Arrival
2016 1h 56m movie Film India

Arrival

“Why are they here?”

Arrival sits in the top 6% of India films on this catalog — ranked #118 of 1,983 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

“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.

The 2015–2017 India Window

314 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Arrival sits at position #22.

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    #1

    Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu

    ★ 8.3 · 2016

  2. India's Daughter
    #2

    India's Daughter

    ★ 8.1 · 2015

  3. Aandavan Kattalai
    #3

    Aandavan Kattalai

    ★ 8.1 · 2016

  4. Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single
    #4

    Zakir Khan: Haq Se Single

    ★ 8.1 · 2017

  5. Kanan Gill: Keep It Real
    #5

    Kanan Gill: Keep It Real

    ★ 8.1 · 2017

  6. Sanam Teri Kasam
    #6

    Sanam Teri Kasam

    ★ 8.0 · 2016

  7. Visaranai
    #7

    Visaranai

    ★ 8.0 · 2016

  8. Kaaka Muttai
    #8

    Kaaka Muttai

    ★ 8.0 · 2015

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Arrival. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2010s India Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Arrival premiered. 919 total titles in this decade from India.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$47.0M
Budget
$203.4M
Revenue
$156.4M
Net Profit
4.3×
Return Ratio

At a 1h 56m runtime, production spent $405K per minute on screen and earned $1.8M per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
16,564
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #118 of 1,983 India films indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.

Among India Drama productions specifically: #89 of 1,132 (top 8%).

Production Details

Primary Country India
All Production Countries Canada, India, United States of America
Original Language En
Spoken Languages Mandarin, English, Russian
Production Companies FilmNation Entertainment, Lava Bear Films, Reliance Entertainment, Xenolinguistics, 21 Laps Entertainment
Runtime 1h 56m
Release Date November 10, 2016
IMDb tt2543164
Official Site www.arrivalmovie.com

Themes & Motifs

  • spacecraft
  • loss
  • time
  • alien
  • language
  • female protagonist
  • scientist
  • heartbreak
  • based on short story
  • military
  • alien language
  • linguist
  • first contact
  • communication
  • linguistics
  • time-manipulation

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