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