The Nines

The Nines is a 2007 psychological thriller / drama, written and directed by John August, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, Melissa McCarthy, and Elle Fanning. The film debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, and made $63,165 in the U.S. box office through October 11, 2007. "Part One - The Prisoner" tells of a troubled actor, Gary, who is wearing the green bracelet on his wrist. Gary is under house arrest living in another person's house... more

The Nines is a 2007 psychological thriller / drama, written and directed by John August, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Hope Davis, Melissa McCarthy, and Elle Fanning. The film debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, and made $63,165 in the U.S. box office through October 11, 2007. "Part One - The Prisoner" tells of a troubled actor, Gary, who is wearing the green bracelet on his wrist. Gary is under house arrest living in another person's house because he burned down his own, the owner of the house is described as a TV writer away on work. While living in the house he is befriended by both a P.R. 'handler', Margaret, and the single mom next door, Sarah, who may or may not be interested in him romantically. Over the course of his house arrest, Gary becomes convinced that he is being haunted by the number nine, including finding a note saying "Look for the nines" in his handwriting. He also sees different versions of himself around the house, which unsettles him, causing him to break... less