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movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Released: December 14, 1977
Runtime: 2 hours 17 minutes
Rating: 7.4/10 (4,485 votes)
Science Fiction Drama

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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