Contact
Take a journey to the heart of the universe.
7.4(5,084) 1997-07-11 150 minDramaScience FictionMystery
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.
DirectorRobert Zemeckis
ScreenplayJames V. Hart
ScreenplayMichael Goldenberg
Original Music ComposerAlan Silvestri
ProducerSteve Starkey
ProducerRobert Zemeckis
Cast & characters
Jodie Foster
as Ellie Arroway
Matthew McConaughey
as Palmer Joss
James Woods
as Michael Kitz
John Hurt
as S. R. Hadden
Tom Skerritt
as David Drumlin
William Fichtner
as Kent
David Morse
as Ted Arroway
Angela Bassett
as Rachel Constantine
Geoffrey Blake
as Fisher
Max Martini
as Willie
Rob Lowe
as Richard Rank
Jake Busey
as Joseph
Tucker Smallwood
as Mission Director
Jena Malone
as Young Ellie
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Sami Chester
as Vernon
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Timothy McNeil
as Davio
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Laura Elena Surillo
as Cantina Woman
Henry Strozier
as Minister
Larry King
as Larry King
Thomas Garner
as Ian Broderick
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Conroy Chino
as KOB-TV Reporter
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Dan Gifford
as Jeremy Roth
Vance Valencia
as Senator Valencia
Donna Kelley
as Donna Kelley
