Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Year

1977

Duration

129 minutes

Genres

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Language

English

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You may think of movie aliens as monsters out to conquer the planet - but Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind might give you different ideas. The story follows an average family man who becomes convinced he's seen a UFO near his mid-American home. His family don't believe him - in fact, they think he's losing his mind. Eventually, his obsession takes over his life, and he sets off towards a strange rock formation hundreds of miles away that may hold the answers to his questions. Few people who see what that journey leads to will ever forget it...

Director/s

Steven Spielberg

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This film has a few uses of mild bad language.

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Year

Duration

Genres

Language

Member rating

Leader rating

Synopsis

Director/s

Cast (in alphabetical order)

Classification

Resources To Use With This Film

Arrival: Film Guide

Contact: Film Guide

Midnight Special: Film Guide

World Health Day, 7 Apr

Moving Image Arts

No Borders, No Boundaries Primary

No Borders, No Boundaries Secondary

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial(1982)

War of the Worlds(2005)

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