Arrival

Why are they here?

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.

Drama Science Fiction Mystery

Amy Adams

(Louise Banks)

Jeremy Renner

(Ian Donnelly)

Forest Whitaker

(Colonel Weber)

Michael Stuhlbarg

(Agent Halpern)

Mark O'Brien

(Captain Marks)

Tzi Ma

(General Shang)

Abigail Pniowsky

(8-Year-Old Hannah)

Julia Scarlett Dan

(12-Year-Old Hannah)

Jadyn Malone

(6-Year-Old Hannah)

Frank Schorpion

(Dr. Kettler)

Lucas Chartier-Dessert

(Private Lasky)

Christian Jadah

(Private Combs)

Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld

(CNAC Anchor)

Andrew Shaver

(Environmental Tech)

Pat Kiely

(Environmental Tech)

Sonia Vigneault

(Dr. J. Bydwell)

Mark Camacho

(Richard Riley)

Sabrina Reeves

(Press Secretary)

Julian Casey

(Australian Scientist)

Tony Robinow

(British Scientist)

Larry Day

(CIA Officer Dan Ryder)

Matthew Willson

(Preacher)

Ruth Chiang

(Chinese Scientist)

Russell Yuen

(Chinese Scientist)

Sergiy Marchenko

(Russian Officer)

Anana Rydvald

(Swedish Scientist)

Bineyam Girma

(Sudan Representative)

Abdelghafour Elaaziz

(African Representative)

Abdul Ayoola

(Sierra Leone Representative)

Alex M. Yeuh

(Japanese Minister)

Daniel Esteban

(Venezuelan Representative)

Albert Kwan

(Chinese Man)

Brittany Teo

(Student with Smartphone)

Joe Cobden

(Cryptographer)

Lorne Brass

(Cryptographer)

Genevieve Sirois

(Cryptographer)

Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon

(Science Team Member)

Michael Nangreaves

(Science Team Member)

Reda Guerinik

(Communications Operator)

Adrien Benn

(Communications Operator)

Sasha Samar

(Communications Operator)

Kathleen Stavert

(Communications Operator)

Kattia Thony

(Nurse)

Leisa Reid

(Nurse)

Brent Skagford

(Lieutenant)

Gurdeep Ahluwalia

(Soldier)

Shawn Campbell

(TV Anchor)

Brian Dunstan

(TV Anchor)

Dan Duran

(TV Anchor)

Lori Graham

(TV Anchor)

Orla Johannes

(TV Anchor)

John Sanford Moore

(TV Anchor)

Sangita Patel

(TV Anchor)

Hal Roberts

(TV Anchor)

Camille Ross

(TV Anchor)

Ola Sturik

(TV Anchor)

Tammie Sutherland

(TV Anchor)

Max Walker

(TV Anchor)

Marc-André Goulet

(Motion Capture Heptapod)

Paul-Antoine Taillefer

(Motion Capture Heptapod)

Martin Jr Pelletier

(Motion Capture Heptapod)

Carmela Nozza Guizzo

(4-Year-Old Hannah (uncredited))

Robert D. Morais

(Master Sergeant Douglas (uncredited))

Mustafa Haidari

(Foreign Correspondent (uncredited))

Philippe Hartmann

(Halpern's Deputy Director (uncredited))

Laurean Adrian Parau

(US Army Major (uncredited))

Nathaly Thibault

(Gala Guest (uncredited))

Leslie Baker

(Middle Aged Woman (uncredited))

Dave Campbell

(Soldier (uncredited))

Alexander Da Mota

(Venezuelan Military (uncredited))

Akul Dang

(Pakistani Scientist (uncredited))

Frank Fiola

(Soldier (uncredited))