The Shrunken City

The Shrunken City

Two young heroes. One small town.

PG 1998 · 79 min · ★ 5.8 · Science Fiction, Family

Two teenaged kids discover a miniature bottled city buried beneath a construction site. They must protect the tiny civilization within from reptilian alien hunters after its everlasting power supply.

Directed by Ted Nicolaou · Written by Neal Marshall Stevens

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