Amazon Prime is streaming the 1997 sci-fi film 'Contact', starring Oscar winners Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey. The film, based on Carl Sagan's novel, follows Dr. Eleanor Arroway (Foster) as she intercepts a signal from extraterrestrial life and is tasked with making first contact.
Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film features a stellar cast including James Woods, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, and Angela Bassett. Fans have praised it on IMDb, with one calling it a 'masterpiece' that improves with each viewing. Another viewer described it as a 'very pensive, intelligent movie that is times heartbreakingly sad'.
Some viewers have compared it to Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey', noting that while '2001' focused on spectacle, 'Contact' prioritises human and sociological depth. The ending has been divisive, but many argue it makes perfect scientific sense upon reflection.
One fan advised: 'Read the book first though. You won't regret it.' The film is now available to stream on Amazon Prime.
