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

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Director:
Writers:
Pamela Pettler (screenplay)
Shane Acker (story)
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Release Date:
9 September 2009 (USA) See more »
Tagline:
(7) To Defend Us... See more »
Plot:
A rag doll that awakens in a post-apocalyptic future holds the key to humanity's salvation. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
6 nominations See more »
User Reviews:
Beautiful animation; undeveloped, incomplete story See more (177 total) »

Cast

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Christopher Plummer ... 1 (voice)

Martin Landau ... 2 (voice)

John C. Reilly ... 5 (voice)

Crispin Glover ... 6 (voice)

Jennifer Connelly ... 7 (voice)
Fred Tatasciore ... 8 / Radio Announcer (voice)

Elijah Wood ... 9 (voice)
Alan Oppenheimer ... The Scientist (voice)

Tom Kane ... Dictator (voice)

Helen Wilson ... Newscaster (voice)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for violence and scary images.
Runtime:
79 min
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Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #45249) | France:U | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Ireland:12A | Finland:K-11 | UK:12A | Netherlands:9 | Australia:M | Hong Kong:IIA | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Mexico:A | New Zealand:M | Sweden:11 | Denmark:11 | Japan:G | Argentina:13 | Peru:PT | Malaysia:U

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In select US and Canadian theaters, the film could be watched on D-BOX motion simulator seats.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: When 9 meets the twins, they open his zipper. During this scene, several close-ups show 9 with the zipper closed and open again without anyone closing or opening it.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Scientist:We had such potential. Such promise. But we squandered our gifts. And so, 9, I am creating you. Our world is ending. Life must go on.
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Somewhere Over the RainbowSee more »

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103 out of 180 people found the following review useful.
Beautiful animation; undeveloped, incomplete story, 11 September 2009
Author: paulglen from United States

This movie feels like it starts in the middle. I don't instinctively identify with robot rag dolls. So, for most of the movie I didn't care much about what happened to them because their plight, purpose, and origin are not explained at all until the movie is almost over. At that point, I felt like "Oh, okay, if they had explained that in the FIRST 15 minutes of the movie, I might have cared what happens". But they didn't explain it, and I didn't care what happened.

I won't even go into the conclusion of the "story", except to say that it makes no sense at all and is riddled with holes and ambiguity.

Yes, the animation is very nice. Yes, there are some decent action scenes. Those are the strongest points of the movie. But, honestly, beyond the unique look and style of the artwork, it's the same stuff, the same action, that you see in every other animated movie. Ho hum.

Summary: nice animation, cliché action, underdeveloped plot, and very little story to pull the (over age 16) viewer in.

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