Arrival
2016USALanguage: EnglishDirected by Denis Villeneuve★ 7.6
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Themes and style
Tone
melancholichauntingtensecold and detachedquietly devastating
Pacing
slow burnmethodicalescalating
Story
investigationsurvivalunraveling
Emotion
griefloss of innocencelongingfiguring out who you aresacrificefeeling powerless
Themes
national identitylife under oppressioncorrupt institutionsfamily wounds passed down
Feel
cerebralquietly hauntingemotionally wreckingdiscussion starterrewatchable
Violence
mildWhere to watch
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Foreign films like Arrival
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Arrival. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
