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 8.3 | Jul , 1985
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IMDB 6.2 | Sep , 2005
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IMDB 6.5 | May , 2015
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IMDB 7.1 | Apr , 1999
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