Fresh
[Spielberg's] new movie is richer and more ambitious than Jaws, and it reaches the viewer at a far more profound level than Star Wars.
Frank Rich, TIME Magazine
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
We are not alone.
1977 · 2h 17m · PG
Drama, Science Fiction
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Steven Spielberg Director
- Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary
- François Truffaut as Claude Lacombe
- Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary
- Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler
- Bob Balaban as David Laughlin
- J. Patrick McNamara as Project Leader
- Warren J. Kemmerling as Wild Bill
- Roberts Blossom as Farmer
- Phil Dodds as ARP Musician
- Cary Guffey as Barry Guiler
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
91%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It must weather some bummy mid-passage exposition, but the movie survive its flaws triumphantly, evolving into a uniquely transporting filmgoing spectacle.
Gary Arnold, Washington Post
Fresh
One of the great moviegoing experiences.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
This is dopey Hollywood mysticism all right, but thanks to considerable craft and showmanship, it packs an undeniable punch.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh
A daring film concept which in its special and technical effects has been superbly realized.
A.D. Murphy, Variety
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