161. The Lovely Bones
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Saoirse Ronan, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli
Plot: Based on the novel by Alice Sebold - When Susie Salmon is murdered, she watches from heaven as her family deals with the tragedy and their interactions with police, friends and even her own murderer.
162. The Horsemen
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jonas Åkerlund
Actors: Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang, Patrick Fugit, Peter Stormare, Eric Balfour, Liam James
Plot: Grieving over his wife, distanced from his two sons, a detective investigating a series of gristly serial murders discovers a connection between him and the suspects that ties in to the Biblical Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
163. 2012
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Roland Emmerich
Actors: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Oliver Platt, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, Thomas McCarthy
Plot: Scholars and everyday people have long wondered why the Mayan calendar suddenly ends on 12/21/12. Director Roland Emmerich imagines a world torn apart by global catastrophe - earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis - and a group of people who dare to survive and try to stop the events before they wipe out all of humanity.
164. The Ugly Truth
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Robert Luketic
Actors: Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl, Cheryl Hines, Bonnie Somerville, Vicki Lewis, Eric Winter
Plot: Abby Richter is a morning show producer looking for the perfect man. Mike Alexander is a chauvinistic personality on the show. When the higher-ups decide to team the two up to test theories on relationships, an unlikely truth will be revealed.
165. Ong bak 2
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Thai
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tony Jaa
Actors: Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatree, Sarunyu Wongkrachang, Nirut Sirichanya, Santisuk Promsiri, Primorata Dejudom
Plot: Tony Jaa returns in this epic story. Tien (Tony) is kidnapped from his family and raised by Pha Beek Krut (pirates). Cher Nung the pirate leader teaches Tien how to become a pirate. Once Tien has proven his physical and mental prowess, Cher Nung hands over the leadership of the clan. Tien now must embark on his mission to track down Lord Rajasena and bring his family's honor to justice.
If you have never seen a Tony Jaa movie before, you will be in for a real treat. His fight scenes are so action packed that you wont have time to drop your jaw! The final battle will rival the Tony's "bonebreaking" scene from Tom-Yum-Goong (The Protector).
166. Tyson
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James Toback
Actors: Mike Tyson
Plot: Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson examines his own life in and out of the ring.
167. Everybody's Fine
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Kirk Jones
Actors: Robert De Niro, Kate Beckinsale, Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell, Katherine Moennig, Melissa Leo
Plot: After his wife dies, a widower realizes she was the only connection to his family. He decides to go on a cross-country trip in order to connect with each of his adult children.
168. Funny People
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Judd Apatow
Actors: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman
Plot: A seasoned comedian learns he has a terminal condition and takes a green performer under his wing. They soon develop a close bond that extends beyond professional comedy, and each will discover that life has something to offer - especially when given a second chance.
169. Haunting in Connecticut, The
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Cornwell
Actors: Virginia Madsen, Amanda Crew, Elias Koteas, Kyle Gallner, D.W. Brown, Martin Donovan
Plot: Based on real events, a family moves to upstate Connecticut to help their son but the charming Victorian house has a dark past as former mortuary causing increasingly violent supernatural events to occur.
170. The Horse Boy
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michel O. Scott
Actors: Simon Baron-Cohen, Temple Grandin, Roy Richard Grinker, Rowan Isaacson, Rupert Isaacson, Kristin Neff
