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$9.99

  • 2008
  • R
  • 1h 18m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
3.4K
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$9.99 (2008)
A stop-motion animated story about people living in a Syndey apartment complex looking for meaning in their lives.
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A stop-motion animated story about people living in a Sydney apartment complex looking for meaning in their lives.A stop-motion animated story about people living in a Sydney apartment complex looking for meaning in their lives.A stop-motion animated story about people living in a Sydney apartment complex looking for meaning in their lives.

  • Director
    • Tatia Rosenthal
  • Writers
    • Etgar Keret
    • Tatia Rosenthal
  • Stars
    • Geoffrey Rush
    • Anthony LaPaglia
    • Samuel Johnson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    3.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tatia Rosenthal
    • Writers
      • Etgar Keret
      • Tatia Rosenthal
    • Stars
      • Geoffrey Rush
      • Anthony LaPaglia
      • Samuel Johnson
    • 23User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 4 nominations

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    Geoffrey Rush
    Geoffrey Rush
    • Angel
    • (voice)
    Anthony LaPaglia
    Anthony LaPaglia
    • Jim Peck
    • (voice)
    Samuel Johnson
    Samuel Johnson
    • Dave Peck
    • (voice)
    Barry Otto
    Barry Otto
    • Albert
    • (voice)
    Joel Edgerton
    Joel Edgerton
    • Ron
    • (voice)
    Claudia Karvan
    Claudia Karvan
    • Michelle
    • (voice)
    Ben Mendelsohn
    Ben Mendelsohn
    • Lenny Peck
    • (voice)
    Leeanna Walsman
    Leeanna Walsman
    • Tanita
    • (voice)
    Jamie Katsamatsas
    • Zack
    • (voice)
    Brian Meegan
    Brian Meegan
    • Clement
    • (voice)
    Roy Billing
    Roy Billing
    • Marcus Portman
    • (voice)
    • …
    David Field
    David Field
    • Sammy
    • (voice)
    Leon Ford
    Leon Ford
    • Stanton
    • (voice)
    Tom Budge
    • Bisley
    • (voice)
    Henry Nixon
    Henry Nixon
    • Drazen
    • (voice)
    • …
    Richard Clendinnen
    • Policeman #2
    • (voice)
    Emile Sherman
    Emile Sherman
    • The Messenger
    • (voice)
    Ursula Yovich
    Ursula Yovich
    • Camille
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Tatia Rosenthal
    • Writers
      • Etgar Keret
      • Tatia Rosenthal
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      You can see a record in this film called "The Dark Side of the Room" by the band Pink Wall. This is a play on words of Pink Floyd, The Wall and The Dark Side of the Moon
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Star Trek/Rudo y Cursi/Next Day Air (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Starbeat
      Written and Performed by Christopher Bowen

      License courtesy of Christopher Bowen

    User reviews23

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    9/10
    Find your own meaning.
    I guess a lot of people went into this movie expecting something more straightforward and "meaningful" due to its premise. Perhaps they were expecting some sort of insight into the meaning of life; after all, one of the main characters does buy a book for the titular $9.99 which purports to know.

    Instead what we have is a delightful collection of interwoven short stories, all sharing in a similar theme of what it means to be happy, with surrealist angle that gives it an almost fairytale feel, but which never detracts from its believability.

    The characters are made out of clay, but they're people, and even in their mundane lives, they still have interesting stories to see play out. None of them are heroes, or villains, or otherwise anything more or less than ordinary enough people. They have flaws, and fears, and insecurities, but they manage to make do with what they have to give their lives meaning, and it's the sort of thing that happens all the time in the real world, just sans some feathers and swimming techniques.

    This movie never bludgeons you over the head with things the director feels are profound or meaningful, it sits down with you for some tea and chats amiably about its day, and lets you draw your own conclusions. If you want a movie to just relax and get lost in, you probably won't go wrong with $9.99.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 17, 2009 (Australia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Israel
      • Australia
    • Official sites
      • Memento Films (France)
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 9,99 долларов
    • Filming locations
      • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Lama Films
      • Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $52,384
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $478
      • Dec 14, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $708,354
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 18 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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