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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Contact was released in 1997 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 837 reviews, giving Contact (1997) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 77% and users giving an average score of 74%.
With a score of 73%, Contact is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1997, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1997 with similar scores include films like Liar Liar, Lost Highway and Kundun.
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