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The 9th Life of Louis Drax

2016 · 108 min

It is a disorienting and psychologically fraught journey into the fragile nature of memory and perception.

Directed by
Alexandre Aja
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Tagline
A mystery beyond reality.
Overview
A psychologist who begins working with a young boy who has suffered a near-fatal fall finds himself drawn into a mystery that tests the boundaries of fantasy and reality.
How it feels
Eerie, tense and melancholic. Measured and demanding.
About
Memory, deception, trauma, identity
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Directed by
Alexandre Aja
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror6
Humour1
Realism3
Romance3
Tension9
Darkness7
Complexity9
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller
Directed by
Alexandre Aja
Written by
Max Minghella
Starring
Jamie Dornan, Sarah Gadon, Aaron Paul, Molly Parker, Aiden Longworth, Oliver Platt, Barbara Hershey, Julian Wadham
Cinematography
Maxime Alexandre
Runtime
108 min
Country
Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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