Film

Contact

1997 · 2h 30m · Drama · Science Fiction · Mystery

Take a journey to the heart of the universe.

IMDb

7.5

Rotten Tomatoes

69%

Metacritic

62

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.

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

• Robert ZemeckisDirector · Producer
• James V. HartScreenplay
• Michael GoldenbergScreenplay
• Carl SaganNovel
• Steve StarkeyProducer
• Joan BradshawExecutive Producer
• Lynda ObstExecutive Producer
• Don BurgessDirector of Photography
• Alan SilvestriOriginal Music Composer
• Arthur SchmidtEditor

TrailerOriginal Theatrical Trailer

Release date

July 11, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 30m

Rated

PG

Budget

$90,000,000

Revenue

$171,120,329

Genres

Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery

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