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.
Movie tag line: "Why are they here?"
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Character: Louise Banks
Character: Ian Donnelly
Character: Colonel Weber
Character: Agent Halpern
Character: Captain Marks
Character: General Shang
Character: 8-Year-Old Hannah
Character: 12-Year-Old Hannah
Character: 6-Year-Old Hannah
Character: Dr. Kettler
Character: Private Lasky
Character: Private Combs
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Character: Environmental Tech
Character: Environmental Tech
Character: Dr. J. Bydwell
Character: Richard Riley
Character: Press Secretary
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Character: CIA Officer Dan Ryder
Character: Preacher
Character: Chinese Scientist
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Character: Russian Officer
Character: Swedish Scientist
Character: Sudan Representative
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Character: Sierra Leone Representative
Character: Japanese Minister
Character: Venezuelan Representative
Character: Chinese Man
Character: Student with Smartphone
Character: Cryptographer
Character: Cryptographer
Character: Cryptographer
Character: Science Team Member
Character: Science Team Member
Character: Communications Operator
Character: Communications Operator
Character: Communications Operator
Character: Communications Operator
Character: Nurse
Character: Nurse
Character: Lieutenant
Character: Soldier
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Character: Motion Capture Heptapod
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Character: 4-Year-Old Hannah (uncredited)
Character: Master Sergeant Douglas (uncredited)
Character: Foreign Correspondent (uncredited)
Character: Halpern's Deputy Director (uncredited)
Character: US Army Major (uncredited)
Character: Gala Guest (uncredited)
Character: Middle Aged Woman (uncredited)
Character: Soldier (uncredited)
Character: Venezuelan Military (uncredited)
Character: Pakistani Scientist (uncredited)
Character: Soldier (uncredited)