The Arrival (1996)

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.

Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery

What to watch after The Arrival

• Impostor (2001) — Same feel: paranoid, mysterious
• Pitch Black (2000) — David Twohy directed both
• The Chase (1994) — Charlie Sheen appears in both
• Dark Skies (2013)
• Alien: Resurrection (1997) — Same subject: alien, scientist
• Terminal Velocity (1994) — David Twohy wrote for both