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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.
Contact (1997) is a drama, science fiction and mystery film directed by Robert Zemeckis, released on July 11, 1997 with a runtime of 2h 30m. It stars Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods and John Hurt. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 5,176 ratings.
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Jodie Foster
as Ellie Arroway
Matthew McConaughey
as Palmer Joss
James Woods
as Michael Kitz
John Hurt
as S. R. Hadden
Tom Skerritt
as David Drumlin
William Fichtner
as Kent
David Morse
as Ted Arroway
Angela Bassett
as Rachel Constantine
Geoffrey Blake
as Fisher
Max Martini
as Willie
Rob Lowe
as Richard Rank
Jake Busey
as Joseph
Directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Carl Sagan, James V. Hart and Michael Goldenberg, produced by Steve Starkey and Robert Zemeckis.
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 5,176 ratings.
I would readily admit this is one of my favourite science fiction films from the 90's. It's intelligent, well-acted and directed, and the special effects it has HELPS the story rather than IMPEDES it. Though she hasn't done much lately, either in the director's chair or acting, Jodie Foster is one of my favourite contemporary American actresses, and it's intriguing how her great talent's been utilized of late (ie.,…
Reviewed on May 2, 2016
Random viewing but decided to finally watch after its been in my to-do bin for a while now. It didn't strike an emotional cord that I thought it would but Jodie Foster was quite good as were a respectable supporting cast. Never quite bought into the relationship between Foster and McConaughey though in fairness, probably due to the lack of screen time together (felt like maybe 15 minutes in a 2.5 hour movie). Some…
Reviewed on November 26, 2021
Early on in Contact a character is introduced who goes by the name “Kent Clark,” and for the remainder of the film I simply could not get over the fact that no one ever even mentions that he is named after Bizarro’s alter ego. My theory is that this is a figurative wink to the audience, letting us know beforehand what we otherwise discover at long last: that the events that are about to unfold are nothing but an…
Reviewed on August 27, 2022
**A film that gets more right than it gets wrong, in a friendly tribute to Carl Sagan.** The theme of extraterrestrial life will always be a big deal for cinema, and is one of the most solid subjects within sci-fi. On the one hand, it has already given us a series of gems, but it also occasionally gives us films so bad that they are not worth the price of the plastic DVD. This film, for me, stays on positive…
Reviewed on December 26, 2023
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The main cast of Contact (1997) includes Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt and Tom Skerritt. The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Contact was released on July 11, 1997 and runs for 2h 30m.
Contact (1997) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 5,176 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, science fiction and mystery films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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