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# Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Is it OK for kids? | Top Rated Families

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# Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977Rated PG137 minScience FictionDrama

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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.

**Is it right for your kids?** A rating tells you what a board thought. It does not tell you whether your eight year old will be bored, or whether there is one scene you will be explaining in the car afterward.

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**Length:** 137 min - a big commitment, maybe split it

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