2009 movies

When Soldiers Cry

2009 | Action | USA | War

1965 South Vietnam, two American Soldiers find themselves trapped in the Jungle with a War surrounding them. The only thing keeping them alive is the promises in their hearts they kept to their families - to return home at any cost. One Soldier, Private David M. Church awakes from being ...

Peter and Vandy

2009 | Drama | Romance | USA

'Peter and Vandy' is a love story told out of order. Set in Manhattan, the story shifts back and forth in time, juxtaposing Peter and Vandy's romantic beginnings with the twisted, manipulative, regular couple they become. The film explores the question most couples ask themselves... 'How the hell did we ...

Everybody’s Fine

2009 | Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Italy | USA

A widower who realized his only connection to his family was through his wife sets off on an impromptu road trip to reunite with each of his grown children.

Splinterheads

2009 | Comedy | USA

In this independent comedy, Justin (Thomas Middleditch) is a twentysomething slacker who has a hard time getting out of bed before noon and works part-time mowing lawns with his buddy Wayne (Jason Rogel), who is only slightly more ambitious. Justin hears a lot from his family about making something of ...

Scout Camp

2009 | Comedy | USA

The sacred "Spirit Stick" has been stolen from Camp Rakhouta, threatening the very legacy of the prestigious camp unless the intrepid Fire Dragons can rise to the occasion and recover the priceless relic. Returning to his beloved Camp Rakhouta for what will likely be his last summer, York Hayes (Shawn ...

Alexander the Last

2009 | Drama | Romance | USA

Independent filmmaker Joe Swanberg (Hannah Takes the Stairs, Nights and Weekends) writes, directs, and produces this intimate marriage drama focusing on the troubled union of an artistic young couple. As temptations both sexual and creative in nature challenge the couple's monogamous relationship, the facade of happiness fades to reveal the ...

Tetro

2009 | Argentina | Drama | Italy | Spain | USA

Fresh faced and naive, 17-year-old Bennie arrives in Buenos Aires to search for his older brother who has been missing for more than a decade. The family had emigrated from Italy to Argentina, but with the great musical success of their father Carlo, an acclaimed symphony conductor, the family moved ...

Women in Trouble

2009 | Comedy | USA

A serpentine day in the life of ten seemingly disparate women: a porn star, a flight attendant, a psychiatrist, a masseuse, a bartender, a pair of call girls, etc. All of them with one crucial thing in common. Trouble.

The River Within

2009 | Drama | Family | USA

Jason returns home to get away while he studies for the upcoming bar exam. After visiting his oldest friend, a "coulda-been-girlfriend" who is now engaged, and a pushy preacher, his easygoing summer becomes filled with unwanted drama. Over the few months he's there, he begins to question what life is ...

The Donner Party

2009 | Drama | USA

Based on the real events of The Donner Party tragedy. The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the western expansion of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada during the winter of 1846-1847, a number of the trapped settlers joined together in ...

Gracie!

2009 | Drama | Fantasy | Thriller | UK

In 1939 Gracie Fields, the 'Queen of Hearts', is at the height of her success as a singer and actress and the whole nation seems to wish her a speedy recovery from cervical cancer. When World War Two breaks out, Gracie sings for the troops despite poor health, to the ...

Tenure

2009 | Comedy | USA

A college professor competes for tenure with a hot-shot female colleague.