Top Movies of 2009


The top movies of 2009 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

41. The Stoning of Soraya M.

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Persian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh
Actors: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Marnò, James Caviezel, Navid Negahban, David Diaan, Vachik Mangassarian

42. Troubled Water ( DeUsynlige )

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: Norwegian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Erik Poppe
Actors: Pål Sverre Valheim Hagen, Terje Strømdahl, Stig Henrik Hoff, Trine Dyrholm, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Fredrik Grøndahl

43. Bright Star

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Jane Campion
Actors: Abbie Cornish, Thomas Sangster, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Samuel Barnett, Jonathan Aris

44. Bronson

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Actors: Tom Hardy, Terry Stone, Matt King, Hugh Ross, Kelly Adams, Edward Bennett-Coles
Plot: Bronson follows the life of notorious prisoner Michael Gordon Peterson, who was re-named Charles Bronson by his fight promoter. Born into a respectable middle-class family, Peterson would nevertheless become one of the UK's most dangerous criminals, and is known for having spent almost his entire adult life in solitary confinement.

45. Invictus

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: Matt Damon, Morgan Freeman, Scott Eastwood, Robert Hobbs, Grant Roberts, Langley Kirkwood
Plot: After the fall of apartheid in South Africa, newly-elected president Nelson Mandela must find a way to unite the people of his still-divided nation and finds a common interest with the popular rugby team.

46. An Education

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Lone Scherfig
Actors: Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Emma Thompson
Plot: In London, Jenny is a bright teen, readying herself for Oxford University. Yet she yearns for something outside her straight-forward lifestyle. When she meets David, an older playboy, she revels in the life that is shown her.

47. I Killed My Mother ( J'ai tué ma mère )

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Xavier Dolan
Actors: Anne Dorval, Xavier Dolan, François Arnaud, Suzanne Clément, Patricia Tulasne, Niels Schneider
Plot: Xavier Dolan both directed and stars in the semi-autobiographical look into the confused adolescence of a teenager and his love/hate relationship with his mother.

48. The Messenger

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Oren Moverman
Actors: Steve Antonucci, Woody Harrelson, Samantha Morton, Jena Malone, Eamonn Walker, Ben Foster
Plot: A soldier who informs families of their loved ones passing finds himself drawn to the widow of a fallen soldier.

49. A Single Man

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tom Ford
Actors: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Ginnifer Goodwin, Nicholas Hoult, Paulette Lamori
Plot: A college professor who happens to be gay struggles to get through the day and envisions an end to his life. Takes place during the mid 20th century, where gay sexuality is not accepted. Colin Firth's character is not allowed to be part of his lovers family at the time of his death and funeral.

50. Battle for Terra

Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Aristomenis Tsirbas
Actors: Evan Rachel Wood, Brian Cox, Luke Wilson, David Cross, Justin Long, Chris Evans
Plot: The last remnants of Earth have depleted the resources of yet another planet and now set their sites on the peaceful world of Terra. When a human pilot crash lands, a rebellious Terrian teenager rescues him and forges a friendship. Working together, they form a plan to save both the human race and the planet.

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