Synopsis
Two miles into the earth, nine Appalachian miners struggle to survive after a methane explosion leaves them with one hour of oxygen.
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Cast
- Terry SerpicoZeke
- Mark AshworthKenny
- Kevin SizemoreDaniel
- Clint JamesJohn
- Drew StarkeyRyan
- Erin Elizabeth BurnsTeresa
- Alpha TrivetteElroy
- Francine LockeGrace
- Elizabeth HoustonSusie
- Annie ThrashMisty
Recommendations
- 75
RogerEbert.com
This is an impressive piece of work that deploys low-budget filmmaking techniques with cleverness. - 75
Original-Cin
Like the characters it portrays, Mine 9 simply does its job as best it can with the resources at hand. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Eddie Mensore has not made a masterpiece of the genre, but there’s a poignancy to his gritty calamity tale that makes Mine 9 worth watching. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
The film prefers to share its protagonists' struggle, not lionizing the risks they take but also never questioning them. - 70
Los Angeles Times
To call this movie harrowing is an understatement. It’s a focused — and perhaps necessary — assault on the senses. - 63
Movie Nation
Surprises may be few and far between, with every confrontation and dramatic moment preordained. But Mine 9 delivers suspense and pathos, geology and geography, and a spot-on cast puts faces and lives behind iconic “types,” and make this one of the most Netflixable films the streaming service offers. - 63
Movie Nation
Surprises may be few and far between, with every confrontation and dramatic moment preordained. But Mine 9 delivers suspense and pathos, geology and geography, and a spot-on cast puts faces and lives behind iconic “types,” and make this one of the most Netflixable films the streaming service offers. - 60
Variety
Mensore’s film aims chiefly to highlight the typical plight of an American underclass that rarely gets big-screen attention. That it does with honesty and conviction, if not a great deal of inspiration.
