Less an alien invasion movie than a conspiracy film (it just hapens to turn out that the conspirators are aliens).
The Arrival (1996)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:18
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Radio astronomer Zane Ziminski becomes intrigued by some strange wavelengths and noises he picks up over his transmitter. But when Zane alerts his boss to his findings, he's fired. So Zane conducts... Radio astronomer Zane Ziminski becomes intrigued by some strange wavelengths and noises he picks up over his transmitter. But when Zane alerts his boss to his findings, he's fired. So Zane conducts an investigation on his own, tracing the sound waves to a Mexican village. After more sleuthing (and some odd occurrences), Zane discovers a power plant -- that turns out to be the headquarters of some very deadly extraterrestrials... [More]
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Teri Polo, Ron Silver, Lindsay Crouse
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Teri Polo, Ron Silver, Lindsay Crouse, Richard Schiff, Leon Rippy
Director: David Twohy
Director: David Twohy
Reviews for The Arrival
You know a movie's in trouble when it's called The Arrival and nothing arrives -- the film's aliens are already here.
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