2009 · 1h 52m · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
District 9
Directed byNeill Blomkamp
IMDb
7.9
759K votes
Metacritic
81
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Rotten Tomatoes
90%
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Box office
$211M
7.0x its $30M budget
Released Aug 14, 2009 by QED International and WingNut Films
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Critics (Metacritic)81
Audience (IMDb x 10)79
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Top billed
Cast
- Sharlto CopleyWikus van de Merwe
- David JamesKoobus Venter
- Jason CopeGrey Bradnam - UKNR Chief Correspondent
- Vanessa HaywoodTania van de Merwe
- Mandla GadukaFundiswa Mhlanga
- Kenneth NkosiThomas
- Eugene KhumbanyiwaObesandjo
- Louis MinnaarPiet Smit
- William Allen YoungDirk Michaels
- Nat BolttSarah Livingstone - Sociologist
Crew
- Director
- Neill Blomkamp
- Writers
- Neill BlomkampTerri Tatchell
- Music
- Clinton Shorter
- Cinematography
- Trent Opaloch
- Producers
- Carolynne CunninghamPeter Jackson
4 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Visual Effects · Academy Awards 2010Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
- NominatedBest Picture · Academy Awards 2010Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham, Producers
- NominatedBest Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 2010Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
- NominatedBest Film Editing · Academy Awards 2010Julian Clarke
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