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10. Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)

After a successful hit with Jaws, Steven Spielberg continued the momentum with his exciting film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It would prove that Spielberg was a master of the science-fiction genre, as well as horror and thriller.

The plot is what you’d expect from the title – several groups of people on Earth witness UFOs flying through the night’s sky. A man named Roy Neary, uniformly portrayed by Richard Dreyfuss, experiences strange visions in his head and becomes obsessed with discovering what it means. As the plot develops, most unpredictable twists and turns unveil themselves, grabbing the audience’s attention until the very end.

Overall, Close Encounters of the Third Kind has a little bit of everything that you’d want from a classic sci-fi movie. It has epic production values, breathtaking set designs, a classic John Williams composition, an enticing story and a terrific cast all round.