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Contact (1997)

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Synopsis

Scientist discovers first alien signal in sci-fi drama directed by Robert Zemeckis 

Dr. Ellie Arroway searches for extra terrestrial intelligence at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. Though the program loses funding, she receives money to continue working thanks to a secretive billionaire. But when she discovers a signal consisting of prime numbers that emanates from the Vega star, the National Security Council try to control the next steps. Dr Arroway finds herself on a cosmic journey that will leave her forever changed.

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Where does Contact rank today?

The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

Contact is 149 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie holds the same position in the charts as yesterday. In the United Kingdom, it is currently more popular than Crows - Nature Is Watching Us but less popular than Oblivion.

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145.

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146.

Nightmares & Shadows
Nightmares & Shadows

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147.

Facing El Chapo
Facing El Chapo

-1

148.

Oblivion
Oblivion

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149.

Contact
Contact

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150.

Crows - Nature Is Watching Us
Crows - Nature Is Watching Us

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151.

No Country for Old Men
No Country for Old Men

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152.

Before Sunrise
Before Sunrise

+21

153.

F@ck This Job
F@ck This Job

+5

Streaming charts last updated: 01:14, 05/09/2026

Cast

Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster

Ellie Arroway

Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey

Palmer Joss

James Woods
James Woods

Michael Kitz

John Hurt
John Hurt

S. R. Hadden

Tom Skerritt
Tom Skerritt

David Drumlin

William Fichtner
William Fichtner

Kent

David Morse
David Morse

Ted Arroway

Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett

Rachel Constantine

Geoffrey Blake
Geoffrey Blake

Fisher

Max Martini
Max Martini

Willie

Rob Lowe
Rob Lowe

Richard Rank

Jake Busey
Jake Busey

Joseph

Tucker Smallwood
Tucker Smallwood

Mission Director

Jena Malone
Jena Malone

Young Ellie

Sami Chester
Sami Chester

Vernon

Timothy McNeil
Timothy McNeil

Davio

Laura Elena Surillo
Laura Elena Surillo

Cantina Woman

Henry Strozier
Henry Strozier

Minister

Larry King
Larry King

Larry King

Thomas Garner
Thomas Garner

Ian Broderick

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