About this movie
- Genres:
- Drama, Mystery & Suspense
- Language:
- English
- Running time:
- 1:39:44
- Partner rating:
- Released:
- 2007
Cast & Crew
Cast
- Ryan Reynolds Gary/Gavin/Gabriel
- Hope Davis Sarah/Susan/Sierra
- Melissa McCarthy Margaret/Melissa/Mary
- Elle Fanning Noelle
- Dahlia Salem Herself
- David Denman Parole Officer/Agitated Man
- Octavia L. Spencer Streetwalker/Woman on Sidewalk
- Ben Falcone Himself
Directors
- John August
Producers
- Bruce Cohen
- Dan Etheridge
- Dan Jinks
Writers
- John August
The Nines
Writer/director John August ponders the metaphysical aspects of life and art in an episodic allegory that follows three artists as they embark on a soul searching journey of fate versus free will. When a troubled actor is placed under house arrest in "The Prisoner," his imagination begins to run wild due to the fact that his spirited publicist and cynical neighbor provide his only link to the outside world. Later, after the planes of reality fold in on themselves during the production of a Project Greenlight-style show which documents the filming of a popular sitcom in "Reality Television," "Knowing" follows a successful video game designer and his family as they become stranded in the middle of nowhere due to automotive issues. Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, and Melissa McCarthy star in a drama that peels back the layers of reality to ask whether or not mankind really has any control over his ultimate fate.
Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes
65%
percent positive reviews
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Andrew L. Urban, Urban CinefileIt defies categorisation, which I love, and defies logic, which is very European. But it's also clever, funny and compelling
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Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph
There are plenty of surprises in this amusing Donnie Darko-ish metaphysical thriller, but watching Van Wilder and Blade: Trinity star Ryan Reynolds flex some previously hidden acting chops is the main one.
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Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
It is pretty familiar material in some ways, and not exactly unpretentious, but very watchable.
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James Christopher, Times [UK]
The film puts a delightful spin on that profound and solipsistic idea that we are the godlike inventors, and moral arbitrators, of our own little worlds. A gem.
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Billy Mowbray, Film4
Overly gimmicky and ultimately frustrating it may be, but at its best The Nines feels like a triple-bill of 'Twilight Zone' episodes written by Charlie Kaufman - creepy, oddball and clever.
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Neil Smith, BBC
With McCarthy and Davis also playing two further roles with suspiciously identical initials, The Nines toys with issues of identity, duality and alternate reality certain to appeal to anyone who's experimented with the virtual avatars of Second Life.
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David Jenkins, Time Out
This overreaching, Lynch-lite comic drama is the mediocre directorial debut of screenwriter John August ('Charlie's Angels', 'Big Fish') and, if nothing else, demonstrates why some writers should stick to their laptops.
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