Arrival vs The Vast of Night

Arrival has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.6/10 for The Vast of Night). The Vast of Night is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 56m. Arrival is the older of the two (2016 against 2019). Both are drama, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Arrival posterArrival2016 VS The Vast of Night posterThe Vast of Night2019
ArrivalThe Vast of Night
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 6.6/10
Year20162019
Length1h 56m1h 31m
GenresDrama, Mystery, Science FictionDrama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorDenis VilleneuveAndrew Patterson
Main castJeremy Renner, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, Frank SchorpionBruce Davis, Sierra McCormick, Mollie Milligan, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer

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.

The Vast of Night

At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.

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