Contact (1997)

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.

Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery

What to watch after Contact

• Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) — Same subject: extraterrestrial technology, alien contact
• Gattaca (1997) — Same feel: philosophical, thought-provoking
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) — Two steps away in the credits
• Flight (2012) — Robert Zemeckis directed both
• Forbidden Planet (1956) — Same feel: thought-provoking, dramatic
• Back to the Future Part III (1990) — Robert Zemeckis directed both