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.
Cast
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)
Crew
Nicolas Lepage
Art Direction
Denis Villeneuve
Director
Ted Chiang
Short Story
Eric Heisserer
Screenplay
Glen Basner
Executive Producer
Eric Heisserer
Executive Producer
Michael Jackman
Co-Producer
Dan Levine
Producer
Shawn Levy
Producer
David Linde
Producer
Karen Lunder
Producer
Tory Metzger
Executive Producer
Milan Popelka
Executive Producer
Aaron Ryder
Producer
Stan Wlodkowski
Executive Producer
Joe Walker
Editor
Francine Maisler
Casting
Isabelle Guay
Supervising Art Director
Jean-Pierre Paquet
Art Direction
Robert Parle
Art Direction
Paul Hotte
Set Decoration
Marianne Bobet
Makeup Artist
Marie-Christine Dormier
Hairstylist
Réjean Goderre
Key Hair Stylist
Joan Patricia Parris
Makeup Artist
Colleen Quinton
Makeup Department Head
Sabrina Trudel
Makeup Artist
Alain Caporicci
Set Production Assistant
Michael Jackman
Post Production Supervisor
Hélène Ross
Production Manager
Stan Wlodkowski
Unit Production Manager
Serge Archambault
Scenic Artist
Stephen Craig
Scenic Artist
Meinert Hansen
Conceptual Design
Hélène Lamarre
Art Department Coordinator
André Nicholas Malouf
Set Dressing Artist
Aaron Morrison
Assistant Art Director
Pierre-Jules Audet
Sound Effects Editor
Mathieu Beaudin
Sound Effects Editor
Nicolas Becker
Special Sound Effects
Sylvain Bellemare
Supervising Sound Editor
Luc Boudrias
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bernard Gariépy Strobl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ilyaa Ghafouri
Sound Design Assistant
Olivier Guillaume
Special Sound Effects
Claude La Haye
Sound Mixer
Francis Péloquin
Boom Operator
Marc Reichel
Special Effects
Christopher Ahrens
CG Supervisor
Félix Arsenault
Modeling
Marc Aubry
Animation
Andrew Barry
Compositors
Michael Beaulac
Digital Compositors
Olivier Beaulieu
Digital Compositors
Matt Belbin
Digital Effects Supervisor
Sébastien Bergeron
Visual Effects Producer
Louise Bertrand
Visual Effects Producer
Miguel Berube Ouellet
Modeling
Samuel Boisvert
Digital Compositors
Xavier Bourque
Digital Compositors
Meggie Cabral
Visual Effects Producer
Steve Cady
Animation
Cynthia Rodriguez del Castillo
Digital Compositors
Matthieu Chatelier
Digital Compositors
Marie-Pier Couture-Alain
Digital Compositors
Joanie Croteau
Visual Effects Coordinator
Dominic Dauphin
Digital Compositors
Robert De La Cruz
Modeling
Thierry Delattre
Visual Effects Producer
Julien Dubusset
Animation
Lafleche Dumais
CG Supervisor
Jean-François Ferland
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jean-Pierre Flayeux
Compositors
Vincent Forand
Digital Compositors
Jean-Francois Gallant
Animation
Emmanuel Gatera
Animation
Mathieu Girard
Digital Compositors
Jose Luis Gomez
Digital Compositors
Olivier Gravel
Digital Compositors
Veronique Guay
Digital Compositors
Nick Guth
Visual Effects
Gael Hollard
Digital Compositors
Nadine Homier
Digital Compositors
Noémie Jacques
Visual Effects Producer
Bruno-Pierre Jobin
Digital Compositors
Yann Jouannic
Visual Effects Coordinator
Lari Karam
Animation
Peter Konig
Conceptual Design
Heston L'Abbé
Digital Compositors
Caroline Labrie
Animation
Alain Lachance
Visual Effects Supervisor
Marie-Claude Lafontaine
Visual Effects Coordinator
Alexandre Lafortune
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mathieu Lalonde
Modeling
Maxime Lapointe
Digital Compositors
Xavier Larocque
Digital Compositors
Patrick Lemay-Hardy
Digital Compositors
Maxime Lemieux
Digital Compositors
Samuel Lepage-Bedard
Digital Compositors
Martine Losier
Visual Effects Coordinator
Hugo Léveillé
Compositors
Karina Mariano
Visual Effects Coordinator
Richard Martin
Compositors
Belly Mingmuong
Digital Compositors
Ivan Moran
Visual Effects Supervisor
Louis Morin
Visual Effects Supervisor
Bradford Young
Director of Photography
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Original Music Composer
Catherine Nadeau
Visual Effects Producer
Dan Cohen
Producer
Renée April
Costume Design
André Valade
Set Decoration
Eames Gagnon
Gaffer
Frédéric Chamberland
Steadicam Operator
Jan Thijs
Still Photographer
Jean-François Dubé
Rigging Grip
Mary Lukasiewicz
First Assistant Editor
Pierre Daudelin
Best Boy Electric
Salomé Villeneuve
Costume Assistant
Isabelle Faivre-Duboz
Script Supervisor
Mario Davignon
Costume Supervisor
Viriya Say
Seamstress
Dann Fink
ADR Voice Casting
Bruce Winant
ADR Voice Casting
Hans Bjerno
Aerial Director of Photography
Peter Wilke
Steadicam Operator
Pierre-Luc L'Espérance
Rigging Grip
Shaun Nagorny
Rigging Grip
Maude Turcot
Rigging Grip
Christian Lalonde
Rigging Grip
Daniel Sauvé
Additional Camera
Marieke Séguin
Rigging Grip
Keith Kerr
Key Grip
Alain Bisson Doyal
Techno Crane Operator
Marc Désourdy
Stunt Coordinator
Marie-Soleil Dénommé
Set Decoration
Jean Gagnon
Set Designer
Simon Guilbault
Set Designer
Jordana Sapiurka
Casting Assistant
Michèle St-Arnaud
Location Manager
Kathy Ann Thomas
Production Coordinator
Leo Yılmaz
Production Manager
Benoît Brière
Visual Effects Producer
Valéry Dufort-Boucher
Dialogue Editor
Claire Pochon
Dialogue Editor
Stan Sakellaropoulos
ADR Supervisor
Steve Perski
Sound Recordist
Justin Scott Wilson
Sound Recordist
Lise Pharand
Property Master
Pierre Gill
Additional Photography
Donald Sparks
First Assistant Director
Luc Raymond
Foley Editor
Clint Bennett
Music Editor
Martin Henri
Line Producer
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Musician
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Music Arranger
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Music Producer
Sandro Di Gioacchino
Assistant Hairdresser
Marie-Christine Cormier
Assistant Hairdresser
Mario Huot
Assistant Hairdresser
Marie-Lise Taupier
Hairdresser
Réjean Goderre
Key Hairdresser
Réjean Goderre
Hairstylist
Fríða Aradóttir
Key Hair Stylist
Catherine Laniel
Assistant Makeup Artist
Jennifer Dionne
Assistant Makeup Artist
Xiao Yun Hu
Assistant Makeup Artist
Gillian Chandler
Makeup Artist
Morag Ross
Makeup Artist
Michelle Quinn
Production Manager
Évelyne Renaud
Additional Third Assistant Director
Martin Doepner
Additional Third Assistant Director
Marie-José Bourassa
First Assistant Director
Brigitte Goulet
Second Assistant Director
Dandy Thibaudeau
Second Assistant Director
Karine P. Labelle
Second Second Assistant Director
Marie-Julie Dallaire
Second Unit Director
Moumita Mondal
Second Unit Director
Carl Kouri
Third Assistant Director
Kaven MacDonald
Third Assistant Director
Martha Fernandez
Art Department Coordinator
Martin Macrae
Concept Artist
Carl Lessard
Graphic Designer
Jocelyn Charbonneau
Set Dresser
Louis Frederic Denomme
Set Dresser
Luc Houle
Set Dresser
Luc-Eric Duhamel
Set Dresser
Marc-Andre Jalbert
Set Dresser
Marco Lavallée
Set Dresser
Sébastien Gervais
Set Dresser
André Nicholas Malouf
Set Dresser
Louis-Antoine Lassonde
ADR Mixer
Maxwell Chamberlin
ADR Mixer
James A. Moore
ADR Recordist
Simon Girard
Assistant Sound Editor
Gabrielle Labelle Joly
Sound Re-Recording Assistant
Olivier Calvert
Sound Designer
Dave Whitehead
Sound Designer
Michelle Child
Sound Designer
Alan Robert Murray
Sound Effects Editor
Daniel Capeille
Sound Effects Editor
Anthony Weeden
Conductor
Anthony Weeden
Orchestrator
Paul Corley
Mixing Engineer
Owen Roberts
Music Arranger
Will Slater
Music Sound Design and Processing
Simon Ashdown
Music Sound Design and Processing
Adam Wiltzie
Musician
Colin Stetson
Musician
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Musician
Olafur Bjorn Olafsson
Musician
Daniel Kresco
Scoring Mixer
Jan Holzner
Score Engineer
Will Slater
Sound Designer
Elenor Wiman
Vocals
Ellen Marie Brink Christensen
Vocals
Else Torp
Vocals
Jakob Bloch Jespersen
Vocals
Jakob Soelberg Hammershøj
Vocals
Kristin Mulders
Vocals
Paul Bentley
Vocals
Signe Asmussen
Vocals
Réal Hamel
Picture Car Coordinator
Jean-Francois Hall
Driver
Steve Szewczok
Driver
Harvey Drouelle
Driver
Spiro Tsovras
Driver
Denis Doiron
Driver
Michel Saule
Driver
Bernard Guay
Driver
Philippe Montel
Transportation Coordinator
Alexandre Juaneda
Transportation Coordinator
Lyssa J. Caster
Transportation Captain
Victorine Tamafo
Travel Coordinator
Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne
Thanks
Broderick Johnson
Thanks
Andrew A. Kosove
Thanks
David Kristian
Thanks
Cathy Gurvis
Assistant Accountant
Gabriella Ludlow
Legal Services
Erik Yelemanov
Scientific Consultant
Stephen Wolfram
Scientific Consultant
Elizabeth Himelstein
Dialect Coach
Wen Shen
Dialogue Coach
Gilles Montreuil
First Assistant Accountant
Lise Servant
Payroll Accountant
Tom Di Blasio
Production Accountant
Nathalie Lagacé
Production Accountant
Aurelie Poirier
Production Assistant
Caroline Thisdale
Production Assistant
Francois Ricard-Sheard
Production Assistant
Hanna Oldenburg
Production Assistant
Jean-Francois Hall
Production Assistant
Marc-André Massé
Production Assistant
Sophie Mailloux
Production Assistant
Ben Browning
Production Executive
Troy Allen
Production Executive
Alex Feldman
Production Secretary
Irina Cazazaeva
Production Secretary
Phil Plait
Scientific Consultant
Chantal Nolet
Second Assistant Accountant
Mathieu Coderre
Stand In
Christina Correll
Stand In
Cyrille Chatelain
Technical Advisor
Didier Communaux
Unit Manager
Puelo Deir
Unit Publicist
Krista Bell
Stunt Double
Max Laferriere
Stunt Double
Paul Viger
Stunts
Dominic Lapointe
Additional First Assistant Camera
Amandine Schelle
Additional First Assistant Camera
Jean-Francois Tousignant
Additional First Assistant Camera
Leon Rivers-Moore
Digital Imaging Technician
Marc Hénaut
Electrician
Michael Saintsbury
Electrician
Chloé Giroux-LaChance
First Assistant Camera
Dany Racine
First Assistant "A" Camera
Christian Caperaa
First Assistant "B" Camera
Réal Saulnier
Generator Operator
Claude Gervais
Grip
Jacynthe Labrosse
Grip
Jean-François Dubé
Key Rigging Grip
David Villeneuve
Lighting Technician
Henri Normand
Lighting Technician
Soupharak Keoborakoth
Second Assistant Camera
Marie-Helene Tremblay
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Victor Ghizaru
Video Assist Operator
Julie Breton
Extras Casting
Caroline Poirier
Assistant Costume Designer
Mirenda Ouellet
Assistant Editor
Zach Marshall
Assistant Editor
Brigitte Renaud
Assistant Location Manager
Bruno Lemire
Assistant Location Manager
Joe Gawler
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Johanne Baril
Dresser
Julie Chénard
Dresser
Ginette Régis
Key Dresser
Mariane Carter
Key Dresser
Timothy Ferris
Post Production Assistant
John Sylva
Post Production Coordinator
Bernd Angerer
Animation
Camilo Guaman
Animation
David St-Amant
Animation
Adrien Annesley
Animation
Guillaume Boulay
Animation
Guillaume Pelletier
Animation
Jean-François Barthélémy
Animation
Jonathan Grégoire
Animation
Josef Sy
Animation
Toby Winder
Animation
Élodie Gilbert Lachapelle
Animation
Mathieu Goulet-Aubin
3D Artist
Martin Macrae
Visual Effects Art Director
Etienne Laroche
CG Artist
Fanny Berthiaume
CG Artist
Hernan Vietri
CG Artist
Robert Rioux
CG Artist
Stéphanie Morin
CG Artist
Guillaume Mainville
CG Supervisor
Jason Quintana
CG Supervisor
Jean-Sebastien Guillemette
CG Supervisor
Sylvain Theroux
CG Supervisor
Didier Bertrand
Compositing Supervisor
Hugo Léveillé
Compositing Supervisor
Nguon Vissal Ong
Compositing Supervisor
Vincent Poitras
Compositing Supervisor
Björn Gottwald
Compositor
David Monfette
Compositor
Michel Frenette
Compositor
Philippe Bienvenue
Compositor
Nicolas-Alexandre Noel
CG Supervisor
Deak Ferrand
Concept Artist
Louis-Martin Duval
Creative Director
Alban Kasikci
Digital Compositor
Amélie Rey
Digital Compositor
Andris Pakalns
Digital Compositor
Anna Pacchioni
Digital Compositor
Anthony Luigi Santoro
Digital Compositor
Christopher Tuleya
Digital Compositor
David Décoste
Digital Compositor
Dominic Vincent
Digital Compositor
Gabriel Roy
Digital Compositor
Gaël Chopin
Digital Compositor
Jean Frédéric Veilleux
Digital Compositor
Jose Luis Gomez Godinez
Digital Compositor
Katy Savoie
Digital Compositor
Louis-Alexandre Lord
Digital Compositor
Luke Drummond
Digital Compositor
Lyne Lepage
Digital Compositor
Micha Sher
Digital Compositor
Pierre-Simon Lebrun-Chaput
Digital Compositor
Randy Santandrea
Digital Compositor
Raphael Valle
Digital Compositor
Sébastien Rioux
Digital Compositor
Simon Beaupré
Digital Compositor
Simon-Pierre Puech
Digital Compositor
Véronique Tremblay
Digital Compositor
Xavier Doyon
Digital Compositor
Yi Zhang
Digital Compositor
Mathieu Tremblay
Digital Compositor
Philippe Thibault
Digital Effects Supervisor
Pierpaolo Navarini
Visual Effects Technical Director
Antonio Covelo Peleteiro
Visual Effects Technical Director
Dominik Kirouac
VFX Artist
James Dong
VFX Artist
Owens Bazile
VFX Artist
Pier-Luc Verville
VFX Artist
Pierre Rousseau
VFX Artist
Simon Devault
Compositing Lead
Dawid Borkiewicz
Lighting Artist
Frederic Schmidt
Lighting Artist
Veronique Levesque
Lighting Artist
Frédéric Gagnon
Shading
Gabriel Morin
Shading
Antoine Rouleau
Matte Painter
Catherine Hébert
Matte Painter
Francois Croteau
Matte Painter
Sith Khay
Matte Painter
Eric Mc Guire
Matte Painter
Eliott Beaudon
Matte Painter
Frederic Dupere
Matte Painter
Frederic St-Arnaud
Matte Painter
Christopher Gonnord
Modeling
Jean-Olivier Esther
Modeling
Marc-Andre Poulin
Modeling
Mario Fraser
Modeling
Adam Wierzchowski
Pipeline Technical Director
Alan Fregtman
Pipeline Technical Director
Carine Touraille
Pipeline Technical Director
D.J. Rahming
Pipeline Technical Director
Jean-Christophe Morin
Pipeline Technical Director
Jonathan Niquet
Pipeline Technical Director
Jordi Riera
Pipeline Technical Director
Julien Dubuisson
Pipeline Technical Director
Ken Mohammed
Pipeline Technical Director
Laura Kwan
Pipeline Technical Director
Marie Fétiveau
Pipeline Technical Director
Guillaume Laforge
Pipeline Technical Director
Marc-Olivier Rouleau
Pipeline Technical Director
Matthew Gray
Pipeline Technical Director
Nicholas Verschelde
Pipeline Technical Director
Stephane Wirtel
Pipeline Technical Director
Thomas Courtois
Pipeline Technical Director
Pierre Raymond
Head of Production
Martin Chamney
Pre-Visualization Supervisor
Félix Clément
Production Assistant
Jean-Sebastien Letourneau
Production Assistant
Marie-Eve St-Amour
Production Assistant
Mathieu Boudreau
Production Assistant
Josee Chapdelaine
VFX Artist
Louis-Philippe Clavet
Rotoscoping Artist
Valentin Delbroucq
Rotoscoping Artist
Maxime Pearson
Rotoscoping Artist
Singarajan Praveen
Rotoscoping Artist
Alain Morin
Rotoscoping Artist
Maxime Desforges
Rotoscoping Artist
Philippe Cournoyer
Rotoscoping Artist
Simon Chassé
Rotoscoping Artist
William Perreault
Rotoscoping Artist
Andréanne Lamoureux
Rotoscoping Artist
Béatrice Palin
Rotoscoping Artist
Dominique Richer
Rotoscoping Artist
Gabrielle Perreault
Rotoscoping Artist
Geneviève Gareau
Rotoscoping Artist
Jean-Michel Cristofaro
Rotoscoping Artist
Kevin Harding
Rotoscoping Artist
Marie Soleil Chabot
Rotoscoping Artist
Marie-Ève Gélinas
Rotoscoping Artist
Mathieu Raynault
VFX Supervisor
Josiane Fradette
Visual Effects Producer
Arnaud Brisebois
VFX Supervisor
Sasha Leigh Izadpanah
VFX Editor
Vicky Daneau
VFX Editor
Philippe Theroux
VFX Supervisor
Antonin Messier Turcotte
VFX Artist
Kevin R. Browne
VFX Artist
Martin Fourat
Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Deborah Zadzora
Visual Effects Coordinator
Frederic St-Jean
Visual Effects Coordinator
Jean-Francois Lafleur
Visual Effects Coordinator
Marina Popova
Visual Effects Coordinator
Nathalie Cyr
Visual Effects Coordinator
Thibaud Galbois
Visual Effects Coordinator
Céline Zapater
VFX Editor
François Poirier
VFX Editor
Frédérique Schmidt
VFX Editor
Guillaume Poulin
VFX Editor
Melanie La Rue
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Sébastien Moreau
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Alexandra Vaillancourt
Visual Effects Producer
Amelie Poitras
Visual Effects Producer
Annie Cliche
Visual Effects Producer
Daniel Booty
Visual Effects Producer
Sandra Germain
Visual Effects Producer
Ève Giordani
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Karl Alexandre Lamarre-Parent
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Marc-André Roy
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Melanie Murray
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Ahmidou Lyazidi
Visual Effects Technical Director
Dave Thomlison
Visual Effects Technical Director
David Raymond
Visual Effects Technical Director
Emmanuel Pelletier
Visual Effects Technical Director
Eric G. Thivierge
Visual Effects Technical Director
François Lord
Visual Effects Technical Director
Mathieu Leclaire
Visual Effects Technical Director
Olivier Péloquin
Visual Effects Technical Director
Patrick Piche
Visual Effects Technical Director
Sylvain Berger
Visual Effects Technical Director
Joseph Kasparian
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sylvain Lebeau
Visual Effects Supervisor
Yves Bélanger
Second Unit Director of Photography
Jessica Francoeur-Ducharme
Digital Compositor
Bryan Hsu
Digital Compositor
Marie-Claude Lafontaine
Digital Compositor
Sam Hudecki
Storyboard Artist
Tyler Newhouse
ADR Recordist
Kyle D. Krajewski
ADR Mixer
Gilles Marsalet
Assistant Foley Artist
Nicolas Becker
Foley Artist
Niels Barletta
Foley Mixer
Steven Ghouti
Foley Mixer
Grégory Vincent
Foley Artist
Olivier Guillaume
Foley Mixer
Patrice Vermette
Production Design
Jessica Coon
Script Consultant