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Oh boy

I prob have read a thousand scifi books. Problems in dealing with alien cultures is a common theme, but usually a minor part of the plot, or a subplot.

My 2nd favorite Star Trek TNG episode is Darmok, the one where the captain of this race kidnaps Picard and both go to the surface of the planet. There they face some nasty scifi monster and learn to communicate
by neccesity.

There isn't much in film, and when I say there isn't much, it's all space opera, not sci fi...

The exceptions stand out like beacons to me because they are real sci fi.
You know, part of Contact is deciphering and then the message, and then trying to figure out the intent. I love that movie, few books deal have as much sci in their fi as that one.

If you just want some good scifi, I would gladly suggest a few books.
An old fave of mine is Midite at the Well of Souls.
http://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Well-Souls-Jack-Chalker/dp/0743435222/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276882113&sr=1-1

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