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.
Jena Malone | Young Ellie | |
David Morse | Ted Arroway | |
Jodie Foster | Ellie Arroway | |
Geoffrey Blake | Fisher | |
William Fichtner | Kent | |
Sami Chester | Vernon | |
Timothy McNeil | Davio | |
Laura Elena Surillo | Cantina Woman | |
Matthew McConaughey | Palmer Joss | |
Tom Skerritt | David Drumlin | |
Henry Strozier | Minister | |
Max Martini | Willie | |
Larry King | Larry King | |
Thomas Garner | Ian Broderick | |
Conroy Chino | KOB-TV Reporter | |
Dan Gifford | Jeremy Roth | |
James Woods | Michael Kitz | |
Vance Valencia | Senator Valencia | |
Angela Bassett | Rachel Constantine | |
Donna Kelley | Donna Kelley | |
Leon Harris | Leon Harris | |
Claire Shipman | Claire Shipman | |
Behrooz Afrakhan | Middle Eastern Anchor | |
Saemi Nakamura | Japanese Anchor | |
Maria Celeste Arraras | Latina Anchor |
Director | Robert Zemeckis | |
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 |