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MEANRANK
66/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3052
- IMDb #3265
- Rotten Tomatoes #3073
- Letterboxd #2956
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3488
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3070
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- Metacritic Critics #3056
- Criticker #2369
- Kinopoisk #861
- AlloCiné #2249
- Trakt #2467
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 42, highest is Google on 92. Critics average 56, everyone else 68.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The elderly residents of a New York apartment building face eviction by a ruthless developer. Their desperate situation attracts the attention of unexpected visitors: small, living, mechanical alien spheres that possess the ability to repair and build. These tiny beings help the tenants fight back, using their unique talents to rebuild and defend their home.
Details
- Director
- Matthew Robbins
- Writers
- Brad Bird, Brent Maddock, Matthew Robbins, Mick Garris, S.S. Wilson
- Released
- 18 December 1987
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $25.0M
- Box office
- $65.1M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 1 nomination
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Awards & nominations
See all 3 →2 wins from 3 nominations across 2 ceremonies
| Saturn Awards 1987 | Best Fantasy Film | Nominee | |
| Saturn Awards 1987 | Best Actress | Jessica Tandy | Winner |
| Young Artist Awards 1987 | Best Family Motion Picture - Comedy | Winner |
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| Best Fantasy Film | Nominee |
| Best Family Motion Picture - Comedy | Winner |