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"Arrival" quotes

Arrival poster
A linguist works with the military to communicate with alien lifeforms after twelve mysterious spacecrafts appear around the world.

Director: Denis Villeneuve
Writer: Eric Heisserer, Ted Chiang
Production: N/A
Year: 2016
MetaScore: 81/100
ImdbRating: 7.9
BoxOffice: $100,546,139
Released: 11 Nov 2016
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 70 wins & 269 nominations total
We're so bounded by time - Arrival 00:27 We're so bounded by time Despite knowing the journey and where it leads - Arrival 00:17 Despite knowing the journey and where it leads If you could see your whole life from start to finish - Arrival 00:22 If you could see your whole life from start to finish Language is the foundation of civilization - Arrival 00:10 Language is the foundation of civilization That if you immerse yourself into a foreign language - Arrival 00:22 That if you immerse yourself into a foreign language So Hannah - Arrival 00:36 So Hannah Morning - Arrival 00:12 Morning If all I ever gave you was a hammer - Arrival 00:06 If all I ever gave you was a hammer Trust me you can understand communication - Arrival 00:07 Trust me you can understand communication Well let's say that I taught them chess instead of English - Arrival 00:18 Well let's say that I taught them chess instead of... I forgot how good it felt to be held by you - Arrival 00:06 I forgot how good it felt to be held by you We must consider the idea - Arrival 00:16 We must consider the idea And purpose requires an understanding of intent - Arrival 00:20 And purpose requires an understanding of intent Now you know - Arrival 00:20 Now you know The weapon is their language - Arrival 00:22 The weapon is their language Now that's a proper introduction Hey - Arrival 00:05 Now that's a proper introduction Hey Am I fired - Arrival 00:09 Am I fired Yeah We're a world with no single leader - Arrival 00:09 Yeah We're a world with no single leader Well the cornerstone of civilization isn't language - Arrival 00:06 Well the cornerstone of civilization isn't language Why did they park where they did - Arrival 00:23 Why did they park where they did In their final session the aliens said - Arrival 00:08 In their final session the aliens said Come back to me - Arrival 00:04 Come back to me I don't understand Who is this child - Arrival 00:06 I don't understand Who is this child I'm about the same - Arrival 00:35 I'm about the same Holy fuck - Arrival 00:04 Holy fuck But now I'm not so sure - Arrival 00:20 But now I'm not so sure You know I've had my head tilted up to the stars - Arrival 00:30 You know I've had my head tilted up to the stars How much of it is negative space - Arrival 00:12 How much of it is negative space Non zero sum game - Arrival 00:06 Non zero sum game Like their ship or their bodies - Arrival 00:17 Like their ship or their bodies And remember what happened to the Aborigines - Arrival 00:09 And remember what happened to the Aborigines As I watch you steer us around these communication traps - Arrival 00:28 As I watch you steer us around these communication traps Priority one what do they want and where are they from - Arrival 00:34 Priority one what do they want and where are they from Memory is a strange thing - Arrival 00:10 Memory is a strange thing The show is called - Arrival 00:06 The show is called Uh huh I don't know Mom - Arrival 00:24 Uh huh I don't know Mom So what are we gonna call them - Arrival 00:12 So what are we gonna call them We don't know if they understand - Arrival 00:07 We don't know if they understand

Cast

Louise Banks - Amy Adams
Ian Donnelly - Jeremy Renner
Colonel Weber - Forest Whitaker
Agent Halpern - Michael Stuhlbarg
Captain Marks - Mark O'Brien