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The poster features two men in space against a starry backdrop, with a large satellite dish dominating the scene. The deep blue and black tones evoke a sense of mystery and adventure, while the bold white text "CONTACT" anchors the image.

Contact

Take a journey to the heart of the universe.

1997 · Movie · 150 min· Updated Apr 2026
⭐7.4
🍅69%
🍿79%
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🌐Russian,English,Spanish· Originally English
Budget:$90MBox Office:$171MRated:PG

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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 is a film that explores themes of based on novel or book, nasa, extraterrestrial technology. It also touches on new mexico and prime number and radio wave.

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Robert Zemeckis

Cast

Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, David Morse, Angela Bassett, Geoffrey Blake, Max Martini

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On Rotten Tomatoes it has a rating of 68% based on reviews 68 critics, with an average score of 6.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Contact elucidates stirring scientific concepts and...

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The poster features two men in space against a starry backdrop, with a large satellite dish dominating the scene. The deep blue and black tones evoke a sense of mystery and adventure, while the bold white text "CONTACT" anchors the image.

Contact

Take a journey to the heart of the universe.

1997•⭐ 7.4•150 min•Updated Apr 2026
🌐Russian,English,Spanish· Originally English

You can stream Contact (1997) on MGM Plus with a subscription.

Budget:$90MBox Office:$171MRated:PG
⭐

IMDb

7.4/10

🍅

RT Critics

69%

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RT Audience

79%

62

Metacritic

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 film that explores themes of based on novel or book, nasa, extraterrestrial technology. It also touches on new mexico and prime number and radio wave.

Director

Robert Zemeckis

Cast

Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, David Morse, Angela Bassett, Geoffrey Blake, Max Martini

What Critics Say

On Rotten Tomatoes it has a rating of 68% based on reviews 68 critics, with an average score of 6.9/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Contact elucidates stirring scientific concepts and...

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