
Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)
They Broke Every Rule.
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Nine 1/2 Weeks rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 58% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.9/10 on IMDb and 50/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.
About Nine 1/2 Weeks
An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated.
Cast of Nine 1/2 Weeks

Mickey Rourke
as John

Kim Basinger
as Elizabeth

Margaret Whitton
as Molly

David Margulies
as Harvey

Christine Baranski
as Thea

Karen Young
as Sue

Dwight Weist
as Farnsworth

Roderick Cook
as Sinclair - the Critic

Victor Truro
as Gallery Client

Justine Johnston
as Bedding Saleswoman

Julian Beck
as Dinner Guest

Michael Margotta
as Michael
Nine 1/2 Weeks facts
- Budget
- $17M
- Box office
- $6.7M
- Collection
- 9½ Weeks Collection
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Erotic drama explores unconventional relationship dynamic with provocative honesty
- •Adrian Lyne crafts sensual atmosphere with fetish-positive narrative approach
- •Gallery owner and broker backgrounds add sophistication to romance
What the audience disliked
- •Critics note shallow character development beneath explicit surface material
- •New York setting feels generic despite sensuality and adult premise
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