Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Director's Cut)
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Gary Arnold
It must weather some bummy mid-passage exposition, but the movie survive its flaws triumphantly, evolving into a uniquely transporting filmgoing spectacle.
Roger Ebert
One of the great moviegoing experiences.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
This is dopey Hollywood mysticism all right, but thanks to considerable craft and showmanship, it packs an undeniable punch.
A.D. Murphy
A daring film concept which in its special and technical effects has been superbly realized.
The first film in years to give its audiences a tingle of shocked emotion that is not entirely based either on fear or on suspense.
Vincent Canby
The best -- the most elaborate -- 1950's science fiction movie ever made, a work that borrows its narrative shape and its concerns from those earlier films, but enhances them with what looks like the latest developments in movie and space technology.
Critic reviews
Gary Arnold
It must weather some bummy mid-passage exposition, but the movie survive its flaws triumphantly, evolving into a uniquely transporting filmgoing spectacle.
Jonathan Rosenbaum
This is dopey Hollywood mysticism all right, but thanks to considerable craft and showmanship, it packs an undeniable punch.
A.D. Murphy
A daring film concept which in its special and technical effects has been superbly realized.
The first film in years to give its audiences a tingle of shocked emotion that is not entirely based either on fear or on suspense.
Vincent Canby
The best -- the most elaborate -- 1950's science fiction movie ever made, a work that borrows its narrative shape and its concerns from those earlier films, but enhances them with what looks like the latest developments in movie and space technology.
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Cast and credits
Actors | Richard Dreyfuss, Francois Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon |
Producers | Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips |
Director | Steven Spielberg |
Writers | Steven Spielberg |
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Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
Run time
137 minutes
Rating
PG
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