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Shorts

Comedy Fantasy Family

2009, 1h 29min

A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it.

"Shorts" — comedy, fantasy and family movie produced in United Arab Emirates and USA and released in 2009. It has a lower than average rating on IMDb: 4.7 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 29min. "Shorts" is currently available to stream on HBO Max and Amazon Prime⎥MAX and for rent and to buy on Apple TV, Amazon Store, YouTube Movies and Vudu. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: United States, United Arab Emirates

Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Cast:

William H. Macy,

Where to Watch Shorts online

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Amazon Prime⎥MAX

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Critic rating Average critic rating

5

Reviews

Critic Will Thomas

rated

6

Despite the usual Rodriguez abundance of effects, there is a pleasingly traditional feel to this tale.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Keith Phipps

rated

4

Jon Cryer and Leslie Mann have a couple of sly moments as overworked career people, and Spader again proves he learned a lot by working with William Shatner for so long.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

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You can stream Shorts on:

Amazon Prime⎥MAX,

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Shorts include Evan Almighty, Monster House, The Boxtrolls, Ratatouille, Charlotte's Web, Nanny McPhee.

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Shorts was released in theaters on August 21, 2009.