2016 · 116 min · PG-13

Arrival

Name: Arrival
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
Released: 2016
Duration: 116 min
Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O'Brien

Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery

Arrival (2016) is a Drama film, directed by Denis Villeneuve set in Montana during the 2010s and the near future. It runs 116 minutes and is rated PG-13.

A alien invasion and time travel, with a contemplative and melancholic tone. Themes of grief & loss, identity, and isolation play out through non linear / fractured timeline and unreliable narrator.

Composer

Jóhann Jóhannsson

Cinematography

Bradford Young

Cast

Amy AdamsJeremy RennerForest WhitakerMichael StuhlbargMark O'BrienTzi MaAbigail PniowskyJulia Scarlett Dan

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Montana

Setting

Wilderness Off World

When

2010s Near Future

Premise & themes

Premise

Alien Invasion Time Travel

Themes

Grief & LossIdentityIsolation

Structure

Non Linear / Fractured TimelineUnreliable Narrator

Tone

ContemplativeMelancholicHopeful

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadFemale Led

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Premise & themes

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