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Contact

Take a journey to the heart of the universe.

7.4(5,236)19972h 30m17

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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Status
Released
Budget
$90M
Box office
$171.1M
Language
English
  • based on novel or book
  • nasa
  • extraterrestrial technology
  • new mexico
  • prime number
  • radio wave
  • wormhole
  • fanatic
  • spirituality
  • religion
  • scientist
  • sabotage

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • Digital / OTT19 Nov 2013
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereWestwood Village Theatre in Los Angeles, California1 Jul 1997
    • TheatricalPG11 Jul 1997
    • PhysicalPGVHS / Special Edition DVD / Special Edition LaserDisc 16 Dec 1997
    • PhysicalPGTHX Special Edition VHS30 Jun 1998
    • PhysicalPGDVD Release10 Feb 2004
    • PhysicalPGBlu-ray 6 Oct 2009
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG26 Sept 1997
  • United Arab EmiratesAE

    • PhysicalBlu-ray6 Oct 2009
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM16 Oct 1997
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical11 Jul 1997
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical11 Sept 1997
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical10 Oct 1997
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical1217 Sept 1997
  • BrazilBR

    • TheatricalL19 Sept 1997
  • BulgariaBG

    • TheatricalC5 Dec 1997
  • ChileCL

    • Theatrical25 Sept 1997

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Contact was released on 11 July 1997.

Audience reviews

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    talisencrw

    5/2/2016

    9/10

    I would readily admit this is one of my favourite science fiction films from the 90's. It's intelligent, well-acted and directed, and the special effects it has HELPS the story rather than IMPEDES it. Though she hasn't done much lately, either in the director's chair or acting, Jodie Foster is one of my favourite contemporary American actresses, and it's intriguing how her great talent's been utilized of late (ie., '…

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    JPV852

    11/26/2021

    8/10

    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…

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    tmdb28039023

    8/27/2022

    1/10

    Early on in Contact a character is introduced who goes by the name “Kent Clark,” and for the remainder of the film I simply could not get over the fact that no one ever even mentions that he is named after Bizarro’s alter ego. My theory is that this is a figurative wink to the audience, letting us know beforehand what we otherwise discover at long last: that the events that are about to unfold are nothing but an e…

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    Filipe Manuel Neto

    12/26/2023

    6/10

    **A film that gets more right than it gets wrong, in a friendly tribute to Carl Sagan.** The theme of extraterrestrial life will always be a big deal for cinema, and is one of the most solid subjects within sci-fi. On the one hand, it has already given us a series of gems, but it also occasionally gives us films so bad that they are not worth the price of the plastic DVD. This film, for me, stays on positive groun…

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