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Name: *batteries not included
Director: Matthew Robbins
Genre: Family, Comedy, Science Fiction
Released: 1987
Rating: 3.5

Matthew Robbins • 107 min • 1987

FamilyComedyScience Fiction

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

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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.