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Contact (1997)

Directed by Robert Zemeckis · Cinematography by Don Burgess

PG150 min65 frames

DramaScience FictionMystery

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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