#21. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
April 2, 2021
– Director: Steven Spielberg
– Stacker score: 91.7
– Metascore: 90
– IMDb user rating: 7.6
– Runtime: 138 minutes
What began in the early 1970s as a political UFO thriller called “Project Blue Book” eventually became this family-friendly classic from Steven Spielberg. In the film, an ordinary man and his family play a central role in the first encounter between mankind and alienkind. Like so many early Spielberg works, this one permeates with a sense of wonder. Furthermore, it distinguishes itself from the common “alien invasion” trope by way of an optimistic outlook.
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