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Jodie Foster
Robert Zemeckis' ambitious adaptation of Carl Sagan's 1985 novel is that rarest of films: a philosophical blockbuster. <anchor>Jodie Foster</anchor> is steely yet open-hearted as Ellie Arroway, a scientist who discovers schematics for a single-occupant space vessel buried in transmissions from a distant star system. As the vessel is constructed and Ellie prepares for first contact, a stacked ensemble — Matthew McConaughey, Angela Bassett, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt — navigates the tensions between science and faith with charm and nuance. Zemeckis, meanwhile, balances the script's bigger questions with white-knuckle awe.
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# Jodie Foster

[_True Detective: Night Country_ stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, acting nominee episode submissions, and more in EW's _The Awardist_](https://ew.com/the-awardist-true-detective-night-country-jodie-foster-kali-reis-8694039) [2024 Emmy nomination predictions: All the main acting categories](https://ew.com/2024-emmy-nomination-predictions-lead-supporting-actor-actress-drama-comedy-limited-series-8623146) [Jodie Foster says she never wanted to do a play again after her stalker came to the theater with a gun](https://ew.com/jodie-foster-explains-why-she-never-did-theater-8667917)

[Jodie Foster recalls being 'scared' for Robert Downey Jr. during his 'precarious' addiction struggles](https://ew.com/jodie-foster-was-scared-for-robert-downey-jr-during-addiction-struggles-8629199) [See all the stars at the 2024 Oscars](https://ew.com/oscars-2024-red-carpet-photos-8606523) [Jodie Foster appears hilariously confused by Jessica Chastain's SAG Awards intro: 'What?'](https://ew.com/2024-sag-awards-jodie-foster-confused-jessica-chastain-8599876) [The first SAG Awards were so off the radar Jodie Foster didn't know she was nominated until day after she won](https://ew.com/first-sag-awards-oral-history-jodie-foster-missed-nomination-8597812) [_True Detective_ creator criticized by _Night Country_ star for shady posts about finale: 'That’s a damn shame'](https://ew.com/true-detective-night-country-star-slams-nic-pizzolatto-for-shady-posts-8594593) [_True Detective_ star Finn Bennett on implications of that big death and what to expect in 'gut-wrenching' finale](https://ew.com/true-detective-finn-bennett-death-gut-wrenching-finale-8567795) [Jodie Foster receives Supporting Actress Oscar nom 4 decades after _Taxi Driver_ recognition at 14](https://ew.com/jodie-foster-supporting-actress-nomination-oscars-teenager-8548109) [_True Detective_'s horrifying 'corpsicle' was inspired by rat kings, frozen shrimp, and mummies](https://ew.com/true-detective-corpsicle-inspired-by-rat-kings-mummies-8432061) [_True Detective_ season 4 boss on premiere twists and coming up with the corpsicle: 'F--- my life'](https://ew.com/true-detective-night-country-premiere-showrunner-interview-corpsicle-8424929) [_True Detective: Night Country_ review: Jodie Foster revives HBO's flagging franchise](https://ew.com/true-detective-night-country-review-season-4-hbo-8425157) [Jodie Foster finds Gen Z 'really annoying' to work with: 'They're like, 'Nah, I'm not feeling it today''](https://ew.com/jodie-foster-says-gen-z-annoying-to-work-with-8423269) [_True Detective: Night Country_ stars on _Silence of the Lambs_ connections and chilling new season](https://ew.com/true-detective-night-country-silence-of-the-lambs-nods-chilling-new-season-8416223)

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[Hilary Swank, Jodie Foster, more audition for Batgirl in _Conan_ spoof](https://ew.com/comic-con/2018/07/20/batgirl-hilary-swank-jodie-foster-wanda-sykes-conan-obrien/) [Jodie Foster's hotel for criminals goes to hell in _Hotel Artemis_ red band trailer](https://ew.com/movies/2018/05/23/hotel-artemis-red-band-trailer/) [Jodie Foster runs a hospital for criminals in trailer for action-thriller _Hotel Artemis_](https://ew.com/movies/2018/04/16/jodie-foster-hotel-artemis-trailer/) [Oscars: Here's why Jodie Foster was really on crutches](https://ew.com/oscars/2018/03/05/oscars-jodie-foster-crutches/) [Lupita Nyong'o, Sandra Bullock, Jane Fonda, and more to present at 2018 Academy Awards](https://ew.com/oscars/2018/02/27/oscars-2018-presenters-lupita-nyongo-sandra-bullock-jane-fonda/) [_Black Mirror_ star Rosemarie DeWitt teases Jodie Foster's episode](https://ew.com/tv/2017/12/26/black-mirror-rosemarie-dewitt-jodie-foster-episode/) [Jodie Foster reprises Silence of the Lambs role for help from Colbert's Hannibal Lecter](https://ew.com/tv/2017/12/16/jodie-foster-silence-lambs-colbert-hannibal-lecter/) [Jodie Foster's _Black Mirror_ episode gets an unsettling trailer](https://ew.com/tv/2017/11/25/black-mirror-season-4-trailer-jodie-foster-arkangel/) [_Silence of the Lambs_ stars Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins pay tribute to Jonathan Demme](https://ew.com/movies/2017/04/26/jonathan-demme-jodie-foster-tribute/) [22 Oscar winners who were child stars](https://ew.com/oscars/oscar-winners-child-stars/) [Dave Bautista joins Jodie Foster in thriller _Hotel Artemis_](https://ew.com/movies/2017/02/11/dave-bautista-jodie-foster-hotel-artemis/) [Women directed just 7 percent of 2016's top-grossing films, study finds](https://ew.com/movies/2017/01/12/women-directed-just-7-percent-of-2016-top-grossing-films-study/)

[Jennifer Lawrence honors Jodie Foster at British Academy's Britannia Awards](https://ew.com/article/2016/10/29/jodie-foster-jennifer-lawrence-clumsiest-actress-hollywood/) [Melissa McCarthy, 50 Cent, and more audition for Han Solo](https://ew.com/article/2016/07/24/han-solo-star-wars-auditions-spoof-melissa-mccarthy/) [Tribeca Film Festival 2016: Exclusive Portrait Photos](https://ew.com/gallery/tribeca-film-festival-2016-portrait-photos/) [Helen Hunt was confused with Jodie Foster today at Starbucks](https://ew.com/article/2016/05/23/helen-hunt-jodie-foster-starbucks/) [Silence of the Lambs: Jodie Foster reveals she and Anthony Hopkins were 'really scared' of each other](https://ew.com/article/2016/05/21/silence-lambs-anthony-hopkins-scared-jodie-foster-graham-norton/) [Weekend box office: Captain America: Civil War leads, Money Monster solid](https://ew.com/article/2016/05/15/weekend-box-office-money-monster/) [George Clooney insists his 'Money Monster' TV host is not Jim Cramer](https://ew.com/article/2016/05/13/george-clooney-money-monster-jim-cramer/) [George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jodie Foster on first discovering each other](https://ew.com/article/2016/05/13/george-clooney-julia-roberts-jodie-foster-ew/) [Money Monster box office predictions](https://ew.com/article/2016/05/12/money-monster-box-office-predictions/) [Money Monster: Julia Roberts, Jodie Foster talk importance of family in the Hollywood spotlight](https://ew.com/article/2016/05/12/julia-roberts-jodie-foster-family-hollywood-money-monster/) [Money Monster: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jodie Foster and the lessons of fame](https://ew.com/article/2016/05/12/george-clooney-julia-roberts-jodie-foster-fame-money-monster/) [Jodie Foster comments on the wage gap in Hollywood](https://ew.com/article/2016/05/11/jodie-foster-wage-gap-hollywood/)

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