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The Arrival

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1996 | 115 min | Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a lukewarm 6.0 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and sci-fi fans. If you loved Disclosure Day or Contact, start here.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Fast-moving, at 1 hr 55 min.
What might put you off
Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    65% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesBelow par

    6.0 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $14 million worldwide on a $25 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 182K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by David Twohy

  • Charlie SheenZane Zaminski
  • Lindsay CrouseIlana Green
  • Richard SchiffCalvin
  • Ron SilverGordian
  • Teri PoloChar
  • Phyllis ApplegateMrs. Roosevelt
  • Tony T. JohnsonKiki
  • Alan CoatesTerraformer
  • Leon RippyDOD #1
  • Buddy Joe HookerDOD #2