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A Balasaur Score of 71 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 69%, Metacritic 62/100. Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do. Scores higher than 72% of the 1,887 1990s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 30m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes69%
Metacritic62/100
Audiences rate it 13 points higher than critics do.
5,176 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert ZemeckisDirector
- Michael GoldenbergScreenplay
- Alan SilvestriOriginal Music Composer
- James V. HartScreenplay
Cast
- Jodie FosterEllie Arroway
- Matthew McConaugheyPalmer Joss
- James WoodsMichael Kitz
- John HurtS. R. Hadden
- Tom SkerrittDavid Drumlin
- William FichtnerKent
- David MorseTed Arroway
- Angela BassettRachel Constantine
- Geoffrey BlakeFisher
- Max MartiniWillie
- Rob LoweRichard Rank
- Jake BuseyJoseph
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or booknasaextraterrestrial technologynew mexicoprime numberradio wavewormholefanaticspiritualityreligionscientistsabotage
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