Overview: 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.

Vote Average: 7.42

Genres: Science Fiction, Drama, Mystery

Production Companies: South Side Amusement Company , Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, View more William Fichtner, David Morse, Angela Bassett, Geoffrey Blake, Max Martini, Rob Lowe, Jake Busey, Tucker Smallwood, Jena Malone, Sami Chester, Timothy McNeil, Laura Elena Surillo, Henry Strozier, Larry King, Thomas Garner , Conroy Chino, Dan Gifford, Vance Valencia, Donna Kelley, Leon Harris, Claire Shipman, Behrooz Afrakhan, Saemi Nakamura, Maria Celeste Arraras, Tabitha Soren, Geraldo Rivera, Ian Whitcomb, Jay Leno, Natalie Allen, Robert D. Novak, Geraldine A. Ferraro, Ann Druyan, Kathleen Kennedy, Michael Albala, Ned Netterville, Leo Lee, William Jordan, David St. James, Jill Dougherty, Haynes Brooke, John Holliman, Bobbie Battista, Dee Dee Myers, Bryant Gumbel, Linden Soles, Steven Ford, Alexander Zemeckis, Janie Peterson, Philippe Bergeron, Jennifer Balgobin, Anthony Hamilton, Rebecca T. Beucler, Marc Macaulay, Pamela Wilsey, Jeffery Thomas Johnson, Yuji Okumoto, Gerry Griffin, Brian Alston, Rob Elk, Mark Thomason, José Rey, Todd Patrick Breaugh, Alex Veadov, Alice Kushida, Robin Gammell, Richardson Morse, Seiji Okamura, Bernard Shaw, Mak Takano, Hiroshi Tom Tanaka, Catherine Dao, Kristoffer Ryan Winters, Valorie Armstrong, Jim Hild, William L. Thomas, Diego Montoya, Jonathan Adler, Robert Aguilar Jr., Mark Bailey, Matt Bennett, Tony Boldi, Christopher Boyer, Christine Brady, Ray Buffer, Mark Byrne, Candice T. Cain, Michael Chaban, Aixa Clemente, Bill Clinton, Derrick Damions, Elaina Erika Davis, Joey Dente, Michael Egan, Jeff Elmore, Pamela Fischer, Carl Gilliard, William B. Kaplan, Boris Lee Krutonog, Ming Lo, Sunshine Logroño, Denise Loveday, Neal Matarazzo, Cassidy McMillan, Bill Miller, Molly Mueller, Paul L. Nolan, Marisa Petroro, Errica Poindexter, J.A. Preston, Frank Principe, Billy Quinn, Thomas Reid, Leo Rogstad, Russell Sanderlin Sr., Frank Silva, John A. Taylor, Todd Thompson, Cenk Uygur, Holly Cross Vagley, Eric Alan Wendell, Delaney Williams, Gregory L. Williams

Crew: Alan Silvestri , Robert Zemeckis , Robert Zemeckis , Steve Starkey , Steve Starkey View more , Don Burgess , Arthur Schmidt , Doug J. Meerdink , Joanna Johnston , Lawrence A. Hubbs , Harry Keramidas , Peter Jackson , Victoria Burrows , Lynda Obst , Steven C. McGee , Tom Johnson , Ed Verreaux , James V. Hart , Michael Goldenberg , Steve Boeddeker , Michael Silvers , Dennie Thorpe , Tony Eckert , Brad Ricker , Catherine Harper , William Ross , Tim Alexander , Carl Sagan , Carl Sagan , Carl Sagan , Joan Bradshaw , Joan Bradshaw , Bud Davis , Jay Caputo , Tim Monich , Bruce Moriarty , Teresa Eckton , Keith VanderLaan , Sally Thornton , Bruce Crone , Robin L. Miller , Jeremiah O'Driscoll , Deborah La Mia Denaver , Jerome Chen , Randy Thom , Randy Thom , Debbie Denise , Ken Ralston , Martin A. Kline , Carin-Anne Strohmaier , Margaret E. Elliott , Steven J. Boyd , R. Orlando Duenas , Scot Boland , William B. Kaplan , Earl Sampson , Charleen Richards-Steeves , Michelle Vogler , Nick Phillips , Gary Archer , Lynn Salvatori , Kim Robert Koscki , Jill Stokesberry , Ines Mongil-Echandi , Charlie Bonilla , Steve Burg , Frances Mathias , David Presley , Tony Sereno , Jeff 'Moose' Howery , Kevin LaRosa , Gary Rizzo , Gary Rizzo , Nick Booth , Ann Druyan , Ann Druyan , Michael McGovern , Phil Benson , Cellin Gluck , Dean Wolcott , Mary Works , Mary Works , Easton Michael Smith , Julia Frey , Michael Taylor , Michael Condro , François Duhamel , Robert LaBonge , Luca Kouimelis , Stephen Rosenbaum , Jane E. Russell , David Morton , Pamela Wise , John B. Josselyn , Judith Bouley , Hallie D'Amore , Josh Lusby , Joel Aron , Kevin Bowe , Frank McEldowney , Allen Hall , Cheryl Nardi , Douglas Murray , Kristen Pratt , Mark O'Kane , Peggy Pridemore , Kenn Smiley , Kenneth Jones , Kenneth Karman , Paul Pav , Joel Marrow , Ariel Velasco-Shaw , Steven J. Winslow , Chad Rivetti , Josh Bleibtreu , Ewa Sztompke , Kathryn Blondell , Carolyn Elias , Heather J. Morrison , David Jones , Audrey L. Anzures , Steve Ellsworth , Jean-Luc Russier , Michael L. Fink , Kosta Saric , Mimi Medel , Gregory Lundsgaard , Kristin Dehnert , Roxanna Floyd , Beth Bernstein , Michael Diersing , Scott E. Handt , Jerrold F. Brooks , Marzette Bonar , Hap Weaver , David Manhan , Evelyne Barbier , Mariko Braswell , James F. Claytor Sr. , Marian Wilde , Dennis S. Sands , Barbara McBane , Sue Fox , Eric Cook , Matt Aitken , C. Marie Davis , Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn , Mark S. Miller , Jay Redd , Sam Richards , Laurence Treweek , Lauren Alexandra Ritchie , Joe Matza , Michael Douglas Middleton , Michael Noles , Rand R. Vargas , Betty Brikowski , Patricia Bercsi , Taryn Weaver , Luz Eneida Nuñez , Allen E. Taylor , Allen E. Taylor , Robert Weaver , Janice Alexander , George Denes Suhayda , John Nicolard , Craig A. Mumma , Kelly Granite , Tony Rivetti , Lindakay Brown , Charlie Clavadetscher , Hope Slepak , Vivian McAteer , Rick Porras , Jeff Johnson , Roland Blancaflor , William Cueto , Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz , Barbara Lacy , Sara Bolder , Carl Catanese , Jessica Fasman , Mary Helen Leasman , Randy Cantor , Kent Brown , Bruce Lacey , Edward J. Ertel , Randolph Saucedo , Robin Richesson , Theresa Corrao , Christopher Casey , Wayne Eaton , Nannette Rosa Collazo , Nikki Dalmau , John Wright , Kathleen Beall , Bob Putynkowski , Steve Smith , Clyde Miller , Robert E. Denne , David Dresher , John P. Cazin , Rob Engle , Mo Henry , Dan Brizendine , Darryl Henley , Darin Rivetti , Jana Lynn Gold , Nina Saxon , Susan Popovic , Timothy Wilcox , John Rauh , M. Scott McKee , Michael Egan , James Conroy , Sara Gardner-Gail , Thomas C. Mentzer , Victor Jimenez , Bill Feightner , David Diaz , Dave Mikutsky , Darcy Fray , Dawn Guinta , Mark Marcum , Jeff Deyoe , Stephen Kearney , Gerardo Rosette , Dan Plum , Stephen Kennedy , Dawn Llewellyn , Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr. , Nigel Boyd , Lucille OuYang , Frank D. Parrish , Spencer Knapp , Peggy Names , Geoffrey Harvey , Mary Nelson , Doreen Austria , Renton-Paul Medcalf , Ned Martin , Robert Cable , Gregor Lakner , Alison C. Rosa , Primrose Fukuchi , Jeff Doran , Gimo Chanphianamvong , Clifton T. Cooper , Richard Kriegler , J.W. Kompare , Bart Giovanetti , Carley A. Berkman , Maura Alvarez , Judd Nissen , David Stump , Joanie Karnowski , Andrew Cowitt , Karen Harding , Ira Toles , Mark Wineman , Douglas W. Smith , Dylan Robinson , Ron Brinkmann , Jean François Fontaine , Aaron Smith , Lisa Kahatriya Kirk A. Holland