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Nine Lives

Nine Lives

His life just got put on paws.

20165.81h 27m

Overview

A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.

Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld
Written by Daniel Antoniazzi, Ben Shiffrin, Matt Allen
Produced by Christophe Lambert, Lisa Ellzey
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $57.8M

Top Cast

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Tom Brand

Jennifer Garner

Jennifer Garner

Lara Brand

Robbie Amell

Robbie Amell

David Brand

Cheryl Hines

Cheryl Hines

Madison Camden

Mark Consuelos

Mark Consuelos

Ian Cox

Malina Weissman

Malina Weissman

Rebecca Brand

Christopher Walken

Christopher Walken

Felix Perkins

Talitha Eliana Bateman

Talitha Eliana Bateman

Nicole Camden

Teddy Sears

Teddy Sears

Josh Myers

Jay Patterson

Jay Patterson

Benson

Themes & Keywords

cattransformationturns into animalpetssky scraperbody switch

About Nine Lives

Nine Lives is a fantasy, comedy, family film released in 2016 exploring themes of cat, transformation, turns into animal, pets, sky scraper, body switch. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, it stars Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Robbie Amell. A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family's cat.

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