51. The Road
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Hillcoat
Actors: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Robert Duvall, Michael Kenneth Williams
Plot: Based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy, a father and son must navigate a lonely, dangerous world following a nuclear holocaust.
52. 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.
53. Wake Up Sid
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ayan Mukherjee
Actors: Ranbir Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rahul Khanna, Kashmira Shah, Supriya Pathak, Anupam Kher
54. Julie & Julia
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Nora Ephron
Actors: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jane Lynch, Vanessa Ferlito
Plot: The film follows Powell, a government employee who decides to cook her way through legendary cook Julia Child's classic cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" in one year's time out of her small Queens kitchen. Powell blogs her daily experiences, gaining a loyal following along the way.
55. Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike Clattenburg
Actors: Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith, John Dunsworth, Jonathan Torrens, Patrick Roach
56. Revanche
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Götz Spielmann
Actors: Johannes Krisch, Irina Potapenko, Andreas Lust, Ursula Strauss, Johannes Thanheiser, Hanno Pöschl
Plot: Ex-con Alex plans to flee to the South with his girl after a robbery. But something terrible happens and revenge seems inevitable.
57. Michael Jackson's This is It
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kenny Ortega
Actors: Michael Jackson, Orianthi, Dorian Holley, Darryl Phinnessee, Ken Stacey, Mo Pleasure
Plot: Comprised of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage as the late singer prepares for his London concert tour.
58. Gomorrah ( Gomorra )
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Matteo Garrone
Actors: Salvatore Abruzzese, Simone Sacchettino, Salvatore Ruocco, Vincenzo Fabricino, Vincenzo Altamura, Italo Renda
Plot: Five individual stories present a contemporary look at the mafia in Italy.
59. 9
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Shane Acker
Actors: Jennifer Connelly, Elijah Wood, Crispin Glover, John C. Reilly, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau
Plot: Animated: A community of animate rag dolls residing in a post-apocalyptic world discover one of their own, named, "9" (Elijah Wood), may be able to lead them to survival.
60. Agora
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Actors: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom, Michael Lonsdale, Rupert Evans
Plot: Tells the story of astronomer-philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria (Weisz)
and her relationship with her slave Davus (Minghella), who is torn between
his love for his mistress and the possibility of gaining his freedom by
joining the rising tide of Christianity.
