🎬 Science Fiction, Comedy, Family

Short Circuit

"Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive."

⭐ 6.7/10 1986 1h 38m Dir. John Badham
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After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth.

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6.7/10 1,621 votes

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Year
1986
Runtime
1h 38m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.7/10
Votes
1,621
Genre
Science Fiction, Comedy, Family
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$10.0M

Cast

🎭 Science Fiction 🎭 Comedy 🎭 Family 🎬 John Badham 👤 Ally Sheedy 👤 Steve Guttenberg 👤 Fisher Stevens
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Short Circuit has a runtime of 1h 38m (1 hour and 38 minutes).
Short Circuit was directed by John Badham and released in 1986.
Short Circuit is a Science Fiction, Comedy, Family film (1986).
The cast of Short Circuit includes Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton, G.W. Bailey.
Short Circuit has a TMDB rating of 6.7/10 based on 1,621 votes.

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