Nine Queens

2000 ‘Nueve reinas’ Directed by Fabián Bielinsky

Sticky & Square

Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps (the "nine queens").

Ricardo Darín Gastón Pauls Leticia Brédice María Mercedes Villagra Gabo Correa Pochi Ducasse Jorge Noya Ignasi Abadal Carlos Lanari Tomás Fonzi Alejandro Awada Antonio Ugo Elsa Berenguer Ricardo Díaz Mourelle Gabriel Molinelli Roly Serrano Claudio Rissi Oscar Núñez

Alternative Titles

Dziewiec królowych, 9 kuningatarta, Les neuf reines, 9 vasilisses, Ni dronninger, A kilenc királynő, Devet kraljica, Die neun Königinnen, Nueve Reinas, Девять королев, Devět královen, Nove Rainhas

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Popular reviews

Review by kevin ★★★★

un capo gaston pauls casi ni se notaba que era terraplanista
Review by violeta ★★★★½ 1

YO NO PEDÍ SER ARGENTINA SOLO TUVE EL PRIVILEGIO
Review by Sir ￦illiam Blake 🎥 ★★★★★ 4

Did you want to see some con artist movie like American Hustle which involves scam & hustle business? watch Nine Queens, this picture is not some pretentious and pedant film like American Hustle[I liked but...] Scorsese's wannabe, there are no hot and beautiful women on it, or big hit stars starring. Nine Queens is some original and clever film, full of witty and very elaborated characters. This story, by the way, are about the act of con peoples, moral, family and fortune and how we use day after day and don't need to have some narration to like "I have to survive." Knocking on your head every time - "I have to survive." - is some kind of thing you see…
Review by Maevez 8

Nueve Reinas is the story of two swindlers who team up for a day of crime. This movie feels like watching a chess game and as I learned with The Queen's Gambit, I love seeing two people trying to out-smart eachother while me, a moron, I'm just completely lost and having the time of my life.
The script is full of twists and thrilling moments, it's an incredibly entertaining fast-paced movie. It doesn't matter how many times you see it, it's still surprising and fun. I always take any chance I can get to praise Ricardo Darín, here he's as fantastic as he usually is. I couldn't recommend this argentinian movie more. Just go in without knowing much and let it surprise you.
Review by lari ★★★★½

i’m argentinian, i’m 17 yo, next year i’m starting film school and i had never seen this film before, sorry
Review by joaquien ★★★★ 1

con esta pelicula me di cuenta de dos cosas:
1: que mal sonido tienen las películas argentinas no entendía ni mi propio idioma
2: como se devaluó todo cuando enfocaron un billete de $5 me largué a llorar
Review by Lulu ★★★★

i love movies about con artists they give me that buzz
Review by flor belén 🍒 ★★★★★

EL PLOT TWIST bye un orgullo ser argentina la verdad,,
Review by Angeles ✨ ★★★★½ 7

There are no saints.
Clashes between the police and citizens. Fires, protests, and a political and economic crisis, where the country declared itself ruined and unable to pay its debts.
Nine Queens is situated in the context of this economic crisis in Argentina, from 1998 to 2002.
Nine Queens has a really witty plot about the life of crime of this con artists, the expert Marcos and the newbie Juan, that play with the trust, patience and honesty of people, while planning to sell a man a counterfeit of super rare stamps, by which the film earns its title, the Nine Queens.
There is a scene in which Marcos tells Juan that everyone in the city are thieves, that there…
Review by Steve G 🐝 ★★★½

The World Is More Than Enough 3: You Haven't Seen That Yet?!
5/30 - Argentina
It took me 13 years but I got there in the end.
I actually bought Nine Queens on VHS back in 2002 on the way back from a Chinese restaurant. It was stuck in an ex-rental bargain bin outside a video shop. Cost me about a quid, I think. Never did get round to watching it as I was dragged kicking and screaming into the DVD era. I'm still reluctantly in that era, by the way.
It was just about worth the wait although I was a bit anxious. To say that Fabián Bielinsky's next film, The Aura tested my patience would be an understatement.…
Review by Tomás Fenili ★★★★★

20 años y sigue más vigente que nunca. El relato perfecto en el país donde todo puede suceder. 9 Reinas condensensa lo mejor y lo peor de los argentinos. Pillos, rápidos, ventajeros y estafadores, pero también sensibles, tiernos y justicieros. Se me hace imposible pensar esta película fuera del contexto de Argentina en el año 2000.
La manera en la que Bielensky construye los cimientos de la película es majestuosa. Todo se trata de los personajes, de entenderlos, conocerlos y acompañarlos en este viaje por Buenos Aires lleno de trucos, artimañas y estafas. Bastan apenas unos minutos para entender quién es Marcos. No hay dudas de cómo se maneja y sabemos que es más rápido que todos nosotros. Y cuando…
Review by Cam ★★★★½

These things happen, man.
It’s a one in a million chance.
Once in a lifetime.
It’s happening to you and me, here and now.
…and the con is on!
Such a great film! I love con games and this one is extremely well played.
What an amazing first feature feat and I can’t believe that Fabián Bielinsky only wrote and directed two films in his lifetime. I have to see The Aura now.
BONUS POINTS for turning a simple paper shredder into a tension inducing sound machine.
This is a trick. You’re pulling a trick.
You think I’m screwing you? How?
I don’t know. I can’t understand it and it makes me mad.

Cinematic Time Capsule - 2000 Ranked

Recent reviews

Review by Mart ★★★★

What a smart and exciting movie the kick-off movienight. 👏
Review by Cedric Muyres ★★★★

One of the best con art films ever made. Worth the rewatch.
Review by Harry ★★★★★

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Review by Ferga ★★★★½

Feliz aniversario
Review by Juli ★★★★

El montaje de los tipos de chorros: cultura✨
Review by caro_parente ★★★★½

Le tenía 0 expectativas, la encontré en la tele, me la puse a ver y me gusto mucho
Review by pepegrillo_ ★★★★

La película no es un 100 pero no deja de ser una joya. Más que nada porque marca la importancia de un buen guión, y con un ritmo rápido, cosa que no se ve tan seguido en el cine argentino. Todo el tiempo te deja expectante, cada diálogo es importante, hay subtramas conectándose todo el tiempo, se construyen los personajes en conjunto con el relato, hermoso. Si bien el final es la frutilla del postre, no me deja de hacer ruido visualmente que todos estén jugando poker (?.
Review by b4rbi ★★★★

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Me sorprendió x2 el plot twist porque estaba segurisima que la piba estaba con "Juan" y así fue. Lo ame.
Review by guada ★★★★★

amargo y retruco carajo
Review by Andrés Miguez ★★★★★

Increíble como siempre <3
Review by julioverdugo ★★★★

Nueve Reinas es uno de los hitos del nuevo cine argentino. Una historia de estafadores con un guión que cuida hasta el más mínimo detalle. Protagonizada por Ricardo Darín y Gastón Pauls y dirigida por Fabián Bielinsky, Nueve Reinas retrata esa cultura donde gana el más vivo algo muy de la idiosincracia latinoamericana. El guión también firmado por Bielinsky es de una frescura y precisión admirables.
Review by mury ★★★★★

viva la patria