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Arrival (2016) is streaming on Paramount+. Also available on Hoopla with a participating library card.
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You can watch Arrival (2016) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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.
Global tension spikes as massive, silent monoliths touch down in unexpected corners of the Earth. A brilliant linguist must decode an alien language before humanity's fractured response triggers a planetary war.
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Denis Villeneuve
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Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O'Brien, Tzi Ma, Abigail Pniowsky, Julia Scarlett Dan, Jadyn Malone, Frank Schorpion
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Arrival
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You can watch Arrival (2016) on Hoopla with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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83%
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Director
Denis Villeneuve
Cast
Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O'Brien, Tzi Ma, Abigail Pniowsky, Julia Scarlett Dan, Jadyn Malone, Frank Schorpion
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