Jodie Foster
/Actor
Matthew McConaughey
/Actor
Tom Skerritt
/Actor
William Fichtner
/Actor
Rob Lowe
/Actor
Angela Bassett
/Actor
Alex Veadov
/Actor
David Morse
/Actor
Elias Koteas
/Actor
Geoffrey Blake
/Actor
July 11, 1997
Drama
Oscar winners 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. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she vies to fulfill her dream of becoming the first human being to make contact with alien beings.