ET as Christ
While looking at a Baptist website, I uncovered a bunch of essays on the movie ET. Although the site decries ET as another example of the "perversion touch" of Holywood, it does make a great case for the film being a Christ alagory (or Anti-Christ for the, I suppose). For your edification, I've copied their evidence so that you don't have to slog through anti-Hollywood rhetoric. I've always believed that ET was a Christ alagory, this list jobs, better than I ever could, how close it is to the story of Christ.

1. E.T. had a prior extra-terrestrial existence.
"2. His early life on earth was 'submerged' or hidden.
"3. He came to little children.
"4. The three admirers (Elliott, Gertie, and Michael) knelt before him. This occurred when E.T. had run to the closet after being frightened by the little girl. (And can that really be a stained-glass window we see behind them?)
"5. E.T. had occasion to feel rejected and forsaken on earth.
"6. E.T. had reverence for nature and was seen with passive animals such as rabbits and deer.
"7. Groups of men pursued him carrying lights and weapons in the night. One thinks of Gethsemane here.
"8. E.T. also had an 'involvement' with an alcoholic beverage. People still celebrate Christ's turning the water to wine.
"9. Yet he was innocent of any wrongdoing.
"10. He spun spheres in space in imitation of our solar system.
"11. He healed the physical pains of those who loved him. No one can forget E.T.'s response to 'Ouch!'
"12. He caused a plant to wither. Matthew 21:19 says that Jesus caused a fig tree to be 'withered away.'
"13. E.T. wore a robe.
"14. And as he emerged from the van after regaining life, he is shrouded in white. The transfiguration of Jesus is described in terms of His 'white raiment' (Matthew 17:2).
" 15. E.T. communicated with 'home.'
"16. He also was seen lying wounded and rejected.
"17. E.T.'s followers for a time denied his existence to others. This is especially visible in the bus stop scene.
"18. Later, E.T. enjoyed absolute dedication from his followers. Many who had mocked the 'goblin' helped him reach 'home.'
"19. E.T. encountered much trouble from governmental authorities. In this case, U.S. Government rather than Roman or Hebrew.
"20. E.T. emitted a light even from his tomb.
"21. E.T. wept. Another 'ouch!'
"22. He seemed the epitome of love, even returning the gifts of Elliott.
"23. E.T. had the capacity of defying gravity and could 'hold' others up with him. Peter's faith kept him above the waves with Jesus when He walked on the water.
"24. E.T. possessed a kind of E.S.P. He had a method of non-verbal communication that seemed to be a form of omniscience. He even knew he was going home at the time of his earthly death.
"25. While E.T. was suffering and dying, he called out, 'Mom.' Of course, she was Elliott's mother, but her name, interestingly enough, is Mary.
"26. E.T. died. And note that the doctor pronounced him dead at 15:36 (3:36 p.m.). It is especially significant to recall that the Gospels place the death of Jesus on the cross at some brief time after the 'ninth hour' Matthew 27:45). The Hebrew day began at 6 a.m. so the ninth hour would have been 3 p.m.
"27. And it seems that E.T. had to die so that Elliott could live.
"28. But E.T. attained resurrection from death. Elliott declared, 'He's alive!'
"29. And afterwards to Gertie, E.T. said, 'Be good!'
"30. To Elliott, his most beloved follower, he said while touching the boy's temple, 'I'll be right here.'
"31. He also said in his final moments on earth to Elliott, 'Come.' Matthew 14:29 reads, 'And he said, Come.'
"32. E.T. ascended to his original 'home.'
"33. And when E.T. returns to his origins we all can see a rainbow flashing across the sky."