Contact vs Solaris
Contact has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 5.9/10 for Solaris). Solaris is the shorter watch at 1h 39m 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
Solaris| Contact | Solaris | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 30m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis | Steven Soderbergh |
| Main cast | John Hurt, Rob Lowe, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster, Angela Bassett | Natascha McElhone, Jeremy Davies, John Cho, George Clooney, Lauren Cohn |
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.
Solaris
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.
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