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The Arrival

1996 ·1h 55m · ★ 6.0 (816)

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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Director

David Twohy David Twohy
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Cast

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
14
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
50
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
57
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
20
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
73
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
33
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
28
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
50
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AlienConspiracyExtraterrestrial

Setting

Desert

Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanization
Phobia triggers

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TMDB Keywords

alien invasionalien languagealiensastronomerclimatologistcosmic zoomfoot chaseglobal warminggolf clubgreenhouse effectliquid nitrogenobservatoryradio telescoperollerbladessatellite dishscientistscrewdriver

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