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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Movie
1977
2h 15m
PG
English
Science Fiction, Drama
User Score: 
7.7
Critic Score: 
90
Close Encounters of the Third Kind' Poster
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Poster

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

PG
Movie
1977
2h 15m
English
Science Fiction, Drama
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.7
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
90

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Franois Truffaut
Claude Lacombe
Teri Garr
Ronnie Neary
Melinda Dillon
Jillian Guiler
Bob Balaban
David Laughlin
J Patrick McNamara
Project Leader
Phil Dodds
ARP Musician
Cary Guffey
Barry Guiler
Shawn Bishop
Brad Neary
Adrienne Campbell
Sylvia Neary
Justin Dreyfuss
Toby Neary
Merrill Connally
Team Leader
Amy Douglass
Implantee
Carl Weathers
Military Policeman
Norman Bartold
Norman Bartold
FJ ONeil
ARP Project Member
Hal Barwood
Returnee #2 Flt. 19
Matthew Robbins
Returnee #3 Flt. 19
Daniel Nunez
Federale
Chuy Franco
Federale
Directed By: Steven Spielberg

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j10022-deleted-1508825858 says...
11 years ago
One of the most beautiful alien encounter films I've watched.
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giorgio333 says...
7 years ago
This movie is so bad in so many ways. Its meaningless, boring, etc. 2 hours time wasting. It is plain and simple shit.
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nmahoney416 says...
7 years ago
I saw this classic for the first time on the big screen in the rerelease. Looked a little bit dated but I'm sure it was mind blowing back in 1977. A lot of suspense near the end that kept me on the edge of my seat. A little too long. Not Spielberg's best but still a very good movie.
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kennybyoung says...
10 years ago
One to remember.
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Featured User Reviews

ColdStream96
CONTAINS SPOILERS8/10  4 years ago
**THE CAWPINE OF 'CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND'**

WRITING: 8
ATMOSPHERE: 9
CHARACTERS: 7
PRODUCTION: 10
INTRIGUE: 7
NOVELTY: 9
ENJOYMENT: 9

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**The Good:**

Jaws might have been the ultimate summer blockbuster that made Spielberg into a household name, but it's More
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AndrewBloom
CONTAINS SPOILERS8/10  2 years ago
[8.2/10] A brilliant flash of light. A terrifying rumble that grows louder and louder. The tumult of a family in crisis and a military and scientific detachment scrambling to catch up. The catharsis of the lost lambs across decades returned home no worse for wear. The terror of a family member losin More
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drqshadow
7/10  5 years ago
UFOs of all shapes and sizes nonchalantly buzz the dirt roads and rusty mailboxes of a rural midwest town, leaving both physical and emotional marks upon its residents. Those who encounter the flying saucers are fundamentally changed, an overnight mind swap which leads to all manner of frustration a More
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Ian Beale
6 years ago
**Do the mashed potato!**

Roy Neely is a gas repair man who has a close encounter with an alien craft and begins having strange visions of mashed potatoes, shaving cream and mud mountains. This all leads to Needy's marriage breaking up and he sets out to find the truth about his mashed potato vis More
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