Arrival screened to audiences and critics at the Venice Film Festival to widespread acclaim on 1 September. The rest of us not fortunate enough to be in Venice on that day don't have to wait too much longer, with a US release of 11 November, and an Irish release expected soon after.

The film is a hard science fiction tale of humanity's first encounter with aliens, with language and communication important themes for the story. The film star Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner.