Contact

IMDb

7.5/10

Rated

PG

Contact is a 1997 science fiction drama directed by Robert Zemeckis and based on the novel by Carl Sagan. Jodie Foster plays Dr. Ellie Arroway, an astronomer who searches for signs of alien life and finally picks up a message from the star Vega. The signal contains plans for a mysterious machine, and Ellie fights scientists, politicians and believers for the chance to ride it. Matthew McConaughey co-stars in a thoughtful story about science, faith and first contact.

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