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The Arrival
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The Arrival

1996•1h 55m•Science Fiction•Thriller•Horror
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Story Line

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.

“The greatest danger facing our world has been the planet's best kept secret... until now.”

Top Cast

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen

Zane Zaminski

Lindsay Crouse

Lindsay Crouse

Ilana Green

Richard Schiff

Richard Schiff

Calvin

Ron Silver

Ron Silver

Gordian

Teri Polo

Teri Polo

Char

Phyllis Applegate

Phyllis Applegate

Mrs. Roosevelt

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Rating

6.0/ 10

Release Date

1996-05-31

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Science FictionThrillerHorror
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User Reviews (1)

Gimly

Gimly

5/10
•8/15/2016
Charlie Sheen channels his inner Kevin Smith in this unique take on the genre. Sure it's a little X-Files-y, and a lot of the twists are either glaringly obvious or make zero sense, but by and large it's pretty original. The climate-change message do...