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Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey star in this gripping story of a radio astronomer who receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth.

Sci-Fi · 1997 · 2 hr 30 min
Director Robert Zemeckis

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Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey star in this gripping story of a radio astronomer who receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth.

COMMON SENSE

Thoughtful adaptation of Sagan novel; violence, peril.

TOMATOMETER
Average 6.9
Reviews 68
Fresh 46
Rotten 22

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1997
Run Time
2 hr 30 min
Rated
PG for some intense action, mild language and a scene of sensuality.
Region of Origin
United States
© 1997 Warner Bros. All Rights Reserved

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Original Audio
English
Audio
English (United States) (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)
Subtitles
English (CC), Korean

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.

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