Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi family classic about a suburban boy’s journey to help his new extraterrestrial friend return to his home planet. On...
Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi family classic about a suburban boy’s journey to help his new extraterrestrial friend return to his home planet. On release in 1982, E.T. surpassed Star Wars to become the highest grossing film of all time, a record it held for 11 years.
After a rushed take-off during a brief stop on Earth, a colony of aliens accidentally leaves one of their own behind. Stranded on a strange planet, the deserted creature is discovered and secretly nurtured by 10-year-old Elliot, who names the alien E.T. But when a government task force starts to intervene, Elliot must help his new friend contact the spaceship before it’s too late.
During the audition, Henry Thomas (who plays Elliot in the film) used the memory of his dog dying as inspiration. Spielberg drew tears, hiring Thomas on the spot.
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99 %146 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
72 %32,314,349 reviewsAudience score rating
13+Age suitabilityChildren & Media rating
"Despite some frustrating faults - including a John Williams score vulgar enough for a biblical epic - this is undoubtedly a movie of real beauty."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"Though marred by Spielberg’s usual carelessness with narrative points, the film alternates sweetness and sarcasm with enough rhetorical sophistication to be fairly irresistible."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"Reason and knowledge recede in the face of still-breathtaking moments like Elliott’s bicycle suddenly taking flight."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"In reducing the unknowable to the easily loveable, the film sacrifices a little too much truth in favour of its huge emotional punch."
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Time Out
Time Out"You're still gonna need those tissues."
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Total Film
Total Film"A children's classic of the space age."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A devastating rebuke to anyone who has presumed to patronise this great film-maker."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Spielberg left it open for all of us. That's the sign of a great filmmaker: He only explains what he has to explain."
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Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert"It remains a classic – undamaged by cosmetic changes, and with power enough to overcome the impact of a hundred crappy telephone commercials."
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Empire Magazine
Empire Magazine"As vital and accomplished as ever."
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BBC
BBCE.T. The Extra-Terrestrial | Details
Award winner- Best Score, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects; Academy Awards 1983. Best Film (Drama), Golden Globes 1983.
- Rating
- G, for language and mild thematic elements
- Runtime
- 105
- Genre
- Drama, Fantasy, Kids & Family, Science Fiction
- Country of origin
- USA
