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Contact

Not Rated

DramaScience FictionMystery

7.4/10(4,428 ratings)

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.

07-11-1997

2h 30m

Contact

Backdrop for Contact

Main Cast

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Ellie Arroway

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Palmer Joss

James Woods

James Woods

Michael Kitz

John Hurt

John Hurt

S. R. Hadden

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

David Drumlin

William Fichtner

William Fichtner

Kent

David Morse

David Morse

Ted Arroway

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:: Robert Zemeckis

Production:: South Side Amusement Company, Warner Bros. Pictures

Revenue:: $171,120,329

Budget:: $90,000,000

Key Crew

Director:: Robert Zemeckis

Novel:: Carl Sagan

Screenplay:: James V. Hart

Screenplay:: Michael Goldenberg

Original Music Composer:: Alan Silvestri

Locations and Languages

Country:: US

Filming:: US

Languages:: en