The Nines

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The Nines

R

2007

1h 39m

Drama

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Three actors (Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, Melissa McCarthy) tackle the principal roles in a trio of stories. In "The Prisoner," a publicist and a neighbor are the only links to the outside world for an actor under house arrest. "Reality Television" charts the production of a TV sitcom. In "Knowing," a video-game designer and his family are stranded in the forest after their car breaks down.

Critics Consensus

Though The Nines doesn't solidify as well as writer/director John August would hope for, Ryan Reynolds's strong performance makes each of the film's intriguing segments worth watching.

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

11/30/2007

4/5

Let's avoid such extremes, and note merely that he's made a film that's funny ha-ha as well as funny peculiar; an exercise in navel-gazing that tickles all the senses.

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

11/30/2007

3/5

Definitely worth a look.

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Nigel Andrews

Financial Times

11/30/2007

It is beguilingly cuckoo, though as primitive visually as The Twilight Zone - it was shot in 22 days - and about as profound.

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Andrew L. Urban

Urban Cinefile

10/04/2008

It defies categorisation, which I love, and defies logic, which is very European. But it's also clever, funny and compelling

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

09/30/2008

3/4

An interesting, if high minded, concept film that is nothing without its performers.

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James O'Ehley

Sci-Fi Movie Page

08/27/2008

The sort of movie that would probably appeal to Ryan Reynolds' detractors . . .

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Ryan W.

@SillyGooseHead Jan 17

This movie was really weird and really bad

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Meri S.

@mschroeder Jan 9

Dnf. It really wasn’t doing much for us.

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P K

@Pohaku808 01/08/2025

If you claim to love Ryan Reynolds and haven't seen this movie yet then you must watch it immediately

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Jeffrey P

@vanillavoodoo1 08/25/2024

Interesting enough to not be disappointing, but lacking in good sense, rhyme, and reason. Ending felt like a reach and didn’t totally add up, lowered it a notch.

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Hannah H

@RT03614145 07/14/2024

I can't understand what I just wasted an hour and a half watching

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Cash S

@RT55810087 02/26/2024

The Nines is a creative and trippy film. I found myself very invested from beginning to end. All of the performances are great in here. This is the first serious role that I've seen Ryan Reynolds in, and he absolutely nailed it. I felt like this film did a pretty good job at handling these existential themes. I do feel like the movie gets a little too trippy for it's own good, and sometimes the quirkiness didn't work for me. The ending is shocking and emotional, but some parts of the film weren't as satisfying as I would've liked. I also felt like there were some pacing issues especially in the beginning. I really liked this film, even if there was some missed potential.

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Synopsis

Three actors (Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, Melissa McCarthy) tackle the principal roles in a trio of stories. In "The Prisoner," a publicist and a neighbor are the only links to the outside world for an actor under house arrest. "Reality Television" charts the production of a TV sitcom. In "Knowing," a video-game designer and his family are stranded in the forest after their car breaks down.

Director: John August
Producer: Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen, Dan Etheridge
Screenwriter: John August
Production Co: Jinks/Cohen Company
Rating: R (Some Drug Content|Sexuality|Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Aug 31, 2007
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $62.7K
Runtime: 1h 39m