Arrival

Why are they here?

This well-rated film takes a look at what happens when we get unexpected visitors. When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team is put together to investigate. Mankind teeters on the verge of global war as everyone scrambles for answers, and to find them, a female language expert will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.

116 minutes.
Parental Guidance 10-12.
Detective/Mystery, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

I don’t think that ray gun is going to be enough...

Credits

Cast	Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg
Director	Denis Villeneuve
Screenplay	Eric Heisserer, based on the story by Ted Chiang
Music	Jóhann Jóhannsson
Cinematography	Bradford Young
Editing	Joe Walker
Sound formats
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2016
Produced by	21 Laps Entertainment, FilmNation Entertainment, Lava Bear Films

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Sci-Fi drama
Language	Low to mild and infrequent
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	Low or mild impact, infrequent
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

PG: Parental Guidance Suggested	Rated PG-13 for brief strong language
Runtime	116
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 11 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith Alien's eerie puzzle for Earthlings.	15
Cape Times David Rooney Sci-fi 'Arrival' delivered in cool visual style.	15
Metacritic.com 30 critics	16
Rottentomatoes critics 99 critics	17
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Arrival delivers a must-see experience for fans of thinking person&rquot;s sci-fi that anchors its heady themes with genuinely affecting emotion and a terrific performance from Amy Adams.	19
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	17
CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Great, deeply thoughtful, compassionate sci-fi tale.	20
What the People say
Internet 2919 Netizens A flat out, stone cold, science fiction masterpiece	17
Average .. 85%	17