Short Circuit (1986)
"Something wonderful has happened... No. 5 is alive."
Critics Score
🎬 56%
(RT: 62%, MC: 50) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Brian McNamara as Frank
Tim Blaney as Number 5 (voice)
Is Short Circuit good?
Yes. 88% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics scored it lower at 56%, but audiences disagreed.
Where it ranks on ThumbScore
By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.
Overview
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. Wikipedia ↗
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