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Batteries Not Included (1987)

The squeaky clean PG rating of this '80s classic belies its creepy and sad plot about an older couple that battles eviction until mini robot aliens come to their rescue. Occurrences of alien invasions, arson, and vandal definitely make this movie borderline the horror genre.

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