Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Electricity linesman Roy Neary becomes irrevocably drawn to a remote wilderness site following a close encounter with unidentified flying objects, his life unraveling as he chases an inexplicable force pulling him toward a cosmic rendezvous. Director Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind balances humdrum existence with the sublime, its eerie landscapes and meticulous build-up culminating in a symphony of light and sound that transcends the terrestrial.