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Nine Lives

also known as “9 Lives,” “Siete vidas,” “Virei um Gato,” “Kilenc élet,” “Ma vie de chat,” “Jak zostac kotem”

MPA Rating: PG-Rating (MPA)

for thematic elements, language and some rude humor.

Moral Rating:	not reviewed
Moviemaking Quality:
Primary Audience:	Family
Genre:	Comedy Family Fantasy
Length:	1 hr. 27 min.
Year of Release:	2016
USA Release:	August 5, 2016 (wide) DVD: November 1, 2016

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Featuring	Kevin Spacey … Tom Brand / Mr. Fuzzypants Jennifer Garner … Lara Brand Robbie Amell … Lara Brand Christopher Walken … Felix Grant, pet store owner Cheryl Hines … Madison Camden See all » Teddy Sears … Josh Myers Mark Consuelos … Ian Cox Malina Weissman … Rebecca Brand Talitha Bateman … Nicole Lil Bub … Iancat Serge Houde … Board Member: Stein Jay Patterson … Benson Nathaly Thibault … Banquet Guest Meghan Gabruch … Ian's Assistant Talking Tom … Talking Tom Galia Oliel-Sabbag … Rebecca's friend Satine Scarlett Montaz … Guest at Birthday party Ellen David … Tom's secretary Brad Aldous … Lanky Peter Andrianopoulos … Firebrand Guard Tristan D. Lalla … Hefty Guard Julianne Jain … Fatima Banker Serge Martineau … Doctor Jewelle Blackman … Dr. Cole Brian Degrace … Crowd 18 Maythaila Jerome Antoine … New Yorker
Director	Barry Sonnenfeld — “Men in Black” (1997)
Producer	EuropaCorp Fundamental Films
Distributor	EuropaCorp USA

“His life just got put on paws.”

Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “Tom Brand (Kevin Spacey) is a billionaire whose workaholic lifestyle takes him away from his loving wife Lara and adorable daughter Rebecca. Needing a present for Rebecca’s 11th birthday, Brand buys a seemingly harmless cat from a mysterious pet store. Suddenly, a bizarre turn of events traps poor Tom inside the animal’s body. The owner of the business tells him that he has one week to reconnect with his family, or live out the rest of his days as a cute and furry feline named Mr. Fuzzypants.”

Violence: Moderate / Profanity: Minor / Sex/Nudity: Mild

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Movie Critics

“Nine Lives” is not quite a catastrophe… I liked it more than Suicide Squad. …if you’re going to see Nine Lives for the would-be comic antics of a man trapped in the body of a house cat, you’re going to get your money’s worth and then some. …

Scott Mendelson, Forbes

…a cheesy movie with some questionable elements, but it has some redemptive qualities where good triumphs over evil, and the protagonist learns some positive lessons…

Ted Baehr, Movieguide

…Christopher Walken plays a ‘cat whisperer’ and Spacey stars in possibly the most spectacularly inept studio offering of the year. …

Nigel M. Smith, The Guardian (UK)

…It's funny only if you believe that the zaniest special-effects comedy of 1964 starring the voice of Shecky Green is funny. …

Owen Gleiberman, Variety

…Say scat to this Kevin Spacey cat movie… family film devoid of wit…

Neil Genzlinger, The New York Times

…Even Cat Fancy subscribers will hate it. …

John DeFore, The Hollywood Reporter

…a nonsensical plot about corporate double-crossing, treacly messages about the importance of family, and bland performances from Spacey, Garner, and even Walken. …

Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly

…It’s a Frankenstein’s monster of Hollywood’s worst instincts, a movie made with a math formula where its vision should have been. …

Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times

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