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District 9 (2009)

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Reviews Counted:231

Fresh:208

Rotten:23

Average Rating:7.8/10

Consensus: Technically brilliant and emotionally wrenching, District 9 has action, imagination, and all the elements of a thoroughly entertaining science-fiction classic.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for bloody violence and pervasive language.

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Theatrical Release:Aug 14, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $115,646,235

Synopsis: Genre master Peter Jackson produces this science-fiction film, the directorial debut of Neill Blomkamp. In District 9, South Africa has become a haven for refugees--from outer space. Genre master Peter Jackson produces this science-fiction film, the directorial debut of Neill Blomkamp. In District 9, South Africa has become a haven for refugees--from outer space. [More]

Starring: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Mandla Gaduka

Starring: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Mandla Gaduka, William Allen Young, Vanessa Haywood, Kenneth Nkosi, Devlin Brown

Director: Neill Blomkamp

Director: Neill Blomkamp
Screenwriter: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Producer: Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham
Composer: Clinton Shorter
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Un entretenido ejercicio de ciencia ficción que es también toda una alegoría sobre la condición racista y discriminadora del hombre.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
10/18/09
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

Um presente inesperado para todos os fãs de uma boa e inteligente ficção-científica.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
10/16/09
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Le film de Neill Blomkamp brille de par son audace et la pertinence de son propos.

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
10/12/09
Jean-François Vandeuren
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

We've seen most of the film's elements before ... but all these ideas have never been assembled in exactly this manner before, let alone with Blomkamp's wit and style.

Full Review Source: Brand X | comment Comment
09/20/09
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Brand X

Works as political commentary, blood-splattering action flick and sneaky-funny comedy.

Full Review Source: Florida Times-Union | comment Comment
09/10/09
Matt Soergel
Matt Soergel
Florida Times-Union

We'll know if District 9 has become an instant cult classic if this Halloween, children start dressing up as prawns.

Full Review Source: CultureCatch | comment 1 Comment
09/10/09
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
CultureCatch

Peter Jackson let Neil Blomkamp make his Bad Taste but with all of Jackson's expensive toys.

Full Review Source: Can Magazine | comment Comment
09/09/09
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
Can Magazine

Original in concept and thoroughly intense, this alien encampment sci-fi thriller quickly devolves into a gritty slaughter chase that never bores but rarely surprises.

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment 9 Comments
09/08/09
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

District 9 is a ferocious fable. Potent and provocative, it is an allegory for our time. It is bursting with contemporary themes -- oppression, greed, power, propaganda, and the conflict of disparate cultures.

Full Review Source: tonymacklin.net | comment 2 Comments
09/08/09
Tony Macklin
Tony Macklin
tonymacklin.net

You don’t feel bamboozled, fooled, or patronized by District 9, as you did by most of the summer blockbusters. You feel winded, shaken, and shamed.

Full Review Source: New Yorker | comment 3 Comments
09/07/09
Anthony Lane
Anthony Lane
New Yorker
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The film’s tone moves easily from the comic to the cruel, and the alien creatures look authentic. From the start, the film promises a fresh and thoughtful slice of Swiftian sci-fi.

Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
09/07/09
Cosmo Landesman
Cosmo Landesman
Sunday Times (UK)

District 9 ends on a touching scene that evokes Ridley Scott's Blade Runner, but it's an honest film that repays its debts.

Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | comment Comment
09/07/09
Philip French
Philip French
Observer [UK]

You have to go back to 1979 and the premiere of Alien to find a sci-fi ET movie as thrilling and innovative as director Neill Blomkamp's District 9. His satirical fable on racism delivers all the toys and ploys for the fanboys while teasing and teaching t

Full Review Source: Teletext | comment Comment
09/05/09
Victor Olliver
Victor Olliver
Teletext

Perhaps we’re witnessing a new dawn for politically engaged sci-fi and horror, with Blomkamp as a latter-day George Romero. Either way, this is a stunningly impressive debut.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment 1 Comment
09/04/09
Tom Huddlestone
Tom Huddlestone
Time Out

Intriguing, inventive and energetic, Blomkamp's feature debut is a thoroughly tasty prawn cocktail.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment 8 Comments
09/04/09
Channel 4 Film

A thundering blitzkrieg of seat-rattling entertainment with a sociopolitical message; a cerebral sci-fi and apartheid allegory that is as heavily armed with provocative ideas as it is with armour-piercing, tank-splattering torpedoes.

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment 1 Comment
09/04/09
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide
Times [UK]

An entertaining, technically superb if faintly unsatisfying futuristic thriller.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
09/04/09
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw
Guardian [UK]

District 9 is that modern rarity: an adventure thriller that’s even better than its advertising campaign.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
09/04/09
Daily Telegraph

Fiendishly plotted and with awesomely kinetic (and outrageously bloody) action scenes, Blomkamp announces himself in a major way, without letting the third act crescendo lose focus in a blur of noise.

Full Review Source: Little White Lies | comment 1 Comment
09/04/09
Dan Brightmore
Dan Brightmore
Little White Lies

District 9 is 2009's second hugely impressive sci-fi film after Moon. Both put fresh spins on well-explored concepts.

Full Review Source: Digital Spy | comment 3 Comments
09/04/09
Simon Reynolds
Simon Reynolds
Digital Spy
 
 
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October 23, 2009: Blomkamp Gets to Work on District 9 Follow-Up Opens in new window
Few details are known about the project, but director Neill Blomkamp has signed a deal that will give him creative control over his untitled follow-up to "District 9." More...

September 03, 2009: Neill Blomkamp talks District 9 - RT Interview
District 9 heralds the arrival of 29-year-old South African-born director Neill Blomkamp as a major new voice in science-fiction. Infused with gritty, hand-held authenticity,... More...

August 28, 2009: Neill Blomkamp Teases District 9 Sequel, Prequel Opens in new window
Now that "District 9" is officially a hit, it's time for Neill Blomkamp to hit the publicity trail -- and answer the inevitable questions about a sequel and/or prequel. CHUD has... More...

August 17, 2009: Sharlto Copley Talks District 9 Opens in new window
He's a first-time actor with the #1 movie in the country. How good is life for Sharlto Copley right now? Watch his recent interview with Collider to find out. More...

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