21. Fantastic Mr. Fox
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Wes Anderson
Actors: George Clooney, Michael Gambon, Bill Murray, Meryl Streep, Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman
Plot: Three greedy farmers plan to outfox Mr. Fox and him family from stealing their food. But the wily animal and his friends have their own plan to bring the farmers down.
22. The Secret of Kells
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey
Actors: Brendan Gleeson, Liam Hourican, Mick Lally, Michael McGrath, Evan McGuire, Christen Mooney
Plot: A young boy goes on a quest in order to complete the magical Book of Kells while evading a barbarian invasion.
23. Mother ( Madeo )
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joon-ho Bong
Actors: Bin Won, Ku Jin, Hye-ja Kim, Yoon Jae-Moon, Mun-hee Na, Mi-sun Jun
Plot: When her mentally disabled son is accused of murder, his over protective mother takes on local hoods and a corrupt police department to find the killer.
24. Departures ( Okuribito )
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yojiro Takita
Actors: Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ryoko Hirosue, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kimiko Yo, Takashi Sasano
25. Food, Inc.
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Robert Kenner
Actors: Michael Pollan, Eric Schlosser, Richard Lobb, Vince Edwards, Moe Parr, Troy Roush
Plot: Explores the way a handful of corporations control a vast amount of food Americans eat - and the danger of putting profits ahead of anything else.
26. Up in the Air
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jason Reitman
Actors: George Clooney, Jason Bateman, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Danny McBride
Plot: A corporate downsizing expert finds his job, and frequent flyer-mile goal, on the line when he learns his company plans to switch to firing over the Internet. Although is life is empty, he plans on showing that this is a face-to-face job and just may find solace in a female frequent flyer.
27. In the Loop
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Armando Iannucci
Actors: Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Paul Higgins, Anna Chlumsky, Chris Addison, James Gandolfini
Plot: When the US and UK decide to go to war, it takes the right group of people, along with a lot of spin, backroom politics and gossip, to make the war go away.
28. Earth
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield
Actors: Patrick Stewart, James Earl Jones
29. Partly Cloudy
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Peter Sohn
Actors: Tony Fucile, Lori Richardson
30. I Love You, Man
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Hamburg
Actors: Paul Rudd, Jon Favreau, Jason Segel, Jaime Pressly, Lou Ferrigno, Rashida Jones
Plot: Peter Klaven has just been engaged to Zooey, the woman of his dreams, but finds out that he has no male friends close enough to be his best man. After a series of bizarre man-dates he finds his perfect best bud in the form of Sydney Fife. As the two bond, his relationship with Zooey deteriorates until he if forced to choose between his new best friend and his would-be wife.
