Overview
A profound exploration of existence and choice unfolds in a remote outpost where souls await their chance at life.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- meditative
- ethereal
- melancholic
- reflective evening
- quiet weekend
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Edson Oda’s imaginative debut, Winston Duke’s performance, and its heartfelt, evocative meditation on the meaning of life, while some found it overly ponderous.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Will conducts repeated tests for candidates whose fate is to be born or erased.
The candidates’ evaluation and Will’s crisis turn abstract questions about life into personal choices.
The remote outpost, television monitors, and liminal landscapes create an uncluttered metaphysical atmosphere.
Will must reckon with a tumultuous past while judging the candidates’ fitness for life.
Films like Nine Days, and why
Soul
shares accessible existential fantasy, questions about the value of life, and emotionally direct metaphysical world-building
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
shares surreal afterlife-adjacent premises, identity questions, and intimate emotional reckoning
The Tree of Life
shares liminal fantasy, spiritual reflection, and a contemplative search for meaning
Wings of Desire
shares speculative metaphysics, moral testing, and a warm but serious meditation on human existence
Movie Details
- Director
- Edson Oda
- Release Date
- 2021-07-15
- Runtime
- 124 min
- Rating
- 6.8 / 10 (299)
Cast
- Winston Duke
- Zazie Beetz
- Benedict Wong
- David Rysdahl
- Arianna Ortiz
- Tony Hale
- Bill Skarsgård
- Perry Smith
- Geraldine Hughes
- Brandy Pitcher
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 Nine Days about?
- In a limbo outpost where unborn souls compete for lives on Earth, a weary gatekeeper discovers that judging existence means confronting his own.
- What is Nine Days like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nine Days as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Nine Days violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Nine Days.
- What did critics think of Nine Days?
- Critics broadly praised Edson Oda’s imaginative debut, Winston Duke’s performance, and its heartfelt, evocative meditation on the meaning of life, while some found it overly ponderous.
- Which films are like Nine Days?
- Films with a similar feel include Soul, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, The Tree of Life, and Wings of Desire.
- How long is Nine Days?
- Nine Days runs 124 minutes.
- Where can I watch Nine Days?
- In United States, Nine Days is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
