X
- 1980
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 58 m
- 1980
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 58 m
Summary A former marine arrives at a mental asylum housed in a remote castle to run it. There he attempts to rehabilitate the patients by letting them act out their craziest fantasies and desires.
Directed By: William Peter Blatty
Written By: William Peter Blatty
- 1980
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 58 m
- 1980
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 58 m
The Ninth Configuration
46
5.9
Summary A former marine arrives at a mental asylum housed in a remote castle to run it. There he attempts to rehabilitate the patients by letting them act out their craziest fantasies and desires.
Directed By: William Peter Blatty
Written By: William Peter Blatty
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
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25% Positive
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38% Mixed
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3 Reviews
38% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
46
25% Positive
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
38% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
A resolutely offbeat film which offers a richly rewarding and affecting viewing experience if you’re willing to embrace it’s esoteric flourishes.
The supporting cast is excellent, especially Scott Wilson as an astronaut who flipped out on the launching pad and aborted his mission. Offbeat, visionary, and challenging.
User Score
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Based on 7 User Ratings
5.9
29% Positive
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Based on 7 User Ratings
5.9
29% Positive
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57% Mixed
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14% Negative
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Heavy but fascinating creepy drama, that lacks pace in the first half but has some genuinely thrilling moments.
The Ninth Configuration is an often confusing story concerning the effects of a new 'doctor' on an institution for crazed military men which manages to effectively tie itself together in the end. Problem is the William Peter Blatty film takes entirely too long to explain itself.
The Ninth Configuration is neither frightening nor funny nor inspiring, although it strains to be all of these. [30 Sep 1985, p.3C]
A kind of Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Catch-22, or maybe Fuller's Shock Corridor set as an episode from The Twilight Zone. Sounds interesting enough, but isn't.
It takes on the overtones not of an awful movie, but of an awful play.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Mystfest
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
