The Arrival vs The Call of Cthulhu
The Call of Cthulhu has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6/10 for The Arrival). The Call of Cthulhu is the shorter watch at 47m compared with 1h 55m. The Arrival is the older of the two (1996 against 2006). Both are horror, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Arrival
The Call of Cthulhu| The Arrival | The Call of Cthulhu | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 1996 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 47m |
| Genres | Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | David Twohy | Andrew Leman |
| Main cast | Richard Schiff, Teri Polo, Leon Rippy, Phyllis Applegate, Charlie Sheen | Barry Lynch, John Bolen, Matt Foyer, Ralph Lucas, Chad Fifer |
Synopsis
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.
The Call of Cthulhu
A dying professor leaves his great-nephew a collection of documents pertaining to the Cthulhu Cult. The nephew begins to learn why the study of the cult so fascinated his grandfather. Bit-by-bit he begins piecing together the dread implications of his grandfather's inquiries, and soon he takes on investigating the Cthulhu cult as a crusade of his own.
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