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A Balasaur Score of 62 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 62%, Metacritic 50/100. Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do. The highest scoring of the 2 titles in its series. Streaming on Hulu and Tubi.
Synopsis
After a lightning bolt zaps a robot named Number 5, the lovable machine starts to think he's human and escapes the lab. Hot on his trail is his designer, Newton, who hopes to get to Number 5 before the military does. In the meantime, a spunky animal lover mistakes the robot for an alien and takes him in, teaching her new guest about life on Earth.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes62%
Metacritic50/100
Audiences rate it 16 points higher than critics do.
1,676 audience votes
Key crew
- John BadhamDirector
- David ShireOriginal Music Composer
- Brent MaddockWriter
Cast
- Ally SheedyStephanie Speck
- Steve GuttenbergNewton Crosby
- Fisher StevensBen Jabituya
- Austin PendletonHoward Marner
- G.W. BaileySkroeder
- Brian McNamaraFrank
- Tim BlaneyNumber 5 (voice)
- Marvin J. McIntyreDuke
- John GarberOtis
- Penny SantonMrs. Cepeda
- Vernon WeddleGeneral Washburne
- Barbara TarbuckSenator Mills
Stills
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