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Contact (1997)
7.3
Ratings: 7.3/10 from 98,395 users
Metascore:
62/100
Reviews: 542 user | 139 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine. Director:Robert Zemeckis |
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Fisher
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Vernon
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Davio
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Laura Elena Surillo | ... |
Cantina Woman
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Henry Strozier | ... |
Minister
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Michael Chaban | ... |
Hadden Suit
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| Max Martini | ... |
Willie
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| Larry King | ... |
Himself
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Ian Broderick
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Storyline
Astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway has long been interested in contact to faraway lands, a love fostered in her childhood by her father, Ted Arroway, who passed away when she was nine years old leaving her then orphaned. Her current work in monitoring for extraterrestrial life is based on that love and is in part an homage to her father. Ever since funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) was pulled on her work, which is referred to some, including her NSF superior David Drumlin, as more science fiction than science, Ellie, with a few of her rogue scientist colleagues, have looked for funding from where ever they could get it to continue their work. When Ellie and her colleagues hear chatter originating from the vicinity of the star Vega, Ellie feels vindicated. But that vindication is short lived when others, including politicians, the military, religious leaders and other scientists such as Drumlin... Written by Huggo
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
A message from deep space. Who will be the first to go? A journey to the heart of the universe. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for some intense action, mild language and a scene of sensuality See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Contacto See more »Box Office
Budget:
$90,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$20,584,908 (USA) (13 July 1997) (1923 Screens)Gross:
$171,120,329 (Worldwide) (1998)Company Credits
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(uncredited)
Written by Stephan Jenkins
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Argus Project, featuring 100+ radio telescopes, is named after a monster with a hundred eyes from Greek mythology. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Ellie says to Palmer that her father died when she was 9. Yet later in the movie Mr. Hadden set her birth date to August 25th 1964, and her father's death to November 10th 1974, so she was 10 at the moment of his death. See more »Connections
Referenced in "HBO First Look: 'What Lies Beneath': Constructing the Perfect Thriller (#7.12)" (2000) See more »Soundtracks
"Semi-Charmed Life"(uncredited)
Written by Stephan Jenkins
Performed by Third Eye Blind See more »
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