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Is this some test No no testsYou have your mother's handsYou're an interesting speciesan interesting mixYou're capable of such beautiful dreamsand such horrible nightmaresYou feel so lostso cut off so

This is the way it's been done for billions of years. Small moves, Ellie. Small moves

Contact • 1997

Ellie Arroway:Is this some test?Alien:No, no tests. you have your mother's hands.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.Ellie Arroway:What happens now?Alien:Now... you go home.Ellie Arroway:Home? But... I have so many questions... Do we get to come back?Alien:This was just a first step. In time, you'll take another.Ellie Arroway:But other people need to see what I've seen, they need to see...Alien:This is the way it's been done for billions of years. Small moves, Ellie. Small moves

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Is this some test No no tests

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You have your mother's hands

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You're an interesting species

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an interesting mix

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You're capable of such beautiful dreams

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and such horrible nightmares

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You feel so lost

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so cut off so alone

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Only you're not

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See

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In all our searching

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the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable

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is each other

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What happens now

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Now

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You go home

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ELLIE Home

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But I have so many questions

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Do we get to come back

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This was just a first step

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In time you'll take another

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But other people need to see what I've seen

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This is the way it's been done for billions of years

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But l Small moves Ellie

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Small moves

Duration

91 seconds

Views

1,996

Timestamp in Movie

02:04:49

Uploaded

Mar 10, 2026

Genres

drama, mystery, sci-fi

Production

South Side Amusement Company,Warner Bros. Pictures

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Movie Summary

Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.

Actors

Eleanor Arroway