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Film · 0 connectionsClose Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- Drama
- Science Fiction
- 137 min
- 9 age guide
- ★ 7.4/10 from 4,841 ratings
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.
Directed bySteven Spielberg
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