7.6
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
DramaSci-FiPG
"We are not alone."
Duration
2h 17mRelease
14 Dec 1977Country
United States
Language
EnglishOverview
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.
Plot
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.
Cast
Richard DreyfussFrançois TruffautTeri Garr
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 7.6/10Rotten Tomatoes: 91%Metacritic: 90/100
Details
Director
Steven Spielberg
Writers
Steven SpielbergHal BarwoodJerry Belson
Revenue
$306,889,114Budget
$20,000,000Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 16 wins & 40 nominations totalTrailer
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