Synopsis
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.
Cast & crew
Cast
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
Crew
Robert ZemeckisDirector
James V. HartWriter
Michael GoldenbergWriter