- StatusReleased
- Release Date1997-07-11
- Runtime150 minutes
- TaglineTake a journey to the heart of the universe.
- Revenue171,120,329$
- GenreDrama, Science Fiction, Mystery
- Production
CompaniesSouth Side Amusement Company, Warner Bros. Pictures - Budget90,000,000$
Movie 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.
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Jodie Foster
Matthew McConaughey
James Woods
John Hurt
Tom Skerritt
William Fichtner
David Morse
Angela Bassett
Geoffrey Blake
Max Martini
Rob Lowe
Jake Busey
Tucker Smallwood
Jena Malone
Henry Strozier
Larry King
Thomas Garner
Vance Valencia
Donna Kelley
Claire Shipman
Saemi Nakamura
Maria Celeste Arraras
Tabitha Soren
Geraldo Rivera
Ian Whitcomb
Jay Leno
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Ann Druyan
Michael Albala
Leo Lee
William Jordan
David St. James
Haynes Brooke
Dee Dee Myers
Bryant Gumbel
Steven Ford
Philippe Bergeron
Jennifer Balgobin
Marc Macaulay
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
Yuji Okumoto
Rob Elk
Alex Veadov
Robin Gammell
Bernard Shaw
Catherine Dao
Valorie Armstrong
William L. Thomas
