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9 1/2 Weeks (1986)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:13

Rotten:8

Average Rating:5.5/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 16 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Stylish, highly-charged erotic psychodrama in which a mysterious businessman and a beautiful art dealer meet and are swept up in a whirlwind of passion, manipulation, and obsessive sex. Not for... Stylish, highly-charged erotic psychodrama in which a mysterious businessman and a beautiful art dealer meet and are swept up in a whirlwind of passion, manipulation, and obsessive sex. Not for kids, the timid, or people on a diet. Available in "R" and unrated versions. [More]

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Margaret Whitton, David Margulies

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Kim Basinger, Margaret Whitton, David Margulies, Christine Baranski

Director: Adrian Lyne

Director: Adrian Lyne

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Release:

Jun 30, 2009

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
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  • Single Side - Single Layer
  • Director's Cut
  • Unedited
  • Unrated
  • Full Frame - 1.33

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Essential viewing for sex-obsessed couples.

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10/07/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

No review available.

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08/10/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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06/03/05
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat

No review available.

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04/30/05
James Plath
James Plath
Reel.com

One of the hottest moments in cinema....still!

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04/05/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

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01/14/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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11/13/04
JoBlo
JoBlo
JoBlo's Movie Emporium

A frank depiction of the dynamics of sexual power.

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08/26/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

No review available.

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07/02/04
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

No review available.

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12/05/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

Not nearly as erotic as you've been led to believe. Soem okay scenes, but nothing special.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com
N/R

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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04/16/03
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
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10/11/02
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

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10/02/02
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
Dan Marcucci and Nancy Serougi
Broomfield Enterprise

No review available.

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09/19/02
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Audrey Rock-Richardson
Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

It's an Adrian Lyne picture. Do you need to know more?

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08/26/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Aside from the infamous skin scenes, the thing's an unmitigated sleeping pill.

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07/31/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

"not really very good, but certainly an attention-getter"

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07/29/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

No review available.

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07/26/02
Bob Grimm
Bob Grimm
Las Vegas Mercury
 
 
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