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$9.99 (2008) poster

2008 · animation · drama

$9.99

Directed by Tatia Rosenthal1h 18m2008

Have you ever wondered "What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?" The answer to this vexing question is now within your reach! You'll find it in a small yet amazing booklet, which will explain, in easy to follow, simple terms your reason for being! The booklet, printed on the finest paper, contains illuminating, exquisite colour pictures, and could be yours for a mere $9.99.

Our read: $9.99 (2008) reads as a sombre, steady, surreal animation · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.

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Sombre, steady, measured animation / drama, surreal in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.

ElsewhereIMDb6.74kRT72%Metacritic68TMDB5.997
  • sombre
  • inventive
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DNA · twelve axes

How $9.99 feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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What watching it is actually like.

“You want stop-motion animation meditating on ordinary lives and purpose.”

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Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonight — Skip if melancholy vignettes or claymation won't hold your attention.

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