Charlie Sheen channels his inner Kevin Smith in this unique take on the genre. Sure it's a little X-Files-y, and a lot of the twists are either glaringly obvious or make zero sense, but by and large it's pretty original. The climate-change message does beat you over the head a little, but only gently, which I can handle. Obviously it didn't take anyway, considering we're here twenty years later and the problem's…
The greatest danger facing our world has been the planet's best kept secret... until now.
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.
Top Cast
Charlie Sheen
Zane Zaminski
Lindsay Crouse
Ilana Green
Richard Schiff
Calvin
Ron Silver
Gordian
Teri Polo
Char
Phyllis Applegate
Mrs. Roosevelt
Tony T. Johnson
Kiki
Alan Coates
Terraformer
Leon Rippy
DOD #1
Buddy Joe Hooker
DOD #2
Javier Morga
Co-Worker
David Villalpando
Cabbie
María Luisa Coronel
Maid
Mónica Dionne
Reporter #1
Alejandro Usigli
Reporter #2
Jacqueline Voltaire
Reporter #3
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FAQ about The Arrival
What is The Arrival about?
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…
When was The Arrival released?
The Arrival was released in 1996.
What genres does The Arrival belong to?
The Arrival is categorised as Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery.
Who stars in The Arrival?
The cast of The Arrival includes Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff, Ron Silver, Teri Polo.