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*batteries not included (1987)

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Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy are among the impoverished residents of a slum tenement threatened with demolition by evil land developers. Only a miracle can save Cronyn, Tandy, and their friends -- and that miracle manifests itself in the form of a "family" of extraterrestrial flying saucers, who need the electricity provided by the tenement to survive. The grateful humanized spaceships repay their earthbound hosts by doing battle with the villains' henchmen. When the building is engulfed in

Mar 16, 1999

Universal Pictures

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The extraterrestrial elves, who thrive on electricity and replicate themselves out of scrap metal, are no less charming, and the special effects show them off gracefully.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
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A good film the whole family can enjoy.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
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those pesky aliens

May 8, 2008 Comment

An entertaining and heartwarming drama.

August 28, 2004 Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | Comment
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Aliens help the poor!

July 25, 2002 Comment
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A heartwarming story of aliens saving a lost group of souls. I grew up watching this movie and it will always be one of my favorites.

April 12, 2011
theylovealexis

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A childhood favourite that had me screaming at my Mum, 'I want one'!

September 18, 2009
SirPant

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