India 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.
Audience Engagement
16,564 audience reviews — more than 100% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 99th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
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%).
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 2015–2017 India Window
Among 314 India films we catalog from this window, Arrival places #22 — near the top of its class.
The 2010s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in India, 919 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Arrival premiered alongside 94 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 56m runtime, production spent $405K per minute on screen and earned $1.8M per minute back.
Drama + Science Fiction in India
6 India titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Science Fiction genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Arrival itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 94 other India films in 2016.
The 1319th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Arrival, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- loss · 5
- heartbreak · 5
- language · 1
- alien language · 1
- linguist · 1
- first contact · 1
- communication · 1
- linguistics · 1
- military · 23
- scientist · 20
- based on short story · 20
- spacecraft · 13
- time-manipulation · 13
- time manipulation · 13
- time · 8
- alien · 51
- female protagonist · 33
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 |