Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Action / Drama / Sci-Fi

113
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 85% · 116 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 85% · 100K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.6/10 10 230408 230.4K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Steven Spielberg Photo
Steven Spielberg

Top cast

Warren J. Kemmerling Photo
Warren J. Kemmerling as Wild Bill
Gene Dynarski Photo
Gene Dynarski as Ike
François Truffaut Photo
François Truffaut as Claude Lacombe
Dale Dye Photo
Dale Dye as Special Forces
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752.40 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 18 min
Seeds 27
2.05 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 18 min
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6.17 GB
3840*2160
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 18 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by artemida-41541 9 / 10

Still amazing after nearly 50 years

When I saw this movie for the first time I was barely six or seven years old in former Yugoslavia.It has left a huge impact on my childhood world , I was so consumed and mesmerized. That much I wanted to become an astronaut for a long time afterwards .Now , as a 50 year old I feel pretty much the same. And , I didn't become an astronaut unfortunately.I don't know what more to say . It is as realistic, as magical and feel good movie about benevolent aliens as it could be.I hope one day it will become true , so that we all know there is something beyond this world, but not something bad.For everyone who wants to dive into beauty with depth , I can only recommend it.
Reviewed by Xstal 7 / 10

The Devil's in the Detail...

Strange phenomena, have caught science attention, all the things that they believed now in suspension, certain craft are turning up, in places they should not be put, it defies all known belief and comprehension. Roy Neary, catches sight, of strange night flights, it overwhelms, engulfs and leaves his face in stripe, causes family concern, an obsession starts to churn, as creative conjurings, are set alight. It consumes him every minute, every hour, until he links the creations, to Devils Tower, then he makes a bee line for, along with others just in awe, summoned by an unknown source, with unknown power.Original and innovative for its time, and not too shabby when revisited many years later.
Reviewed by Sleepin_Dragon 9 / 10

A pretty incredible movie.

Aged forty, and there are many films I should have watched, and haven't, I will be rectifying that as soon as I can.First up, Close encounters of the third kind, I can only imagine what it would have been like for someone seeing this at a cinema in 1977, I imagine it was epic. Watching this on a big screen in the dark, if is a spectacle lights.Yes it's dated somewhat, of course it has, but the special effects are decent, but the story remains wonderful.This showcases the art of storytelling, a movie that relies on the narrative, script and journey, as opposed to just special effects. It's an exciting, uplifting, wondrous affair, one I totally enjoyed.Someone dismissing this out of hand, clearly has no concept of movies of any kind. When I'm bored with a film (Wonderwoman 1984) I twiddle on my phone, I didn't pick it up.A wonderful movie. 8/10.
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