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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

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7.8 IMDB rating

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Cableman Roy Neary is one of several people who experience a close encounter of the first kind, witnessing UFOs flying through the night sky. He is subsequently haunted by a mountainlike image in his head and becomes obsessed with discovering what it represents, putting severe strain on his marriage. Meanwhile, government agents around the world ha ... (more)


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Starring (View all) :
Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Roy Neary
François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Claude Lacombe
Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Ronnie Neary
Melinda Dillon

Melinda Dillon

Jillian Guiler
Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

David Laughlin
J. Patrick McNamara

J. Patrick McNamara

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Philip Dodds

Philip Dodds

Jean Claude
Cary Guffey

Cary Guffey

Barry Guiler


Written by (View all) :
Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

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Hal Barwood

Hal Barwood

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Building Mountains Out Of Mashed Potatoes

Posted : 2 months, 2 weeks ago at Apr 16 0:08
My favorite Sci-fi film of all time. For me, this movie represented the most realistic handling of a story of aliens up to that point in time, (inspiring films like Contact & Signs, both which tried admirably to emulate the "validity" of Encounters). So much so that it made it almost believable for me that extra-terrestrials do exist. Also, it was done with such a sense of awe-inspiring hope & elegant beauty, that it almost made me wish that they did indeed exist (& maybe aliens do, but that's an entirely different website, altogether).

Mannnn....I wish a UFO would come down & fly my pimp-ass away into the limitless potential of space.

Sans anal-probes, of course.





Rating : 10/10

Spielberg's reputation is well earnt!

Posted : 1 year, 2 months ago at Apr 21 22:23
"Have you recently had a close encounter?" Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a miraculous piece of science fiction cinema, and is unquestionably one of Spielberg's many groundbreaking masterpieces created during his youth. The film also marks Spielberg's first invasion film, with two other equally impressive invasion films to follow years later. Before Close Encounters, Spielberg had already made a name for himself thanks to his skilful effort in making Jaws two years previously. Undisputedly among the best science fiction movies of all time, Close Encounters of the Third Kind follows a young father named Roy Neary (Dreyfuss) who lives a general suburban lifestyle with a family and a mortgage. On one night Roy finds himself out driving in the middle of no-where. While in a s...Read more

Rating : 9/10

WOW, Well Worth the Reputation

Posted : 2 years, 2 months ago at Apr 14 19:03
This movie has a big reputation for being a classic Scifi movie, and it definatially is. UFOs flying through the skies, people with shared visions, and off course the government coverup. This does go down in the books for a classic, visually stunning, and powerful movie. Spielberg knows how to make a great movie, and I would suggest that if you haven't, see it.

Rating : 10/10