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.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction Actors: Aixa Clemente, Alex Veadov, Alexander Zemeckis, Alice Kushida, Angela Bassett, Ann Druyan, Anthony Hamilton, Behrooz Afrakhan, Bernard Shaw, Bill Clinton, Bill Miller, Billy Quinn, Bobbie Battista, Boris Lee Krutonog, Brian Alston, Bryant Gumbel, Candice T. Cain, Carl Gilliard, Cassidy McMillan, Catherine Dao, Cenk Uygur, Christine Brady, Christopher Boyer, Claire Shipman, Conroy Chino, Dan Gifford, David Morse, David St. James, Dee Dee Myers, Delaney Williams, Denise Loveday, Derrick Damions, Diego Montoya, Donna Kelley, Elaina Erika Davis, Eric Alan Wendell, Errica Poindexter, Frank Principe, Frank Silva, Geoffrey Blake, Geraldine A. Ferraro, Geraldo Rivera, Gerry Griffin, Gregory L. Williams, Haynes Brooke, Henry Strozier, Hiroshi Tom Tanaka, Holly Cross Vagley, Ian Whitcomb, J.A. Preston, Jake Busey, James Woods, Janie Peterson, Jay Leno, Jeff Elmore, Jeffery Thomas Johnson, Jena Malone, Jennifer Balgobin, Jill Dougherty, Jim Hild, Jodie Foster, Joey Dente, John A. Taylor, John Holliman, John Hurt, Jonathan Adler, José Rey, Kathleen Kennedy, Kristoffer Ryan Winters, Larry King, Laura Elena Surillo, Leo Lee, Leo Rogstad, Leon Harris, Linden Soles, Mak Takano, Marc Macaulay, Maria Celeste Arraras, Marisa Petroro, Mark Bailey, Mark Byrne, Mark Thomason, Matt Bennett, Matthew McConaughey, Max Martini, Michael Albala, Michael Chaban, Michael Egan, Ming Lo, Molly Mueller, Natalie Allen, Neal Matarazzo, Ned Netterville, Pamela Fischer, Pamela Wilsey, Paul L. Nolan, Philippe Bergeron, Ray Buffer, Rebecca T. Beucler, Richardson Morse, Rob Elk, Rob Lowe, Robert Aguilar Jr., Robert D. Novak, Robin Gammell, Russell Sanderlin Sr., Saemi Nakamura, Sami Chester, Seiji Okamura, Steven Ford, Sunshine Logroño, Tabitha Soren, Thomas Garner, Thomas Reid, Timothy McNeil, Todd Patrick Breaugh, Todd Thompson, Tom Skerritt, Tony Boldi, Tucker Smallwood, Valorie Armstrong, Vance Valencia, William B. Kaplan, William Fichtner, William Jordan, William L. Thomas, Yuji Okumoto Directors: Robert Zemeckis Production: South Side Amusement Company, Warner Bros. Pictures