Where to watch Close Encounters of the Third Kind in the United States
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) is streaming on Criterion Channel. Also available to rent on Apple TV+.
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You can stream Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) on Criterion Channel with a subscription, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
An ordinary linesman finds his sanity slipping as an inexplicable obsession with a mountain peak consumes his life. This cosmic mystery trades jump scares for a sense of genuine, shimmering awe.
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Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Bob Balaban, J. Patrick McNamara, Warren J. Kemmerling, Roberts Blossom, Phil Dodds, Cary Guffey
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
You can stream Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) on Criterion Channel with a subscription, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Bob Balaban, J. Patrick McNamara, Warren J. Kemmerling, Roberts Blossom, Phil Dodds, Cary Guffey
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind is streaming on Criterion Channel. Close Encounters of the Third Kind is streaming on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel. Rent Close Encounters of the Third Kind on Apple TV+. Rent Close Encounters of the Third Kind on Fandango At Home. Buy Close Encounters of the Third Kind on Apple TV+. Buy Close Encounters of the Third Kind on Fandango At Home. Close Encounters of the Third Kind is not currently available on Netflix, Hulu, Max, Disney+, Prime Video. Availability last verified August 30, 2026.