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Contact
1997
· Movie
· 150 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1411
- IMDb #1006
- Google retired #701
- Rotten Tomatoes #2106
- Metacritic #1657
- Letterboxd #1014
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2820
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1713
- Metacritic Critics #2267
- Metacritic Audience #756
- Criticker #1273
- Douban #359
- Kinopoisk #413
- AlloCiné #1479
- Trakt #613
Every rating
54–92
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 54, highest is Google on 92.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A dedicated scientist working for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence finally receives a complex message from a distant star system. The world unites to decode it, leading to a global effort to build a mysterious machine designed for a single passenger to make first contact.
Details
- Director
- Robert Zemeckis
- Writers
- James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg
- Based on
- Contact by Carl Sagan
- Released
- 11 July 1997
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Spanish, German, Russian
- Runtime
- 150 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $90.0M
- Box office
- $171.1M
- Awards
- 9 wins, 20 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Best Actress 1997 | Best Actress | Jodie Foster | Nominee |
| Best Adapted Screenplay 1997 | Best Adapted Screenplay | James V. Hart & Michael Goldenberg | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography 1997 | Best Cinematography | Don Burgess | Nominee |
| Best Director 1997 | Best Director | Robert Zemeckis | Nominee |
| Best Dramatic Presentation 1997 | Best Dramatic Presentation | Robert Zemeckis James V. Hart Michael Goldenberg Carl Sagan Ann Druyan | Winner |
| Best Individual Achievement: Effects Animation 1997 | Best Individual Achievement: Effects Animation | Jay Redd | Nominee |
| Best International Actress 1997 | Best International Actress | Jodie Foster | Winner |
| Best Lead Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama 1997 | Best Lead Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Jodie Foster | Nominee |
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Best Visual Effects
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Visual Effects | Ken Ralston | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Nominee |
Best Dramatic Presentation
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Robert Zemeckis James V. Hart Michael Goldenberg Carl Sagan Ann Druyan | Winner |
Best International Actress
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Actress | Jodie Foster | Winner |
Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor/Actress | Jena Malone | Winner |
Best Use of Animation as a Special FX in a Theatrical
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Use of Animation as a Special FX in a Theatrical | N/a | Winner |
Modern Master Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Modern Master Award | Jodie Foster | Winner |
Theatrical Releases – Electronic Visual Effects
1 nomination, 1 won
| Theatrical Releases – Electronic Visual Effects | Ken Ralston Stephen Rosenbaum Jerome Chen Jay Redd Sheena Duggal David Jones Debbie Denise | Winner |
Top Box Office Films
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Box Office Films | Alan Silvestri | Winner |
Top Ten Films of the Year
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films of the Year | N/a | Winner |
Best Actress
1 nomination
| Best Actress | Jodie Foster | Nominee |
Best Adapted Screenplay
1 nomination
| Best Adapted Screenplay | James V. Hart & Michael Goldenberg | Nominee |
Best Cinematography
1 nomination
| Best Cinematography | Don Burgess | Nominee |
Best Director
1 nomination
| Best Director | Robert Zemeckis | Nominee |
Best Individual Achievement: Effects Animation
1 nomination
| Best Individual Achievement: Effects Animation | Jay Redd | Nominee |
Best Lead Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
1 nomination
| Best Lead Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama | Jodie Foster | Nominee |
Best Music
1 nomination
| Best Music | Alan Silverstri | Nominee |
Best Picture
1 nomination
| Best Picture | N/a | Nominee |
Best Science Fiction Film
1 nomination
| Best Science Fiction Film | Phil Benson & Randy Thom | Nominee |
Best Sound
1 nomination
| Best Sound | Randy Thom Tom Johnson Dennis S. Sands William B. Kaplan | Nominee |
Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects & Foley
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Sound Effects & Foley | N/a | Nominee |
Best Special Effects
1 nomination
| Best Special Effects | Ken Ralston Stephen Rosenbaum Jerome Chen Mark Holmes | Nominee |
Best Writer
1 nomination
| Best Writer | James V. Hart & Michael Goldenberg | Nominee |
Favorite Actor – Drama
1 nomination
| Favorite Actor – Drama | Matthew McConaughey | Nominee |
Favorite Actress – Drama
1 nomination
| Favorite Actress – Drama | Jodie Foster | Nominee |
Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama
1 nomination
| Favorite Supporting Actor – Drama | Tom Skerritt | Nominee |
Feature Film Category
1 nomination
| Feature Film Category | James V. Hart & Michael Goldenberg | Nominee |
Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Feature Films | Randy Thom Tom Johnson Dennis S. Sands William B. Kaplan | Nominee |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture | Angela Bassett | Nominee |