Who stars in Contact?

Contact stars Jodie Foster (Ellie Arroway), Matthew McConaughey (Palmer Joss), James Woods (Michael Kitz), John Hurt (S. R. Hadden), Tom Skerritt (David Drumlin). The film was directed by Robert Zemeckis.

Contact has a runtime of 2 min and premiered in 1997. It is rated PG.

Is Contact worth watching?

Contact holds an IMDb rating of 7.5/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 69. Fans of Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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Contact (1997) Movie

Name: Contact
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Released: 1997-01-01
Duration: PT2h 30mM
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt

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Contact

PG2h 30m1997Robert Zemeckis

IMDb: 7.5/10Rotten: 69%Metacritic: 62/100

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"Take a journey to the heart of the universe."

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.

DramaScience FictionMysterySci-Fi

Based On Novel Or BookNasaExtraterrestrial TechnologyNew MexicoPrime NumberRadio WaveWormholeFanaticSpiritualityReligion

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