Where to Watch The Ninth Gate (1999) in the US

What it's about

In New York, the money-driven dealer Dean Corso is a rare-books expert and partner of Bernie, who owns a bookstore. He is contacted by the renowned collector of books about the devil Boris Balkan, who has just acquired the rare The Nine Gates of the Kingdom of Shadows from the collector Andrew Telfer, to verify whether his book is authentic or a forgery. Balkan explains that the book was written by the writer Aristide Torchia, in 1666, with Lucifer and he was burned at the stake with his entire work. There are only three exemplars of The Nine Gates and in accordance with the legend, its nine engravings form a riddle to conjure the devil. The skeptical Corso accepts the assignment and has to fly to Sintra, Portugal, and Paris, France, to contact the owners Victor Fargas and Baroness Kessler and find the genuine exemplar for Balkan. Meanwhile, he asks Bernie to hide the rare book. Before traveling to Europe, the widow Liana Telfer wants to retrieve the book and has sex with Corso, but he does not accept her offer. When Corso returns to Bernie's bookstore, he finds his friend murdered in the same position of an engraving. Corso travels to Toledo, Spain, to meet the Ceniza twin brothers and learn more about The Nine Gates. During his journey in Europe, Corso is pursued by Liana and her bodyguard, who belong to the sect The Order of the Silver Serpents, and is protected by a mysterious Girl with supernatural powers. Meanwhile, the owners of the two other exemplars of The Nine Gates are murdered. Corso becomes obsessed with the book and discloses the truth about it.

Cast and crew

Director

Roman Polanski

Writer

Arturo Pérez-Reverte, John Brownjohn, Enrique Urbizu

Starring

Johnny Depp, Frank Langella, Lena Olin

Details

Release date

Mar 10, 2000

Language

English, French, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish

Country

France, Spain, United States

Box office

$18,661,336

Awards

2 wins & 5 nominations total

Where to Watch The Ninth Gate (1999) in the US — common questions

Where to watch The Ninth Gate in the United States?

The Ninth Gate is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Lionsgate+ (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), The CW, The Roku Channel (HD), and Tubi TV. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD) and Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.

Can I stream The Ninth Gate or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Watch the movie with a subscription on Lionsgate+ (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.

Can I watch The Ninth Gate for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with ads on Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), The CW, The Roku Channel (HD), and Tubi TV. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD) and Kanopy (HD).