Arrival
When mysterious vessels touch down around the world, a linguist is recruited to find a way to talk with whatever is inside them before fear outpaces understanding.
- Type
- Film
- Released
- 2016
- Director
- Denis Villeneuve
- Length
- 116 min · One sitting
- Rated
- MPA PG-13
- Critics' average
- 86/100 across 3 published scores
Genres
Science fiction · Alien encounter · Hard science fiction · Drama · Psychological drama
What it feels like
Language & communication · First contact & the alien · Grief & loss · Time & causality · Knowledge & curiosity · Contemplative · Melancholic · Sense of wonder
Connected stories
- Is an adaptation of Story of Your Life