Contact vs K-PAX
Contact has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 7.2/10 for K-PAX). K-PAX is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 30m. Contact is the older of the two (1997 against 2001). Both are drama, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Contact
K-PAX| Contact | K-PAX | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2001 |
| Length | 2h 30m | 2h |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis | Iain Softley |
| Main cast | John Hurt, Rob Lowe, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster, Angela Bassett | Jeff Bridges, Alfre Woodard, Conchata Ferrell, Mary McCormack, Kevin Spacey |
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.
K-PAX
Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.