6.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Arrival (1996)
The Arrival (1996)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.1
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film's central narrative champions individual skepticism of established institutions and highlights a hidden, global conspiracy by an external force to undermine humanity, aligning with themes often found in right-leaning discourse.
The movie features a predominantly white main cast without explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative focuses on a sci-fi conspiracy without critically portraying traditional identities or centering explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film "The Arrival" (1996) is a science fiction thriller focused on an astronomer uncovering an alien conspiracy. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative, resulting in no depiction to evaluate.
The film "The Arrival, 1996" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on an astronomer's discovery of alien life and a conspiracy to terraform Earth, with no elements related to transgender identity present in the plot or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Arrival (1996) is an original science fiction film and not an adaptation of existing source material or a reboot with legacy characters. Therefore, no characters were established as a different gender prior to this film.
The Arrival (1996) is an original film with no pre-existing source material, historical figures, or prior adaptations. Therefore, its characters were not canonically or historically established as any particular race before this film's creation, making a race swap impossible by definition.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.2
6.0
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6.5
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