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1997 · Robert Zemeckis · 150 min

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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.

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7.5/10Rating on TMDBFrom The Movie Database5,269 votesTMDB
Jodie FosterEllie ArrowayMatthew McConaugheyPalmer JossJames WoodsMichael KitzJohn HurtS. R. HaddenTom SkerrittDavid DrumlinWilliam FichtnerKentDavid MorseTed ArrowayAngela BassettRachel ConstantineGeoffrey BlakeFisherMax MartiniWillieRob LoweRichard RankJake BuseyJosephTucker SmallwoodMission DirectorJena MaloneYoung EllieSSami ChesterVernon

Cast

Jodie FosterEllie ArrowayMatthew McConaugheyPalmer JossJames WoodsMichael KitzJohn HurtS. R. HaddenTom SkerrittDavid DrumlinWilliam FichtnerKentDavid MorseTed ArrowayAngela BassettRachel ConstantineGeoffrey BlakeFisherMax MartiniWillieRob LoweRichard RankJake BuseyJosephTucker SmallwoodMission DirectorJena MaloneYoung EllieSSami ChesterVernon

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