Short Circuit fingerprintStriking style.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Wholesome and hopeful
Much of it is about growing up.
Some situational comedy and slapstick
Not a comedy at heart.
Growing up and technology
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Short Circuit is fast-paced.
Wholesome and hopeful
Much of it is about growing up.
Emotionally, it's wholesome, hopeful, and nostalgic. Much of it is about growing up.
Some situational comedy and slapstick
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some situational comedy and slapstick.
Growing up and technology
Its world is built around growing up and technology.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
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Short Circuit is included with a subscription to Hulu and fuboTV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 62/100 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 62%, and Metacritic 50). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 38 min
Short Circuit runs 1 h 38 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate Short Circuit higher (68) than critics (56). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $10 million to make and earned $41 million worldwide, 4.1 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+3GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Short Circuit in 17 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 164 storytelling tropes for Short Circuit, including Wrong Genre Savvy, Implausible Deniability, Non Sequitur.
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