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Contact

Take a journey to the heart of the universe.

1997 · PG · 2h 30m

Directed by Robert Zemeckis

7.5

TMDB audience score
5,267 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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Cast

  • Jodie Foster
    Ellie Arroway

  • 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

  • Geoffrey Blake
    Fisher

  • Max Martini
    Willie

  • Rob Lowe
    Richard Rank

  • Jake Busey
    Joseph

  • Tucker Smallwood
    Mission Director

  • Jena Malone
    Young Ellie

  • Sami Chester
    Vernon

  • Timothy McNeil
    Davio

  • Laura Elena Surillo
    Cantina Woman

  • Henry Strozier
    Minister