{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Psych 9 | image = Psych 9.jpg | director = Andrew Shortell | producer = Andrew Shortell<!-- per poster, he's the only producer --> | writer = Lawrence Robinson | starring = {{plainlist| * Sara Foster * Cary Elwes * Michael Biehn }} | music = James Edward Baker | cinematography = Shane Daley | editing = Nick McCahearty | distributor = Green Card Pictures<BR>Lionsgate<BR>Ghost House Underground | released = {{Film date|2010|5|7|United Kingdom}} | runtime = 98 minutes | country = {{plainlist| * United States<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8db2aa41|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625180202/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8db2aa41|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 25, 2016|title=Psych:9 (2007)|work=British Film Institute|accessdate=2016-04-23}}</ref> * Czech Republic<ref name=bfi/> }} | language = English | budget = $5 million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Psych-9#tab=summary|title=Psych 9 (2010)|work=The Numbers|accessdate=2016-04-23|archive-date=2016-04-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415063546/http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Psych-9#tab=summary|url-status=live}}</ref> | gross = }} '''''Psych: 9''''' is a 2010 American-Czech horror film directed by Andrew Shortell. It stars Sara Foster and Michael Biehn.
==Plot== While dealing with her own mental issues, Roslyn takes the night shift at a recently closed hospital's psych ward. As she experiences possibly supernatural phenomena, she comes to suspect that her husband, Cole, is a serial killer active in the area.
==Cast== * Sara Foster as Roslyn * Cary Elwes as Dr. Clement * Michael Biehn as Det. Marling * Gabriel Mann as Cole * Colleen Camp as Beth
==Production== Shooting took place in Prague.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/elwes-psyched-for-thriller-pic-1117956084/|title=Elwes psyched for thriller pic|last=McClintock|first=Pamela|work=Variety|date=2006-12-19|accessdate=2016-04-23|archive-date=2016-05-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505094753/http://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/elwes-psyched-for-thriller-pic-1117956084/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Release== ''Psych 9'' played in the UK in May 2010<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2010/may/11/four-lions-chris-morris|title=Four Lions has roaring weekend at UK box office|last=Gant|first=Charles|work=The Guardian|date=2010-05-11|accessdate=2016-04-23|archive-date=2014-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911021623/http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2010/may/11/four-lions-chris-morris|url-status=live}}</ref> and at Screamfest Horror Film Festival on October 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/20064/excl-director-talks-the-screamfest-premiere-and-us-release-of-psych-9/|title=Excl: Director Talks the Screamfest Premiere and US Release of Psych: 9|last=Decker|first=Sean|work=Dread Central|date=2010-10-09|accessdate=2016-04-23|archive-date=2016-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424042824/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/20064/excl-director-talks-the-screamfest-premiere-and-us-release-of-psych-9/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on February 22, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/22512/dvd-and-blu-ray-releases-february-22nd-psyched-for-9-birdemic-ninjas/|title=DVD and Blu-Ray Releases: February 22nd – Psyched for 9 Birdemic Ninjas|last=Low|first=K. W.|work=Dread Central|date=2011-02-22|accessdate=2016-04-23|archive-date=2016-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426035006/http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/22512/dvd-and-blu-ray-releases-february-22nd-psyched-for-9-birdemic-ninjas/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Reception== Kim Newman of ''Empire'' rated it 2/5 stars and called it "predictable fare with a few good performances".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/movies/psych-9/review/|title=Psych 9 Review|last=Newman|first=Kim|work=Empire|date=2015-10-14|accessdate=2016-04-23|archive-date=2016-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160923170621/http://www.empireonline.com/movies/psych-9/review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Steve Barton of Dread Central rated it 2/5 stars and wrote, "It's all been done before and done much better".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/22254/psych-9-blu-ray-dvd/|title=Psych: 9 (Blu-ray / DVD)|last=Barton|first=Steve|work=Dread Central|date=2011-02-10|accessdate=2016-04-23|archive-date=2016-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426090301/http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/22254/psych-9-blu-ray-dvd/|url-status=live}}</ref> Describing the film's use of haunted house and serial killer tropes, R. L. Shaffer of ''IGN'' rated it 4/10 stars and called it "more or less a combination of two half-cocked ideas".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/02/23/psych-9-blu-ray-review|title=Psych 9 Blu-ray Review|last=Shaffer|first=R. L.|work=IGN|date=2011-02-23|accessdate=2016-04-23}}</ref> In comparing it to a Lifetime made-for-cable film, Peter Brown of Shock Till You Drop criticized the amount of time spent on back story and concluded that the film is too illogical and clichéd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/reviews/18082-psych-9/|title=Psych 9|last=Brown|first=Peter|work=Shock Till You Drop|date=2011-02-15|accessdate=2016-04-23|archive-date=2016-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506171506/http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/reviews/18082-psych-9/|url-status=live}}</ref> Annie Riordan of Brutal as Hell called it "stunningly unscary and totally nonsensical".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brutalashell.com/2011/02/dvd-review-psych-9/|title=DVD Review: Psych 9|last=Riordan|first=Annie|work=Brutal as Hell|date=2011-02-18|accessdate=2016-04-23|archive-date=2016-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508203739/http://www.brutalashell.com/2011/02/dvd-review-psych-9/|url-status=live}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.psych9.com/}} * {{IMDb title|0901504}} * {{Rotten Tomatoes|psych_9}}
Category:2010 films Category:2010 horror films Category:American horror films Category:Czech horror films Category:Films shot in Prague Category:2010 English-language films Category:2010 American films Category:English-language horror films