5.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Ninth Gate (1999)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 5.5
Overview
A rare book dealer finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text, The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, capable of summoning the Devil.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Negative
Overview
A rare book dealer finds himself at the heart of a string of paranormal events when he is hired to find the last two copies of a text, The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows, capable of summoning the Devil.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central narrative revolves around an apolitical supernatural quest for forbidden knowledge and individual power, rather than engaging with societal or political ideologies, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast without intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative does not offer a critical portrayal of traditional identities, focusing instead on themes of occultism and the pursuit of forbidden knowledge.
Secondary
The film subverts traditional Christian narratives by depicting a world where Lucifer is a real, accessible entity and occult practices lead to genuine power, ultimately validating a dark path over traditional faith.
The film 'The Ninth Gate' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on a supernatural thriller plot involving rare books and the occult, without engaging with queer identity or experiences in any capacity.
The Ninth Gate, a supernatural thriller, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The film's narrative centers on a rare book dealer's quest to authenticate a mysterious text, with no elements pertaining to gender identity or transition present in the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is an adaptation of Arturo Pérez-Reverte's novel "The Club Dumas." All significant characters in the film maintain the same gender as established in the source material, with no instances of a character canonically established as one gender being portrayed as a different gender.
The film is an adaptation of a novel, and its characters' races align with their implicit or unstated racial backgrounds in the source material. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.5
Critic Ratings
4.4
4.4
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