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Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977)

7.4(4674)
2h 17m
1977-12-14

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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Top Cast

Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Roy Neary
François Truffaut
François Truffaut
Claude Lacombe
Teri Garr
Teri Garr
Ronnie Neary

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