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67% Critic Match
*batteries not included
“Five ordinary people needed a miracle. Then one night, Faye Riley left the window open.”
6.7 / 10• 1987• 1h 47m•PG• English
FamilyComedyFantasyScience Fiction
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Hume Cronyn
Frank Riley
Lead
Jessica Tandy
Faye Riley
Frank McRae
Harry Noble
Elizabeth Peña
Marisa Esteval
Michael Carmine
Carlos
Dennis Boutsikaris
Mason Baylor
Tom Aldredge
Sid Hogenson
Jane Hoffman
Muriel Hogenson
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Matthew Robbins's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. *batteries not included is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
