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Residents of a Sydney, Australia, apartment complex look for meaning in their lives.
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Critics Consensus

Its storyline isn't as wondrous as its visuals, but $9.99 has a sophistication and handmade charm that sets it apart from the animated pack.

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Eddie Cockrell Variety 12/16/2009
A deliberately coarse character style that's more Gumby than Gromit. Go to Full Review
Tom Long Detroit News 12/11/2009
B+
A small gem of an animated film, $9.99 manages to be rich in whimsy and fantastical turns while still rooted in human ground. Go to Full Review
Philippa Hawker The Age (Australia) 09/17/2009
3/5
Set in a grim, grimy, often bleak world, a hybrid, densely detailed environment of interwoven stories and chance encounters, with occasional flights of fantasy and rare glimmers of hope. Go to Full Review
Katina Vangopoulos Moviedex 10/29/2010
2/5
After the smooth finish of Mary and Max earlier this year, $9.99 can't match up with its similar dark themes. Go to Full Review
Simon Foster sbs.com.au 08/09/2010
There is so much to admire about the skill involved in the stop-motion craft, but all films, regardless of their devices, rise or fall on their story, which is abstract and unengaging in $9.99. Go to Full Review
Betsy Sherman Boston Phoenix 12/16/2009
3/4
Director Tatia Rosenthal's inspiration was to populate the proceedings with animated 3-D figures; her cerebral, darkly funny film is a feat of stop-motion rumination. Go to Full Review
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Oaklee D @ODie63 09/15/2024 I'm certain that in this film there is a big profound lesson of some description, but for the life of me I have no idea what that lesson is and I've watched this movie twice. See more Sameir A 12/08/2021 It's an animated feature film, showing life and struggles of a few people in a city. They belong to different age has different background. There are a few good elements, but, not really great. They should have developed the Angel character and added more depth and connection to the stories. See more 10/27/2017 i think $9.99 is a amazing movie but its not a kids movie because its rated R and has lots of swearing is very vilonte and has uncensored nudity See more 11/16/2014 Un petit bijoux d'animation pour une question qui n'a de réponse que ce que l'on fait. See more 08/18/2014 At first it seemed like a boring screed I've heard a million times about how disconnected modern society is, but the stories all go in interesting directions, and Rosenthal has a deft editorial touch so I ended up settling into its mood and enjoying myself. The old man was fun; I love it when characters just roll with all the weird shit that's happening around them without batting an eyelid. See more 12/13/2012 $9.99 is a wildly original, often surreal look at the different facets of love, both intimate and familial, and features both a singularly fresh animation style and an uncommonly intelligent script. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Residents of a Sydney, Australia, apartment complex look for meaning in their lives.
Director
Tatia Rosenthal
Producer
Amir Harel, Emile Sherman
Screenwriter
Etgar Keret, Tatia Rosenthal
Distributor
Regent Releasing
Production Co
Lama Films, Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
Rating
R (Nudity|Language|Brief Sexuality)
Genre
Fantasy, Drama, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 12, 2008, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 4, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$52.1K
Runtime
1h 18m
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