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  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • Opened November 16, 1977 | Runtime:2 hr. 15 min.
  • PG
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 8+. Read More
  • Science fiction adventure about a group of people who attempt to contact alien intelligence. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) witnesses an unidentified flying object, and even has a "sunburn" from its bright lights to prove it. Roy refuses to accept an Read More
  • Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Cary Guffey, Bob Balaban
  • Director: Steven Spielberg
  • Genres: Adventure Drama, Science Fiction, Psychological Sci-Fi

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    by Phronc

    I know that it is an old film, and the effects weren't the best... but really... everyone must see this movie if you are into SciFi.

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