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When our world ended their mission began.
When our world ended their mission began.
Action, Adventure, Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller - 2009
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When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction. Despite being the neophyte of the group, 9 convinces the others that hiding will do them no good.
Director:
,
Shane Acker
Cast:
,
Elijah Wood
,
Christopher Plummer
,
Crispin Glover
,
Martin Landau
,
John C. Reilly
,
Jennifer Connelly
,
Alan Oppenheimer
,
Fred Tatasciore
,
Tom Kane
,
Helen Wilson

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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
79 min
Release date:
19 Aug 2009
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$30,000,000
Revenue:
$48,428,063
Awards:
9 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
[Its] splendid visuals are dragged down by a tedious story.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
10 Sep 2009
rotten:
It's easy to see why Acker's gifts caught the attention of these directors; he's a visual craftsman of no little promise. Now if he can just stitch together a story with the same loving care that went into creating those digital burlap dolls...
– Dana Stevens,
Slate,
10 Sep 2009
rotten:
In movies, our technology is so often the ruin of us. We got that message from Stanley Kubrick way back when, and we get it now. But couldn't filmmakers let something else ruin us for a change? Even the apocalypse needs variety.
– Mary F. Pols,
TIME Magazine,
11 Sep 2009
rotten:
There's no denying that Acker has a knack for bleak landscapes and an inventive salvage-yard approach to character design, but his narrative skills are less developed.
– Scott Von Doviak,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com,
11 Sep 2009
rotten:
This film will surely be remembered as an intriguing failure: a triumph of ambition over ability, of ideas over emotional resonance - just another grim fairy tale for these troubled times.
– Tom Huddlestone,
Time Out,
30 Oct 2009
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