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2009 Australian film by Tatia Rosenthal October 2012 99.9 (film)99.9 (film) the practice of pricing items at almost round numbers Psychological pricing December 2020 $9.99 Nine ninety nine.jpg Theatrical poster Tatia Rosenthal Etgar Keret Tatia Rosenthal Geoffrey Rush Anthony LaPaglia Christopher Bowen Film Finance Corporation AustraliaIsrael Film Fundyes.Keshet InternationalNew South Wales Film & Television OfficeCrossfieldSherman PicturesLama Films Icon Film Distribution 2008 9 4 Toronto y 78 minutes Australia English $9.99 is a 2008 Australian adult stop-motion animated drama film written and directed by Tatia Rosenthal, with the screenplay by Etgar Keret.Thompson Anne 12 November 2008 Can $9.99 Get You an Oscar These Days? (Maybe in the Toon Category) http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2008/11/can-999-get-you.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090105025107/http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2008/11/can-999-get-you.html 5 January 2009 10 December 2008 Variety: Thompson on Hollywood Reed Business Information The film marks the third collaboration between Rosenthal and Keret. It features a voice cast of Geoffrey Rush, Samuel Johnson, Anthony LaPaglia, Joel Edgerton, Ben Mendelsohn and Claudia Karvan. Plot Unemployed, 28 year old Dave Peck finds an advertisement for a book that will tell him the meaning of life "for the low price of $9.99." On his quest to find the true meaning of life, he crosses paths with a colourful collection of neighbours including an old man and his guardian angel, a magician, a bewitching woman, a brokenhearted man and a little boy. Cast Geoffrey Rush as The Angel / Homeless Man Anthony LaPaglia as Jim Samuel Johnson as Dave Peck Claudia Karvan as Michelle Joel Edgerton as Ron Barry Otto as Albert Leeanna Walsman as Tanita Ben Mendelsohn as Lenny Jamie Katsamatsas as Zack Brian Meagan as Clement Roy Billing as Marcus Portman / Policeman #1 Leon Ford as Stanton Ursula Yovich as Camille Josef Ber Release and reception $9.99 premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 4 September 2008.Toronto festival to screen six Australian films 20 August 2008 Screen Australia http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/news_and_events/2008/mr_080820_toronto.asp https://web.archive.org/web/20110209041106/http://screenaustralia.gov.au/news_and_events/2008/mr_080820_toronto.asp 9 February 2011 25 November 2010 The film was then released in Los Angeles and New York on 19 June 2009 and then in Australia on 17 September 2009. Upon release, the film earned mostly positive reviews. As of February 2019, it holds a "Fresh" score of 73% on the film review website Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 6.5 out of 10, according with 55 reviews. The site's critical consensus states, "Its storyline isn't as wondrous as its visuals, but $9.99 has a sophistication and handmade charm that sets it apart from the animated pack."https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/999_2008/ $9.99 Rotten Tomatoes 14 July 2012 Metacritic gave the film 68/100 based on 15 critics giving it generally favorable reviews.$9.99 at Metacritic https://www.metacritic.com/movie/999 26 May 2012 Metacritic Box office $9.99 took $47,300 at the box office in Australia. https://web.archive.org/web/20110218045303/http://film.vic.gov.au/resources/documents/AA4_Aust_Box_office_report.pdf 18 February 2011 Film Victoria - Australian Films at the Australian Box Office. The film's worldwide total was $708,354.$9.99 Budget at Box Office Mojo https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=9dot99.htm 26 May 2012 Box Office Mojo Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result Ref. 2008 Stockholm International Film Festival Bronze Horse 2009 Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival (FICCO) Audience Award for Best Feature 2009 Mexico City International Contemporary Film Festival (FICCO) Best Female Director 2009 Anima Brussels Best Feature 2009 Monstra Lisbon Animation Festival Grand Prize 2009 Annie Awards Best Animated Feature https://www.campuscircle.com/review.cfm?r=8859 $9.99: The meaning of life won’t break the bank campuscircle.com Nick Day 15 June 2009 19 September 2026 https://www.lama-films.com/feature-films/999 $9.99 lama-films.com 19 September 2026 2009 Annie Awards Directing in an Animated Feature Production 2009 Aubange International Film Festival Best Screenplay See also Cinema of Australia References External links 0790799 9dot99 The Numbers Category:2008 films Category:2008 animated films Category:Australian animated drama films Category:Australian animated feature films Category:Australian adult animated films Category:Israeli animated films Category:Adult animated drama films Category:English-language Israeli films Category:Claymation films Category:2000s stop-motion animated films Category:2000s Australian animated films Category:2008 English-language films Category:Animated films set in Australia