9

2009
PG-13
1h 19m

IMDb RATING

7.0/10

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A post-apocalyptic nightmare in which all of humanity is threatened.

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A rag doll that awakens in a postapocalyptic future holds the key to humanity's salvation.A rag doll that awakens in a postapocalyptic future holds the key to humanity's salvation.A rag doll that awakens in a postapocalyptic future holds the key to humanity's salvation.

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IMDb RATING

7.0/10

151K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,555

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 9 nominations total

#9
(voice)

Jennifer Connelly

#7
(voice)

Crispin Glover

#6
(voice)

Christopher Plummer

#1
(voice)

Martin Landau

#2
(voice)

John C. Reilly

#5
(voice)

Fred Tatasciore

#8
(voice)
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Alan Oppenheimer

Scientist
(voice)

Tom Kane

Dictator
(voice)

Helen Wilson

News Caster
(voice)

Director
- Shane Acker
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Trivia
Shane Acker first made 9 (2009) as a ten minute short film while he was still at UCLA. It was nominated for Best Animated Short at the Oscars, and although it didn't win, Acker was offered the chance to expand it into a feature film. It follows the same basic plot, but more characters have been added, they have the ability to talk now, and the reason for the world's destruction is explained in more detail.

Goofs
Once 2 places the voice box into 9, the zipper remains open. However, in the next shot, 9's zipper is closed. The following shot has the zipper open again. 9 is later shown zipping his zipper closed.

Quotes
[first lines]
Scientist: We had such potential. Such promise. But we squandered our gifts, our intelligence. Our blind pursuit of technology only sped us quicker to our doom. Our world is ending. But life must go on.

Crazy credits
Some of the end credits emerge from 9's talisman.

Alternate versions
In the Russian dubbed version, the dolls represent the people in the Scientist's life instead of the American version where they represent his personality. 1 being the dictator, 2 being his lab assistant, 3 and 4 being the Scientist's twin children, 5 being the field doctor who saved the Scientist's life during the rise of the robots, 6 being the engineer who activated the robot, 7 being the Scientist's wife, 8 being the Chancellor's bodyguard, and 9 representing the Scientist himself.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: Elijah Wood/Mila Kunis/Cheap Trick (2009)

Soundtracks
Over the Rainbow
Written by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg
Performed by Judy Garland
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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Featured review

6/10

9 is a 6

9 is better than average... but only barely.

The movie is carried by a unique visual style and a great sense of "place." The sack-men (and woman) are refreshingly odd and fun to watch. The post-apocalyptic city is consistently beautiful and dangerous. Desolate without feeling dull.

Unfortunately, the story and characters ARE dull. Not crushingly so... but enough to frustrate. Frequent, obvious plot holes and violations of established world-rules pulled me out of the movie over and over again. Tired clichés abound. I wasn't able to shake the feeling that I'd seen and heard this all before.

And that's a shame because there's a lot of potential here. If only the writer had taken more chances. Why not challenge the audience and defy expectations? Why make a movie that's too scary for kids but too simplistic for adults? Who is expected to enjoy it?

I would watch another Shane Acker movie if one is made (hopefully after he's picked a target audience). But 9 is not a classic.

... that said, it's probably worth watching on the big screen just for the sights and sounds.