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Mood:
Contemplative Sincere Captivating Atmospheric Clever Stylized Suspenseful
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Psychological Alien Encounter Mind and Soul Space and Aliens Benign Alien Space Travel Hopes
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Drama Sci-Fi Hollywood Tone
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20th Century 90s
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New Mexico
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Award Winner Blockbuster
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Twists and Turns Talky Strong Female Presence
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Based on Book
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Special Effects
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Contact, 1997

Starring: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

Written by: James V. Hart

Language: English, Spanish, German

Country: USA

Runtime: 150 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:7.4

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The mood of Contact is contemplative, sincere, and captivating. The plot centers around an alien encounter, psychological motives, and themes of mind and soul. It is a drama and sci-fi movie. Stylistically, Contact has a Hollywood tone, involves twists and turns, and is talky. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. The setting is New Mexico. Contact happens in the 1990s. Visually, it involves special effects. It is based on a book. Contact is known for being a blockbuster and an award winner. Note that it includes mild violent content.

Summary of Contact

Devoted astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway undertakes an emotional and spiritual journey after receiving the message she's waited for all her life--a mysterious signal beamed in from alien beings, who pass along instructions for building and piloting a craft that will presumably survive the passage from Earth to their home. While struggling to fund her mission, Arroway also struggles with her feelings about the nature of things, particularly after meeting a charismatic New Age believer who questions her disbelief in God. A deliberately-paced, meditative adaptation of the eponymous novel by Ann Druyan and "pop" astronomer Carl Sagan, who died during production.

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Language:	English, Spanish, German
Country:	USA
Release date:	11 July 1997
Runtime:	150 min

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Jodie Foster

as Eleanor Arroway

Matthew McConaughey

as Palmer Joss

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Salon.com

Faithful to Sagan's brand of popularized science, the film never reaches beyond Hollywood spectacle and sentimentality. Full Review

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by: Robin Dougherty

Variety

Beautifully crafted and legitimately involving once it locks onto a dramatic track, film benefits from remaining mysterious about how far it intends to go in pursuing its themes, but also suffers from long-windedness and preachy final-reel... Full Review

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by: Todd McCarthy

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Hope in Conflict

The movie truly manages to captivate the viewer by venturing into man's quest for something more. Realistic because of the juxtaposition of serendipity's appeal with ineptitude to accept potential failure. Read and rate it

25.September.2011
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by: Rahul
Rahul rated this movie9/10Amazing

Dr. Eleanor Arroway has spent her life searching for truth in the study of radio astronomy. Palmer Joss has spent his searching for truth through faith in God. When Ellie discovers a fantastic & unbelievable message from an extraterrestrial... Read and rate it

10.January.2011
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by: Netflowers
Netflowers rated this movie0/10

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