Year			1997
Genre			Adventure, drama, fantasy, romance, sci-fi
Length			2:33
Director			Robert Zemeckis
Writer			Carl Sagan
Company			Warner Bros.
Starring			Jodie Foster Jena Malone Matthew McConaughey David Morse Geoffrey Blake William Fichtner Show more... Jodie Foster Jena Malone Matthew McConaughey David Morse Geoffrey Blake William Fichtner Sami Chester Timothy McNeil Laura Elena Surillo Tom Skerritt Henry Strozier Michael Chaban Max Martini Larry King

Devoted astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway undertakes an emotional and spiritual journey after receiving the message she's waited for all her life--a mysterious signal beamed in from alien beings, who pass along instructions for building and piloting a craft that will presumably survive the passage from Earth to their home. While struggling to fund her mission, Arroway also struggles with her feelings about the nature of things, particularly after meeting a charismatic New Age believer who questions her disbelief in God. A deliberately-paced, meditative adaptation of the eponymous novel by Ann Druyan and "pop" astronomer Carl Sagan, who died during production. Academy Award Nomination: Best Sound.