Sign in Sign up

8 ½ $

1999Movie1 h 35 min

58

DecentGoodWatch score

58

DecentGoodWatch score

Summary

Gera, a respected director of TV commercials, thinks he's capable of creating a fiction movie masterpiece. Predictably, he ends up with owning money to a mafia and no film to show for. To make his life even crazier he falls in love with a girl who belongs to the boss of mafia.

Good for

Friends night
Party vibe
Thought-provoking

Where to watch

Set your services

Not streaming in any country yet.

Fingerprint

Not for warmth, scares or uplift.

Movies with

Crew

Directed by: Grigory Konstantinopolsky
Written by: Grigory Konstantinopolsky
Produced by: Sergey Chliyants, Alexandr Antipov, Ekaterina Moskvina
Music by: Nikolai Mosin, Pavel Drozdov

Everyone

Pick a department, or search for a name or a job (“editor”, “stunt”).

Facts

September 14, 1999 · 1 h 35 min · Violence, Strong Language, Sexual Content

Released: September 14, 1999
Runtime: 1 h 35 min
Content: Violence, Strong Language, Sexual Content
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Original language: Russian
Made in: Russia

Q&A

4 questions, like "Is 8 ½ $ worth watching?"

Questions about 8 ½ $

Quick answers from GoodWatch data.

Is 8 ½ $ worth watching?

58

DecentGoodWatch score

Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 58 (IMDb 6.3).

Will 8 ½ $ make me laugh?

Funny

Yes: the humor is mostly dark humor (9 of 10) and sharp wit (8 of 10).

Will I feel good after watching 8 ½ $?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 4 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is 8 ½ $ in English?

Russian

No, it was made in Russian.