The Ninth Gate (1999)
“Every book has a life of its own.”
Movie19992h 13mEnglish
Our verdict
Decent one-time watch
Mixed-to-positive reactions; enjoyable if the genre is your thing.
Based on the TMDB audience score from 3,466 ratings.
Movie review: The Ninth Gate
The Ninth Gate is a film from 1999. It is catalogued under Mystery, Thriller, Horror. Its listed tagline is “Every book has a life of its own.”
Story
A rare book dealer finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text, The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, capable of summoning the Devil.
Audience reaction
TMDB records an audience rating of 6.5/10 based on 3,466 votes.
Production
Release date: August 25, 1999 · Runtime: 133 minutes · Original language: English · Reported budget: $38,000,000 · Reported revenue: $58,401,898
Official trailer
Cast
Johnny Depp
Frank Langella
Lena Olin
Emmanuelle Seigner
Barbara Jefford
Jack Taylor
Tony Amoni
James Russo
Willy Holt
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