Close Encounters of the Third Kind Movie Barcode Poster
This is Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), like you've never seen it before... told entirely in colour. The most prominent colour of every frame comes together to form a colour barcode of the film — a vivid portrait of its mood, light and palette from beginning to end. Choose your layout: the full design with the film's title, year and key credits, a simpler version with just the title and year, or the barcode on its own — a love letter to Close Encounters of the Third Kind for those who know it scene by scene.
Released the same year as Star Wars, Steven Spielberg's awe-struck epic took science fiction somewhere gentler: an Indiana lineman, played by Richard Dreyfuss, becomes obsessed with a mountain shape he cannot explain after a close encounter on a lonely night road. With François Truffaut as a sympathetic French scientist and John Williams' five-note motif doing the talking, it builds to one of cinema's most transcendent finales.
Order today and you can expect delivery 3rd - 9th September.
Credits
These credits are featured on your print.
Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Written by
Steven Spielberg
Hal Barwood
Jerry Belson
Starring
Richard Dreyfuss
François Truffaut
Teri Garr
Music by
John Williams
Print size & quality
Every piece is printed on thick, 175gsm fine-art matte paper with archival inks — so the colours stay rich, deep and true for years, with no fading and no fuss. Before it heads your way, it's wrapped in soft tissue to keep it scratch-free and sent out in a sturdy kraft tube or a robust triangular kraft box (never plastic).
Available sizes
Framing options
Fancy it ready to hang? Add a solid pine frame — sturdy, handsome and built to last. Take your pick from black, natural wood, or white. Each one is 20–25mm deep and 10–14mm wide: the sweet spot between strength and understated good looks.
We finish every frame with shatterproof, crystal-clear plexiglass to keep your print pristine — and it arrives already framed, so it goes straight from the box to your wall with no faff.
Framing is available for these sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, 8x10, 11x14, 12x16, 12x18, 16x20, 18x24, 20x28, 24x32, 24x36 and 28x40.
Shipping & returns
Designed in Edinburgh, printed close to you. We've teamed up with trusted print partners across the globe, so your order is made and posted from wherever's nearest — order from the US, for instance, and it's printed and shipped by our US partner. That means it reaches you sooner, and travels a lot less to get there.
Changed your mind? Not a problem. Every order is covered by our 30-day, no-quibbles money-back guarantee — if it's not quite right, send it back within 30 days for a full refund, no questions asked.