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E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (re-release)
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Metascore
94 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 26 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.9 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 116 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Director: Steven Spielberg
  • Genre(s): Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama, Fantasy, Family
  • Rating: PG
  • Runtime: 115 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    This movie made my heart glad. It is filled with innocence, hope, and good cheer. It is also wickedly funny and exciting as hell.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    100
    Always a magical film. For its anniversary rerelease, though, it's been extensively restored and even partly reshot by Spielberg. It now looks better than it did back then.
  3. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Rick Kisonak
    60
    The story itself holds up fairly well though, twenty years later, does come off as thinner than I recalled.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 35
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 35
  3. Negative: 8 out of 35
  1. MovieLonely94
    10
    E.T. is an heartwarming family hit and it will cherrish moviegoers of all ages.
    • 4 of 4 users said yes
  2. zeyadk
    10
    An excellent film directed by a master.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. DeanK.
    1
    Despite the movies great effects for the time this over the top smaltz factory from the man obsessed by 6 year old heroes himself (mr spielberg) is the most over rated bag of salmon sick I have ever watched. ET go home? I wish he'd never bothered to come here in the first place.… Expand
    • 1 of 9 users said yes

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