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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982

Directed by Steven Spielberg

All-time standing

#41 of 4,399

In the top 1% of movies

By scope

1980s #2 of 379 Top 1% 1982 #1 of 43 Top 2%

Ballots (65)

All time 52

Rolling Stone

Published 2005
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Ranked #1

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The Hollywood Reporter

The Hollywood Reporter

Published 2014
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Ranked #8

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Directors Guild of America

Directors Guild of America

Published 2016
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Ranked #23

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American Film Institute

American Film Institute

Published 2007
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Ranked #24

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Total Film

Total Film

Published 2005
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Ranked #40

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Variety

Variety

Published 2022
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Ranked #58

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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

Published 2013
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Ranked #62

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Writers Guild of America

Writers Guild of America

Published 2006
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Ranked #67

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Empire

Empire

Published 2015
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Ranked #68

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Radio Times

Radio Times

Published 2006
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Ranked #86

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Esquire

Published 2020
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Ranked #90

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Halliwell's

Halliwell's

Published 2005
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Ranked #128

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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

Published 2025
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

Published 2024
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Bande à Part

Bande à Part

Published 2021
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Empire

Empire

Published 2020
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

Published 2019
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Positif

Positif

Published 2019
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Empire

Empire

Published 2017
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Steven Jay Schneider

Steven Jay Schneider

Published 2016
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Kino Muzeum

Kino Muzeum

Published 2015
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

Published 2015
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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

Published 2014
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The Dissolve

The Dissolve

Published 2014
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Complex

Published 2013
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Cinemanía

Cinemanía

Published 2012
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Filmspotting

Filmspotting

Published 2012
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Slant Magazine

Slant Magazine

Published 2012
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USC School of Cinematic Arts

USC School of Cinematic Arts

Published 2012
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El Pais

El Pais

Published 2010
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The Guardian

Published 2010
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Total Film

Total Film

Published 2010
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Kinema Junpo

Kinema Junpo

Published 2009
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Cinema (Greece)

Cinema (Greece)

Published 2008
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David Thomson

David Thomson

Published 2008
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The Telegraph

The Telegraph

Published 2008
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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

Published 2007
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The Guardian

Published 2007
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Jim Emerson

Jim Emerson

Published 2006
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Time

Published 2005
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Bounty Books

Bounty Books

Published 2004
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The New York Times

The New York Times

Published 2004
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Fotogramas

Fotogramas

Published 2002
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Ciak

Ciak

Published 2000
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Barry Norman

Barry Norman

Published 1998
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Nickel Odeon

Nickel Odeon

Published 1997
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El Mundo

El Mundo

Published 1995
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Movieline

Movieline

Published 1995
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Télérama

Télérama

Published 1995
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Peter von Bagh

Peter von Bagh

Published 1989
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Danny Peary

Danny Peary

Published 1986
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Channel 4

Channel 4

Year not recorded
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Decade 13

1980s

Paste Magazine

Published 1989
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Ranked #2

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Empire

Empire

Published 1989
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Ranked #8

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Forbes

Forbes

Published 1989
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Ranked #12

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Rolling Stone

Published 1989
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Ranked #27

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Slant Magazine

Slant Magazine

Published 1989
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Ranked #28

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IndieWire

Published 1989
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Ranked #39

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Cinemanía

Cinemanía

Published 1989
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Included, unranked

Esquire

Published 1989
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Les Inrockuptibles

Les Inrockuptibles

Published 1989
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Time

Published 1989
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Time Out

Time Out

Published 1989
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Total Film

Total Film

Published 1989
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1900-1999

Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

Published 2000
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