Arrival vs Signal One
Arrival has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.2/10 for Signal One). Signal One is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 1h 56m. Arrival is the older of the two (2016 against 2026). Both are mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Arrival
Signal One| Arrival | Signal One | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction | Mystery, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Denis Villeneuve | Jonathan Sobol |
| Main cast | Jeremy Renner, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, Frank Schorpion | Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Josh Hutcherson, Beatrice Schneider, Kiera Allen |
Synopsis
Arrival
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.
Signal One
A computer scientist is invited by a tech billionaire to join his private facility on a Caribbean island to investigate extraterrestrial matter on Earth. When they make contact beyond our world, chaos erupts as we’re left to wonder: do they come in peace?
Where to watch
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