1977PG2h 17m7.3/10

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Name: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Director: Steven Spielberg
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama
Released: 1977-11-16T08:00:00Z
Duration: 137 min
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Bob Balaban

Science Fiction Drama

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.

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Release date: November 16, 1977
Director: Steven Spielberg
Runtime: 2h 17m
Certificate: PG
Genres: Science Fiction, Drama
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Bob Balaban, J. Patrick McNamara, Warren J. Kemmerling, Roberts Blossom

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