RSI Score:
8.6
Realised Potential:
93.3%
Adventure
8.2
Sci-Fi
9.19
1
Integral
×5
1
Lead ActingCommunity · …
8.08
2
StoryCommunity · …
8.11
3
Script / Screenplay / DialogueCommunity · …
7.96
4
Score / SoundtrackCommunity · …
9.51
5
CinematographyCommunity · …
9.48
6
CharactersCommunity · …
7.51
7
DirectionCommunity · …
8.96
Category Avg
8.52
2
Important
×4
8
EditingCommunity · …
8.5
9
CastingCommunity · …
8.51
10
Support ActingCommunity · …
7.79
11
Sound Design / Audio MixCommunity · …
9.47
12
Practical Effects / SFXCommunity · …
9.27
13
Production & Art DesignCommunity · …
9.38
Category Avg
8.82
3
Major
×3
14
Execution Of Premise / Pitch / ConceptCommunity · …
8.9
15
CGI EffectsCommunity · …
9.37
16
Action / Fight Choreography / StuntsCommunity · …
7.0
17
Wardrobe / CostumeCommunity · …
8.55
18
OriginalityCommunity · …
8.96
19
Humour QualityCommunity · …
7.42
Category Avg
8.37
4
Minor
×2
20
Themes / CommentariesCommunity · …
8.75
21
Colour GradingCommunity · …
8.93
22
Hair & Make UpCommunity · …
8.23
23
Premise / ConceptCommunity · …
9.23
24
RewatchabilityCommunity · …
8.25
Category Avg
8.68
5
Peripheral
×1
25
Predictability / TwistsCommunity · …
7.8
26
Immersion / PlausibilityCommunity · …
8.78
27
Continuity / Plot HolesCommunity · …
8.52
28
IntangiblesCommunity · …
9.16
29
AmbitionCommunity · …
8.88
Category Avg
8.63
6
FINAL SCORE
Integral avg
8.52 × 5
= 42.6
Important avg
8.82 × 4
= 35.28
Major avg
8.37 × 3
= 25.11
Minor avg
8.68 × 2
= 17.36
Peripheral avg
8.63 × 1
= 8.63
TOTAL WEIGHTED SCORE
128.98
TOTAL WEIGHT
15
WEIGHTED MEAN
8.6
OUT OF 10
Last updated: 2026-10-15
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Prompt Version: 10.2
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Model Confidence: — —
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Pipeline Model: gpt-5.6-terra
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68s
135 min
PG
Steven Spielberg
Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, François Truffaut
$20M
$306.9M
SUPPORTING CAST
Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, Lance Henriksen, Roberts Blossom
SYNOPSIS
An Indiana lineman becomes obsessed with a mysterious vision after a close encounter with an unidentified flying object. As scientists investigate a series of extraordinary events around the world, he follows clues toward a momentous destination.
SUB-GENRE TAGS
Adventure
Quest / Journey
Expedition / Discovery
Sci-Fi
Alien Contact
AWARDS
Oscars: 1 win(s), 8 nom(s)
CRITICAL RECEPTION
IMDb 7.6
RT 94%
MC 90
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