Contact (1997)

Movie Details

Original Title Contact

Original Language EN

Budget $90,000,000

Revenue $171,120,329

Status Released

Popularity 4.7

Cast

Jodie Foster

Ellie Arroway

Popularity: 6.7

Matthew McConaughey

Palmer Joss

Popularity: 3.1

James Woods

Michael Kitz

Popularity: 4.2

John Hurt

S. R. Hadden

Popularity: 10.9

Tom Skerritt

David Drumlin

Popularity: 2.3

William Fichtner

Kent

Popularity: 4.4

David Morse

Ted Arroway

Popularity: 10.3

Angela Bassett

Rachel Constantine

Popularity: 2.0

Geoffrey Blake

Fisher

Popularity: 4.9

Max Martini

Willie

Popularity: 1.8

Rob Lowe

Richard Rank

Popularity: 3.0

Jake Busey

Joseph

Popularity: 2.0

Key Crew

Director Robert Zemeckis

Screenplay Michael Goldenberg, James V. Hart

Producer Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey

Editor Arthur Schmidt

Executive Producer Joan Bradshaw, Lynda Obst

Production

South Side Amusement Company

Warner Bros. Pictures

Videos & Trailers

Entering the Wormhole

Clip

Religious Zealot Infiltrates the Machine

Clip

A Signal From Outer Space

Clip

Original Theatrical Trailer

Teaser

Trailer

Image Gallery

Backdrops

Posters

Keywords

based on novel or book nasa extraterrestrial technology new mexico prime number radio wave wormhole fanatic spirituality religion scientist sabotage ham radio astronomy alien contact mechanical engineering observatory philosophical eccentric man radio telescope

Reviews from TMDB

talisencrw 9/10

May 2, 2016

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 o ... Read more

JPV852 8/10

Nov 26, 2021

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 ... Read more

tmdb28039023 1/10

Aug 27, 2022

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, let ... Read more