Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
"The best -- the most elaborate -- 1950's science fiction movie ever made, a work that borrows its narrative shape and its concerns from those earlier films, but enhances them with what looks like the latest developments in movie and space technology."
New York Times
"Saturated with imagery that fascinates, terrifies, and utterly consumes the viewer with the desire to discover the secret that's eating away at the on-screen characters."
BBC.com
"Years ahead of it's time in terms of SFX, it's a masterpiece of wide-eyed whimsy."
Empire Magazine
Academy Award winner
Best Cinematography, Special Achievement Award for Sound Effects Editing
Academy Award nominee
Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Best Director, Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Best Sound, Best Film Editing, Best Effects - Visual Effects, Best Music - Original Score
BAFTA winner
Best Production Design/Art Direction