Contact vs The Final Cut

Contact has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.1/10 for The Final Cut). The Final Cut is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 30m. Contact is the older of the two (1997 against 2004). Both are drama, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Contact posterContact1997 VS The Final Cut posterThe Final Cut2004
ContactThe Final Cut
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 6.1/10
Year19972004
Length2h 30m1h 35m
GenresDrama, Mystery, Science FictionDrama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
Country––
DirectorRobert ZemeckisOmar Naim
Main castJohn Hurt, Rob Lowe, Jena Malone, Jodie Foster, Angela BassettJim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Wanda Cannon, Stephanie Romanov, Mimi Kuzyk

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.

The Final Cut

Set in a world with memory implants, Alan Hakman is a 'cutter'—someone with the power of final edit over people's recorded histories—but his latest assignment puts him in great danger.

Where to watch

Where to watch ContactWhere to watch The Final Cut

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