Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.


Books with substantial mentioning of Contact

Beth A. Fhaner (editor), Devra M. Sladics and Jeff Hermann (Contributing Editors)
Magill's Cinema Annual 1998, 17th Edition. A Survey of the Films of 1997
Detroit; London, 1998

Reviews

Philip Strick, Contact, in: Sight & Sound, nr. 10 (October), 1997 pp. 44-46