Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

7.2	Listal rating
7.7	IMDB rating

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Starring (View all)

Richard Dreyfuss

Roy Neary

François Truffaut

'Lacombe' / Claude Lacombe

Ronnie Neary

Jillian Guiler

David Laughlin

Project Leader

Wild Bill

Farmer

Written by (View all)

Steven Spielberg

(written by)

Hal Barwood

uncredited

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Spielberg's reputation is well earnt!

5 years, 1 month ago at Apr 21 22:23

PvtCaboose91

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"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 Enco... read more

Building Mountains Out Of Mashed Potatoes

4 years, 1 month ago at Apr 16 0:08

The Mighty Celestial

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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, at the time, it made it almost believable for me that the idea of extra-terrestrials could be a reality. Also, it was done w... read more

Review of Close Encounters Of The Third Kind

9 months, 1 week ago at Aug 15 19:00

Joshua "LF"

1 vote

Note: The Director's Cut is the version viewed.

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind is not entertainment. It is torture. Despite Close Encounter's legacy, I cannot recommend it on almost any level. Yes, it has greatly impacted culture and films, but this is not entertainment. This is the destruction of a family, a father slowly turning insane, and an overall traumatizing affair turn... read more

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Description: 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 aroun ... (more)

Release date : 16 November 1977
UPC: 043396126497

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