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Read from 36 comments (32 from Metacritic, 4 from TMDB reviews) β 11 of them described how it moves.
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βIt didn't strike an emotional cord that I thought it wouldβ
JPV852 Β· TMDB reviews β
βnever was bored and found it to be entertainingβ
JPV852 Β· TMDB reviews β
βit completely loses its way when it tries to introduce some action and shake things up a bitβ
Filipe Manuel Neto Β· TMDB reviews β
βThe actual alien experience is unexpected, and done very nicely.β
Trailesque Β· Metacritic β
βStory was fine until they hit you over the head at the end.β
Experiment626 Β· Metacritic β
βGripping and captivating from start to end.β
jonslow Β· Metacritic β
Read 25 Aug 2026 Β· confidence 83% Β· scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score Β· how this works
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βContact is that rare big-budget motion picture that places ideas, characters, and plot above everything else.β
James Berardinelli, ReelViews Β· 100
βContact is superior popular filmmaking, both polished and effective. But despite its success and its serious intentions, it's finally a movie where the storytelling makes more of an impact than the story.β
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Β· 90
βSagan'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 Kind."β
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Β· 88
βIf 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.β
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly Β· 83
βContact delivers on more than a pure visual level, reiterating the idea that greatest progress is made taking "small steps" towards enlightenment.β
Neil Jeffries, Empire Β· 80
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 25 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
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βThe actual alien experience is unexpected, and done very nicely.β
Trailesqueabout 85β100% inread it β
βStory was fine until they hit you over the head at the end.β
Experiment626about 75β100% inread it β
βGripping and captivating from start to end.β
jonslowabout 0β100% inread it β
βit does drag at one or two scenesβ
The3AcademySinsabout 33β66% inread it β
βIt didn't strike an emotional cord that I thought it wouldβ
JPV852about 0β100% inread it β
βnever was bored and found it to be entertainingβ
JPV852about 0β100% inread it β
βit completely loses its way when it tries to introduce some action and shake things up a bitβ
Filipe Manuel Netoabout 0β100% inread it β
βI would readily admit this is one of my favourite science fiction films from the 90's. It's intelligent, well-acted and directed, and the special effects it has HELPS the story rather than IMPEDES it. Though she hasn't done much lately, either in the director's chair or acting, Jodie Foster is one of my favourite contemporary American actresses, and it's intriguing how her great talent's been utilized of late (ie., 'Elysium', and I'm still very mad at Spike Lee for having Christopher Plummer calβ
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