For some inexplicable reason I decided to publish a list of all the films that I own with my opinion on each. For what that's worth.
E.T.
Kids befriend alien who needs to go hooome.
Kids help alien who needs to go hooome.
Alien goes hooome.
But not before some silliness and a lot of fun.
Heart warming stuff.
I saw this the week it came out as a kid and have a special place in my heart for it.