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Session 9
MEANRANK
59/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #4090
- IMDb #3953
- Google retired #3626
- Rotten Tomatoes #2773
- Metacritic #2842
- Letterboxd #3386
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2882
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #3157
- Metacritic Critics #2685
- Metacritic Audience #3101
- Criticker #1939
- Kinopoisk #5229
- AlloCiné #5088
- Trakt #4577
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 44, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 68.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An asbestos abatement crew wins a bid to clean out a massive, abandoned mental hospital. As they work, the pressure of the tight deadline and the eerie atmosphere of the decaying building strain their relationships. One crew member discovers a series of audio tapes from a patient with multiple personalities, and the sessions begin to influence the crew with terrifying results.
Details
- Director
- Brad Anderson
- Writers
- Brad Anderson, Stephen Gevedon
- Studio
- USA Films, Scout Productions, October Films
- Released
- 10 August 2001
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $1.5M
- Box office
- $1.6M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 3 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 5 →2 wins from 5 nominations across 3 ceremonies
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2002 | Best Actor | Peter Mullan | Nominee |
| Fangoria Chainsaw Awards 2002 | Best Limited-Release/Direct-to-Video Film | Session 9 | Nominee |
| Fright Meter Awards 2001 | Best Horror Film | Session 9 | Winner |
| Sitges Film Festival 2001 | Best Director | Brad Anderson | Winner |
| Sitges Film Festival 2001 | Best Film | Brad Anderson | Nominee |
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5 awards — Session 9
×| Best Director | Brad Anderson | Winner |
| Best Film | Brad Anderson | Nominee |
| Best Horror Film | Session 9 | Winner |
| Best Actor | Peter Mullan | Nominee |
| Best Limited-Release/Direct-to-Video Film | Session 9 | Nominee |