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The Arrival (1996)

6.0/10 (869 votes) 1h 55m Movie
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Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.

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Cast

Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen
Zane Zaminski
 Lindsay Crouse
Lindsay Crouse
Ilana Green
 Richard Schiff
Richard Schiff
Calvin
 Ron Silver
Ron Silver
Gordian
 Teri Polo
Teri Polo
Char
 Phyllis Applegate
Phyllis Applegate
Mrs. Roosevelt
 Tony T. Johnson
Tony T. Johnson
Kiki
 Alan Coates
Alan Coates
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