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"Take a journey to the heart of the universe."

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7.4/10

4,848 votes

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Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Sound

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation

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Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$90.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$171.1M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$81.1M

ROI: +90%

Budget Recovery190% of budget

$0|Budget: $90.0M|Revenue: $171.1M

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114.8K

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1.9K

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Contact

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Florida

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Story Setting

Set In

New MexicoPuerto RicoWisconsinWashington, D.C.FloridaProject ArgusHokkaidoVega

Time Period

1990s

Themes & Subjects

#faith#extraterrestriallife#relationshipbetweenreligionandscience#firstcontactfiction#communicationwithextraterrestrialintelligence#science#religion

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Don Burgess

Film Editing

Arthur Schmidt

Music / Score

Alan Silvestri

Production Companies

Warner Bros.Q65557474

Distributors

NetflixInterCom

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Contact

Available in 80 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	The Roku Channel, Hoopla	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
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AustraliaM	—	SBS On Demand	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomPG

AustraliaM

Germany12

FranceTP

Belgium12

BGC

BrazilL

+14 more countries

Production

Director

Robert Zemeckis

Writers

Carl Sagan, James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg, Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

Production Companies

South Side Amusement CompanyWarner Bros. Pictures

Cast

Jodie Foster

Ellie Arroway

Matthew McConaughey

Palmer Joss

James Woods

Michael Kitz

John Hurt

S. R. Hadden

Tom Skerritt

David Drumlin

William Fichtner

Kent

David Morse

Ted Arroway

Angela Bassett

Rachel Constantine

Geoffrey Blake

Fisher

Max Martini

Willie

Rob Lowe

Richard Rank

Jake Busey

Joseph

Tags & Keywords

based on novel or booknasaextraterrestrial technologynew mexicoprime numberradio wavewormholefanaticspiritualityreligionscientistsabotageham radioastronomyalien contact

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