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★ 7.5/10•1997•2h 30m•PG•Drama•Science Fiction•Mystery

Take a journey to the heart of the universe.

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.

Robert Zemeckis · Director

Michael Goldenberg · Screenplay

James V. Hart · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 30m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 11, 1997
Budget$90,000,000
Revenue$171,120,329

Actors

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Ellie Arroway

Matthew McConaughey

Matthew McConaughey

Palmer Joss

James Woods

James Woods

Michael Kitz

John Hurt

John Hurt

S. R. Hadden

Tom Skerritt

Tom Skerritt

David Drumlin

William Fichtner

William Fichtner

Kent

David Morse

David Morse

Ted Arroway

Angela Bassett

Angela Bassett

Rachel Constantine

Geoffrey Blake

Geoffrey Blake

Fisher

Max Martini

Max Martini

Willie

Rob Lowe

Rob Lowe

Richard Rank

Jake Busey

Jake Busey

Joseph

Tucker Smallwood

Tucker Smallwood

Mission Director

Jena Malone

Jena Malone

Young Ellie

Sami Chester

Vernon

Timothy McNeil

Davio

Recommendations

The Vast of Night
Cosmos
The Andromeda Strain
Arrival
Transcendence
Solaris
Stowaway
Primer
Interstellar
Pi
Allegiant
Oblivion
K-PAX
The Fourth Kind
Planet of the Apes
Last and First Men
The Thirteenth Floor
Doctor Who: Last Christmas
Moon
Super 8

Similars

War of the Worlds
Blade Runner
The Elementary Particles
Anatomy of a Murder
Armageddon
Apocalypse Now
2001: A Space Odyssey
Absolute Power
The Name of the Rose
About a Boy
The Wages of Fear
Oliver Twist
The 39 Steps
East of Eden
Rebecca
The Outsiders
The Blue Angel
Clarence Darrow
Stand by Me
House Made of Dawn