

9 Songs
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: medium
Audience Score
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The Verdict
9 Songs is a sparse, sexually explicit drama intercut with live concert footage — a contemporary heterosexual romance with essentially zero identity messaging. It carries no swaps, no preaching, and no LGBTQ+ or agenda content. Its notoriety stems from explicit sexuality, not progressive politics.
What the AI Flagged
Each axis scored 0–100, with the receipts. The headline score weights the worst offense, so a single egregious element isn't diluted by the rest.
Identity Swaps
0Original characters in a contemporary romance; no established characters to swap.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
5An intimate two-hander romance with no male-demotion messaging.
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
3The relationship depicted is a heterosexual one; no LGBTQ+ content.
DEI Casting
5Small contemporary cast with no lore or setting to override.
Preachiness
3The film is an explicit, dialogue-light study of a relationship; it does not sermonize.
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
3No framing of masculinity or the West as toxic.
Source Betrayal
0Original screenplay with no source material.
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Cast & Crew

Kieran O'Brien
Matt

Margo Stilley
Lisa

Courtney Taylor-Taylor
Himself - The Dandy Warhols (uncredited)

Alex Kapranos
Himself - Franz Ferdinand (uncredited)

Guy Garvey
Himself - Elbow (uncredited)

Robert Levon Been
Himself - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (uncredited)

Peter Hayes
Himself - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (uncredited)

Gruff Rhys
Himself - Super Furry Animals (uncredited)
Jason Stollsteimer
Himself - The Von Bondies (uncredited)
Marcie Bolen
Herself - The Von Bondies (uncredited)
Michael Winterbottom (Writer)
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