"Why are they here?"

2016

1h 56m

7.6(18545 votes)

Drama

Science Fiction

Mystery

Overview

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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72 members

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Amy Adams

Louise Banks

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Jeremy Renner

Ian Donnelly

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Forest Whitaker

Colonel Weber

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Michael Stuhlbarg

Agent Halpern

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Mark O'Brien

Captain Marks

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Tzi Ma

General Shang

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Abigail Pniowsky

8-Year-Old Hannah

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Julia Scarlett Dan

12-Year-Old Hannah

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Jadyn Malone

6-Year-Old Hannah

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Frank Schorpion

Dr. Kettler

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Lucas Chartier-Dessert

Private Lasky

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Christian Jadah

Private Combs

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Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld

CNAC Anchor

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Andrew Shaver

Environmental Tech

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Pat Kiely

Environmental Tech

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Sonia Vigneault

Dr. J. Bydwell

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Mark Camacho

Richard Riley

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Sabrina Reeves

Press Secretary

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Julian Casey

Australian Scientist

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Tony Robinow

British Scientist

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Larry Day

CIA Officer Dan Ryder

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Matthew Willson

Preacher

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Ruth Chiang

Chinese Scientist

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Russell Yuen

Chinese Scientist

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Sergiy Marchenko

Russian Officer

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Anana Rydvald

Swedish Scientist

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Bineyam Girma

Sudan Representative

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Abdelghafour Elaaziz

African Representative

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Abdul Ayoola

Sierra Leone Representative

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Alex M. Yeuh

Japanese Minister

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Daniel Esteban

Venezuelan Representative

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Albert Kwan

Chinese Man

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Brittany Teo

Student with Smartphone

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Joe Cobden

Cryptographer

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Lorne Brass

Cryptographer

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Genevieve Sirois

Cryptographer

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Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon

Science Team Member

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Michael Nangreaves

Science Team Member

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Reda Guerinik

Communications Operator

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Adrien Benn

Communications Operator

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Sasha Samar

Communications Operator

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Kathleen Stavert

Communications Operator

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Kattia Thony

Nurse

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Leisa Reid

Nurse

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Brent Skagford

Lieutenant

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Gurdeep Ahluwalia

Soldier

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Shawn Campbell

TV Anchor

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Brian Dunstan

TV Anchor

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Dan Duran

TV Anchor

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Lori Graham

TV Anchor

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Orla Johannes

TV Anchor

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John Sanford Moore

TV Anchor

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Sangita Patel

TV Anchor

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Hal Roberts

TV Anchor

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Camille Ross

TV Anchor

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Ola Sturik

TV Anchor

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Tammie Sutherland

TV Anchor

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Max Walker

TV Anchor

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Marc-André Goulet

Motion Capture Heptapod

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Paul-Antoine Taillefer

Motion Capture Heptapod

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Martin Jr Pelletier

Motion Capture Heptapod

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Carmela Nozza Guizzo

4-Year-Old Hannah (uncredited)

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Robert D. Morais

Master Sergeant Douglas (uncredited)

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Mustafa Haidari

Foreign Correspondent (uncredited)

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Philippe Hartmann

Halpern's Deputy Director (uncredited)

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Laurean Adrian Parau

US Army Major (uncredited)

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Nathaly Thibault

Gala Guest (uncredited)

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Leslie Baker

Middle Aged Woman (uncredited)

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Dave Campbell

Soldier (uncredited)

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Alexander Da Mota

Venezuelan Military (uncredited)

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Akul Dang

Pakistani Scientist (uncredited)

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Frank Fiola

Soldier (uncredited)

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