1917
Just Mercy
The Lighthouse
Dare Me
Got more questions about news letters? Email support@rottentomatoes.com
Already have an account? Log in here
Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password.
We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified.
Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service.
The 9th Life of Louis Drax is intriguing and visually compelling, but its disparate parts are never truly woven into a satisfying whole.
Tap to review this movie
Super Reviewer
Rate this movie
Oof, that was Rotten.
Meh, it passed the time.
It’s good – I’d recommend it.
Awesome!
So Fresh: Absolute Must See!
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
Step 2 of 2
Fandango
AMC (Coming Soon)
We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
Cinemark (Coming Soon)
Regal (Coming Soon)
Bought somewhere else
By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.
Rent or buy
All Critics (66) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (41)
The film promises a fabulous twist that never comes, and delivers instead some cutesy magical realist touches (lots of interior boy brain stuff) and a palpable lack of chemistry between Dornan and Gadon. Oct 10, 2016 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
The film promises a fabulous twist that never comes, and delivers instead some cutesy magical realist touches (lots of interior boy brain stuff) and a palpable lack of chemistry between Dornan and Gadon.
Kevin Maher
A dopey psychological thriller that combines elements of "The Sixth Sense" with an overbearing sentimentality, "The 9th Life of Louis Drax" flat-lines from beginning to end. Sep 2, 2016 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
A dopey psychological thriller that combines elements of "The Sixth Sense" with an overbearing sentimentality, "The 9th Life of Louis Drax" flat-lines from beginning to end.
Kyle Smith
Works as both a children's movie for adults and a grownup movie for kids, a rare balancing act most young-adult fare can't pull off. Sep 2, 2016 | Full Review…
Works as both a children's movie for adults and a grownup movie for kids, a rare balancing act most young-adult fare can't pull off.
Michael Nordine
What might be engrossing in Liz Jensen's source novel is oddly opaque in this screen mishmash, and much of what's meant to be tense or suspenseful is merely awkward. Sep 2, 2016 | Full Review…
What might be engrossing in Liz Jensen's source novel is oddly opaque in this screen mishmash, and much of what's meant to be tense or suspenseful is merely awkward.
Sheri Linden
The 9th Life of Louis Drax excels at grabbing you with a steady stream of provocative and ornate images. But to what end, I'm still not sure. Sep 2, 2016 | Full Review…
The 9th Life of Louis Drax excels at grabbing you with a steady stream of provocative and ornate images. But to what end, I'm still not sure.
Bilge Ebiri
Either you'll be willing to go with some of its wilder visual conceits or you won't. (I was, for the most part.) Sep 2, 2016 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Either you'll be willing to go with some of its wilder visual conceits or you won't. (I was, for the most part.)
Christy Lemire
The aesthetics of a television melodrama, a pastiche that wants to be more ingenious than it really can. [Full Review in Spanish] Aug 19, 2019 | Full Review…
The aesthetics of a television melodrama, a pastiche that wants to be more ingenious than it really can. [Full Review in Spanish]
Jorge Loser
There was potential for The 9th Life of Louis Drax to be something more than it is, but it just holds itself back in so many different ways. Oct 31, 2018 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
There was potential for The 9th Life of Louis Drax to be something more than it is, but it just holds itself back in so many different ways.
Sean Mulvihill
The 9th Life of Louis Drax is a quirky and atmospheric film noir. It's a stylish and sinister head-scratcher that will keep you hooked until its epic conclusion. Aug 30, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
The 9th Life of Louis Drax is a quirky and atmospheric film noir. It's a stylish and sinister head-scratcher that will keep you hooked until its epic conclusion.
Kat Hughes
A confused, misanthropic mess from start to finish, the gorgeous to look at and admittedly well performed adult fantasy The 9th Life of Louis Drax doesn't make a lick of emotional or logical sense. Aug 28, 2018 | Full Review…
A confused, misanthropic mess from start to finish, the gorgeous to look at and admittedly well performed adult fantasy The 9th Life of Louis Drax doesn't make a lick of emotional or logical sense.
Andrew Parker
Alexandre Aja's film has several flaws, but at least it's pleasantly odd. Dec 20, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Alexandre Aja's film has several flaws, but at least it's pleasantly odd.
Edward Porter
Amazing 9-year-old with 9 lives and counting. Nov 13, 2017 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
Amazing 9-year-old with 9 lives and counting.
Harvey S. Karten
There are no approved quotes yet for this movie.
View All