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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977·2h 18m·PG
DramaSci-Fi
IMDb Rating
★ 7.6/10
234,321 votes
Metascore
90
Metacritic

An Indiana electric lineman finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 drama sci-fi movie directed by Steven Spielberg, starring François Truffaut, Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 234,321 votes and runs 2h 18m.

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Director
Steven Spielberg
Stars
François Truffaut
Richard Dreyfuss
Teri Garr
Melinda Dillon
Details
1977-12-14
138 min
Movie
PG
★ United States, United Kingdom
★ English
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