The Ninth Gate
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The Ninth Gate

1999Movie2 h 13 minR

MysteryThriller
54
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.7Letterboxd3.1/5Metacritic446.8
54
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb6.7Letterboxd3.1/5Metacritic446.8

Summary

A rare book dealer finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text, The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, capable of summoning the Devil.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

Skip it if

  • You want fast pacing

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Keeps you guessing.
  • Gives you goosebumps.
  • Gets under your skin.
  • Keeps you on edge.
  • Makes you think.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Master ForgerRare · in 53 titlesDouble Subverted when Corso has to investigate whether a copy of an extremely rare book (which, according to legend, will allow the person who deciphers it to summon the Devil) is legitimate or a for…Eviler than Thouin 247 titlesA major plot element in the film is that two very rich and rather nasty people — a Satanist and a guy who just wants the power — are both after a book believed capable of summoning the devil.All 85 tropes

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