Arrival
Renowned linguist Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is recruited by the U.S. government to decipher an alien language after a dozen of their aircraft land on earth. Throughout the film, Banks is suffering from what appears to be vivid flashbacks of her young daughter's life and death, but what we eventually learn is that Banks is seeing her future with fellow scientist Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner); the hetapods' language is that of nonlinear time, and they have come to Earth in order to share the language with humans and prevent widespread disaster.
Knives Out
Rian Johnson's stellar whodunnit Knives Out introduced audiences to the concept of Evil Chris Evans in a ratty cable-knit sweater, which was a gift within itself. Evans plays Ransom, the spoiled and manipulative antagonist of the Thrombley clan. Ransom tries to "help" Marta (Ana de Armas) escape his family's wrath after she is left the entirety of Harlan's (Christopher Plummer) wealth and estate in his will, but he is really attempting to frame her for his murder, which was committed by Ransom after Harlan revealed that he was cutting Ransom from the will.