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Contact (1997)

“Take a journey to the heart of the universe.”
★ 7.55,210 votes ⏱ 2 h 30 min Rating PG

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 is a 1997 movie. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Main cast: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt. Runtime: 150 minutes. Its average rating is 7.5 out of 10, from 5,210 votes.

Release dateJuly 11, 1997
Runtime2 h 30 min
Budget$90,000,000
Box office$171,120,329
DirectorRobert Zemeckis
ScreenplayCarl Sagan, Ann Druyan
Original languageEN

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Alien contactAstronomyBased on novel or bookDefiantEccentric manExtraterrestrial technologyFanaticHam radioInspirationalIntrospectiveMechanical engineeringNasa

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