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The Arrival (1996)

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

  • May 31, 1996
  • 1h 55m
  • PG-13

6.0/10

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893 votes on TMDB

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About This Movie

The Arrival is a 1996 science fiction and thriller film directed by David Twohy. Its leading cast includes Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse and Richard Schiff. It runs for 1 hour 55 minutes. It belongs to The Arrival Collection.

Synopsis

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.

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Before You Pick

Time needed
1 hour 55 minutes
Age rating (US)
PG-13
Language
English
Audience signal
6.0/10 from 893 TMDB votes

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Cast

  • Charlie Sheen Zane Zaminski
  • Lindsay Crouse Ilana Green
  • Richard Schiff Calvin
  • Ron Silver Gordian
  • Teri Polo Char
  • Phyllis Applegate Mrs. Roosevelt
  • Tony T. Johnson Kiki
  • Alan Coates Terraformer
  • Leon Rippy DOD #1
  • Buddy Joe Hooker DOD #2
  • Javier Morga Co-Worker
  • David Villalpando Cabbie
  • María Luisa Coronel Maid
  • Mónica Dionne Reporter #1
  • Alejandro Usigli Reporter #2
  • Jacqueline Voltaire Reporter #3
  • Luisa Huertas Security Woman
  • Roger Cudney JPL Official

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