*batteries not included
Universal Pictures | Release Date: December 18, 1987 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
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4
Mixed:
7
Negative:
3
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30
Washington PostRita Kempley
Batteries is a strange kids' movie, a queer mix of violence and otherworldly benevolence. It might have been a good idea, a story of the vanishing urban neighborhood and gentrification by tycoon. But half-pint aliens to the rescue? It's time E.T. went home. Read full review
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Chicago TribuneJohanna Steinmetz
Depending on the speed of your gag reflex, "+batteries not included" is either a 21st Century "Lassie" or the worst piece of smarm to come along since "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus." Read full review
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Tampa Bay TimesHal Lipper
Rarely has a children's picture been so stagnant, so bereft of passion. [18 Dec 1987, p.8]
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