Arrival (2016)

Linguistics professor Louise Banks leads an elite team of investigators when gigantic spaceships touchdown in 12 locations around the world. As nations teeter on the verge of global war, Banks and her crew must race against time to find a way to communicate with the extraterrestrial visitors. Hoping to unravel the mystery, she takes a chance that could threaten her life and quite possibly all of mankind.

Denis Villeneuve

Eric Heisserer Ted Chiang

Abigail Pniowsky Amy Adams Andrew Shaver Christian Jadah Forest Whitaker Frank Schorpion Jadyn Malone Jeremy Renner Julia Scarlett Dan Lucas Chartier-Dessert Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld Mark Camacho Mark O'Brien Michael Stuhlbarg Pat Kiely Sabrina Reeves Sonia Vigneault Tzi Ma