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Revolution No. 9

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A handsome and successful young man with a lovely fiancée, James Jackson, seems to have everything going for him, but his life begins to unravel when he develops an acute sense of paranoia. At first, he notices little things at his office that he takes as signs that people are out to get him, but soon things escalate, with Jackson convinced that a perfume ad on television holds sinister messages aimed at him. Is Jackson losing his mind, or are the threats real?

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Revolution No. 9

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Dec 13, 2002
3.5/5
A taut, intelligent psychological drama. Go to Full Review
Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter Nov 19, 2002
The characterizations and dialogue lack depth or complexity, with the ironic exception of Scooter. Go to Full Review
Megan Turner New York Post Nov 15, 2002
2.5/4
A smart little indie. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 8, 2005
2/5
Eric Campos Film Threat Dec 29, 2002
4/5
You get the feeling that the filmmakers did their homework and that they're here to represent a harsh reality." Go to Full Review
Ernest Hardy L.A. Weekly Dec 13, 2002
So riddled with unanswered questions that it requires gargantuan leaps of faith just to watch it plod along. Go to Full Review
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david c @RT94305140 May 6, 2013 Amazing film about paranoid schizophrenia and the mental health system See more
Apr 15, 2012 It would have been a better movie if it wasn't trying so hard to be a thriller. The director is competent in generating tension and the editing is excellent, but the subject matter is just too obvious. The buildup is great, but the climax never comes. See more
Jun 3, 2010 This movie was very confusing, and the ending left me asking, "WTF?" It was interesting though, the parts I did understand anyway. See more
Sep 28, 2008 McCann weaves in a somewhat toothless condemnation of a bureaucracy that forsakes the mentally ill, but Revolution # 9 works better as an inside look at one person's slide into madness -- and, more particularly, the impact of that on his loved ones. See more
May 1, 2008 better than A Beautiful Mind; depressing but cares about the characters, McCann's great handheld work See more
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Tim McCann

Director

Michael Risley

James Jackson

Adrienne Shelly

Kim Kelly

Spalding Gray

Scooter McCrae

Callie Thorne

Stephanie

Michael Rodrick

Joe Kelly
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Synopsis A handsome and successful young man with a lovely fiancée, James Jackson, seems to have everything going for him, but his life begins to unravel when he develops an acute sense of paranoia. At first, he notices little things at his office that he takes as signs that people are out to get him, but soon things escalate, with Jackson convinced that a perfume ad on television holds sinister messages aimed at him. Is Jackson losing his mind, or are the threats real?
Director
Tim McCann
Producer
Tim McCann, Shannon Goldman, Michael Risley
Screenwriter
Tim McCann
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 20, 2018
Runtime
1h 46m
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