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Arrival
Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy emotionally resonant first-contact stories that treat language, time, and human connection as profound mysteries.
- Tone
- cerebral, contemplative, melancholic
- Payoff
- revelation, heartbreak
- Pacing
- slow-burn
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- non-linear
- Themes
- communication, language, determinism, grief, human connection
- Setting
- near future, global military sites and remote landing zones
Content dimensions
0–5, community averageSex & nudity 1 rating 0/5
Violence & gore 1 rating 1/5
Language 1 rating 1/5
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