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Contact is a 1997 science fiction film adapted from the novel by Carl Sagan. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, it stars Jodie Foster as Dr. Eleanor Ann Arroway, Matthew McConaughey as Palmer Joss, James Woods as National Security Advisor Michael Kitz, and Tom Skerritt as Dr. David Drumlin. The story follows the relentless efforts of the film's main protagonist, Dr. Eleanor Arroway, or "Ellie," to advance research with the SETI project and search for evidence of the existence of extraterrestrial... full article at wikipedia

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Initial release date
  • Jul 11, 1997
Tagline
  • If it's just us, it seems like an awful waste of space.
  • A message from deep space. Who will be the first to go? A journey to the heart of the universe.
  • The Academy Award-winning director of "Forrest Gump" and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Contact" take you on a journey to the heart of the universe.
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  • 153.0min
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  • 90,000,000.0
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  • 1171788
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by pipeline Apr 25, 2008

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