Films of 2009
LISTING OF FILMS REVIEWED FROM 2009
Films in bold print are recommended. To give you an idea of the rating system, you can check the “About Site” page or “Film Ratings” page.
A
Act of God (* ½)
Adam (* * *)
Adventureland (* * ½)
Afterschool (* ½)
Angels and Demons (* * ½)
The Answer Man (* * ½)
Antichrist (* * ½)
Avatar (* * *)
Away We Go (* * *)
B
Bad Lieutenant:Port of Call – New Orleans (* * ½)
Big Fan (* * ½)
Black Dynamite (* * ½)
Blind Date (* ½)
The Blind Side (* * *)
Bluebeard (* * * ½)
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (* ½)
Bright Star (* * ½)
Bronson (* * ½)
The Brothers Bloom (* * *)
Bruno (* * ½)
C
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (* * *)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (* * *)
Cold Souls (* * ½)
Coraline (* * ½)
Couples Retreat (* *)
The Cove (* * * ½)
Crazy Heart (* * *)
D
District 9 (* * * *)
Drag Me to Hell (* ½)
E
Easy Virtue (* * *)
An Education (* * *)
The Escapist (* *)
Every Little Step (* * ½)
Everlasting Moments (* * *)
Extract (* * ½)
F
Fantastic Mr. Fox (* * * ½)
(500) Days of Summer (* * * ½)
Food, Inc. (* * ½)
The Fourth Kind (* *)
Funny People (* * *)
G
Gomorrah (* *)
Goodbye Solo (* * ½)
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (* * ½)
The Great Buck Howard (* * *)
H
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (* *)
The Hangover (* * ½)
Humpday (* ½)
The Hurt Locker (* * ½)
I
I Love You, Beth Cooper (* ½)
I Love You, Man (* * *)
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (* * *)
In the Loop (* * *)
The Informant! (* * *)
Inglourious Basterds (* * * ½)
The Invention of Lying (* * * ½)
Invictus (* * *)
Is Anybody There? (* * ½)
J
Julia (* * * ½)
Julie & Julia (* * ½)
L
The Last Station (* * * ½)
The Lovely Bones (* *)
M
Management (* * *)
Max and Mary (* * * ½)
Me and Orson Welles (* * *)
The Men Who Stare at Goats (* * ½)
The Merry Gentleman (* *)
The Messenger (* * ½)
Monsters vs. Aliens (* * *)
Moon (* * *)
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg & the Pentagon Papers (* * *)
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? (* *)
N
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (* * *)
Nine (* * ½)
Nursery University (* * *)
O
Observe and Report (* *)
Old Dogs (* *)
The Other Man (* ½)
Outrage (* * *)
P
Paranormal Activity (* *)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (* ½)
Pirate Radio (* * ½)
Precious (* * *)
Un Prophete (* * * ½)
Public Enemies (* * ½)
Q
Quiet Chaos (* * *)
R
The Road (* * *)
S
Seraphine (* * ½)
A Serious Man (* * * ½)
Sherlock Holmes (* *)
Shrink (* * *)
Sin Nombre (* * * ½)
A Single Man (* * ½)
The Soloist (* *)
Soundtrack for A Revolution (* *)
Spinning Into Butter (*)
Summer Hours (* *)
Sunshine Cleaning (* * * ½)
Surveillance (* * ½)
T
Taken (* *)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (* * *)
Taking Woodstock (* *)
Terminator: Salvation (* * ½)
Tetro (* * ½)
12 Rounds (* ½)
Two Lovers (* * *)
Tyson (* * *)
U
Up (* * *)
Up in the Air (* * * *)
W
Watchmen (* * * ½)
Whatever Works (* * ½)
Where the Wild Things Are (* * *)
The White Ribbon (* * * *)
World’s Greatest Dad (* * ½)
Z
Zombieland (* * ½)
To See My Top 10 Films of 2009, just click here.
Notable Films Yet To See:
You The Living, O’Horton, Tickling Leo, Bliss, Crossing Over, Disney’s A Christmas Carol








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