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Contact
1981·Movie
·2h 8min·
About
Based on real events that took place during the construction of the Nurek hydroelectric power station, where a new form of socialist competition, “Workers' Relay Race,” was born.
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Questions about Contact
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Is Contact worth watching?
69
GoodGoodWatch scoreMostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (Metacritic 62). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
How long is Contact?
2 h 8 min
Contact runs 2 h 8 min.
Do critics and audiences agree on Contact?
Critics62
Audiences77
Not quite. Audiences rate Contact higher (77) than critics (62). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
What language is Contact in?
RussianTajik
It was made in Russian, with some Tajik. Produced in Russia.
What tropes does Contact use?
Benevolent PrecursorsHeadphones Equal IsolationSufficiently Advanced AlienRefused the CallAlliterative NameMeaningful NameMaybe Ever AfterRaster VisionNew Tech Is Not CheapFive-Second ForeshadowingScrew the Rules, I Have Money!Asshole Victimand 102 more
TV Tropes lists 114 storytelling tropes for Contact, including Benevolent Precursors, Headphones Equal Isolation, Sufficiently Advanced Alien.