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2010: The Year We Make Contact

1984 · Movie · PG · 116 min · ★ 6.7

ThrillerScience Fiction

While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and its sole known survivor, the homicidal computer HAL.

Based on 2010: Odyssey Two

Also known as 2010: Odyssey Two · 2010 l'année du premier contact · 2010 - The Year We Make Contact

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Details
Years
1984
Release date
1984-12-06
Language
English
Rated
PG
Runtime
116 min
TMDB rating
6.7/10 (1,068 votes)
Box office
$40,400,657
Budget
$28,000,000

Themes

  • jupiter
  • super computer
  • space travel
  • space mission
  • ghost ship
  • sequel
  • space
  • astronaut
  • monolith
  • space opera
  • near future
  • exhilarated

Awards & recognition

  • Hugo AwardBest Dramatic Presentation · 1985
  • Academy AwardBest Costume Design · 1985 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 1985 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Production Design · 1985 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Makeup and Hairstyling · 1985 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Visual Effects · 1985 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Peter Hyams