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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
We are not alone
We are not alone
Drama, Science Fiction - 1977
7.6
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After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
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Details

Rated:
PG
Runtime:
137 min
Release date:
18 Nov 1977
Country:
US
Languages:
Hindi, English, French, Spanish
Budget:
$20,000,000
Revenue:
$306,889,114
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. 15 wins & 39 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
A daring film concept which in its special and technical effects has been superbly realized.
– A.D. Murphy,
Variety,
5 Jun 2007
fresh:
This is dopey Hollywood mysticism all right, but thanks to considerable craft and showmanship, it packs an undeniable punch.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
5 Jun 2007
fresh:
One of the great moviegoing experiences.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
8 Sep 2007
fresh:
It must weather some bummy mid-passage exposition, but the movie survive its flaws triumphantly, evolving into a uniquely transporting filmgoing spectacle.
– Gary Arnold,
Washington Post,
4 Aug 2013
fresh:
[Spielberg's] new movie is richer and more ambitious than Jaws, and it reaches the viewer at a far more profound level than Star Wars.
– Frank Rich,
TIME Magazine,
22 Aug 2014
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