Contact Movie
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Contact, based on the novel of the same name by Carl Sagan, is the story of a free thinking radio astronomer (Jodie Foster) who discovers an intelligent signal broadcast from deep space. She and her fellow scientists are able to decipher the Message and discover detailed instructions for building a mysterious Machine. Will the Machine spell the end of our world, or the end of our superstitions? Will we take our place among the races of the Galaxy, or are we just an upstart species with a long way to go?
Tagline
- A message from deep space. Who will be the first to go? A journey to the heart of the universe.
From 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
- Get ready for human's biggest discovery ever!
If it's just us, it seems like an awful waste of space.
Movie Info
- Year:
- 1997
- IMDB Rating:
- 7.3
- IMDB Votes:
- 40350
- Countries:
- USA
- Genres:
- Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery
- Tags:
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Helicopter, Bomb, Twist in the end, Beach, Father daughter relationship, Flashback sequence, Video footage, Intelligence, Based on novel, Intrigue
- Domestic:
- $100,920,329 (59.0%)
- + Foreign:
- $70,200,000 (41.0%)
- = Worldwide:
- $171,120,329
- Opening
Weekend: - $20,584,908 (1,923 theaters, $10,704 average) % of Total Gross: 20.4%
- Release:
- 2,314 theaters
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