The Extra Terrestrial that made millions

Rating: 9/10 (5 May 2001)

Steven Spielberg doesn't fail to disappoint in this heart-wrenching family tale about a lonely alien stranded on Earth.
Enter Elliot (Henry Thomas), a normal little kid, whose life is turned upside-down when a dopey-looking alien turns up outside his house.
With the help of his mother (Dee Wallace) and brother and sister (Peter Coyote and Drew Barrymore), Elliot helps E.T. to return home.
It's a very sad movie, but also happy, and the scene where E.T. gets drunk is hilariously funny.
If you haven't seen it yet - you don't know what you're missing out on. It's very good. No, scrap that. It's fantastic.