Why are they here?
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.
DramaScience FictionMysteryspacecraftextraterrestrial technologylosstimealienlanguagefemale protagonistscientistheartbreakbased on short storyalien contactmilitary
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Character
Earnest, contemporary, contemplative and grave.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
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26 profiled raters. Loved most by The Comfort Seekers; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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Cast
- Amy AdamsLouise Banks
- Jeremy RennerIan Donnelly
- Forest WhitakerColonel Weber
- Michael StuhlbargAgent Halpern
- Mark O'BrienCaptain Marks
- Tzi MaGeneral Shang
- Abigail Pniowsky8-Year-Old Hannah
- Julia Scarlett Dan12-Year-Old Hannah
- Jadyn Malone6-Year-Old Hannah
- Frank SchorpionDr. Kettler
Crew
- Denis VilleneuveDirector
- Eric HeissererScreenplay
- Bradford YoungDirector of Photography
- Jóhann JóhannssonOriginal Music Composer
- Joe WalkerEditor
- Shawn LevyProducer
- Karen LunderProducer
- Dan LevineProducer
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Pairings
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