Fresh
What it lacks in sophistication (everything), it partly makes up for in sheer gall.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
The Arrival
The greatest danger facing our world has been the planet's best kept secret... until now.
1996 · 1h 55m · PG-13
Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
David Twohy
Overview
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.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
65%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's a strong, lean piece of writing that moves quickly. Nothing is wasted, and nothing happens the way you'd expect.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
A movie that shoehorns a blunt warning into its silly but entertaining story of a young radio astronomer's one-man battle against sinister extraterrestrials.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Fresh
The movie is as smart as ``Mission: Impossible'' is dumb.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
This is not a dumb movie; in fact, with its heavy reliance upon real science, it's startlingly credible.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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