Is The Arrival actually good?

The Arrival sits in the 45.0% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 45.0% of them.

How does The Arrival compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1990s, The Arrival lands in the 42.6% percentile. The cohort comparison exists because a global rank flatters or punishes a film for its category rather than its quality.

How many reviewers is The Arrival's score based on?

144 calibrated reviewers stand behind The Arrival's score.

1996

global pct

45.0

Film · 1996 · Films · 1990s

The Arrival

Name: The Arrival
Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: 1996

Scored from 144 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1990s (4,082 peers).

45.0%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

42.6%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1990s · 4,082 titles

36.4%

AI-adjusted percentile

144 calibrated reviewers

Summary

A radio astronomer discovers an extraterrestrial signal, but when he tries to report it, the evidence vanishes and he finds himself blacklisted and pursued. As he digs deeper, he uncovers a covert alien presence on Earth and a hidden agenda tied to accelerating climate change.

The Arrival is a 1996 mystery, science-fiction and thriller film.

The cohort it is ranked inside is 1990s films — 4,082 of them. Rotten Tomatoes carries a separate audience for the same title, 1 of whom clear the calibration test. The calibrated figure is built from 144 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 146 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead.