Arrival (film)

This article is about the 2016 science fiction film. For other films named Arrival, see Arrival (disambiguation) § Film.

Arrival
Poster showing scene from movie with the alien craft and helicopters, along with images of the three main actors from the film
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDenis Villeneuve
Screenplay byEric Heisserer
Based on"Story of Your Life"
by Ted Chiang
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyBradford Young
Edited byJoe Walker
Music byJóhann Jóhannsson
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release dates
  • September 1, 2016 (2016-09-01) (Venice)
  • November 11, 2016 (2016-11-11) (United States)
Running time
116 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$47 million[2]
Box office$203.4 million[3]

Arrival is a 2016 American science fiction drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve and adapted by Eric Heisserer, who conceived the project as a spec script based on the 1998 short story "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang. The film stars Amy Adams as Louise Banks, a linguist enlisted by the United States Army to discover how to communicate with extraterrestrials who have arrived on Earth, before tensions lead to war. Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, and Michael Stuhlbarg appear in supporting roles.

Arrival had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2016, and was released theatrically in the United States by Paramount Pictures on November 11, 2016. It grossed $203 million worldwide and received critical acclaim, with particular praise for Adams's performance, Villeneuve's direction, and the exploration of communication with extraterrestrial intelligence. Considered one of the best films of 2016, Arrival appeared on numerous critics' year-end lists and was selected by the American Film Institute as one of ten "Movies of the Year".[4][5]

It received eight nominations at the 89th Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Adapted Screenplay, and won Best Sound Editing. For her performance, Adams received nominations for a BAFTA, SAG, Critics' Choice, and at the 74th Golden Globe Awards, Adams was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and Jóhann Jóhannsson was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score.[6] The film was awarded the Ray Bradbury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Presentation and the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 2017.[7][8] The score by Jóhannsson was nominated for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 60th Grammy Awards.[9]

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  8. ^ "2017 Hugo Awards". zhugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. December 31, 2016. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  9. ^ "See The Full List Of 60th GRAMMY Winners". GRAMMY.com. November 27, 2017. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.