Charlie Sheen,
Ron Silver,
Lindsay Crouse,
Teri Polo,
Richard Schiff
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A shy radio telescope operator named Zane Ziminski (Charlie Sheen) picks up a series of regular signals coming from space -- and deliberately pointed toward Earth. Convinced that he has discovered ali... read more
DVD Release Date: July 25, 2000
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January 15, 2010I remember very little about this film to give it a higher rating than this. I'll have to revisit it one day.
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May 7, 2009Not a bad movie. Typical science fiction - aliens are on earth, and only one guy (Charlie Sheen) does something about it - even though he gets fired, loses his girl friend, has friends die mysteriously, gets framed for murder, etc.
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February 4, 2007Charlie Sheen playing a radio astronomer who discovers an alien base on Earth... need I say more? Fantastic. ;-)
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June 25, 2011This is one of those direct-to-video gems that every b-movie fan hopes to find. There was virtually no advertising or information about this film when it first came out. It just showed up on the shelves at blockbuster and people had to take a chance on it. I'm glad I did, because... read more
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May 2, 2012fb20312798The story is mostly unrealized potential (its clear that David Twohy was hoping to start a series that would go to more places, so most of whats here is setup without a payoff), but the elements that are explored are interesting. I like that its sort of an "anti-Independence Day"... read more
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January 6, 2011A refreshingly different alien invasion movie in which the Aliens are really quite weird by human standards. That's nice as most sci-fi uses aliens as metaphors for various aspects of human behaviour rather than allowing for the possibility of them being just plain not-human - or... read more
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March 28, 2009Charlie Sheen stars as Zane, an astronomer that discovers alien life. But his boss (Ron Silver) is covering up his discovery.
The movie is well made, despite Sheen being a little over the top. The Arrival came out the same year as ID4 and wasn't as big of a hit of course. ... read more -
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March 25, 2007A solid scifi offering. If you're a fan of scifi there's no reason not to see this well crafted story.
Critic Reviews
June 18, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
January 1, 2000
Stephen Holden, New York Times
A movie that shoehorns a blunt warning into its silly but entertaining story of a young radio astronomer's one-man battle against sinister extraterrestrials. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The movie is as smart as ``Mission: Impossible'' is dumb. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
This is not a dumb movie; in fact, with its heavy reliance upon real science, it's startlingly credible. Full Review
May 31, 1996
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly
[Sheen] spends most of the movie in a kind of sweaty apoplexy that makes one worry for his health. Full Review
April 21, 2009
Steve Biodrowski, Cinefantastique
Less an alien invasion movie than a conspiracy film (it just hapens to turn out that the conspirators are aliens). Full Review
February 9, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
What it lacks in sophistication (everything), it partly makes up for in sheer gall. Full Review
October 14, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, FulvueDrive-in.com
You know a movie's in trouble when it's called The Arrival and nothing arrives -- the film's aliens are already here.
October 29, 2004
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
The aliens-among-us plot gets a very entertaining and inventive update.
May 12, 2003
Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com
A good premise, hampered by a weak ending.
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