Companion vs The Arrival
Companion has the higher audience score (7.1/10 against 6/10 for The Arrival). Companion is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 55m. The Arrival is the older of the two (1996 against 2025). Both are horror, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Companion
The Arrival| Companion | The Arrival | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1996 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Drew Hancock | David Twohy |
| Main cast | Jack Quaid, Sophie Thatcher, Lukas Gage, Rupert Friend, Harvey Guillén | Richard Schiff, Teri Polo, Leon Rippy, Phyllis Applegate, Charlie Sheen |
Synopsis
Companion
During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, they uncover unsettling truths about themselves and the world around them.
The Arrival
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.
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