Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977, drama, science fiction

135 minutes

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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David Whitley of DoubleFeaturePreachers

2018-08-24

Earth shatteringly good.

8.0

Vincent Leo of Qwipster's Movie Reviews

2005-10-03

Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a classic science fiction epic that proved to the world that Jaws was no fluke. Read more

5.0

The Massie Twins of Gone With The Twins

2018-03-25

Consistently struggles to create awe. Read more

2.0

Shannon Schultz of DoubleFeaturePreachers

2018-08-24

Overall, this movie was boring and didn't make a whole lot of sense.

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9.0

Vince Christiaans of De Filmrecensent

2020-04-01

Spielberg loodst ons door angstige momenten, scènes vol verwondering, humor en inventiviteit tot de onthulling dat de buitenaardsen vervuld zijn van een soort kinderlijke onschuld. Read more

8.0

Paul Hauer of Filmliefhebber

2016-09-16

Dat de film indruk maakt is grotendeels te danken aan het zeer overtuigende acteerwerk van Dreyfuss en Dillon...

7.0

Tim Bouwhuis of Tim Bouwhuis

2016-10-27

Op gewiekste wijze smeedt hij sci-fi elementen en een stukje familiedrama samen, met als doel tot een aangename crowdpleaser te komen. Read more

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