9

About 9

When 9 first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world. All humans are gone, and it is only by chance that he discovers a small community of others like him taking refuge from fearsome machines that roam the earth intent on their extinction.

9 is a 2009 animation science fiction film directed by Shane Acker. It runs 79 minutes and was released in August 2009.

Elijah Wood stars as #9 (voice), Christopher Plummer as #1 (voice), Martin Landau as #2 (voice), and John C. Reilly as #5 (voice). Written by Pamela Pettler. Production companies include Arc Productions, Focus Features, and Relativity Media.

Shelv files it under post-apocalyptic future, steampunk, hope, and man vs machine.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Mortal Engines, and Metropolis make useful companions to 9, all filed under dystopia. It scores 7.0 out of 10 from 4,024 TMDB voters and it carries a PG-13 rating.