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The Ninth Gate
The horrific story of Boris Balkan's recent life comes when he received a satanic text from the 17th century entitled 'Nine Gates.' It seems that the book was written by Satan himself. In the end, Corso found himself in the center of strange and violent events because of that surprising and terrifying book. Boris faces many new challenges because a group of people want that book.
30 November 1923, La Madeleine, Nord, France
21 October 1936, Oregon City, Oregon, USA
22 June 1966, Paris, France
22 November 1939, Newark, New Jersey, USA
23 April 1953, New York City, New York, USA
28 May 1954
October 29, 2004
At least the action is moved by earthbound dementia rather than by the power of a divinity.
January 01, 2000
The film never gets around to illuminating much about the lead character.
January 01, 2000
The Ninth Gate is far from essential viewing.
May 13, 2007
Sometimes dry, sometimes wacky, but surprisingly compelling throughout.
January 08, 2010
Johnny Depp refuses to comment on Roman Polanski's supernatural thriller, and who can blame him?
July 10, 2011
...it ultimately does go without saying that Polanski's fans will find more to embrace here than his detractors.
January 01, 2000
It's so disappointing for the director of Rosemary's Baby to have to stoop to something as desperate as pyrotechnics and nudity.
August 17, 2009
Sorely underrated...wisely counter-cultural to Hollywood's idea of what a supernatural thriller should be. [Blu-ray]
January 01, 2000
The filmmaker takes you on a journey that goes absolutely nowhere.
January 01, 2000
Watching The Ninth Gate is like being force-marched through dank rooms piled high with musty books, led by drab tour guides who mutter the same pedantic points over and over.
September 14, 2012
Polanski revisits Satan with less than devilish fun.
April 26, 2017
Who knew satanic enlightenment could be so sexy?