ET named favourite childhood film
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A nostalgic nation has voted the 1980s the best decade for films with ET the Extra-Terrestrial taking the top spot as the best-loved childhood movie.
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My wife is furious I refused to name our son after her favourite
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E.T.' named favorite childhood movie in British survey
What is your favorite childhood movie and do you still watch it
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Home Alone named UK's favourite Christmas film, ahead of Elf and
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I put an alien between me and reality”: Steven Spielberg's $793M