If you loved Close Encounters of the Third Kind, try E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Steven Spielberg, and they both carry the tender mood tag, and they sit in Science Fiction territory. If that's the register that drew you to Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is

Suburban California, autumn, a flying bicycle. A young boy befriends a stranded alien, his siblings form a bond, government agents close in. Spielberg's suburban tale of childhood friendship still resonates.

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