FAME READS / SCREEN NOTES
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Scores
- IMDb7.9/10as of 2025-12-18
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer99%as of 2025-12-18
- Rotten Tomatoes average9.3/10as of 2021-10-10
- Metacritic92/100as of 2026-01-09
What it is
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fantasy film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends an extraterrestrial that he names E.T. who has been stranded on Earth. Along with his friends and family, Elliott must find a way to help E.T. find his way home.
At a glance
- Genres
- Science fiction / Drama
- Original language
- English
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