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Movies like Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Not everyone loves Close Encounters of the Third Kind for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You want the awe of a mothership lighting up Devils Tower.

  2. You love five notes turning into a conversation with aliens.

  3. You like aliens who come in peace.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Interstellar2014

    • aliens who come in peace

    Good for you if you like wormholes, black holes and a planet where one hour costs years.

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey1968

    • the awe of a mothership lighting up Devils Tower

    Good for you if you want to feel small before the universe.

  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 22017

    • five notes turning into a conversation with aliens

    Good for you if you like another mixtape of old hits.

  • Contact1997

    • the awe of a mothership lighting up Devils Tower
    • aliens who come in peace

    Good for you if you like the feeling of a first message from the stars.

  • Blade Runner 20492017

    • five notes turning into a conversation with aliens

    Good for you if you like a score that rumbles in your chest.

  • Foundation2021

    • aliens who come in peace

    Good for you if you like a story spread across centuries and planets.

  • The Expanse2015

    • aliens who come in peace

    Good for you if you like a solar system colonised all the way out to the asteroid belt.

Reasons taken from Close Encounters of the Third Kind's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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