Film1987106 min

*batteries not included

Name: *batteries not included
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Released: 1987
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae, Elizabeth Peña, Michael Carmine

Taste attributes: comedyfamilyfantasyscience fictionrobots/ai/spacemonster/alien/supernaturalfresh & originalimaginaryglossybig & variedemotionally undemanding

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"Five ordinary people needed a miracle. Then one night, Faye Riley left the window open."

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and fresh: a glossy sci-fi film. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

6.7/10

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Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

In a soon to be demolished block of apartments, the residents resist the criminal methods used to force them to leave so a greedy tycoon can build his new skyscraper. When tiny mechanical aliens land for a recharge, they decide to stay and help out.

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