The Arrival (1996) movie poster

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.

Why it matters
2 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
14
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
57
Supernatural
20
Creature
73
Disturbing
50
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
28
Survival
50
AlienConspiracyExtraterrestrial

Setting

Desert

Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanization

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

alien invasionalien languagealiensastronomerclimatologistcosmic zoomfoot chaseglobal warminggolf clubgreenhouse effectliquid nitrogenobservatoryradio telescoperollerbladessatellite dishscientistscrewdriver

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