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9 (2009)

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Reviews Counted:150

Fresh:84

Rotten:66

Average Rating:5.8/10

Consensus: Although its story is perhaps too familiar and less complex than some might wish, 9 is visually spectacular, and director Shane Acker's attention to detail succeeds in drawing viewers into the film's universe.

Rated: 12A

Runtime: 80 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Theatrical Release:28-10-2009

Synopsis: A new era in animated storytelling begins on 9.9.09. Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton (The Corpse Bride, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory) and Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Nightwatch) join forces to... A new era in animated storytelling begins on 9.9.09. Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton (The Corpse Bride, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory) and Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Nightwatch) join forces to produce wunderkind director Shane Acker’s distinctively original and thrilling tale. 9 stars Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover and features the music of Danny Elfman.

When 9 (The Lord of the Ring’s Elijah Wood) first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good. They must take the offensive if they are to survive, and they must discover why the machines want to destroy them in the first place. As they'll soon come to learn, the very future of civilization may depend on them. --© Focus Features [More]

Starring: Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover

Starring: Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer, Fred Tatasciore

Director: Shane Acker

Director: Shane Acker
Screenwriter: Pamela Pettler
Story: Shane Acker
Producer: Jim Lemley, Tim Burton, Timur Bekmambetov
Composer: Deborah Lurie
Studio: Focus Features

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Here's the strangest thing of all: it works.

Full Review Source: New Yorker | comment 7 Comments
09/07/09
Anthony Lane
Anthony Lane
New Yorker

For all the Saturday-matinee heroics, the movie is dreary and monotonous, the vision junky in more ways than one.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment 10 Comments
09/07/09
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
New York Magazine

Beautifully designed but short on depth or novelty.

Full Review Source: Lessons of Darkness | comment 3 Comments
09/07/09
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

Soul is what distinguished man from brute, and 9 and his appealing cohorts have that in abundance.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
09/06/09
Donald J. Levit
Donald J. Levit
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Tim Burton and Russian visionary Timur Bekmambetov take producing credits for a movie your kids won't get and you won't enjoy.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment 17 Comments
09/05/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Neophyte director Shane Acker creates a visually dazzling, highly imaginative sci-fi animated feature that's marred only by a bland script.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
09/01/09
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

A brilliantly animated and welcome treat for moviegoers searching for adventure, inspiration and complete originality.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
08/21/09
Pete Hammond
Pete Hammond
Boxoffice Magazine

The apocalyptic setting may be too familiar, and the tale too slender even for an 80 minute film, but this is an impressive feature debut in which the visuals are striking, the gallery of characters strangely intriguing and the tone properly offbeat.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment 3 Comments
08/20/09
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

There is beauty and hope deep inside the nightmare, and you will certainly be moved by 9's adventures.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment 2 Comments
08/18/09
JimmyO
JimmyO
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

It certainly is a valuable introduction to an exciting new talent, but by expanding the film's length, characters and otherworldly environment things are strangely diminished.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment 9 Comments
08/18/09
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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In the end, the picture's impact derives mostly from its design and assured execution.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment 6 Comments
08/18/09
Todd McCarthy
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Variety
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September 10, 2009: Critics Consensus: 9 Looks Great, But The Plot's Weak
This week at the movies, we've got post-apocalyptic conflict (9, with voice work by Elijah Wood and Jennifer Connelly); Antarctic intrigue (Whiteout, starring Kate Beckinsale... More...

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September 04, 2009: 9 has an impressive pedigree behind it in the guise of producers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Nightwatch) and the trailer looks intriguing enough despite the cutesy sackcloth characters. Opens in new window
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