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Movies like Arrival (2016)
6 films to watch after Arrival, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.
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.
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1Contact (1997)
Fit 83%Shares Drama, Science Fiction and Mystery with Arrival.
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
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2Moon (2009)
Fit 75%Shares Science Fiction and Drama with Arrival.
With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off a series of unsettling events that shake his isolation.
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3Solaris (2002)
Fit 71%Shares Drama, Science Fiction and Mystery with Arrival.
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.
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4The Thing (1982)
Fit 66%Shares Mystery and Science Fiction with Arrival.
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.
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5Enemy Mine (1985)
Fit 54%Shares Drama and Science Fiction with Arrival.
A soldier from Earth crashlands on an alien world after sustaining battle damage. Eventually he encounters another survivor, but from the enemy species he was fighting; they band together to survive on this hostile world. In the end the human finds himself caring for his enemy in a completely unexpected way.
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6Cosmos (2019)
Fit 54%Shares Science Fiction and Mystery with Arrival.
Three astronomers accidentally intercept what they believe to be a signal from a distant alien civilization, but the truth is even more incredible than any of them could have imagined.
