Film1996115 min

The Arrival

Name: The Arrival
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller
Released: 1996
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff, Ron Silver, Teri Polo

Taste attributes: science fictionthrillermonster/alien/supernaturalmysterysportsunsavouryimaginaryintricateglossyall consuming questgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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"The greatest danger facing our world has been the planet's best kept secret... until now."

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and layered: a polished sci-fi film, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.0 /10

TMDB · 527 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.

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