E.T. The Extra TerrestrialU

Directed by Steven Spielberg | USA | 1982 | 1h 54m | Starring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Peter Coyote, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton

An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliot who decides to keep him hidden in his home. As a government task force searches for the extraterrestrial, Elliot and his siblings form a deep friendship with their unusual guest and set out on a daring mission to help him return home. Since its 1982 release, Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi masterpiece has enchanted audiences and remains one of the greatest family films of all time.

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Reviews

‘Years after smashing box-office records, Steven Spielberg’s gentle sci-fi fable returns to screens as vital and accomplished as ever.’
★★★★★
Danny Graydon, BBC

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