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About
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.
Theatrical
Nov 11, 2016
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 14, 2017
Box Office
$203.4M
Budget
$47.0M
Return
4.3x
Theaters
39
Director
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Music
Studio
FilmNation Entertainment, Lava Bear Films, 21 Laps Entertainment
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Cast
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Amy Adams
Louise Banks
J
Jeremy Renner
Ian Donnelly
Forest Whitaker
Colonel Weber
M
Michael Stuhlbarg
Agent Halpern
M
Mark O'Brien
Captain Marks
T
Tzi Ma
General Shang
A
Abigail Pniowsky
8-Year-Old Hannah
J
Jadyn Malone
6-Year-Old Hannah
F
Frank Schorpion
Dr. Kettler
C
Christian Jadah
Private Combs
L
Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld
CNAC Anchor
A
Andrew Shaver
Environmental Tech
P
Pat Kiely
Environmental Tech
S
Sonia Vigneault
Dr. J. Bydwell
M
Mark Camacho
Richard Riley
S
Sabrina Reeves
Press Secretary
J
Julian Casey
Australian Scientist
T
Tony Robinow
British Scientist
L
Larry Day
CIA Officer Dan Ryder
M
Matthew Willson
Preacher
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Quotes
See all →Reflections on Life and Connection
Dr. Louise Banks
If you could see your whole life from start to finish, would you change things?
Ian Donnelly
Maybe I would say what I feel more often than I... I don't know. You know I've had my head tilted up to the stars for as long as I can remember. You know what surprised me the most? It wasn't meeting them. It was meeting you.
[Looks up at the sky]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Understanding Language as a Gift
Dr. Louise Banks
I know what it is.
Ian Donnelly
What?
Dr. Louise Banks
It's not a weapon. It's a gift. The weapon is their language. They gave it all to us.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
