Contact
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Two-time Oscar-winner Jodie Foster ("The Silence of the Lambs," "Maverick") and heartthrob Matthew McConaughey ("A Time to Kill") star in the gripping story of a radio astronomer who receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on earth. As world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she vies to fulfill her dream of becoming the first human being to make contact with extraterrestrial beings. Co-starring Oscar-nominee and Emmy-winner James Woods, Oscar-nominee John Hurt, Emmy-winner Tom Skerritt, Oscar-nominee Angela Bassett and Golden Globe-nominee Rob Lowe. Directed by Academy Award-winner Robert Zemeckis ("Forrest Gump," "Back to the Future"). Based on the novel by renouned author/physicist Carl Sagan.
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Contact is a 1997 science fiction drama film adapted from the Carl Sagan novel of the same name and directed by Robert Zemeckis. Both Sagan and wife Ann Druyan wrote the story outline for the film adaptation of Contact. Jodie Foster portrays the film's protagonist, Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway, a SETI scientist who finds strong evidence of extraterrestrial life and is chosen to make first contact. Supporting roles are played by Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, John Hurt, Angela Bassett and David Morse.
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