The Ninth Gate fingerprintImmersive world, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Mystery, faith and meaning, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Ninth Gate is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
Some sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some sharp wit.
Mystery, faith and meaning, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around mystery, faith and meaning, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Every book has a life of its own.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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The Ninth Gate is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 54/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 44%, and Metacritic 44). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 13 min
The Ninth Gate runs 2 h 13 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Ninth Gate higher (64) than critics (44). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $38 million to make and earned $58 million worldwide, 1.5 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish, French, Latin, Portuguese. Produced in Spain, France.
+60GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Ninth Gate in 74 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 85 storytelling tropes for The Ninth Gate, including Hypocritical Humor, Foreign Correspondent, "The Reason You Suck" Speech.
6.7
