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Is The Arrival worth watching?
77
GreatGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77 (IMDb 7.2).
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GreatGoodWatch scoreSummary
A little boy feels betrayed when his mother has another son and decides to give her a taste of her own medicine -- by summoning another mother.
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- Friends night
- Teens
- Drop-in friendly
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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Not for warmth, comfort or uplift.
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- Directed by
- Dawn Luebbe, Jocelyn DeBoer
- Written by
- Dawn Luebbe, Jocelyn DeBoer
- Produced by
- Natalie Metzger
- Music by
- Samuel Nobles
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Facts
November 4, 2017 · 17 min · Disturbing Imagery
- Released
- November 4, 2017
- Runtime
- 17 min
- Content
- Disturbing Imagery
- Genres
- Comedy
- Original language
- English
- Made in
- United States
- Budget
- $70,000
Tropes
Chekhov's Gun, Alliterative Name, Chicken Walker +9
Q&A
4 questions, like "Is The Arrival worth watching?"
Questions about The Arrival
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Will The Arrival make me laugh?
Light
Now and then: the humor is mostly absurd humor (6 of 10) and dark humor (5 of 10).
Will I feel good after watching The Arrival?
BleakHopeful
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 6 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
What tropes does The Arrival use?
Chekhov's GunAlliterative NameChicken WalkerNon-Indicative NameHarmless FreezingStarfish LanguagePre-Mortem One-LinerLarge HamXanatos Speed ChessNotice ThisNo OSHA ComplianceFree-Range Childrenand 21 more
TV Tropes lists 33 tropes for it, including Chekhov's Gun, Alliterative Name, and Chicken Walker.