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Close Encounter

2025-09-14 · 13 min · ★ 7.0

Science Fiction

A skeptical teenage girl, Riley, reluctantly joins her UFO-obsessed father, Jerry, on a road trip to a UFO convention, only to experience an otherworldly encounter that brings them closer together.

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Directors
Jeph Porter
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Allison CarmodyAllison CarmodyRiley
Dale DobsonDale DobsonJerry
Alison BanowskyAlison BanowskyMom (voice)

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