Contact (1997 American film)

"So what's more likely? That an all-powerful, mysterious god created the universe, and decided not to give any proof of his existence? Or, that he simply doesn't exist at all, and that we created him, so that we wouldn't have to feel so small and alone?"

"What I'm asking is... are we happier, as a human race? Is the world fundamentally a better place because of science and technology? We shop at home, we surf the Web, and at the same time we feel emptier, lonelier, and more cut off from each other than at any other time in human history..."

"I've had a long time to make enemies, doctor. So many governments, business interests, even religious leaders that would like to see me depart this Earth. I'll grant them their wish soon enough. But before I do, I wish to make a small contribution. A final gesture of good will to the people of this little planet who have given—from whom I have taken—so much."

"First rule of government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?"

"Jay Leno: So it turns out there's life on other planets. Boy, this is really going to change the Miss Universe contest, you know what I mean?"

"Alien: You're an interesting species, an interesting mix. You're capable of such beautiful dreams and such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you're not. See, in all our searching, the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable is each other."

"Jodie Foster - Eleanor Arroway"

"Matthew McConaughey - Palmer Joss"

"John Hurt - S.R. Hadden"

"Tom Skerritt - David Drumlin"

"Jena Malone - Young Ellie"

"David Morse - Ted Arroway"

"William Fichtner - Kent"

"James Woods - US National Security Advisor Michael Kitz"

"Angela Bassett - Rachel Constantine"

"Rob Lowe - Richard Rank"