Top Movies & TV Shows Similar to Close Encounters of the Third Kind List
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - Explores human-alien friendships in a heartfelt way.
- Contact - Involves communication with extraterrestrial intelligence.
- Arrival - Centers around linguistics and first contact with aliens.
- The X-Files - Focuses on government conspiracies and alien encounters.
- Super 8 - Combines childhood adventure and alien mystery.
- War of the Worlds - Features an alien invasion and its impact on humanity.
- The Fourth Kind - Explores alien abductions and mysterious occurrences.
- Signs - Involves mysterious crop circles and a family's confrontation with aliens.
- Independence Day - Features an epic battle against invading aliens.
- The Day the Earth Stood Still - Explores themes of alien visitation and morality.
- Sphere - Involves a mysterious alien intelligence and psychological themes.
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers - Focuses on alien infiltration and paranoia.
- Starman - Features a human-alien relationship and feelings of connection.
- The Abyss - Involves underwater aliens and themes of understanding.
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence - Questions the nature of humanity and relationships with non-humans.
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Special Edition - An enhanced version of the original, maintaining its themes.
- Dark Skies - Focuses on alien encounters and psychological horror.
- Battle Los Angeles - Action-packed alien invasion story.
- The Host - Involves monsters and themes of loss and family.
- Cowboys & Aliens - Combines westerns and alien encounters in a unique way.
- Pacific Rim - Explores giant alien creatures and humanity's response.
- The Man Who Fell to Earth - A story about an alien's struggle for survival on Earth.
- Signs - Combines suspense with themes of family and faith in the presence of aliens.
- Godzilla - Details humanity's reaction to a giant, monstrous extraterrestrial being.
- Men in Black - Mixes alien encounters with comedic elements and secret organizations.
- The War of the Worlds (2005) - A modern retelling of an alien invasion tale.
- M. Night Shyamalan's Signs - Focuses on suspense and family dynamics in relation to alien themes.
- Explorers - Depicts young characters embarking on an adventure with aliens.
- The Iron Giant - A touching story about understanding and connection with an alien robot.
- A Wrinkle in Time - Explores cosmic journeys and encounters with otherworldly beings.
- Fire in the Sky - Based on a real-life alien abduction experience.
- The Andromeda Strain - Revolves around an extraterrestrial microorganism and its implications.
- Arrival of Wang - Explores misunderstandings with alien intelligence.
- Lilo & Stitch - An animated tale of friendship between a human and alien.
- The Signal - Involves mysterious signals and an alien invasion.
- The World's End - Combines comedy with an alien invasion storyline.
- Annihilation - Explores themes of alien environments and transformation.
- The Martian - Involves space exploration and human ingenuity in an alien context.
- Interstellar - Explores humanity's quest across the universe and the unknown.
- The Crazies - Focuses on a small town's struggle against an unknown cause, hinting at alien involvement.
- Star Trek - Explores themes of exploration and encounters with alien civilizations.
- Lost in Space - A family adventure in space with encounters with alien life.
- Life - Involves the discovery of extraterrestrial life and its consequences.
- Screamers - Tackles alien threats on a distant planet.
- Tenet - Involves complex narratives with sci-fi elements concerning time and reality.
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| # | Name | Year | Country | Genres | IMDb Votes | IMDb Rating | Type | Status | CBFC |
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1982 | United States of America | Adventure | 441740 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 2 |
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1997 | United States of America | Drama | 295969 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 3 |
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2016 | United States of America | Drama | 783889 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 4 |
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1993 | United States of America | Adventure | 253318 | 8.6 | Serie | Ended | TV-14 |
| 5 |
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2011 | United States of America | Action | 369519 | 7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 6 |
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2005 | United States of America | Adventure | 479543 | 6.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 7 |
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2009 | Belgium | Mystery | 82395 | 5.9 | Movie | Released | |
| 8 |
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2002 | United States of America | Drama | 390664 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 9 |
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1996 | United States of America | Action | 613167 | 7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 10 |
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2008 | Canada | Drama | 179748 | 5.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 11 |
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1998 | United States of America | Action | 113275 | 6.1 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 12 |
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1978 | United States of America | Horror | 71852 | 7.4 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 13 |
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1984 | United States of America | Romance | 53212 | 7 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 14 |
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1989 | United States of America | Adventure | 196055 | 7.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 15 |
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2001 | United Kingdom | Adventure | 325313 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 16 |
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2013 | United States of America | Horror | 80471 | 6.3 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 17 |
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2006 | Japan | Horror | 134140 | 7.1 | Movie | Released | R |
| 18 |
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2011 | India | Action | 233966 | 6 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 19 |
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2013 | United States of America | Action | 535237 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 20 |
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1976 | United Kingdom | Drama | 29036 | 6.6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 21 |
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2014 | United States of America | Action | 446331 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 22 |
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1997 | United States of America | Action | 620487 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 23 |
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1985 | United States of America | Adventure | 23989 | 6.4 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 24 |
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1999 | United States of America | Action | 231684 | 8.1 | Movie | Released | |
| 25 |
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2018 | United States of America | Adventure | 48081 | 4.3 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 26 |
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1993 | United States of America | Biography | 28971 | 6.5 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 27 |
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1971 | United States of America | Mystery | 40952 | 7.2 | Movie | Released | G |
| 28 |
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2002 | United States of America | Adventure | 214988 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | PG |
| 29 |
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2014 | United States of America | Drama | 69831 | 6 | Movie | Released | |
| 30 |
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2013 | United Kingdom | Comedy | 300315 | 6.9 | Movie | Released | R |
| 31 |
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2018 | United Kingdom | Adventure | 366924 | 6.8 | Movie | Released | R |
| 32 |
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2015 | United States of America | Adventure | 936952 | 8 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 33 |
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2014 | United Kingdom | Adventure | 2143180 | 8.7 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 34 |
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2010 | United Arab Emirates | Mystery | 129939 | 6.5 | Movie | Released | R |
| 35 |
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2009 | United States of America | Sci-Fi | 622838 | 7.9 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |
| 36 |
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2018 | United States of America | Adventure | 106703 | 7.3 | Serie | Ended | TV-PG |
| 37 |
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2017 | United States of America | Horror | 258018 | 6.6 | Movie | Released | R |
| 38 |
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1995 | Canada | Horror | 29778 | 6.3 | Movie | Released | R |
| 39 |
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2020 | United Kingdom | Action | 603334 | 7.3 | Movie | Released | PG-13 |