Nine Lives

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Nine Lives

R

Released Oct 14, 2005

1h 52m

Drama

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The lives of nine women occasionally overlap as they deal with unfaithfulness, loss, romance and parenthood. Cancer patient Camille (Kathy Baker) has a difficult time facing her life-threatening disease, prisoner Sandra (Elpidia Carrillo) desperately looks forward to seeing her child on visiting day, Maggie (Glenn Close) and her daughter have a heart-to-heart conversation in a graveyard and Sonia (Holly Hunter) is enraged when she realizes her boyfriend is seeing another woman.

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Critics Consensus

Nine Lives is bolstered by a strong cast and features many insightful glimpses into the lives of women.

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

An excellent ensemble drama by writer-director Rodrigo Garcia.

Jun 28, 2022

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Each woman has to turn herself inside out in continuous time. It has the demands of theatre and the intimacy of cinema.

Jun 6, 2008

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David Germain

Associated Press

The stories are sketches, often without resolution, and while individual segments succeed admirably, taken together the portraits are a fitful match.

Rated: B-

Oct 1, 2007

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Nine Lives, zero truth

Sep 1, 2009

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Urban Cinefile

Loss is the common thread that binds the women in these nine snapshots that involve us in their intricate lives. Some stories work beautifully, while others are dull and hardly capture our interest

Apr 26, 2008

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Paul Doro

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

In the end, all of the pieces in Nine Lives fit together perfectly. If one story doesn't quite resonate for you, the next one likely will in this small but beautiful film.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 1, 2007

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dave s

Nine Lives consists of nine vignettes, each shot in one long take, that focus on the brief but impactful moments that exist in the lives of the characters. Each segment features a woman trying to navigate her way through a complex moment in a relationship, attempting to articulate feelings in order to resolve or bring insight to a particular issue. While the success of the individual segments will vary depending on the viewer and their own experiences, they are all, for the most part, touching and insightful in their own way. The segment with Kathy Baker fearfully preparing for breast surgery in a hospital bed will resonate with most viewers, as will the story of a pregnant woman (Robin Wright Penn) and her chance encounter with a former boyfriend while shopping. While not for all audiences, most viewers will find at least some of the stories interesting and of value.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Each shot in 1 take, Nine-Lives gives us a window into 9 different women's situations. The lives sometimes intersect - but mostly stand alone, which is downfall of the thing as a whole. The cast is insane, however.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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steve d

I didn't think the script was powerful enough (or good enough) for this great a cast.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Incredible "acting". A work of art, poetic. The pacing is slow, but the superb acting made-up for it. Not for everyone, but if you're into the "art of film-making, it's a "don't miss, must see".

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/08/23

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I am rarely bored and this is a boring movie. Amanda Seyfried and Dakota Fanning are good but they cannot overcome this terrible script. There are too many movies like this where the parts add up to almost nothing.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Great writing and acting throughout.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Rodrigo Garcia

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Kathy Baker

Camille

Amy Brenneman

Lorna

Elpidia Carrillo

Sandra

Glenn Close

Maggie

Stephen Dillane

Martin

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Synopsis

The lives of nine women occasionally overlap as they deal with unfaithfulness, loss, romance and parenthood. Cancer patient Camille (Kathy Baker) has a difficult time facing her life-threatening disease, prisoner Sandra (Elpidia Carrillo) desperately looks forward to seeing her child on visiting day, Maggie (Glenn Close) and her daughter have a heart-to-heart conversation in a graveyard and Sonia (Holly Hunter) is enraged when she realizes her boyfriend is seeing another woman.

Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Producer: Julie Lynn
Screenwriter: Rodrigo Garcia
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Mockingbird Pictures
Rating: R (Some Disturbing Images|Language|Brief Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 14, 2005, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 1, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $478.3K
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Surround

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