Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- witty
- frantic
- warm
- lazy sunday
- date night
What critics said
Critics found this conventional romantic comedy commercially polished but undermined by obvious plotting, overacting, and irritating supporting comedy.
What sets it apart
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Samuel's initially perfect life destabilizes when Rebecca announces her pregnancy, forcing him to reconsider marriage and fatherhood.
The pregnancy drives Samuel's panic, relationship conflict, and encounters with doctors, expecting parents, and impending birth.
The film was produced by 1492 Pictures and 20th Century Fox and was described critically as exceedingly safe and conventional.
Samuel's eventual acceptance of impending fatherhood is telegraphed from the pregnancy premise and functions as the film's predictable comic trajectory.
Films like Nine Months, and why
Three Men and a Baby
shared romantic comedy structure, fear of commitment, pregnancy anxiety, and conventional relationship resolution
Father of the Bride
shared romantic comedy tone, commitment dilemmas, ensemble comic misunderstandings, and family-centered conflict
The Object of My Affection
shared 1990s relationship comedy, anxious male protagonist, romantic uncertainty, and warm domestic themes
Movie Details
- Director
- Chris Columbus
- Release Date
- 1995-07-12
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Rating
- 5.7 / 10 (726)
Cast
- Hugh Grant
- Julianne Moore
- Tom Arnold
- Joan Cusack
- Jeff Goldblum
- Robin Williams
- Mia Cottet
- Joey Simmrin
- Ashley Johnson
- Alexa PenaVega
Common questions
- What is Nine Months about?
- An affluent commitment-averse man scrambles to reconcile romantic independence with the unexpected responsibilities of impending fatherhood.
- What is Nine Months like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Nine Months as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is Nine Months violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Nine Months.
- What did critics think of Nine Months?
- Critics found this conventional romantic comedy commercially polished but undermined by obvious plotting, overacting, and irritating supporting comedy.
- Which films are like Nine Months?
- Films with a similar feel include Three Men and a Baby, Father of the Bride, and The Object of My Affection.
- How long is Nine Months?
- Nine Months runs 103 minutes.
