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Contact

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150 minEN11 July 1997 7.4
Science Fiction
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.
Budget: $90,000,000Box Office: $171,120,329
spiritualityscientistnew mexicoreligionradio telescopeastronomyextraterrestrial technologynasaeccentric manalien contactsabotagefanatic

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Deborah Morgan
I have to say, this blew me away. It's worth mentioning that impeccably paced and thoughtfully directed. "Contact" makes an impression.
tmdb28039023
That’s a lot of work to do as well as a long way to go to arrive at a conclusion that for many, myself included, is of the foregone variety. And even if the extraterrestrials in the film were real, they’d still be rather disappointing – though I shouldn’t speak in plural, since we only see one in the form of Dr. The pleasing news is that Ellie’s dad is played by David Morse, and you could certainly do a lot worse than that (and that goes for the rest of the ensemble cast); the bad news is that Ellie’s close encounter takes places on a beach that is supposedly meant to mimic a drawing she made when she was nine years old.
talisencrw
I absolutely think that it's intelligent, well-acted and directed, and the special effects it has HELPS the story rather than IMPEDES it. As what happens in most of these movies, it's rather anticlimactic once the different cultures meet.

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talisencrw@talisencrw
★★★★★ 9.0
As what happens in most of these movies, it's rather anticlimactic once the different cultures meet. I absolutely think that it's intelligent, well-acted and directed, and the special effects it has HELPS the story rather than IMPEDES it. …
2 May 2016VerifiedUser Review
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tmdb28039023@tmdb28039023
★☆☆☆☆ 1.0
Ellie Arroway’s (Jodie Foster) long deceased father. The pleasing news is that Ellie’s dad is played by David Morse, and you could certainly do a lot worse than that (and that goes for the rest of the ensemble cast); the bad news is that Ellie’s close encounter takes places on a beach that is supposedly meant to mimic a drawing she made when she was nine years old. …
27 August 2022VerifiedUser Review
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Brenda Bell@bellb43483 opinions · User since 2016
★★★★☆ 8.1
Moreover, an emotional gut-punch in the best sense. This is cinema at its finest. I gotta be honest, the soundtrack elevates every emotional beat. …
26 October 1997User Review
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