Contact vs Signs
Contact has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.7/10 for Signs). Signs is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 30m. Contact is the older of the two (1997 against 2002). Both are drama, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Contact
Signs| Contact | Signs | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 30m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Main cast | John Hurt, Rob Lowe, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster, Angela Bassett | Mel Gibson, Cherry Jones, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin, Lanny Flaherty |
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.
Signs
A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.