Nine Queens (2000)
Set in Buenos Aires, this is the story of two small-time swindlers who team up after meeting in a convenience store and become involved in a half million-dollar deal. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Fabián Bielinsky
Written By: Fabián Bielinsky
Starring: Ricardo Darín, Gastón Pauls, Leticia Brédice, Tomás Fonzi, Ignasi Abadal, Elsa Berenguer, Graciela Tenembaum, María Mercedes Villagra, Gabriel Correa, Pochi Ducasse, Luis Armesto, Ernesto Arias
Genre: Suspense/Thriller
Country: Argentina
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Nine Queens belongs to 26 collections
1. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (collaborative: moderated by kozan26 - 233 stars)
2. 24 hour (or less) timeframe (collaborative: moderated by djross - 24 stars)
3. They Shoot Pictures' Recommended Viewing (collaborative: moderated by Cinephile - 19 stars)
4. Heist (collaborative: moderated by td888 - 16 stars)
5. Directorial debut (collaborative: moderated by djross - 16 stars)
6. Doubling The Canon (collaborative - 13 stars)
7. Con Artist(s) (collaborative: moderated by iceblox - 11 stars)
8. Best of criticker: Suspense / Thriller (collaborative: moderated by avgcrtckr - 9 stars)
9. Twist endings (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 9 stars)
10. Cinema Tropical top Latin American films of 2000-2009 (collaborative: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 5 stars)
11. South America (collaborative: moderated by td888 - 4 stars)
12. Remade (collaborative: moderated by Ag0stoMesmer - 4 stars)
13. Movie Night (public: cesargm - 3 stars)
14. the perfect crime (collaborative: moderated by livelove - 1 star)
15. chess (public: twisp - 1 star)
16. 51st Festival del Cine de Cartagena Top 25 Latin American Movies (public: TychoCelchuu - 1 star)
17. New Argentine Cinema (public: ComradeSolar - 1 star)
18. Sony Pictures Classics (collaborative: moderated by nauru)
19. Best of criticker: 2000 (collaborative: moderated by avgcrtckr)
20. izlenecekler (collaborative: moderated by nonself)
21. Films I watched in 2011 (public: jal90)
22. 2000: Year in Review (public: polanski28)
23. Least Bad Movies Seen From Around The Globe (public: Tester)
24. Movies to See: Spanish (public: Lord Moe)
25. HDD 151029 (public: caffe)
26. seen in 2021 (public: sproost)
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PeaceAnarchy | 78 54th |
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A nicely structured con film with so many twists that you'll stop trying to predict them. It's very interesting how a whole lot of plot points which were commentary for Argentina's situation at the time now find themselves with much broader resonance.
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miss jesus | 79 79th |
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A more personal take on the con genre, which is typically clogged with Oceans-11-type style-fests. It's unpredictable. The cinematography is smart and emotive. The unfolding of the titular storyline is gripping. The only minus is the too-cool-for-school shocker ending. Its tone is at odds with rest of the entire film, it feels like a cheap victory over characters that weren't totally unlikeable to begin with, and it betrays the things that endeared us to the other guy throughout the film.
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krf7 | 90 86th |
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Your mind is working at all times in this movie, and I really liked that. The ending was a good one, but it wasn't quite delivered properly and I cannot put my finger on why not. Excellent movie, though.
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maakal | 80 75th |
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An incredibly fun crime movie, that only gets better as it goes along. Definitely benefits from the lower, more realistic stakes (as opposed to, say, Ocean 11's casino robbery), and the characters are all great.
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eCitizen | 75 77th |
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The whole time you know there is a con going on, and you find out exactly what con it is at the very end. It was sometimes interesting and the actual story is twisted. Basically, a small-time con artist and swindler who is hated by everyone gets his comeuppance. Worth watching and it has a good ending that almost makes you want to watch it again. I half expected the stamps were just ordinary stamps anyone could buy in another country.
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| Average Percentile 67.84% from 1120 Ratings |  |