Short Circuit (1986)
Directed by John Badham · 98 min · Science Fiction, Comedy, Family
18.4 TOPICAL score · #4,679 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Short Circuit (1986, directed by John Badham) has a TOPICAL score of 18.4 - ranked 4,679 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and audience, and lowest on awards. Critics: 62% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 50. Audiences: TMDB 6.7/10 (1,694 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 33 languages.
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- Critics62% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 50
- AudienceTMDB 6.7/10 (1,694 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 33 languages
- Still read50,026 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg (actor #1,740), Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton