201. Balibo
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Connolly
Actors: Anthony LaPaglia, Oscar Isaac, Nathan Phillips, Damon Gameau, Gyton Grantley, Tom Wright
202. The Men Who Stare at Goats
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Grant Heslov
Actors: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Robert Patrick, Stephen Root
Plot: A reporter looks to lose himself in war after his marriage fails. While in Iraq, he stumbles upon a special forces unit that uses psychic power with the goal to end war as we know it. But when the leader goes missing, the trail leads to another psychic soldier, one who has a very different mission in mind.
203. It Might Get Loud
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Davis Guggenheim
Actors: Jimmy Page, The Edge, Jack White
Plot: Three generations of electric guitarists: Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White, wax poetic on the history of their instrument of choice and do a little heavy shredding as well.
204. Rudo y Cursi
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Carlos Cuarón
Actors: Felipe de Lara, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna, Guillermo Francella, Axel Ricco, Armando Hernández
Plot: Two siblings rival each other inside the world of professional soccer.
205. Warlords, The ( Tau ming chong )
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Drama/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Chan, Wai Man Yip
Actors: Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Jinglei Xu, Bo Zhou, Xiaodong Guo
206. Paris
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Cédric Klapisch
Actors: Juliette Binoche, Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, Albert Dupontel, François Cluzet, Karin Viard
Plot: In Paris, in the city of a thousand faces everyone has a story.
207. Shinjuku Incident ( San suk si gin )
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tung-Shing Yee
Actors: Jackie Chan, Naoto Takenaka, Daniel Wu, Jinglei Xu, Masaya Katô, Tôru Minegishi
Plot: Steelhead is an illegal Chinese immigrant in Japan who comes to Tokyo to find his childhood sweetheart Xiu Xiu. He teams up with a group of Chinese workers who help him get a roof, some manual labor and sharing a tricks on how to survive living shadowy live. Life in Japan isn’t easy; the Chinese work at odd jobs, but have to bolt every time the cops show up for an illegal worker raid. From other side, they are constantly oppressed by Japanese yakuza gangs. Soon Steelhead discovers that Xiu Xiu has adopted a Japanese identity and married Eguchi, an ambitious up and coming yakuza chief.
208. We Live in Public
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ondi Timoner
Actors: Tom Harris, Josh Harris, Robert Galinsky, Jon Harris, Jessica Zaino, Jeffrey Deitch
Plot: Examines the effect the web is having on our society, as seen through the eyes of “the greatest Internet pioneer.
209. Disgrace
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Steve Jacobs
Actors: John Malkovich, Natalie Becker, Antoinette Engel, Antonio Fisher, Isabella De Villiers, Charles Tertiens
210. Deadgirl
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Marcel Sarmiento, Gadi Harel
Actors: Shiloh Fernandez, Noah Segan, Michael Bowen, Candice Accola, Andrew DiPalma, Nolan Gerard Funk
Plot: Two friends exploring an old mental asylum come across a girl chained to a table. When they find out she is undead, each has their own idea of what should be done with her.
