History Film / NineDead

''Nine Dead'' is a 2010 OntologicalMystery Drama in which nine people with apparently no connection to each other are kidnapped, and told that one of them will die every 10 minutes unless they can tell their captor the reason why he kidnapped them.

* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:Sully]] dies with a big smile on his face after [[IRegretNothing refusing any offer of redemption]] from the captor for the crimes that brought him there.
-->''I'd rather go out in style.''

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* MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: Ironically, The Kidnapper's [[DisproprtionateRetribution murder spree]] ends up revealing to the public that the biggest monster in the room is [[spoiler:Kelly]], having betrayed and/or murdered everyone in contact.

* ButForMeItWasTuesday: The entire mystery hinges on Sully, a mob-connected LoanShark, having [[spoiler:once loaned five grand to a rookie criminal, who then robbed a convenience store to pay him back and let an innocent man take the blame]]. When he finally learns this, he's astounded that of out of all the bad things he's done in his life (and he's done far worse), some small deal that he never paid any mind to again is the thing that comes back to haunt him.

** [[spoiler:Coogan]] is a child molester and serial killer who knowingly infected his victims with aids.
* {{Asspull}}: [[spoiler:Eddie realizing Coogan had aids, based on a comment made right before he got shot, at the critical point where everyone but Coogan and Eddie's involvement was accounted for.]]

* IrrationalHatred: The captor has this towards most of the captives, as he simply seems to be looking for someone, ''anyone'' to blame for [[spoiler:the death of his son, no matter how responsible they really were. Kelly (for framing Wade to advance herself), Coogan (for raping Wade and giving him AIDS), Christian (for letting an innocent go to prison so he can remain free), and Father Francis (for not turning in Christian, who confessed, so Wade could be released) are the only ones directly responsible for the death of his son. From his point of view, any intervention would've saved Wade.]]

* MisplacedRetribution: [[spoiler:The Kidnapper wants revenge against his nine captives for the role they played in the death of his son. These include the man who raped him thus giving him AIDS and the lawyer who framed him for a liquor store robbery. Also includes the guy who was owed money by the REAL robber, and a priest who heard the confession of the robber.]]

* {{Plothole}}: The captor's plan largely depends on him knowing information that he simply did not possess or had access to. [[spoiler:Having presumably witnessed his son's trial for armed robbery and the insurance company's investigation when his son was dying of AIDS after serving out his term, he should at least know the identities of Kelly (the public prosecutor), Chan (the chief witness in the trial), Eddie (the insurance investigator), and maybe Jackson (assuming that he was the investigating officer). He could have found out the identity and whereabouts of Coogan (who raped the captor's son during his stint in prison) based on information his son would have provided him and some additional research. However, he never knew anything about Christian and Sully's money deal, Leon selling the gun to Christian, Christian confessing to Father Francis that he was the real robber, or Kelley tricking Jackson into helping her commit legal fraud, nor could he have known without being omniscient. This is poorly handwaved by the captor explaining his scheme took two years of planning.]]

** [[spoiler:The kidnapper's plot is considered this toward Coogan, who raped the kidnapper's son in prison, transmitted AIDs to him, which would cause his death two years later after his release.]]

*** [[spoiler:Although Sully firebombed an elderly man's apartment, he thoroughly regrets that his act unwittingly killed the man's grandchildren, with Sully stating that he deserves to die because of this.]]

* AmbitionIsEvil: [[spoiler:Kelley planted evidence and convicted an innocent man to advance her career; and then murders the other survivors to protect it.]]
* AmoralAttorney: [[spoiler:Kelley, who not only deliberately framed an innocent man, but murders Eddie and Jackson to protect her reputation.]]

** [[spoiler:Sully is a racist, sexist, mob-connected loan shark from Vegas who firebombs the homes of those who don't pay back their debts on time.]]
** [[spoiler:Leon is a home invading thief and occasional street gun runner who would shoot his own brother for holding out on him.]]
** [[spoiler:Coogan is a child molester and serial killer who knowingly infected his victims with aids.]]

* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:Leon tries to escape but the captor wounds him fatally, then locks him back up in the room and says that he's moved him to the front of the list. Knowing that he's dead anyway, Leon tries to redeem himself by helping the others in his last few minutes.]]

** [[spoiler: Leon wishes for his mother to forgive him for killing his brother.]]
** [[spoiler: Sully states that he would never betray his father, and at one point taunts the kidnapper to have him reunite with his dead brother.]]
** [[spoiler: And most prominently, the kidnapper and his dead son.]]

* ClosedCircle

* CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:Leon]] killed his brother. Borderline case, as his brother wasn't much better.

* RapeAndRevenge: Kelley reveals that she was once raped and then promptly beat the rapist to death with a bat immediately after the rape.

* Big "SHUT UP!": Several of the characters get this, but most frequently Eddie does despite his genuine attempts to help the group with solving the mystery.

* Big "SHUTUP!": Several of the characters get this, but most frequently Eddie does despite his genuine attempts to help the group with solving the mystery.

* Big"SHUTUP!": Several of the characters get this, but most frequently Eddie does despite his genuine attempts to help the group with solving the mystery.

* Big"ShutUp!": Several of the characters get this, but most frequently Eddie does despite his genuine attempts to help the group with solving the mystery.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Several of the characters mention their family

*** Although Sully firebombed an elderly man's apartment, he thoroughly regrets that his act killed the man's grandchildren, with Sully stating that he deserves to die because of this.

** Sully and Leon aren't particularly nice guys, but even they are disgusted at the pedophile Coogan

* RapeAsBackstory: Kelley (though that has little bearing on the plot) and [[spoiler:the captors son.]] which definitely does.

''Nine Dead'' is a 2010 OntologicalMystery Drama in which nine people with apparently no connection to each other are kidnapped, and told that one of them will die every 10 minutes unless they can tell him(their captor) why they are all there.

** [[spoiler:It was however made clear that "everyone was watching." There was apparently a live broadcast of the events, and possibly recordings, so even if she does get away, she'll be on the run from the law for the rest of her life, and her main purpose for killing Jackson and Eddie pointless.]]

* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler:Sully. See ShutUpHannibal below.]]

** [[spoiler:Coogan is a child molester who knowingly infected his victims with aids.]]

* DeadpanSnarker: Sully. Coogan and Leon also have their moments.

* HeyItsThatGuy: It's [[Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch Sabrina]]!

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Sully is quite racist towards Leon, a black guy.

* IHaveAFamily: Subverted. Kelley pleads with the captor to let her go because she has to be there for her son. The captor angrily counters that he has been spying on her for quite a while and she's actually quite neglectful as a parent, so he finds it insulting that she would try to use this as an excuse. [[spoiler:This is another clue that his grievance for capturing the nine people is a family matter.]]