E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (E.T. for short) is a 1982, Academy Award-winning science fiction and fantasy film directed by Steven Spielberg. The movie tells the story of a young boy named Elliott who befriends a benign alien being dubbed E.T. that is stranded on Earth. Elliott forms a mental, physical and emotional connection with E.T. and helps him find his way home. The film was produced by Amblin Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures, and starred Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore and Dee Wallace.

The film was produced on a low budget of $10 million, but when released in 1982, it became the highest grossing film of all time. Since then it has become a popular family film. It was re-released in 2002 with additional scenes and altered special effects to a lower gross. Spielberg calls it the film that epitomizes him the most.