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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Jena Malone | Young Ellie |
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David Morse | Ted Arroway |
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Jodie Foster | Ellie Arroway |
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Geoffrey Blake | Fisher |
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William Fichtner | Kent |
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Sami Chester | Vernon |
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Timothy McNeil | Davio |
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Laura Elena Surillo | Cantina Woman |
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Matthew McConaughey | Palmer Joss |
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Tom Skerritt | David Drumlin |
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Henry Strozier | Minister |
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Max Martini | Willie |
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Larry King | Larry King |
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Thomas Garner | Ian Broderick |
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Conroy Chino | KOB-TV Reporter |
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Dan Gifford | Jeremy Roth |
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James Woods | Michael Kitz |
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Vance Valencia | Senator Valencia |
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Angela Bassett | Rachel Constantine |
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Donna Kelley | Donna Kelley |
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Leon Harris | Leon Harris |
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Claire Shipman | Claire Shipman |
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Behrooz Afrakhan | Middle Eastern Anchor |
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Saemi Nakamura | Japanese Anchor |
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Maria Celeste Arraras | Latina Anchor |
Director | Robert Zemeckis |
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Writer | James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg, Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan | |
Producer | Steven J. Boyd, Joan Bradshaw, Ann Druyan, Lynda Obst, Rick Porras, Carl Sagan, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis | |
Musician | Alan Silvestri | |
Photography | Don Burgess |