Movie·1997·150 min

Contact

Name: Contact
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
Released: 1997-07-11
Duration: 150 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt

Contact is available in the US to rent or buy on Amazon Video and 4 more apps, and is not on a subscription app right now, as of October 5, 2026.

Take a journey to the heart of the universe.

7.5 / 10 · TMDBTomatometer 69%Audience 79%Metacritic 62IMDb 7.5Letterboxd 3.8

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Drama Science Fiction Mystery

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.

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