9
A numbered rag doll awakens in a machine-ravaged wasteland and joins fellow stitched survivors in a desperate fight to preserve humanity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- grim
- foreboding
- melancholic
- dark animation night
- science fiction marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that the film's imaginative production design and visual execution are striking, while its familiar story and relatively thin narrative limit its impact.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The ruined world, hostile machines, and handcrafted mechanical environments use a distinctly steampunk-inflected industrial design.
The plot begins after a war between humanity and machines and centers on the consequences of an AI-driven catastrophe.
Numbered hand-stitched dolls navigate a devastated world populated by lethal machines and oversized remnants of human technology.
The numbered dolls move through a destroyed world where humanity has apparently vanished and industrial ruins dominate the landscape.
Films like 9, and why
WALL-E
Shares post-apocalyptic science fiction, stylized animation, machine threats, and a small group fighting for human survival.
The Matrix
Combines dystopian science fiction, artificial intelligence, visual world-building, and an emotionally earnest struggle against mechanized forces.
Coraline
Shares dark fantasy atmosphere, handcrafted visual design, end-of-the-world stakes, and a determined outsider seeking salvation.
Titan A.E.
Comparable for its grim post-apocalyptic setting, stylized animation, survivalist ensemble, and conflict between humanity and machines.
Movie Details
- Director
- Shane Acker
- Release Date
- 2009-08-19
- Runtime
- 79 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (4036)
Cast
- Elijah Wood
- Christopher Plummer
- Martin Landau
- John C. Reilly
- Crispin Glover
- Jennifer Connelly
- Fred Tatasciore
- Alan Oppenheimer
- Tom Kane
- Helen Wilson
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 9 about?
- A numbered rag doll awakens in a machine-ravaged wasteland and joins fellow stitched survivors in a desperate fight to preserve humanity.
- What is 9 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 9 as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is 9 violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in 9 as moderate.
- What did critics think of 9?
- Critics broadly agreed that the film's imaginative production design and visual execution are striking, while its familiar story and relatively thin narrative limit its impact.
- Which films are like 9?
- Films with a similar feel include WALL-E, The Matrix, Coraline, and Titan A.E..
- How long is 9?
- 9 runs 79 minutes.
- Where can I watch 9?
- In United States, 9 is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
