---
title: 'Arrival (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Denis Villeneuve'
released: '2016-11-10'
runtime_minutes: 116
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Science Fiction'
  - 'Mystery'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/arrival-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2543164/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Arrival (2016)

2016 · PG-13 · 116 min · Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

Arrival is a 2016 American science fiction drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Eric Heisserer, based on the 1998 novella "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. The film stars Amy Adams as Louise Banks, a linguist engaged by the United States Army to discover how to communicate with extraterrestrials who have arrived on Earth, before tensions lead to war. Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, and Michael Stuhlbarg appear in supporting roles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Denis Villeneuve](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-villeneuve)
- **Screenplay:** [Ted Chiang](https://cinepixo.com/people/ted-chiang), [Eric Heisserer](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-heisserer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jóhann Jóhannsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/johann-johannsson)
- **Producer:** [Shawn Levy](https://cinepixo.com/people/shawn-levy)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bradford Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/bradford-young)
- **Editor:** [Joe Walker](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-walker)

## Cast

- [Jeremy Renner](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-renner) as Ian Donnelly
- [Mark O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-o-brien) as Captain Marks
- [Michael Stuhlbarg](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-stuhlbarg) as Agent Halpern
- [Forest Whitaker](https://cinepixo.com/people/forest-whitaker) as Colonel G. T. Weber
- [Tzi Ma](https://cinepixo.com/people/tzi-ma) as General Shang
- [Amy Adams](https://cinepixo.com/people/amy-adams) as Dr. Louise Banks
- [Frank Schorpion](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-schorpion) as Dr. Kettler
- [Sangita Patel](https://cinepixo.com/people/sangita-patel)

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Official site: http://www.arrivalmovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/arrival-2016
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