9 Songs

9 Songs (2004)

2 lovers, one summer, and the 9 songs that defined them.

Release:2004
Runtime:1h 10m
Country:United Kingdom
Director:Michael Winterbottom
Language:English

Genre

DramaMusicRomance
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Keywords

London EnglandConcertRock N RollSexualityOrgasmCocaineBlow JobMan Woman Relationship

9 Songs rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb4.7/10· 25K votes
Rotten Tomatoes23%
Metacritic43%
TMDb5.546/10· 580 votes

With 23% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 4.7/10 on IMDb and 43/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About 9 Songs

Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall - London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night's end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion whose inevitable stages unfold in counterpoint to nine live-concert songs.

Cast of 9 Songs

  • Kieran O'Brien

    Kieran O'Brien

    as Matt

  • Margo Stilley

    Margo Stilley

    as Lisa

  • Courtney Taylor-Taylor

    Courtney Taylor-Taylor

    as Himself - The Dandy Warhols (uncredited)

  • Alex Kapranos

    Alex Kapranos

    as Himself - Franz Ferdinand (uncredited)

  • Guy Garvey

    Guy Garvey

    as Himself - Elbow (uncredited)

  • Robert Levon Been

    Robert Levon Been

    as Himself - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (uncredited)

  • Peter Hayes

    Peter Hayes

    as Himself - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (uncredited)

  • Gruff Rhys

    Gruff Rhys

    as Himself - Super Furry Animals (uncredited)

  • J

    Jason Stollsteimer

    as Himself - The Von Bondies (uncredited)

  • M

    Marcie Bolen

    as Herself - The Von Bondies (uncredited)

  • Michael Nyman

    Michael Nyman

    as Himself (uncredited)

  • Bobby Gillespie

    Bobby Gillespie

    as Himself - Primal Scream (uncredited)

9 Songs facts

Budget
$1M
Box office
$1.6M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Concert sequences deliver authentic musical immersion
  • Drama-romance blend captures intimate relationship depth
  • Music-video aesthetic creates visually hypnotic style

What the audience disliked

  • Cocaine-fueled lifestyle promotes reckless behavior normalization
  • Explicit content obscures meaningful emotional storytelling

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