Synopsis
A bureaucrat interviews five souls to decide which of them will be given a life on Earth. But he soon faces an existential challenge of his own.
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Cast
- Winston DukeWill
- Zazie BeetzEmma
- Benedict WongKyo
- David RysdahlMike
- Arianna OrtizMaria
- Tony HaleAlexander
- Bill SkarsgårdKane
- Perry SmithAnne
- Geraldine HughesColleen
- Brandy PitcherAmanda's Mom
Recommendations
- 91
The Playlist
Nine Days is the sort of original cinematic art that, these days, is few and far between. - 90
Film Threat
Edson Oda’s script is incredible. It asks so many philosophical questions without being preachy or pedantic. It successfully reminds us how precious all of our lives are, which is no small feat. - 90
Variety
Nine Days is that rare work of art that invites you to re-consider your entire worldview. - 85
Film Threat
Great science-fiction storytelling is not going to come from the big studios anymore. We will find it from new filmmakers with big ideas and very little money. But thankfully, big ideas attract big talent (then hopefully big money), and that’s what we have with Edson Oda’s Nine Days. - 80
Screen Daily
All in all, Nine Days is a stellar feature debut, with strong filmmaking, from its assured compositions to its superb dimly lit frames, where shafts of outside light or wall lamps illuminate slivers of the sets. And Winston Duke, who appears in just about every scene in the film, offers a complex portrait of a wounded man. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
For all the film's intellectual pretensions, both good and bad, Duke's great gravitas and Beetz' spontaneity lift the film partway out of its quasi-spiritual morass; they provide a hint of the real, of a beating heart, even if the drama itself exists in a parched desert realm devoid of actual life. - 67
IndieWire
There’s certainly enough here to provoke meaningful questions that transcend the boundaries of the frame, and Nine Days hits a commendable note about the value of embracing life’s unpredictable turns. But no matter its celestial implications, the movie can’t shake the impression of a brilliant concept that never takes flight. - 67
The A.V. Club
More often than not, it’s better when filmmakers have a point-of-view, a sense of style, and something to say—all of which is undeniably true of Oda. But Nine Days resonates at such a distinct frequency that some may find it hauntingly beautiful (and have found it so, ever since the film debuted at Sundance back in 2020) while others may find it much too blaring.
