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7.42 •07/11/1997 •2h 30m

Drama Science Fiction Mystery

If it's just us, it seems like an awful waste of space.

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.

If it's just us, it seems like an awful waste of space.

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South Side Amusement Company Warner Bros. Pictures
original language
en
budget
$90,000,000
revenue
$171,120,329
[to a group of children] I'll tell you one thing about the universe, though.
The universe is a pretty big place. It's bigger than anything anyone has ever dreamed of before.
So if it's just us... seems like an awful waste of space. Right?

– Ellie Arroway

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[to a group of children] I'll tell you one thing about the universe, though.The universe is a pretty big place. It's bigger than anything anyone has ever dreamed of before.So if it's just us... seems like an awful waste of space. Right?

[to a group of children] I'll tell you one thing about the universe, though.
The universe is a pretty big place. It's bigger than anything anyone has ever dreamed of before.
So if it's just us... seems like an awful waste of space. Right?