Storyline
A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality.
Directors
Cast
Julian Wadham, John Hainsworth, Michael Adamthwaite, Oliver Platt, Sarah Gadon, Molly Parker, Barbara Hershey, Alex Zahara, Alex Zahara, Terry Chen, Luke Camilleri, Sarah-Jane Redmond, Aaron Paul, Spencer Drever, Nels Lennarson, Iris Paluly, Jamie Dornan, Randi Lynne, Lina Roessler, Fiona Vroom, Anjali Jay, Dakota Guppy, Aiden Longworth, Jane McGregor, Beckham Skodje, Anthony Shudra, David Lloydy, Justin Bowe, Adam Abrams, Goldie Hoffman
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Reviews
75
With its clever structure and pacing, its range of emotional notes, and its remarkable use of magic realism, The 9th Life of Louis Drax makes for an absorbing and memorable mystery.
75
The picture is like an onion. There are layers here, and beneath them more layers. Peeling them back with surgical skill, director Alexandre Aja reveals complicated family dynamics.
60
The result is a supernatural mystery thriller, slightly overcooked and tonally odd – and uncertain if its juvenile lead is supposed to be cute or sinister. But it is watchable and even intriguing in its weird way.
60
As in director Alexandre Aja’s Horns, the action alternates reality/fantasy to middling effect.
50
The result is an intriguing but uneven thriller that doesn’t fully establish the tone and style that would be needed for an audience to accept its supernatural plot.
