Movie
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977PG2h 17m7.4 / 10
We are not alone.
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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Where to watch in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is available to stream on The Criterion Channel and YouTube TV in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and Google Play. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Synopsis
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.
More about Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Cast
Richard DreyfussRoy Neary
François TruffautClaude Lacombe
Teri GarrRonnie Neary
Melinda DillonJillian Guiler
Bob BalabanDavid Laughlin
J. Patrick McNamaraProject Leader
Warren J. KemmerlingWild Bill
Roberts BlossomFarmerCredits
- Directed by
- Steven Spielberg
- Written by
- Steven Spielberg
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $306.9M
Production
- Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips ProductionsUnited States
Columbia PicturesUnited States
EMI FilmsUnited Kingdom
Themes
admiringalienalien abductionalien contactalien encounteralien languagealien life-formalien space craft
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