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9 (2009)

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Release Date: September 9, 2009
On DVD: December 29, 2009
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Director: Shane Acker
Writer: Pamela Pettler
Cast: Elijah Wood, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Connelly, Crispin Glover, Martin Landau, Christopher Plummer
Studio: Focus Features
Official site: 9themovie.com
Running Time: 79 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for violence and scary images.

When 9 (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,...

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Based upon the Oscar-nominated animated short of the same name, Shane Acker's 9 is a visually elaborate adventure film about a band of miniature puppets that must survive against evil robotic creatures bent on their destruction in a post-apocalyptic world where all of humanity has been wiped out. Not quite for children, 9 is one of the most ambitious films of the year, and while it's thoroughly entertaining, it's isn't as incredible as Acker intended.

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sdf says:

September 22, 2009

this was the most epic movie ever. I thought it would be a kids-movie, but it was amazing. It was kind of dark and gloomy feeling, but very epic in that sense lol. this movie was mack daddy, and would be fine for kids age 8+, as it doesn't have anything innapropriate in it besides some action :D

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