The Arrival
PG-13“The greatest danger facing our world has been the planet's best kept secret... until now.”
1996·115 min·Released
Studio: Live Entertainment, Mediaworks, Steelwork Films
6.0TMDb
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Theatrical May 31, 1996Physical Apr 1, 1997
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Mexico · English · USA
Overview
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.
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Crew
DirectorDavid Twohy
WriterDavid Twohy
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
Luisa Huertas
Security Woman
Roger Cudney
JPL Official
Shane
JPL Guard #1
Dave Galasso
JPL Guard #2
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Keywords
greenhouse effectglobal warmingalienextraterrestrialastronomerconspiracyscientistalien invasionfoot chasedesertclimatologistobservatoryalien languagegolf clubliquid nitrogenscrewdrivercosmic zoomrollerbladesradio telescopesatellite dish
Details
Budget
$25M
Revenue
$14M
TMDb Votes
830
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026