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Contact

Name: Contact
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
Released: 1997-07-11
Duration: 2 h 30 min

1997 · 2h 30m · PG · English · United States of America

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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Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writers: Michael Goldenberg, James V. Hart
Release date: July 11, 1997
Runtime: 2h 30m
Original language: English
Production countries: United States of America
Production companies: South Side Amusement Company, Warner Bros. Pictures
Certification: PG
Budget: $90,000,000
Revenue: $171,120,329

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Keywords

based on novel or booknasaextraterrestrial technologynew mexicoprime numberradio wavewormholefanaticspiritualityreligionscientistsabotageham radioastronomyalien contactmechanical engineeringobservatoryeccentric manradio telescopedefiant

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

Larry King

Thomas Garner

Ian Broderick

Conroy Chino

KOB-TV Reporter

Dan Gifford

Jeremy Roth

Vance Valencia

Senator Valencia

Donna Kelley

Leon Harris

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