Short Circuit
seriesGlobal2020Live ActionFilm
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Last deep analysis: never
Popular Love
21
Signal Breakdown
Social Sentiment
Longevity of Affection
Cross Platform Breadth Reach
Fan Works
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90-Day Trend
True Feel
75
Cult Favourite
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Rising
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Recommend
100
Reach Meter
17
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1Core Metadata
Title & Origin
Canonical title
Short Circuit
Original title
Short Circuit
Country
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Language
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Territory
Global
Release & Format
Format
feature_film
Release status
released
Release date
5/9/1986
Duration (min)
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Creator
John BadhamDirector
Brent MaddockWriter
Network
Walt Disney Animation StudiosStudio
Disney+Network
2Content
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.
Tags & Format
Themes
comedyfamily
Tone
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Content format
animated_series
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3Commercial Metrics
Box Office
Box office
$40.7M
Currency
USD
Original
$10.0M
Revenue
Total revenue
$40.7M
Revenue tier
mid
Awards
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Sales & Streams
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Revenue tier
mid
4Audience Intelligence
reddit
Score
1624.0
Score count
1
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Audience size
303
Last updated
5/21/2026
reddit
Score
121.0
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1
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Audience size
7
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5/21/2026
reddit
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53.0
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1
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27
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5/21/2026
reddit
Score
14.0
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1
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Audience size
9
Last updated
5/21/2026
reddit
Score
6.0
Score count
1
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Audience size
9
Last updated
5/21/2026
5Industry Links
6Community Sentiment
How people are talking about this IP — each row is a different signal: reviews, ratings or comments from one source.
Positive ≥0.6Mixed 0.4–0.6Negative <0.4
Rotten Tomatoesbased on community signals
Positive0.67
TVmazebased on TV airing & listing status
Mixed0.50