Arrival
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- Director
- Denis Villeneuve
- Release Date
- November 11, 2016
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Cast
- Amy Adams , Jeremy Renner , Forest Whitaker , Michael Stuhlbarg
- Runtime
- 116 minutes
- Main Genre
- Sci-Fi
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