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Short Circuit has generally received positive reviews.
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Short Circuit was released in 1986 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 9 reviews, giving Short Circuit (1986) an average rating of 61%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 57%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Short Circuit than critics were.
With a score of 61%, Short Circuit is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 58%.
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