Movies like Contact

Key Features:: Extraterrestrial contact, Science fiction, Search for meaning, Existentialism, First contact, Space exploration, Cerebral, Director-driven, Charismatic protagonist, The unknown, Hope, Belief, Government conspiracy, Technological advancement
Tone:: serious, earnest, poetic
Target Audience:: Sci-fi fans, Intellectual viewers, Spiritual seekers, Science enthusiasts
Emotional Arc:: Curiosity → Wonder → Revelation

Contact

1997-07-11

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.

Genres

Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery

Cast

Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, David Morse, Angela Bassett, Geoffrey Blake, Max Martini

Crew

Robert Zemeckis, Michael Goldenberg, James V. Hart, Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

Rating

★7.439(4772 votes)