Star Kid

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Star Kid

PG

1998

1h 41m

Kids & Family

Sci-Fi

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A withdrawn boy (Joseph Mazzello) dons the shell of an amiable space robot (Alex Daniels), gains superpowers and must fight a giant alien.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

3/4

Star Kid, written and directed by Manny Coto, has a sweet heart and a lot of sly wit, and the symbiosis between boy and cyborg is handled cleverly. For kids of a certain age, it pushes the right buttons.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Apr 22, 2017

It's "The Guyver" meets "ET" with a hint of "Green Lantern"...

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Renee Schonfeld

Common Sense Media

Jan 26, 2016

3/5

Boy and robot battle scary alien; mild profanity, suspense.

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Chuck O'Leary

Fantastica Daily

Oct 9, 2005

2/5

Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Aug 15, 2005

2/5

Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Aug 9, 2002

2/5

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Mar 18, 2026

A success on home media. All ages admitted.

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steve d

@RT35616104 Jul 7, 2020

A really dumb kids film that appears to have been made on the cheap.

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adam b

Jul 13, 2019

A surprisingly decent creature feature kids film. Sure, it's derivative but just accept the cheese and enjoy

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Aug 12, 2016

Bullied kid dons a spacesuit and must defeat a new nemesis in outer space. Too dumb for adults, too boring for kids.

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Aug 3, 2015

I turned it on because it's the kid from Jurassic Park, I turned it off because the movie sucks.

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May 29, 2014

High tech weapon is sent off to the wrong place to find a bullied wimp. Movie made for children.

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Synopsis

A withdrawn boy (Joseph Mazzello) dons the shell of an amiable space robot (Alex Daniels), gains superpowers and must fight a giant alien.

Director: Manny Coto
Producer: Jennie Lew Tugend
Screenwriter: Manny Coto
Production Co: Trimark
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 16, 1998, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $7.0M
Runtime: 1h 41m

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