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Released December 14th, 1977, 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' stars Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon The PG movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 17 min, and received a user score of 74 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 4,221 top users.
Interested in knowing what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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."
'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Amazon Video, Vudu, Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, YouTube, and Microsoft Store .
'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' Release Dates
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