Contact (1997)

07/11/1997 2h 30m

Take a journey to the heart of the universe.

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Overview

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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Cast Ages at Release

Jodie Foster

as Ellie Arroway

Born 11/19/1962, age

Matthew McConaughey

as Palmer Joss

Born 11/04/1969, age

James Woods

as Michael Kitz

Born 04/18/1947, age

John Hurt

as S. R. Hadden

Born 01/22/1940

Died 01/25/2017, age

Tom Skerritt

as David Drumlin

Born 08/25/1933, age

William Fichtner

as Kent

Born 11/27/1956, age

David Morse

as Ted Arroway

Born 10/11/1953, age

Angela Bassett

as Rachel Constantine

Born 08/16/1958, age

Max Martini

as Willie

Born 12/11/1969, age

Rob Lowe

as Richard Rank

Born 03/17/1964, age

Jake Busey

as Joseph

Born 06/15/1971, age

Jena Malone

as Young Ellie

Born 11/21/1984, age

Jay Leno

as Jay Leno

Born 04/28/1950, age

William Jordan

as Chairman of Joint Chiefs

Born 10/13/1937, age

Steven Ford

as Major Russell

Born 05/19/1956, age

Yuji Okumoto

as Electrical

Born 04/20/1959, age

Alex Veadov

as Russian Cosmonaut

Born 04/15/1962, age

Valorie Armstrong

as Woman Senator

Born 10/25/1941, age

J.A. Preston

as Senator (uncredited)

Born 11/13/1932, age