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2h 30mSouth Side Amusement Company, Warner Bros. Pictures

DramaScience FictionMystery

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A radio astronomer 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 must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

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Released: 11 July 1997
Certificate: 12
Status: Released
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writers: Michael Goldenberg, Carl Sagan, James V. Hart, Ann Druyan
Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
Original language: English
Country: United States of America
Production: South Side Amusement Company, Warner Bros. Pictures
Runtime: 2h 30m
Budget: $90M
Box office: $171.1M