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2016
PG
Relativity EuropaCorp Distribution (RED)
1 h 27 m

2016
PG
Relativity EuropaCorp Distribution (RED)
1 h 27 m

Summary Tom Brand (Kevin Spacey) is a daredevil billionaire at the top of his game. His company is nearing completion on the tallest skyscraper in the northern hemisphere. But Tom's workaholic lifestyle has disconnected him from his family, particularly his wife Lara (Jennifer Garner) and daughter Rebecca (Malina Weissman). Rebecca's 11th birthd...

Directed By: Barry Sonnenfeld

Written By: Gwyn Lurie, Matt Allen, Caleb Wilson, Dan Antoniazzi, Ben Shiffrin

2016
PG
Relativity EuropaCorp Distribution (RED)
1 h 27 m

2016
PG
Relativity EuropaCorp Distribution (RED)
1 h 27 m

Nine Lives

Metascore Overwhelming Dislike Based on 16 Critic Reviews

11

User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 127 User Ratings

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Summary Tom Brand (Kevin Spacey) is a daredevil billionaire at the top of his game. His company is nearing completion on the tallest skyscraper in the northern hemisphere. But Tom's workaholic lifestyle has disconnected him from his family, particularly his wife Lara (Jennifer Garner) and daughter Rebecca (Malina Weissman). Rebecca's 11th birthd...

Directed By: Barry Sonnenfeld

Written By: Gwyn Lurie, Matt Allen, Caleb Wilson, Dan Antoniazzi, Ben Shiffrin

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Overwhelming Dislike Based on 16 Critic Reviews

0% Positive
0 Reviews

6% Mixed
1 Review

94% Negative
15 Reviews

All Reviews
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Mixed Reviews
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Overwhelming Dislike Based on 16 Critic Reviews

0% Positive
0 Reviews

6% Mixed
1 Review

94% Negative
15 Reviews

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Aug 5, 2016

Yes, Nine Lives is dumb. Yes, it’s for very young kids. Yes, Lil Bub has a cameo. And yes, I giggled anyway.

By Amy Nicholson FULL REVIEW

Aug 5, 2016

Boasting no less than five credited screenwriters, the film is like an exquisite-corpse exercise in kiddie-movie plotting.

By Ignatiy Vishnevetsky FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Unfavorable Based on 127 User Ratings

20% Positive
26 Ratings

18% Mixed
23 Ratings

61% Negative
78 Ratings

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Unfavorable Based on 127 User Ratings

20% Positive
26 Ratings

18% Mixed
23 Ratings

61% Negative
78 Ratings

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Jan 1, 2021

Eu particularmente gostei bastante do filme ele é realmente muito bom mesmo

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Sep 16, 2018

why must you disrepec my fav movie. dont do this to me phat boiiii. i know i desrespec you but you need some milk.

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Dec 20, 2016

By the end you will quite possibly hate cats, Spacey, and the ’80s.

Aug 7, 2016

It’s lazy on every level.

By Nigel M Smith FULL REVIEW

Entertainment Weekly

Aug 5, 2016

Watching these videos of actual cats, all of whom have racked up countless views on YouTube, just serves to underscore how unfunny and neutered Nine Lives actually is.

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Aug 10, 2016

The dialogue is enough to make your hair stand on end.

By Steve Davis FULL REVIEW

Aug 5, 2016

At 87 torturous, laugh-free minutes, the film could change the most avid cat fancier into a kitty hater.

By Peter Travers FULL REVIEW

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Aug 8, 2016

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

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Jun 27, 2017

I might be one of the few people who thought this movie wasn’t that bad. It had a surprisingly good story, with a bunch of funny parts. The acting was good, but the acting when he was human was the best. The ending also surprised me, I didn’t really expect it. It is very slow at times, that is the only down side. I like the start, the middle was fine, and the ending was enjoyable.

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Jan 26, 2017

Nine lives is a fun film for the whole family, though not sure any of these actors should put it on their future resumes. The plot was fairly thin with a weirdly dark twist at the end. However, considering this movie is about a man who takes the body of a cat, I don't consider this the most pressing issue. The fact the film delivered on its "cat-edy" for the most part is actually quite impressive. It is not a good movie, though overall it is a enjoyable watch for everyone.

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Feb 8, 2017

This movie is just very saddening in all of its blunt and empty eighty seven minutes. This is unintentional, of course, as the movie is supposed to be a funny, 'clever' story about a dad who SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS falls off a building and dies.

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Aug 7, 2016

[ Written on August 5th, 2016 ] Nine Lives struggles to have a peacefully-made plot about an average person who turns into a cat, which is totally not a cliché, am I right? (sarcasm) What Nine Lives is trying to do is live its nine lives as clichés everyone have seen before. Kids can easily see this and love it because they're just kids. They'll learn to know the movie's flaws once they grow up. In short, Nine Lives goes straight to the litter box.

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Production Company EuropaCorp, Fundamental Films, Transfilm, Québec Production Services Tax Credit, Alliance Québécoise des Techniciens de l'Image et du Son (AQTIS), Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit, Ondamax Films

Release Date Aug 5, 2016

Duration 1 h 27 m

Rating PG

Genres

Tagline Kevin Spacey as you've never seen him before

Website https://www.facebook.com/ninelivesfilm

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