Blu-ray
Contact (1997)
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- Oct 06, 2009
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- Warner Bros.
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- 1080p
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- 2K Blu-ray: Region free
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- Blu-ray Disc | Single disc (1 BD-50)
included · Cosmic
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.
Mystery, Drama, Science Fiction
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What kind of time-travel story is this?
Limited time travel with a consequential outcome.
Meets the archive’s time-travel criteria. The mechanism is classified as Cosmic.
Why the archive makes this assessment (spoilers)
Ellie's eighteen-hour experience during almost no Earth time is a consequential feature of one climactic journey.
Ellie experiences an extended wormhole journey while almost no Earth time passes, corroborated by eighteen hours of recorded static; this qualifies under the time-dilation allowance.
Check the supporting sources ↓An editorial assessment based on the archive’s documented plot research.
Explore other films in this classification →Scale, legacy & time
The scores
Titan31.6
Weighted archive score
Time-travel significance2/10
high confidence
Quality consensus7.6/10
Aggregate source ratings
How Titan works
Titan combines the archive’s quality, audience and legacy base with the significance of time travel. It is an index, not a score out of 100, and is distinct from the FMV archive’s scoring model.
Titan = base × [0.20 + 0.80 × (time-travel score ÷ 10)²]
This film: 136.16 base × 23.2% weighting.
Partial inputs flag incomplete source metadata. Provisional weighting flags a time-travel assessment that remains uncertain; it receives no additional confidence penalty.
The evidence
Research & sources
Research notes may reveal plot details.
These sources support the plot facts and catalog research. The numerical scores are the archive’s judgments, not ratings supplied by these sources.
Cast: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt
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Releases & formats
13 cataloged editions. Narrow by format, then check region, audio and subtitles. Missing specifications mean unknown, not absent.
These listings do not establish a best edition. Use the specifications to shortlist compatible releases, then follow the source to verify details and availability.
Blu-ray
Red Planet / 2010 / Contact (1984-2000)
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- Jan 03, 2012
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- Warner Bros.
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- 1080p
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- 2K Blu-ray: Region free
- Discs
- Blu-ray Disc | Three-disc set (1 BD-25, 2 BD-50)
Digital
Contact (1997)
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Digital
Contact (1997)
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Digital
Contact (1997)
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Digital
Contact (1997)
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- Unknown
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- Warner Bros.
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- 1080p
DVD
Contact (1997)
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- Dec 16, 1997
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- Warner Bros.
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- 480i (NTSC)
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- Region 1
- Discs
- DVD | Single disc (1 DVD-9)
DVD
Contact (1997)
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- Sep 08, 2009
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- Warner Bros.
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- 480i (NTSC)
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- Region 1
- Discs
- DVD | Single disc (1 DVD-9)
DVD
Contact / Sphere (1997-1998)
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- Jan 02, 2007
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- Warner Bros.
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- 480i
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- Region 1
- Discs
- DVD | Single disc (1 DVD)
DVD
4 Film Favorites: Sci-Fi (1997-2000)
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- Aug 02, 2011
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- Warner Bros.
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- 480i (NTSC)
- Region / playback
- Region 1
- Discs
- DVD | Four-disc set (4 DVD)
DVD
Sci-Fi Double Feature: Contact / Sphere (1997-1998)
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- Jan 02, 2007
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- Warner Bros.
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- 480i (NTSC)
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- Region 1
- Discs
- DVD | Single disc (1 DVD)
DVD
Warner Box Office Hits Collection (1997-1998)
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- Nov 24, 1998
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- Warner Bros.
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- 480i (NTSC)
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- Region 1
- Discs
- DVD | Four-disc set (4 DVD)
DVD
Contact / Outbreak (1995-1997)
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- Release date
- Nov 18, 2003
- Studio
- Warner Bros.
- Resolution
- 480i (NTSC)
- Region / playback
- Region 1
- Discs
- DVD | Two-disc set (1 DVD-9, 1 DVD-10)