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District 9 (2009)

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Reviews Counted:6051

Fresh:5453

Rotten:598

Average Rating:8.3/10

Consensus: Technically brilliant and emotionally wrenching, District 9 has action, imagination, and all the elements of a thoroughly entertaining science-fiction classic.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for bloody violence and pervasive language.

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Theatrical Release:Aug 14, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $115,646,235

Synopsis: Genre master Peter Jackson produces this science-fiction film, the directorial debut of Neill Blomkamp. In District 9, South Africa has become a haven for refugees--from outer space. Genre master Peter Jackson produces this science-fiction film, the directorial debut of Neill Blomkamp. In District 9, South Africa has become a haven for refugees--from outer space. [More]

Starring: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Mandla Gaduka

Starring: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Mandla Gaduka, William Allen Young, Vanessa Haywood, Kenneth Nkosi, Devlin Brown

Director: Neill Blomkamp

Director: Neill Blomkamp
Screenwriter: Neill Blomkamp, Terri Tatchell
Producer: Peter Jackson, Carolynne Cunningham
Composer: Clinton Shorter
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment

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