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Contact (1997)
- PG
- 07/11/1997 (US)
- Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
- 2h 30m
Take a journey to the heart of the universe.
Overview
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.
Robert Zemeckis
DirectorCarl Sagan
Novel, StoryJames V. Hart
ScreenplayMichael Goldenberg
ScreenplayAnn Druyan
StoryCast
![Jodie Foster's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/resiaRfWvj4N84TgJi9DPOafCpq.jpg)
Jodie Foster
Ellie Arroway![Matthew McConaughey's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/sY2mwpafcwqyYS1sOySu1MENDse.jpg)
Matthew McConaughey
Palmer Joss![James Woods's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/tLH7mpH4KqkWL5VgjueTbewGsfK.jpg)
James Woods
Michael Kitz![John Hurt's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/kFNlnnjCm7MsRNJ5yzZEH2YJIPC.jpg)
John Hurt
S. R. Hadden![Tom Skerritt's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/8iTZjd5W1EFKg3NRNsKht0akdGB.jpg)
Tom Skerritt
David Drumlin![William Fichtner's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/wWtJOoaNAwPparpzMNuRBjvxwEf.jpg)
William Fichtner
Kent![David Morse's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/A6zGbkFjM3uajIakgsSeNTmSKqY.jpg)
David Morse
Ted Arroway![Angela Bassett's headshot](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/7Oz53NKdglRzAzI2MKjM3eQXwn.jpg)