FEATURE FILM

The Arrival

6.0/10
TMDB895 votes
1996Original: English115 min

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.

Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff, Ron Silver, Teri Polo

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About The Arrival

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

The Arrival (1996) is a film in the science fiction, thriller, mystery genres. Directed by David Twohy. The cast includes Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff, Ron Silver.

Released
1996-05-31
Original language
English
Runtime
115 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Mexico, United States of America
Production companies
Live Entertainment, Steelwork Films, Mediaworks
Directors
David Twohy
Writers
David Twohy

The Arrival cast & characters

Audience reviews

6.0/10 from 895 TMDB votes. Ratings and reviews are supplied by TMDB. Reviews are attributed to their original authors.

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TMDB member review

Charlie Sheen channels his inner Kevin Smith in this unique take on the genre. Sure it's a little X-Files-y, and a lot of the twists are either glaringly obvious or make zero sense, but by and large it's pretty original. The climate-change message does beat you over the head a little, but only gently, which I can handle. Obviously it didn't take anyway, considering we're here twenty years later and the problem's only…

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Charlie Sheen channels his inner Kevin Smith in this unique take on the genre. Sure it's a little X-Files-y, and a lot of the twists are either glaringly obvious or make zero sense, but by and large it's pretty original. The climate-change message does beat you over the head a little, but only gently, which I can handle. Obviously it didn't take anyway, considering we're here twenty years later and the problem's only gotten worse. _Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole._

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What is The Arrival about?

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.

Who stars in The Arrival?

Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff, Ron Silver, Teri Polo, Phyllis Applegate. See the cast cards above for character names.

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