The Second Arrival

The Second Arrival (1998)

  • 18% of users liked it
    (799 ratings)

This sequel to the sci-fi thriller The Arrival stars Patrick Muldoon as Jack, who works with computers for Montreal's National Space Agency. After Zane Ziminski (the astronomer-hero of the first film) is found dead, Jack receives a letter Zane sent to him shortly before his death. The letter speaks… More

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R, 2 hr.
Directed By
Kevin Tenney
Written By
Mark Perry
Genres
Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Nov 6, 1998 Wide
On DVD
May 18, 1999
Artisan Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    The first rule of a sequel should be: Do NOT destroy the happy ending of the previous film.

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Manages to lack ALL the surprising creativity of the original. It's actually very, very terrible.

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  • Jim W


    I would rather have just seen a sequel with Charlie Sheen. He did some other movies for HBO so I don't know why they couldn't get him for this. Instead they lamely just say he was killed by aliens and a relative of his character that was never mentioned in the original is in… More

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