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Signal One

Signal One

Mystery · Science Fiction · 2026

A computer scientist is invited by a tech billionaire to join his private facility on a Caribbean island to investigate extraterrestrial matter on Earth. When they make contact beyond our world, chaos erupts as we’re left to wonder: do they come in peace?

Movie details

Signal One

“First contact has been made.”

2026 Mystery · Science Fiction 1h 27m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

A computer scientist is invited by a tech billionaire to join his private facility on a Caribbean island to investigate extraterrestrial matter on Earth. When they make contact beyond our world, chaos erupts as we’re left to wonder: do they come in peace?

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Signal One?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Jonathan Sobol

Written by

Jonathan Sobol

Isabelle Fuhrman

Isabelle Fuhrman

Annika

Josh Hutcherson

Josh Hutcherson

Charlie

David Thewlis

David Thewlis

Perry

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

Sam Houston

Vanessa Smythe

Vanessa Smythe

Mother

Kiera Allen

Kiera Allen

Cast

Raoul Bhaneja

Raoul Bhaneja

Cast

Court is in session

Put Signal One on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.