A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 69 wins & 268 nominations total
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- TriviaDirector Denis Villeneuve and screenwriter Eric Heisserer created a fully functioning, visual, alien language. Heisserer, Villeneuve, and their teams managed to create a "logogram bible", which included over a hundred different, completely operative logograms, seventy-one of which are actually used in the movie.
- GoofsIn the main landings chart, the Australian contact point seems to be in the Indian Ocean off Geralton in Western Australia. Later, there is a brief shot of an alien spacecraft with central Sydney in the distance across water; Sydney is on Australia's east coast.
- Quotes
Louise Banks: But now I'm not so sure I believe in beginnings and endings. There are days that define your story beyond your life. Like the day they arrived.
- Crazy creditsDenis Villeneuve's daughter, Salomé Villeneuve, is listed as "Hazmat Suit Specialist".
- SoundtracksOn the Nature of Daylight
Written and Performed by Max Richter
Courtesy of Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
It's a masterpiece. Period.
I will help you choose if you want to watch this one or not. It's easy. If you like, for example Sixth Sense, you will love this one. If you prefer Independence Day, you will hate it.
I think it's a masterpiece. Period. I'm actually a bit shocked it's not closer to 9 and a top 20 all time movie. The script is so intelligent that it feels that you have watched 4 different movies in the end. It's a thrill ride for drama-, thriller-, action- and science fiction fans in one package.
I had to compose myself for 20 minutes before leaving the theatre and it took me and my wife about 3 hours and 3 glasses of wine to talk about it afterwards.
I think it's a masterpiece. Period. I'm actually a bit shocked it's not closer to 9 and a top 20 all time movie. The script is so intelligent that it feels that you have watched 4 different movies in the end. It's a thrill ride for drama-, thriller-, action- and science fiction fans in one package.
I had to compose myself for 20 minutes before leaving the theatre and it took me and my wife about 3 hours and 3 glasses of wine to talk about it afterwards.
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- Story of Your Life
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- Budget
- $47,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $100,546,139
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $24,074,047
- Nov 13, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $203,389,228
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
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- 2.39 : 1
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