Arrival (2016)

A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications.

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Writers: Eric Heisserer (screenplay), Ted Chiang (based on the short story "Story of Your Life" written by)
Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker | See full cast & crew »

Storyline

When mysterious spacecraft touch down across the globe, an elite team - led by expert linguist Louise Banks - are brought together to investigate. As mankind teeters on the verge of global war, Banks and the team race against time for answers - and to find them, she will take a chance that could threaten her life, and quite possibly humanity.