Nine Lives
Nine Lives

Movie spotlight

Nine Lives

2016
Movie
87 min
English

A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.

Insights

IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes16%
Metacritic16/100
Google Users52%
Director: Barry SonnenfeldGenres: Comedy, Family

Plot Summary

A self-absorbed billionaire businessman, Tom Brand, is obsessed with his work and estranged from his family. For his daughter's birthday, he buys her a cat, but due to a strange magical mishap, he finds himself trapped inside the feline's body. He must learn to understand his family and mend his relationships from this new perspective before he loses them forever.

Critical Reception

Nine Lives was poorly received by critics and audiences alike, widely panned for its unoriginal premise, weak humor, and reliance on outdated tropes. While some found the concept somewhat amusing, the execution generally failed to impress, resulting in a critical and commercial disappointment.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film suffers from a nonsensical premise and a lack of genuine humor.

  • Kevin Spacey's performance as a cat is widely considered a low point in his career.

  • It fails to deliver on its potential for family-friendly entertainment.

Google audience: Google users were largely unimpressed with Nine Lives, with many finding the plot ridiculous and the humor unfunny. The premise of a man turning into a cat was a common point of criticism, and audiences found the movie to be a forgettable and disappointing viewing experience.

Fun Fact

Kevin Spacey reportedly agreed to do the film partly because his own cat, named "Potato", was his inspiration for the role.

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Reno

Reno

**We learn from our mistakes, but some people from a supernatural accident!** So another switching body and soul theme, but not as bad as it looks. The problem is, it was so ordinary story, like the writers were never serious about makin...

Frank Ochieng

Frank Ochieng

Is it safe to assume that the flea-bitten feline fantasy **Nine Lives** has completely gone to the dogs? Do not let this cockeyed kiddie comedy fool you because despite its intentional cuteness involving a self-deprecating, wise-cracking we...