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7.4IMDb Score
Released:1997-07-11
Duration:150 min
Director:Robert Zemeckis
Actors:Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt
Production:South Side Amusement Company, Warner Bros. Pictures

Overview:

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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