The 9th Life of Louis Drax

"A mystery beyond reality."

2016 1h 48m EN

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6.4

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38%

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METACRITIC

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6.3

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 493🥫38%Rotten Tomatoes●41Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 15,389

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Synopsis

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A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality.

“A mystery beyond reality.”

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Cast

Jamie Dornan
Dr. Allan Pascal
Sarah Gadon
Natalie Drax
Aaron Paul
Peter Drax
Molly Parker
Dalton
Aiden Longworth
Louis Drax
Oliver Platt
Dr. Perez
Barbara Hershey
Violet Drax
Julian Wadham
Dr. Janek

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Alexandre Aja
Writers: Max Minghella
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Alexandre Aja, shot by Maxime Alexandre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Baxter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jamie Dornan and Sarah Gadon and Aaron Paul carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A mystery beyond reality.".

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3991412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Alexandre Aja directs. Maxime Alexandre behind the camera. Baxter cuts. Produced in Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 10 years ago.
2International production across 3 countries: Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America.
3Directed by Alexandre Aja, shot by Maxime Alexandre. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Baxter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jamie Dornan and Sarah Gadon and Aaron Paul carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "A mystery beyond reality.".
7IMDB entry: tt3991412 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Maxime Alexandre
Editing: Baxter
Production design: Rachel O'Toole
Costume design: Carla Hetland
Makeup / hair: Connie Parker
VFX supervisor: Henry Badgett
Sound: Tim Cavagin
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes: 38% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 41/100
IMDB rating: 6.3/10 · 15,389 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 wins & 5 nominations

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Reno2017-06-26
★ 6/10
The curious deathtraps of Louis Drax. This is not what the director is famous for. But still the suspense keeps us hoping for the turnaround at any time. The film was based on the book of the same name. With a decent cast and production, the film somewhat achieved its goal. The screenplay was not that bad, but the contents lacked. Even though it is a mystery theme, you would predict a few things. Not everybody does that, but I did, I figured it out the puzzle at a certain stage of the narration, before it disclosed at the crucial part. It's about a boy in the title name. He has survived many times from the death since he was in foetus. But it seems for the 9th time he was out of the luck. It was not yet game over for him, because he's now in the coma fighting between the life and death. Meanwhile, his recent past was revealed and her mother starts to get close to the doctor who treating him. From all, the biggest suspense is what made him to end in this condition and when the film reaches the final stage, everything comes out with a twist. It's certainly a watchable film, but the quality of preserving the secret was not up to the par what a normal viewer expects from this kind of storyline. The suitable atmosphere was created, and so the characters. With a decent runtime and its pace, pretty much an okay film, but somewhat, something is not quite well in it. From the direction to the actors, they all very dedicated for to their parts. Thematically, I loved it, yet it should have been more eventful, I mean more story and more developments. Overall, not a must see film, but once. 6/10

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