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Contact (1997)

PG07/11/1997Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery2h 30m
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Take a journey to the heart of the universe.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Jodie Foster

    Ellie Arroway

  2. Cast 1

    Matthew McConaughey

    Palmer Joss

  3. Cast 1

    James Woods

    Michael Kitz

  4. Cast 1

    John Hurt

    S. R. Hadden

  5. Cast 1

    Tom Skerritt

    David Drumlin

  6. Cast 1

    William Fichtner

    Kent

  7. Cast 1

    David Morse

    Ted Arroway

  8. Cast 1

    Angela Bassett

    Rachel Constantine

  9. Cast 1

    Geoffrey Blake

    Fisher

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 of the effects were alright for its time including integrating Clinton footage with the cast and the sci-fi specific visuals were alright. In the end, never was bored and found it to...