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Hardware

1990·Movie
1h 34min·R
48
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.0Metacritic415.0Rotten Tomatoes43%52%

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A , sci-fi movie: , .

Good for friends night · thought-provoking · adults

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About

You can't stop progress.

Mark 13 is a government-built killing machine programmed with artificial intelligence, able to repair and recharge itself from any energy source. Through a series of coincidences, the cyborg's head ends up in the home of a sculptress as a bizarre Christmas present from her boyfriend. Once inside its new home, the cyborg promptly reconstructs the rest of its body using a variety of household utensils and proceeds to go on a murderous rampage.
Cyberpunk HorrorDystopian FutureKiller RobotGritty and ViolentSocial CommentaryTechnological NightmareLow-Budget Cult ClassicPost-ApocalypticBody Horror

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Directed by:
Richard Stanley
Written by:
Richard Stanley
Produced by:
Elizabeth Karlsen, Paul Trijbits, Ray Corbett
Composed by:
Simon Boswell

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

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Questions about Hardware

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Where can I stream Hardware?

It streams in 3 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is Hardware worth watching?

48
MediocreGoodWatch score

Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 48 (IMDb 6, Rotten Tomatoes 43%, and Metacritic 41). Audiences rate it higher (54 out of 100) than critics (42).

Will Hardware scare me?

Not scaryTerrifying

At times: scares are rated 7 of 10, and some images are gruesome (grotesque 8 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching Hardware?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 8 of 10 for bleakness and 3 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Was Hardware a box office hit?

Budget$2 million
Box office$6 million

Yes: it cost about $2 million to make and earned $6 million worldwide, 3.8 times its budget.

What tropes does Hardware use?

Big Damn HeroesSuspiciously Apropos MusicWeaksauce WeaknessActor AllusionPopulation ControlGag PenisWearing a Flag on Your HeadDeterminatorWorld War IIINot Quite DeadWriting Around TrademarksCool, but Inefficientand 37 more

TV Tropes lists 49 tropes for it, including Big Damn Heroes, Suspiciously Apropos Music, and Weaksauce Weakness.