*batteries not included
Five ordinary people needed a miracle. Then one night, Faye Riley left the window open.
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.
- Director
- Matthew Robbins
- Signature
- Wonder · Craft · Humour
- Worldwide
- $65M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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Movie DNA
How *batteries not included actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
*batteries not included appears in 1 Nutevio collection. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Space Movies Ranked #36
Placed at #36 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
*batteries not included returned 2.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $25M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $65M
- Release date
- Dec 18, 1987
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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