Contact vs Signal One
Contact has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.2/10 for Signal One). Signal One is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 30m. Contact is the older of the two (1997 against 2026). Both are mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Contact
Signal One| Contact | Signal One | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 30m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction | Mystery, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis | Jonathan Sobol |
| Main cast | John Hurt, Rob Lowe, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster, Angela Bassett | Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, Josh Hutcherson, Beatrice Schneider, Kiera Allen |
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.
Signal One
A computer scientist is invited by a tech billionaire to join his private facility on a Caribbean island to investigate extraterrestrial matter on Earth. When they make contact beyond our world, chaos erupts as we’re left to wonder: do they come in peace?
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