Nine Lives

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Nine Lives

R,

2005,

1h 52m,

Drama

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76%

86 Reviews

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67%

10,000+ Ratings

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76%

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86 Reviews

67%

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10,000+ Ratings

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

Jun 28, 2022

An excellent ensemble drama by writer-director Rodrigo Garcia.

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

Jun 6, 2008

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

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David Germain

Associated Press

Oct 1, 2007

B-

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

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Sep 1, 2009

Nine Lives, zero truth

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Urban Cinefile

Apr 26, 2008

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

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Paul Doro

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Oct 1, 2007

3/4

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.

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Draco W

Feb 21, 2017

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".

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Hagrid R

Sep 20, 2007

The beauty of Nine Lives is that its occasionally overlapping stories feel entirely unforced; Garcia's is a filmmaking style of rare lyricism, compassion and discretion.

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Camille

Amy Brenneman

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Elpidia Carrillo

Sandra

Glenn Close

Maggie

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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, Z Films
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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