Contact
Take a journey to the heart of the universe.
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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Cast
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
Valorie Armstrong
Woman Senator
Frank Silva
Army Officer (uncredited)
Steven Ford
Major Russell
Angela Bassett
Rachel Constantine
Vance Valencia
Senator Valencia
James Woods
Michael Kitz
John Hurt
S. R. Hadden
Saemi Nakamura
Japanese Anchor
Tabitha Soren
Tabitha Soren
Catherine Dao
Life Support
Claire Shipman
Claire Shipman
Boris Lee Krutonog
Astronaut (uncredited)
Rob Lowe
Richard Rank
Sunshine Logroño
Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Thomas Garner
Ian Broderick
Mak Takano
Japanese Tech #1
Todd Thompson
News Reporter (uncredited)
David Morse
Ted Arroway
Robin Gammell
Project Official
Bernard Shaw
Bernard Shaw
Holly Cross Vagley
Religious Zealot (uncredited)
Alex Veadov
Russian Cosmonaut
Aixa Clemente
President's Secretary (uncredited)
Neal Matarazzo
Kitz's Aide (uncredited)
Delaney Williams
Believer #1 (uncredited)
Tucker Smallwood
Mission Director
Matthew McConaughey
Palmer Joss
Jake Busey
Joseph
Donna Kelley
Donna Kelley
Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera
Leo Lee
Major Domo
Haynes Brooke
Drumlin Aide
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
Mechanical
William L. Thomas
Reporter #6
Dee Dee Myers
Dee Dee Myers
Jennifer Balgobin
Dr. Patel
David St. James
Joint Chief
Ming Lo
Pod Systems Control (uncredited)
Rob Elk
Pad Leader
Denise Loveday
Press Secretary (uncredited)
Ian Whitcomb
British Anchor
William Jordan
Chairman of Joint Chiefs
Philippe Bergeron
French Committee Member
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Michael Albala
Decryption Hacker
Thomas Reid
Senate Hearing (uncredited)
Jodie Foster
Ellie Arroway
Elaina Erika Davis
Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited)
William Fichtner
Kent
Jena Malone
Young Ellie
Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan
Bryant Gumbel
Bryant Gumbel
Yuji Okumoto
Electrical
Paul L. Nolan
Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)
J.A. Preston
Senator (uncredited)
Maria Celeste Arraras
Latina Anchor
Marc Macaulay
NASA Technician
Christopher Boyer
Scientist (uncredited)
Geoffrey Blake
Fisher
Tony Boldi
Robert Hand (uncredited)
Max Martini
Willie
Henry Strozier
Minister
Larry King
Larry King
Marisa Petroro
Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)
Cenk Uygur
Reporter (uncredited)
Tom Skerritt
David Drumlin
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)