Contact (1997)

Contact simultaneously evinces a deep reverence for the life of science and the life of faith, exemplified in the characters played by Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey. Carl Sagan, the novelist, implies that they are two sides of the same coin when Foster says her scientific integrity will not let her believe without evidence or disavow her experience, and McConaughey says he would not want to live in a world without God. In the end, Foster's scientific faith leads her through the rabbit hole into a spiritual epiphany, as McConaughey realizes they are now on the same path and vows his support--despite government machinations to paint her testimony as fraudulent. Five stars.