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Contact (1997) | SpawnScore

Contact

Contact

Movies / English

Contact1997

Take a journey to the heart of the universe.

IMDb

7.5/10318.5K votes

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Metacritic

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TMDB

75%5.3K votes

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Released: July 11, 1997
Runtime: 2h 30m
Certificate: PG (US)
Language: English
Director: Robert Zemeckis

Drama
Science Fiction
Mystery

Story

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.

Trailer

Cast

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Ellie Arroway

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Palmer Joss

James Woods

James Woods

Michael Kitz

John Hurt

John Hurt

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David Drumlin

William Fichtner

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Kent

David Morse

David Morse

Ted Arroway

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Rachel Constantine

Geoffrey Blake

Geoffrey Blake

Fisher

Max Martini

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Willie

Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe

Richard Rank

Jake Busey

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Joseph

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Mission Director

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Young Ellie

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Vernon

Timothy McNeil

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Henry Strozier

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Minister

Larry King

Larry King

Larry King

Thomas Garner

Thomas Garner

Ian Broderick

Crew

Robert Zemeckis
Director, Producer
James V. Hart
Screenplay
Michael Goldenberg
Screenplay
Carl Sagan
Novel
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Producer
Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer
Don Burgess
Director of Photography
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Editor

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Details

Spoken languages: English, Russian, Spanish
Countries: United States of America
Budget: $90.0M
Box office: $171.1M

Production

South Side Amusement Company
Warner Bros. Pictures

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