Contact

About Contact

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.

Characters

Jodie FosterEllie Arroway

Matthew McConaugheyPalmer Joss

James WoodsMichael Kitz

John HurtS. R. Hadden

Tom SkerrittDavid Drumlin

William FichtnerKent

David MorseTed Arroway

Angela BassettRachel Constantine

Geoffrey BlakeFisher

Max MartiniWillie

Rob LoweRichard Rank

Jake BuseyJoseph

Jena MaloneYoung Ellie

Sami ChesterVernon

Timothy McNeilDavio

Laura Elena SurilloCantina Woman

Henry StrozierMinister

Larry KingLarry King

Thomas Garner Ian Broderick

Conroy ChinoKOB-TV Reporter

Dan GiffordJeremy Roth

Vance ValenciaSenator Valencia

Donna KelleyDonna Kelley

Director

Robert ZemeckisDirector

Tucker SmallwoodMission Director