E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

"He is afraid. He is totally alone. He is 3,000,000 light years from home."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.5/10

11,790 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Grammy for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

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Academy Awards

🏆 4 wins•📋 4 nominations

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Best Sound Editing

Best Original Score

Best Sound

Best Visual Effects

Nominated

Best Writing, Original Screenplay

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Cinematography

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Golden Globe Awards

🏆 2 wins

Won

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Best Original Score

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BAFTA Awards

🏆 1 win•📋 1 nomination

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Best Original Music

Nominated

Best Film

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Saturn Awards

🏆 5 wins

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Best Special Effects

Best Classic Film DVD Release

Best Writing

Best Music

Best Science Fiction Film

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Other Awards

🏆 7 wins

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Boston Society of Film Critics for Best Director

Los Angeles Film Critics Association for Best Director

David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director

Los Angeles Film Critics Association for Best Film

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film

National Society of Film Critics for Best Director

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$10.5M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$797.3M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$786.8M

ROI: +7493%

Budget Recovery7593% of budget

$0|Budget: $10.5M|Revenue: $797.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

248.2K

Daily Avg

4.1K

7-Day Trend

+5%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Los Angeles

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Story Setting

Set In

San Fernando Valley

Time Period

1980s

Themes & Subjects

#empathy#homesickness#homeland#fleetingrelationship#siblingrelationship#extraterrestriallife#flyingsaucer#family#communication#friendship

Characters

Elliott Taylor

Played by Henry Thomas

E.T.

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Allen Daviau

Film Editing

Carol Littleton

Music / Score

John Williams

Production Companies

Universal PicturesAmblin Entertainment

Distributors

Universal PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Available in 115 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG	—	The Roku Channel	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomU	Disney Plus, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada14A	Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video, Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, FlixFling, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaG	Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Foxtel Now, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads, BINGE	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	JioHotstar, VI movies and tv	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Hungama Play, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG

United KingdomU

Canada14A

AustraliaG

Germany6

FranceTP

JapanG

Belgium14

+19 more countries

Production

Director

Steven Spielberg

Writer

Melissa Mathison

Production Companies

Universal PicturesAmblin Entertainment

Cast

Henry Thomas

Elliott

Drew Barrymore

Gertie

Robert MacNaughton

Michael

Peter Coyote

Keys

Dee Wallace

Mary

Erika Eleniak

Pretty Girl

K.C. Martel

Greg

C. Thomas Howell

Tyler

Sean Frye

Steve

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David M. O'Dell

Schoolboy

No Image

Richard Swingler

Science Teacher

No Image

Frank Toth

Policeman

Tags & Keywords

farewellspace marineoperationflying saucernasahomesicknessloss of loved oneextraterrestrial technologyprosecutionriding a bicyclehalloweenfingerflowerpotaliensingle

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