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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial

1982

Steven Spielberg

Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore ...

7.5

155,805

Sci-Fi. Fantasy. Drama E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL is Steven Spielberg's warmhearted classic delight for both children and adults. It tells the story of an alien creature, E.T., mistakenly left behind on Earth. When a young boy, Elliott (Henry Thomas), finds E.T. and hides him in his home, both their worlds are changed forever. E.T. teaches Elliott and his two siblings (Drew Barrymore and Robert MacNaughton), whose parents have recently separated, about caring ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"[It] may be the best Disney film Disney never made. Captivating, endearingly optimistic and magical at times."	POS
United States	Martin Kent The Hollywood Reporter	"Steven Spielberg has created another instant American classic."	POS
United States	Vincent Canby The New York Times	"An enchanted fantasy (...) The special effects, including flights through the air on ordinary bicycles, are beautifully realized."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"This movie made my heart glad. It is filled with innocence, hope, and good cheer. It is also wickedly funny and exciting as hell (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"Though marred by Spielberg's usual carelessness with narrative points, the film alternates sweetness and sarcasm with enough rhetorical sophistication to be fairly irresistible."	POS
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"In 'E.T.' the old sentimentality embraces the new technology to disarming effect"	POS
United Kingdom	James White Empire	"'E.T.' remains Spielberg’s most personal film, and his most affecting too (...) It remains a classic (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Scott Tobias AV Club	"The best thing about 'E.T.' is that it would work just as well as a silent movie (...) one that taps into the elemental desire for family and home"	POS
United Kingdom	David Pirie Time Out	"Reducing the unknowable to the easily loveable, the film sacrifices a little too much truth in favour of its huge emotional punch."	NEU
United Kingdom	Joanna Berry Radio Times	"This is a special, delightful adventure, in which Spielberg manages not only to entertain young children but also reach out to the child in all of us (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	R.L. Shaffer IGN	"One of the most magical movies ever made (...) Rich with metaphor and raw emotion"	POS
United Kingdom	Marc Lee Telegraph	"Steven Spielberg redefined popular sci-fi (...) 'E.T.' is an endless and infinite delight."	POS
United Kingdom	Danny Graydon BBC	"You'll marvel at the movie's moments of sheer exhilaration, particularly the flying bicycles sequence (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"This is one of those films that transcends what's on the screen (...) It's a fairy tale with a heart (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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