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.

• South Side Amusement Company
• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Jodie Foster
• Matthew McConaughey
• James Woods
• John Hurt
• Tom Skerritt
• William Fichtner
• David Morse
• Angela Bassett