De tienjarige Elliott woont samen met zijn moeder, broer en zusje in een bosrijke buitenwijk van Los Angeles. Op een dag ontdekt hij in de tuin een buitenaards wezentje. Elliott en het wezentje schrikken zich eerst te pletter, maar sluiten dan vriendschap. Elliott noemt het wezentje E.T. en verbergt het in een kast op zijn kamer. De jongen laat E.T. ook kennis maken met zijn broer en zijn zusje. E.T. raakt snel vertrouwd met het aardse leven. Toch heeft hij heimwee naar zijn planeet. Ondertussen begint de aardse atmosfeer zijn gezondheid aan te tasten. Ook Elliott voelt zich niet lekker. Hun band is immers zo hecht geworden dat ze dezelfde gevoelens ervaren.
Nee, helaas is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Sound | John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Carol Littleton | Editor |
| Production | Mike Fenton | Casting |
| Art | Jackie Carr | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Glenn Randall Jr. | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Richard E. Butler | Stunts |
| Production | Jane Feinberg | Casting |
| Production | Marci Liroff | Casting |
| Crew | Carlo Rambaldi | Special Effects |
| Production | Steven Spielberg | Producer |
| Art | Leslie Butcher | Art Department Coordinator |
| Camera | Allen Daviau | Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Al Bailey | Visual Effects |
| Directing | Steven Spielberg | Director |
| Crew | Dale L. Martin | Special Effects |
| Writing | Melissa Mathison | Screenplay |
| Production | Kathleen Kennedy | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert Sidell | Makeup Artist |
| Art | James D. Bissell | Production Design |
| Sound | Charles L. Campbell | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Robert Elswit | Visual Effects Camera |
| Directing | Daniel Attias | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Frank Marshall | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Esther Vivante | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Bruce McBroom | Still Photographer |
| Production | Melissa Mathison | Associate Producer |
| Directing | Glenn Randall Jr. | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Katy Emde | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Bonne Radford | Production Accountant |
| Production | Jane Goe | Assistant Accountant |
| Sound | Chuck Neely | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Gene Kearney | Key Grip |
| Editing | Kathleen Korth | First Assistant Editor |
| Art | Russell Goble | Property Master |
| Sound | Herbert W. Spencer | Orchestrator |
| Editing | Donah Bassett | Negative Cutter |
| Crew | Bobby Porter | Stunts |
| Crew | Ted Grossman | Stunts |
| Crew | Lyla Foggia | Unit Publicist |
| Editing | Dennis Brookins | Negative Cutter |
| Camera | Donald L. Hartley | Dolly Grip |
| Crew | Felix Silla | Stunts |
| Crew | Ramon Pahoyo | Craft Service |
| Sound | Don Digirolamo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Chuck Waters | Stunts |
| Sound | Gene S. Cantamessa | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Louis L. Edemann | Sound Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah L. Scott | Costumer |
| Sound | David Pettijohn | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Nicholas Korda | ADR Editor |
| Crew | Fred Lerner | Stunts |
| Lighting | James Plannette | Gaffer |
| Crew | Bennie E. Dobbins | Stunts |
| Sound | Kenneth Hall | Music Editor |
| Editing | Robert Raring | Color Timer |
| Sound | Samuel C. Crutcher | Sound Effects Editor |
| Camera | Bob Munoz | Best Boy Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lola 'Skip' McNalley | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Robert Glass | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | William James Teegarden | Set Designer |
| Sound | Robert Knudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | John Feinblatt | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | Richard C. Franklin | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Hank Salerno | ADR Editor |
| Production | Richard Vane | Location Manager |
| Camera | Selwyn Eddy | Camera Operator |
| Visual Effects | Dennis Muren | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Carlo Rambaldi | Visual Effects |
