The Ninth Configuration (1980)
"How do you fight a war called madness?"
ThumbScore
👍 75%audience score Estimated from TMDB user ratings and critic scores, calibrated to Google's former audience score. Google stopped publishing it in 2026.
Critics Score
🎬 80%
(RT: 80%) RT = Rotten Tomatoes (critic reviews). MC = Metacritic (weighted critic average). Critics Score is the average of both.
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Cast
Jason Miller as Lt. Frankie Reno
Ed Flanders as Col. Richard Fell
Is The Ninth Configuration good?
Most people think so. 75% audience score, estimated from 179 TMDB ratings. Critics agree, scoring it 80%.
Overview
Army psychiatrist Colonel Kane is posted to a secluded gothic castle housing a military asylum. With a reserved calm, he indulges the inmates' delusions, allowing them free rein to express their fantasies. Wikipedia ↗
