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Dean Corso is highly skilled at his work, a position which requires dexterity, cultural expertise, nerves of steel... and few scruples. Known for locating rare books for wealthy collectors, Corso is hired by eminent book-lover and scholar of demonology, Boris Balkan. Corson's mission: to find the last two volumes of legendary manual of satanic invocation "The Ninth Gates of the Shadow Kingdom," compare... See Full Description
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Drama, Suspense/Horror, Thriller and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 7 min. |
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| Release Date: |
March 31, 2000 Nationwide |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for some violence and sexuality. |
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| Distributors: |
Artisan Entertainment
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$18,653,746 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
N/A
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NZone,
(3 out of 5 stars) "There is the temptation to compare Roman Polanski’s 'The Ninth Gate' with two of 1999’s supernatural thrillers, 'Stigmata' and 'End of Days.'" Full Review...
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CBC Infoculture: 'The Ninth Gate' leaves viewers trapped in Polanski purgatory,
"You know it hasn't been that great a decade for Roman Polanski movies. In fact, it hasn't been that great of an end-of-the-century for him." Full Review...
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culturevulture.net,
"'The Ninth Gate' maintains this triumphant feeling for half of its running time, and not even its self-mocking climax can fully extinguish the glow." Full Review...
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E! Online,
(grade: B-) "Silly as it sounds, 'Gate' is somehow possessing." Full Review...
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| User Reviews |
Average Grade: B-
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B |
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