Short Circuit
May 09, 1986 | IMDB 6.6
98 min Watch NowScience Fiction, Comedy, Family
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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IMDB 6 | Jan , 1981
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IMDB 4.5 | Feb , 1986
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IMDB 5.5 | Jul , 1941
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IMDB 5 | Feb , 1990
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IMDB 6.5 | Apr , 1996
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 2026
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IMDB 6.4 | Nov , 1983
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IMDB 0 | Dec , 1973
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IMDB 6 | Jun , 1990
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IMDB 8 | Nov , 1995
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IMDB 5.4 | Jan , 1998
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IMDB 5.5 | Jul , 2005
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IMDB 5.8 | Mar , 2001
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IMDB 0 | Apr , 2026
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IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 2005
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