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Cast
Amy Adams (Louise Banks)Jeremy Renner (Ian Donnelly)Forest Whitaker (Colonel Weber)Michael Stuhlbarg (Agent Halpern)Mark O'Brien (Captain Marks)Tzi Ma (General Shang)Abigail Pniowsky (8-Year-Old-Hannah)Julia Scarlett Dan (12-Year-Old-Hannah)Jadyn Malone (6-Year-Old-Hannah)Frank Schorpion (Dr. Kettler)Lucas Chartier-Dessert (Private Lasky)Christian Jadah (Private Combs)Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld (CNAC Anchor)Andrew Shaver (Environmental Tech)Pat Kiely (Environmental Tech)Sonia Vigneault (Dr. J. Bydwell)Mark Camacho (Richard Riley)Sabrina Reeves (Press Secretary)
Director
Denis Villeneuve
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Synopsis
A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world.
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