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Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Director's Cut

Netflix🗓️ 1977🎬 Fantasy & SciFi

After a brush with UFOs, a man sets out to uncover the mystery behind them. Joined by a fellow witness, he soon draws close to an otherworldly secret.

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