Arrival vs Contact
Arrival has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.4/10 for Contact). Arrival is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 30m. Contact is the older of the two (1997 against 2016). Both are drama, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Arrival
Contact| Arrival | Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 1997 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 2h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Denis Villeneuve | Robert Zemeckis |
| Main cast | Jeremy Renner, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amy Adams, Forest Whitaker, Frank Schorpion | John Hurt, Rob Lowe, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster, Angela Bassett |
Synopsis
Arrival
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Contact
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.
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