Movie · 2009 · Drama, Music, Romance · 1h 58m · PG-13 · English
Curator score: 1.2/10 (69.4K ratings)
This holiday season, be Italian.
Overview
Arrogant, self-centered movie director Guido Contini finds himself struggling to find meaning, purpose, and a script for his latest film endeavor. With only a week left before shooting begins, he desperately searches for answers and inspiration from his wife, his mistress, his muse, and his mother.
Ratings
Curator score: 1.2/10
IMDb: 5.8/10
Letterboxd: 2.70/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 39%
Metacritic: 49
TMDB: 5.5/10
Director
Rob Marshall
Production
Relativity Media, The Weinstein Company, Marc Platt Productions, Lucamar Productions
Cast
Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Kate Hudson, Fergie, Ricky Tognazzi, Enzo Cilenti, Giuseppe Cederna, Elio Germano, Andrea Di Stefano, Roberto Nobile, Amy Bailey, Claudia Mancinelli, Remo Remotti, Michele Alhaique, Martina Stella, Valerio Mastandrea
Where to watch
Amazon Prime Video, FilmBox+, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A glossy, star-studded musical that’s more fascinating as a stylish misfire than as a fully satisfying film. It has bursts of visual flair, strong performances from the ensemble, and plenty of camp appeal, but the storytelling is thin and the emotional core never quite lands.
Best for
viewers who enjoy big, theatrical musicals even when they’re messy
fans of camp, glamour, and fashion-forward production design
people curious about Fellini-inspired showbiz melodrama
audiences who like watching major stars commit hard to outrageous material
Skip if
you want a tightly written or emotionally coherent musical
you dislike self-indulgent, male-gaze-heavy storytelling
you need memorable songs that stand on their own
you’re not in the mood for a polished but hollow prestige production
Overview
Nine is the kind of movie that looks expensive, feels chaotic, and somehow remains impossible to ignore. Rob Marshall stages it like a fever dream of couture, desire, and creative panic, with Daniel Day-Lewis wandering through the wreckage as a director who has no idea how to finish his own life, let alone his film. The cast is full of heavy hitters, and several of them make the most of the material even when the material is fighting them.
Top Letterboxd reviews
Sean (0.5★) · 620 likes
this is a movie for people who think olive garden is real italian food
vi (4★) · 412 likes
fuck all y'all i love musicals
Sam (2★) · 288 likes
everyone in this movie hates clothing.
everyone in this movie is so fucking horny and they dance so sexually but it can’t escape that PG-13 rating.
Marion Cotillard minus her Edith Piaf skills.
Daniel Day-Lewis minus anything he’s ever taken seriously.
Penelope Cruz is sexy what’s new.
Sophia Loren and Judi Dench are old what’s new.
it’s basically Moulin Rouge! but with a cheaper budget, smaller locations and less editing.
GUIDO GUIDO GUIDO
✨𝒜𝓇𝒾𝓃✨ (2★) · 280 likes
This whole movie felt like a very long, misogynistic Chanel commercial.
danica (3★) · 249 likes
i can definitely see why people don't like this but i spent the whole movie screaming over daniel day lewis serving LOOKS so i had a good time
1963 · Drama · 2h 19m · NR · Curator 9.5/10 (379.4K ratings) · Where to watch: Max
The essential source text for this kind of self-reflexive director-in-crisis story, blending fantasy, memory, and artistic paralysis with far more depth and invention.