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Contact
“Take a journey to the heart of the universe.”
7.4 / 10• 1997• 2h 30m•PG• English
DramaScience FictionMystery
Storyline
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
Cast & Crew
Jodie Foster
Ellie Arroway
Lead
Matthew McConaughey
Palmer Joss
James Woods
Michael Kitz
John Hurt
S. R. Hadden
Tom Skerritt
David Drumlin
William Fichtner
Kent
David Morse
Ted Arroway
Angela Bassett
Rachel Constantine
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Zemeckis's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Contact is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
