8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Science Fiction, Drama • 1977 • 137 min • Older Kids (7+)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Overview
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Starring Cast
Richard Dreyfuss • François Truffaut • Teri Garr
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
8.3
Overview
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Starring Cast
Richard Dreyfuss • François Truffaut • Teri Garr
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film's central themes of universal human curiosity, the desire for connection, and the awe of the unknown are fundamentally apolitical, leading to a neutral rating. While it critiques government secrecy, this serves more as a plot device to create obstacles for individual pursuit rather than a core ideological statement.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features a predominantly white and mainstream cast, consistent with traditional casting practices of its era. Its narrative centers on a white male protagonist without offering any critical portrayal of traditional identities, maintaining a neutral to positive framing.
Secondary
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
Close Encounters of the Third Kind does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses entirely on extraterrestrial contact and human response, without addressing aspects of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Close Encounters of the Third Kind does not include any transsexual characters or themes. The story is entirely focused on the mystery of UFOs and human interaction with alien life, thus rendering the transsexual portrayal N/A.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently changed.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments establishing character races. Therefore, no characters could have been race-swapped from a pre-existing depiction.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.6
7.4
Critic Ratings
9.1
9.0
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