Contact

Desert dawn, a lone satellite dish. A signal sparks, igniting global intrigue. Robert Zemeckis brings sci-fi wonder to the 90s screen.

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Robert Zemeckis directed Contact in 1997. See Robert Zemeckis's full filmography, where to start with Robert Zemeckis, or where to go after you've seen everything by Robert Zemeckis.

Contact was released in 1997 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 150 minutes.