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