<p>艾莉·爱罗维（茱迪·福斯特饰）自幼就对无线电通讯情有独钟。长大后，她成为一名天文学家，其项目内容为接收外太空信号。她希望能借此找到宇宙其他文明的存在。天才的理想得到的却是投资者的冷眼相看，幸好有神秘人帮助艾莉继续工作。 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br/> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;一次偶然的机会，艾莉收到了来自织女星的频率信号，似乎证明了艾莉一直以来的工作是正确的。但这带来的不是她个人事业的成功，而是政治、社会、宗教、国家各个角度的矛盾与讨论。深陷这一切暴风中心的艾莉，更要面对与神职人士帕尔默·乔丝（马修·麦康纳饰）的感情纠葛。 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br/> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;个人与世界，真相与现实，艾莉面临着远远超越学术范围的挑战。</p>