Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Film4, 9pm ★★★★★

Steven Spielberg directs this adventure about a disparate group of people who make contact with aliens. Richard Dreyfuss gives a memorable performance as a father who becomes obsessed by the image of a mountain which turns out to be a landing site. Even today, its sinewy storytelling and gorgeous, effects-driven imagery make for an eerie, spectacular film.