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E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

Synopsis

Both a classic movie for kids and a remarkable portrait of childhood, E.T. is a sci-fi adventure that captures that strange moment in youth when the world is a place of mysterious possibilities (some wonderful, some awful), and the universe seems somehow separate from the one inhabited by grown-ups. Henry Thomas plays Elliott, a young boy living with his single mother (Dee Wallace), his older brother Michael (Robert MacNaughton), and his younger sister Gertie (Drew Barrymore). Elliott often seems lonely...more

Other Critics

5.0

94 out of 100 Metascore®

Universal acclaim

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For Families

7

OK for kids 7+

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E.T. by dntjohnson
This was such a nostalgic movie for me because I saw it in the theatre when I was 12 and I was able to share it with my 6 year old daughter. For her to...

5

Great by myannacone
What a wonderful treat to see a movie like E.T. again on the big screen.

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