2009 movies

The September Issue

2009 | Documentary | USA

The September 2007 issue of Vogue magazine weighed nearly five pounds, and was the single largest issue of a magazine ever published. With unprecedented access, this film tells the story of legendary Vogue editor in chief Anna Wintour and her larger-than-life team of editors creating the issue and ruling the ...

Agora

2009 | Adventure | Drama | History | Malta | Romance | Spain

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hopes of pursuing freedom while also falling in love with his master, the famous female philosophy professor and atheist Hypatia of Alexandria.

New York, I Love You

2009 | Drama | France | Romance | USA

In the city that never sleeps, love is always on the mind. Those passions come to life in NEW YORK, I LOVE YOU(rendition of 2006 PARIS, JE T'AIME) - a collaboration of storytelling from some of today's most imaginative filmmakers and featuring an all-star cast. Together they create a kaleidoscope ...

Opposite Day

2009 | Comedy | Family | USA

The world goes backwards on Opposite Day. The kids become adults, and the adults become kids.

Act of God

2009 | Canada | Documentary

Documentarian Jennifer Baichwal helmed this reflective documentary that ponders the spiritual, emotional, and metaphysical ramifications of being struck by a lightning bolt. According to the National Weather Service, the odds of this incident befalling any given person are about one in 700,000, which makes many a survivor question why he ...

Freeway Killer

2009 | Crime | Horror | Thriller | USA

The true story of William Bonin a California serial killer.

Bad Cop

2009 | Action | USA

Screen legend David Carradine turns in one of his final screen performances in this low-budget, crime drama helmed by Mexican-American actor-director Damian Chapa. Chapa stars as honest but financially strapped cop Angel Alvarez, who makes some quick money — but loses his soul — when he goes to work for ...

Stoic

2009 | Canada | Drama

A heated game of poker causes three men incarcerated for nonviolent offenses to brutalize their cellmate before taking drastic measures in order to cover up their crime.

Mammoth

2009 | Denmark | Drama | Germany | Sweden

Leo and Ellen are a successful New York couple, totally immersed in their work. Leo is the creator of a booming website, and has stumbled into a world of money and big decisions. Ellen is a dedicated emergency surgeon who devotes her long shifts to saving lives. Their 8-year old ...

Youth in Revolt

2009 | Comedy | Drama | Romance | USA

While his trailer trash parents teeter on the edge of divorce, Nick Twisp sets his sights on dream girl Sheeni Saunders, hoping that she'll be the one to take away his virginity.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

2009 | Adventure | Canada | Fantasy | France | Mystery | UK

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantastical morality tale, set in the present day. It tells the story of Dr Parnassus and his extraordinary 'Imaginarium', a travelling show where members of the audience get an irresistible opportunity to choose between light and joy or darkness and gloom. Blessed with ...

Daybreakers

2009 | Action | Australia | Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller | USA

In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.