District 9 Review: ★ 3½ Quality & ☺3 Rewatchability (9992 Ratings)

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District 9 2009

Neill Blomkamp

Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike, Elizabeth Mkandawie

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Eric Brainard over 1 year ago

A sci-fi faux doc that deserves to be watched. A great idea! Watch it.

Amanda Mathews 2 years ago

Watched for a class. Not sure I'd watch again.

Tony Gandía almost 4 years ago

Captivating and original, "9" needed more polish and nuance; dangerously close to cartoony

Ryan Boucher almost 4 years ago

It's not racist because they look like prawns.

D Tuck 4 years ago

Gritty and novel - a great platform for character empathy and CG eye-candy

Jonathan Evans 4 years ago

After Children of Men I was skeptical. It didn't seem believable. The ending fixed that.

Damian Campo over 4 years ago

It shows the implications and conditions of a character that suffers a physical change.

Dillan Richardson over 4 years ago

very interesting take on the alien movie genre, shows inequality in a whole different way

Kayla S over 4 years ago

an OUTSTANDING & INNOVATIVE science fiction-social issue film

Kazi Nazrul Fattah 5 years ago

A very interesting take on aliens! Well directed and definitely worth watching.

Dominique Laurion 5 years ago

Brilliant and original sci-fi story set in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Srungeer Simha 5 years ago

too damn bizarre but an interesting concept though

J.H. Howes over 5 years ago

Really well done, Blomkamp is a new household name in sci-fi.

Agus Echagüe over 5 years ago

Best in class.

Kory Sansom over 5 years ago

Very dark film but this is Neill Blomkamp's style. Interesting plot with amazing shots!

Ted Azevedo over 5 years ago

Prawns are sort of people too.

Charlie Alcock over 5 years ago

An inventive narrative but inconsistent in tone.

Anders Klingsheim over 5 years ago

Meh.

Fernando Olivas over 5 years ago

As a Mexican this movie gave me anxiety issues.

William Fenton over 5 years ago

Fresh SciFi is always welcome. A tad messy but a good tale if a little heavy on metaphor.

District 9 is a 2009 science fiction film directed by Neill Blomkamp, released August 13, 2009. It takes place in Johannesburg, South Africa. District 9 is based on Alive in Joburg, a short film directed by Neill Blomkamp, Sharlto Copley, Simon Hansen and Shanon Worley. The title and plot elements are influenced by the real-life District 6 in Cape Town. Copley also portrayed one of the interviewed policemen. The short film is about aliens landing in South Africa and becoming confined to a specific area and forced to work.