Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- irreverent
- witty
- breezy
- comedy night
- casual weekend viewing
What critics said
Critics found the film entertaining but uneven, with strong comic performances—especially Amanda Peet—partly offset by a formulaic crime-comedy script.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Dentist Oz Oseransky moves from observing Jimmy Tudeski's hidden identity to actively contacting the mob and becoming involved in the hitman's dangerous network.
The story contrasts Oz's dental practice, marriage, and neighborhood life with contract killing, mob retaliation, and police informants.
Oz seeks relief from Sophie and financial desperation by pursuing the reward connected to Jimmy, while Jill enters the criminal world to pursue her own escape.
Jimmy 'The Tulip' Tudeski is introduced as a former mob contract killer, but Bruce Willis plays him as an affable and socially disarming neighbor.
Films like The Whole Nine Yards, and why
Analyze This
shares a darkly comic crime premise, inept civilians entangled with professional killers, and escalating suburban chaos
Grosse Pointe Blank
shares romantic comedy elements, criminal identities, comic violence, and a charismatic hitman figure
The Matador
shares an offbeat crime-comedy tone, mismatched partners, and criminals disrupting ordinary domestic life
Movie Details
- Director
- Jonathan Lynn
- Release Date
- 2000-02-18
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (2143)
Cast
- Matthew Perry
- Bruce Willis
- Natasha Henstridge
- Amanda Peet
- Michael Clarke Duncan
- Rosanna Arquette
- Kevin Pollak
- Harland Williams
- Carmen Ferlan
- Serge Christianssens
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Whole Nine Yards about?
- A desperate Montreal dentist becomes entangled with his lethal new neighbor, his predatory wife, and a mob reward in a brisk romantic crime farce.
- What is The Whole Nine Yards like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Whole Nine Yards as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Whole Nine Yards violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Whole Nine Yards as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Whole Nine Yards?
- Critics found the film entertaining but uneven, with strong comic performances—especially Amanda Peet—partly offset by a formulaic crime-comedy script.
- Which films are like The Whole Nine Yards?
- Films with a similar feel include Analyze This, Grosse Pointe Blank, and The Matador.
- How long is The Whole Nine Yards?
- The Whole Nine Yards runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Whole Nine Yards?
- In United States, The Whole Nine Yards is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
