Contact vs Dark City
Contact has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 7.3/10 for Dark City). Dark City is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 30m. Contact is the older of the two (1997 against 1998). Both are mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Contact
Dark City| Contact | Dark City | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 1998 |
| Length | 2h 30m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction | Mystery, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis | Alex Proyas |
| Main cast | John Hurt, Rob Lowe, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster, Angela Bassett | Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Melissa George, Nicholas Bell, William Hurt |
Synopsis
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.
Dark City
A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.
Where to watch
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