

District 9
You are not welcome here.
Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.
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7.5/10
10,770 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $30M
- Box office
- $210.9M
- Language
- Afrikaans
- street gang
- government
- genetics
- slum
- mutation
- dystopia
- transformation
- south africa
- johannesburg, south africa
- satire
- alien
- prawn
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Produced in
New Zealand, South Africa, United States of America
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- Theatrical11 Sept 2009
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR14 Aug 2009
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical154 Sept 2009
- Physical15Blu-ray & DVD28 Dec 2009
- Physical154K Ultra HD19 Oct 2020
- Digital / OTT15Prime Video10 Aug 2024
United Arab EmiratesAE
- Theatrical17 Sept 2009
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA 15+13 Aug 2009
CanadaCA
- Theatrical14A14 Aug 2009
ArgentinaAR
- PremiereBuenos Aires premiere21 Sept 2009
- Theatrical24 Sept 2009
AustriaAT
- Theatrical11 Sept 2009
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1630 Sept 2009
BoliviaBO
- Theatrical1 Oct 2009
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA
- Theatrical29 Oct 2009
BrazilBR
- PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival25 Sept 2009
- Theatrical1416 Oct 2009
Frequently asked questions
District 9 was released on 5 August 2009.
Audience reviews
5- T9/10
talisencrw
8/16/2016
This was an outstanding debut by the New Zealander Blomkamp. Consistently enthralling and keeping one at the edge of his seat. THIS is a recent film, like 'Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World', that should have spawned sequels. Much better than his follow-up, 'Elysium' (I haven't watched any others he's made since; hope he doesn't end up a cinematic one-trick pony like M. Night Shyamalan...).
- K9/10
Kamurai
7/19/2020
Great watch, will watch again, and highly recommended. This has a wonderfully exciting premise: alien refugees on Terra, how Terrans react and how the aliens react. The premise, as delivered, has some odd holes in though: it's specified that all of the crew have died, mysteriously, and no one knows how to operate the ship, but it's been in the air for some time. The idea of gravity alone should have motivated Jo…
- A9/10
AstroNoud
1/15/2022
A gritty and original story that is as entertaining as thought-provoking, combining xenophobic satire and political allegory with raucous action. 8/10
- F5/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
10/22/2023
**For a low-budget film, it's a good effort.** I'm not a big fan of films about aliens, so the film won't be my cup of tea at all. However, that didn't stop me from seeing it, and appreciating what's good about it. Without a colossal budget or a powerful studio, director Neill Blomkamp gives us an intelligent and technically impactful film. In fact, it is in the most technical details that I felt impressed by t…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/20/2025
The first twenty minutes or so of this is presented as if it were a documentary and with information whizzing about all over the place and tiny onscreen graphics attempting to set the scene, I found it really quite annoying. I was tempted to just give up, but gladly I didn’t because once it gets going it’s really quite good. Perhaps aliens have been watching the telly over the years so this time they have decided to …
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