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Arrival

Arrival (2016)

⭐ 8.0 | PG-13 | 116 minutes
DVD (1 discs ) Blu-ray (1 discs ) Digital ✓
Genre: Science Fiction
Aspect Ratio: Wide
Sound: DD 5.1
Academy Awards: 1 Win , 8 Nominations

Synopsis

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. Linguistics professor Louise Banks leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touchdown in 12 locations around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors. Hoping to unravel the mystery, she takes a chance that could threaten her life and quite possibly all of mankind.

Cast

Amy Adams
Forest Whitaker
Tzi Ma
Jeremy Renner
Michael Stuhlbarg
Mark O`Brien
Abigail Pniowsky
Julia Scarlett Dan
Jadyn Malone
Frank Schorpion
Lucas Chartier-Dessert
Christian Jadah
Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld
Andrew Shaver
Pat Kiely

Director

Denis Villeneuve

Awards & Nominations

  • Oscar Nominee: Best Achievement in Production Design
  • Oscar Nominee: Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
  • Oscar Nominee: Best Cinematography
  • Oscar Nominee: Best Director
  • Oscar Nominee: Best Film Editing
  • Oscar Nominee: Best Picture
  • Oscar Nominee: Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
  • Oscar Winner: Best Achievement in Sound Editing

Keywords

Academy Award Winners Adventure Artificial Intelligence Science Fiction Space

Technical Specifications

Audio Languages

English, French, Spanish

Subtitle Languages

English, French, Spanish

Special Features

  • Featurettes/Behind-The-Scenes/Documentaries
  • Xenolinguistics: Understanding Arrival
  • Acoustic Signatures: The Sound Design
  • Eternal Recurrence: The Score
  • Nonlinear Thinking: The Editorial Process
  • Principles of Time, Memory & Language
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