other type, the "smart" or intellectual type, is harder to classify. It has been around forever but appears and disappears randomly. Consider the DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951/2008) or CUBE (1997) or the more recent MARTIAN (2015).

Or simply give it up and consider ARRIVAL the best example of the "Smart" genre ever done.

And if Ms. Adams does not get an Oscar nod for picking this film up and carrying it to the finish line (oh those eyes!) this reviewer will eat his review.

A must see.
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