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The answer is Contact, a movie about a search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) and first contact, directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, and Tom Skerritt. It is based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Carl Sagan. The movie follows the story of Dr. Ellie Arroway, a radio astronomer who works at the SETI Institute and receives a signal of extraterrestrial origin.