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Contact (1997)

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All Time

of 190,116

1,145

1990's

of 24,698

180

1997

of 5,718

27
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  650
  
  Drama of 1997
  
  of 536
  
  17
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  114
Mystery
- Mystery All Time
  
  of 3,090
  
  84
  
  Mystery of 1997
  
  of 44
  
  4
  
  Mystery of the 1990's
  
  of 306
  
  15
Sci-Fi
- Sci-Fi All Time
  
  of 2,912
  
  85
  
  Sci-Fi of 1997
  
  of 87
  
  3
  
  Sci-Fi of the 1990's
  
  of 663
  
  9

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Contact (1997) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.9903

Avg Critic Score:2.9145

Contact (1997) Movie Reviews

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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Contact is likely to change a lot of perceptions -- not only about the role of humankind in the universe, but about what special effects can do for a movie when they're used in the service of a story, rather than the other way around. ...read the complete Contact movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

In its approach and discernment, Contact couldn't be farther from a number of recent "first contact" motion pictures (including, but not limited to, Independence Day, Star Trek: First ...read the complete Contact movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Sagan's novel Contact provides the inspiration for Robert Zemeckis' new film, which tells the smartest and most absorbing story about extraterrestrial intelligence since "Close Encounters of the Third ...read the complete Contact movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

``Do you think there are people on other planets?'' ``I don't know. But if it's just us, it would be an awful waste of space. ...read the complete Contact movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Apparently, we are not alone. And we're beaming The Spice Girls into space. ...read the complete Contact movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

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Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)

Gran, gran pel�cula, una de esas que merecer�a m�s p�ginas......read the complete Contact (1997) review at Cinenganos (Alex Ramirez)

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Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)

If you sign on, disarmed of irony, for her trip -- I did -- you'll be rewarded with a rare thing that may in itself prove the existence of a Higher Power: a Hollywood entertainment that makes you consider deep thoughts....read the complete Contact (1997) review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)

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Newsweek (David Ansen)

Robert Zemeckis's movie is frustratingly uneven. When it's good, it's very good. And when it's not, it can be as silly and self-important as bad '50s sci-fi....read the complete Contact (1997) review at Newsweek (David Ansen)

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