The Arrival
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The Arrival

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

6.0 / 10 1996 1h 55mPG-13 English
Science FictionThrillerHorror

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen

Zane Zaminski

Lead
Lindsay Crouse

Lindsay Crouse

Ilana Green

Richard Schiff

Richard Schiff

Calvin

Ron Silver

Ron Silver

Gordian

Teri Polo

Teri Polo

Char

Phyllis Applegate

Phyllis Applegate

Mrs. Roosevelt

Tony T. Johnson

Tony T. Johnson

Kiki

Alan Coates

Alan Coates

Terraformer

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Twohy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Arrival is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker