RSI Score:
8.8
Realised Potential:
95.6%
Drama
8.83
Sci-Fi
8.88
1
Integral
×5
1
Lead ActingCommunity · …
8.64
2
StoryCommunity · …
8.87
3
Script / Screenplay / DialogueCommunity · …
8.74
4
Score / SoundtrackCommunity · …
9.41
5
CinematographyCommunity · …
8.95
6
CharactersCommunity · …
8.29
7
DirectionCommunity · …
9.35
Category Avg
8.89
2
Important
×4
8
EditingCommunity · …
9.03
9
CastingCommunity · …
8.82
10
Support ActingCommunity · …
8.12
11
Sound Design / Audio MixCommunity · …
9.14
12
Practical Effects / SFXCommunity · …
7.78
13
Production & Art DesignCommunity · …
8.98
Category Avg
8.65
3
Major
×3
14
Execution Of Premise / Pitch / ConceptCommunity · …
9.08
15
CGI EffectsCommunity · …
9.15
16
Wardrobe / CostumeCommunity · …
8.43
17
OriginalityCommunity · …
8.54
Category Avg
8.8
4
Minor
×2
18
Themes / CommentariesCommunity · …
9.13
19
Colour GradingCommunity · …
9.06
20
Hair & Make UpCommunity · …
7.87
21
Premise / ConceptCommunity · …
9.27
22
RewatchabilityCommunity · …
8.75
Category Avg
8.82
5
Peripheral
×1
23
Predictability / TwistsCommunity · …
8.96
24
Immersion / PlausibilityCommunity · …
8.9
25
Continuity / Plot HolesCommunity · …
9.2
26
IntangiblesCommunity · …
8.96
27
AmbitionCommunity · …
8.85
Category Avg
8.97
6
FINAL SCORE
Integral avg
8.89 × 5
= 44.45
Important avg
8.65 × 4
= 34.6
Major avg
8.8 × 3
= 26.4
Minor avg
8.82 × 2
= 17.64
Peripheral avg
8.97 × 1
= 8.97
TOTAL WEIGHTED SCORE
132.06
TOTAL WEIGHT
15
WEIGHTED MEAN
8.8
OUT OF 10
Last updated: 2026-08-30
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Prompt Version: 10.2
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Model Confidence: — —
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Pipeline Model: gpt-5.6-terra
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74s
116 min
PG-13
Denis Villeneuve
Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker
$47M
$203.4M
SUPPORTING CAST
Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma, Mark O'Brien
SYNOPSIS
After mysterious spacecraft appear around the world, linguist Louise Banks is recruited by the U.S. military to communicate with their alien visitors. As international tensions rise, she and physicist Ian Donnelly race to understand an unfamiliar language that may reshape humanity's response.
SUB-GENRE TAGS
Drama
Character Study
Family / Domestic
Political
Sci-Fi
Alien Contact
Time Travel
Grounded
AWARDS
Oscars: 1 win(s), 8 nom(s) · Golden Globes: 0 win(s), 3 nom(s) · BAFTAs: 1 win(s), 9 nom(s)
CRITICAL RECEPTION
IMDb 7.9
RT 94%
MC 81
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