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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

19772h 17mScience Fiction · Drama

directed by Steven Spielberg

“We are not alone.”

6.8 / 10

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6.8 / 10

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7.4 / 10

4,698 votes

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7.6 / 10

229,698 votes

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90 / 100

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91%

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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss·Roy Neary

François Truffaut·Claude Lacombe

Teri Garr·Ronnie Neary

Melinda Dillon·Jillian Guiler

Bob Balaban·David Laughlin

J. Patrick McNamara·Project Leader

Warren J. Kemmerling·Wild Bill

Roberts Blossom·Farmer

Phil Dodds·ARP Musician

Cary Guffey·Barry Guiler

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