Contact (1997)

Movie (YT): Contact (1997). w/ Jodie Foster (Eleanor Arroway), Matthew McConaughey (Palmer Joss), Tom Skerrittc (David Drumlin, former boss), William Fichtner (Kent, blind radioastronomer), James Woods (Michael Kitz, security advisor). Based on the novel by Carl Sagan. While working on a SETI program, Ellie receives a signal presumed to be sent by an a advanced extraterrestial species. It contains a blueprint for a device that may allow for interstellar travel. Great acting. Foster is superb. Conflicts of science and religion. Overall rating: 8 out of 10.