Arrival

2016 science fiction film by Denis Villeneuve
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Arrival
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Arrival is a 2016 science fiction film that received the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie[1][2]. It also won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[1][2]. The film was recognized by the National Board of Review as one of the Top Ten Films of the year[1][2].

Arrival earned the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form[1][2].

Arrival

Summary

Arrival is a film[1]. Arrival ranks in the top 0.27% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,423 views/month, #255 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arrival received the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie[3].
  • Arrival received the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[4].
  • Arrival received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5].
  • Arrival received the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form[6].
  • Arrival's image is recorded as Arrival 2016 Film.png[7].
  • Arrival's instance of is recorded as film[8].
  • Arrival's director is recorded as Denis Villeneuve[9].
  • Arrival's screenwriter is recorded as Eric Heisserer[10].
  • Arrival's screenwriter is recorded as Ted Chiang[11].
  • Arrival's composer is recorded as Jóhann Jóhannsson[12].
  • Arrival's item operated is recorded as Arnold[13].
  • Arrival's genre is recorded as drama film[14].
  • Arrival's genre is recorded as science fiction film[15].
  • Arrival's genre is recorded as thriller film[16].
  • Arrival's genre is recorded as mystery film[17].
  • Arrival's based on is recorded as Story of Your Life[18].
  • Arrival's cast member is recorded as Amy Adams[19].
  • Arrival's cast member is recorded as Jeremy Renner[20].
  • Arrival's cast member is recorded as Forest Whitaker[21].
  • Arrival's cast member is recorded as Michael Stuhlbarg[22].
  • Arrival's cast member is recorded as Tzi Ma[23].
  • Arrival's cast member is recorded as Sangita Patel[24].
  • Arrival's cast member is recorded as Mark O'Brien[25].
  • Arrival's cast member is recorded as Frank Schorpion[26].
  • Arrival's producer is recorded as Shawn Levy[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Arrival's producer is recorded as Shawn Levy[27]. Arrival's director is recorded as Denis Villeneuve[9]. Screenwriters include Eric Heisserer[10] and Ted Chiang[11]. Cast members include Amy Adams[19], Jeremy Renner[20], Forest Whitaker[21], Michael Stuhlbarg[22], Tzi Ma[23], and Sangita Patel[24].

Publication

Publication dates include +2016-11-11T00:00:00Z[28], +2016-11-10T00:00:00Z[29], and +2016-11-24T00:00:00Z[30]. Arrival's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include drama film[14], science fiction film[15], thriller film[16], and mystery film[17].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include predestination[32], alien language[33], first contact fiction[34], communication with extraterrestrial intelligence[35], and linguistics[36].

Reception

Awards received include Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie[3], a class of award[37], in United States[38]; Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[4], an award for best sound editing[39], in United States[40]; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5], a film award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1929[43]; and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form[6], a dramatic presentation award[44], founded in 2003[45]. Reviews include 8.4/10[46], 94%[47], and 81/100[48].

Why It Matters

Arrival ranks in the top 0.27% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,423 views/month, #255 of 94,065).[2] Arrival has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Arrival is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

FAQs

What awards did Arrival receive?

Honors received include Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie[3], Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[4], National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[5], and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form[6].

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  31. [29] . Terjesztésre kerülő filmalkotások és artfilmek nyilvántartása. wikidata.org.
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  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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