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The Ninth Configuration

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The Ninth Configuration (1979)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:6

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Average Rating:6.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: A secret government center for high-ranking officials who have had mental breakdowns is the location of this unsettling drama about a brilliant, unorthodox psychiatrist who turns out to be crazier... A secret government center for high-ranking officials who have had mental breakdowns is the location of this unsettling drama about a brilliant, unorthodox psychiatrist who turns out to be crazier than his patients. William Peter Blatty won the Golden Globe in 1980 for Best Motion Picture Screenplay. [More]

Starring: Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders

Starring: Stacy Keach, Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders

Director: William Peter Blatty

Director: William Peter Blatty
Screenwriter: William Peter Blatty

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comment Comment | Jul., 28 2005 05:44 PM

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4/5

Michael E. Grost

unusual dark comedy, with stacy keach at his best.

comment Comment | Jan., 24 2005 04:25 PM

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Janet Maslin

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Shane Burridge

At its worst, it is supposed to be profound; at its best it's amusing

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 30 2003 12:29 PM

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Brian Mckay

Should be the centerpiece of a Stacy Keach shrine somewhere . . . should one ever be erected.

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5/5

Ken Hanke

Brilliant, funny, moving examination of faith from Blatty.

comment Comment | Dec., 29 2002 05:17 PM

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3/5

Robert Roten

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comment Comment | Nov., 12 2002 01:29 PM

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Jeremy Heilman

An allegory that's so impossibly overstuffed that it can't help but explode

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