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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   A- Source Brief Review Grade* Apollo Movie Guide Brian Webster "...succeeds in inspiring wonder in its audience." more... A- BBC Almar Haflidason "... the final 30 minutes are shot through with trademark Spielberg visual mystery and splendour that makes his brand of cinema perpetually exciting." more... B+ filmcritic.com James Brundage "... such a simple movie that it doesn't warrant a helluva lot of discussion." more... B+ Movie Reviews UK Damian Cannon "... pure optimism, yet darkness lingers below the carnival light-show and Spielberg never lets you forget that." more... B+ TV Guide Online "This is one for the angels." more... A   * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)