Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton

An extra-terrestrial is accidentally left behind on Earth and is befriended by a young boy and his brother and sister.

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98% liked it

88 critics

PG, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Release Date: June 11, 1982

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DVD Release Date: October 22, 2002

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  • October 12, 2006
    Whether you're a guy or a girl, you can't help but enjoy this movie that feeds on two emotions that's required for watching movies: laugh & cry (mostly crying). Spielberg's finest hour.
  • October 15, 2009
    omg this movie creeped me out so bad when i was a kid lol
  • August 26, 2009
    A classic and a childhood favourite. I have a very happy memory of going to Putney Odeon with my sister and my grandmother to go and see it. Happy days.
  • May 23, 2009
    I have no clue what people see in this movie, I find it truely boring.
  • February 10, 2009
    OK I never liked this film I admit it, I dont why but it just never held me. It may have been cos it was too mushy and I didnt like the cast (much like Close Encounters), I didnt like the alien design and its just too goody goody. I always liked the cheeky kind of kids flick eg. ...( read more)Goonies, Explorers, Flight of the Navigator etc.. this was always too sad for me, the ending is admittedly pretty tear enducing haha which I hate.

    It is well made though, the whole thing is pure Speilberg and pure genius for sure. The imagination and effects are really great (BMX across the moon) and pretty much legendary now. It is a classic of epic proportions but I just never liked it.
  • November 20, 2009
    I cry at the end, so I can only watch this a little more than 1/2 way thru.
  • November 20, 2009
    i havent seen it before
  • November 20, 2009
    Old school movie, But Favorite
  • November 20, 2009
    leuke film extra? dat weet ik niet
  • November 20, 2009
    have not watched diz one

Critic Reviews


June 4, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

A contemporary classic. full review

December 31, 2003
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

What E.T. does so well is to capture that moment in life when childhood seems to be slipping away. full review

March 24, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The tenderness of the piece is still intact. full review

March 24, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Viewers returning to it, as well as those discovering it, will find it an enduring children's film -- but one whose impact has diminished with the passage of time. full review

March 23, 2002
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

We have yet to recover from his revelation: that there is nothing more real than sitting in your own back yard -- waiting for the unreal to come down, take a handful of candy, and fly you to the moon. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Spielberg left it open for all of us. That's the sign of a great filmmaker: He only explains what he has to explain. full review

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Comments


  • safcbk
    August 19, 2009
    i ve seen E.T 10 years ago.
    i ll always remember the theme n story of this movie..
  • devlpet
    June 10, 2009
    I Loved the movie,it was GREAT!!Ginny
  • chela755
    March 11, 2009
    Es una de mis peliculas preferidas tiene mucho mje. y es muy tierna. FANTASTICA.
  • ashrafgs
    February 13, 2009
    this movie is the best really :)))) i like it crazy
  • anindra70
    November 28, 2008
    I Love This Movie
    Good Movie And Picture
    Keep Rock N' Roll
  • gloriabrandenberger
    November 26, 2008
    Yes this movie is lovely, the friendship is magic feeling,
    E.T is cute, tender,loving tearful, soft,(what exactly word is the best for discribe E.T.) the true is, Is lovely he and the movie. hugs!!
  • mshmshacatsoky
    August 9, 2008
    felm gamed 2aweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
  • Pigfaced
    July 23, 2008
    one of the all time best movies. the new version is horrible tho, its no family movie to all enjoy, its something u stick on for the kids to watch as u chat somewhere else
  • lawsonblanco
    July 10, 2008
    E.T. la mejor pelicula que he visto con sensibilidad humana, es el mejor de punto de vistas mia es la posición de todos deberian producir más peliculas con fortalece los valores humanos.
  • aoddball416
    June 20, 2008
    I have a baby e.t. plushie in my room along w/ the dvd :)

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