Where to Watch Contact Online

Need to watch 'Contact' on your TV or mobile device at home? Discovering a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the Robert Zemeckis-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Contact' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the nitty-gritty of how you can watch 'Contact' right now, here are some specifics about the South Side Amusement Company, Warner Bros. Pictures mystery flick.

Released July 11th, 1997, 'Contact' stars Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt The PG movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 30 min, and received a user score of 74 (out of 100) on TMDb, which assembled reviews from 4,495 well-known users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."

'Contact' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple iTunes, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Vudu, Amazon Video, and Google Play Movies .