District 9 fingerprintHigh energy, immersive world, light on feelings.
Pulse-pounding and tense
Fast from start to finish.
Moving
Some satire and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The future, society, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Pulse-pounding and tense
Fast from start to finish.
District 9 is pulse-pounding, tense, and fast-paced.
Moving
Emotionally, it's moving.
Some satire and dark humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some satire and dark humor.
The future, society, and politics
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around the future, society, and politics. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography, editing, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, editing, and sound design stand out.
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District 9 is included with a subscription to fuboTV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 83/100 (IMDb 7.9, Rotten Tomatoes 90%, and Metacritic 81). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 52 min
District 9 runs 1 h 52 min.
Yes. Critics average 86 and audiences 82 out of 100, so both groups see District 9 much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $30 million to make and earned $211 million worldwide, 7.0 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Afrikaans, Nyanja, Southern Sotho, Xhosa, Zulu. Produced in New Zealand, South Africa, United States.
+76GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for District 9 in 90 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 254 storytelling tropes for District 9, including What Measure Is a Non-Cute?, Cold-Blooded Torture, Scannable Man.
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