Contact vs Descendent
Contact has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 5.7/10 for Descendent). Descendent is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 2h 30m. Contact is the older of the two (1997 against 2025). Both are drama, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Contact
Descendent| Contact | Descendent | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 30m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis | Peter Cilella |
| Main cast | John Hurt, Rob Lowe, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster, Angela Bassett | Sarah Bolger, Ross Marquand, Brandon Scott, Emily Pendergast, Parvesh Cheena |
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.
Descendent
After a traumatic brain injury triggers terrifying visions of extraterrestrials and a newfound talent for drawing, a father-to-be begins to question his reality and becomes obsessed with the need to protect his family from an unseen threat.
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