2009 : Movies Must See
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1. The Canyon (2009)
R | 102 min | Thriller
A survival story about a honeymooning couple who get lost in the wide expanse of the Grand Canyon.
Director: Richard Harrah | Stars: Eion Bailey, Yvonne Strahovski, Will Patton, Wendy Worthington
Votes: 5,039 | Gross: $0.00M
2. Xtra Credit (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 86 min | Action, Thriller
A troubled youth (Micah Alberti) has an affair with a seductive woman (Marina Black) whose husband is found murdered.
Director: Martin Jay Weiss | Stars: Micah Alberti, Marina Black, Mitch Pileggi, Nina Siemaszko
Votes: 207
3. War Wolves (2009 TV Movie)
R | 104 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
A special forces unit heads back to the USA to hunt down a soldier infected with a werewolf virus. Little do they know that three of the female soldiers serving in the unit have also been infected and transformed into she-wolves.
Director: Michael Worth | Stars: John Saxon, Tim Thomerson, Michael Worth, Adrienne Barbeau
Votes: 1,013
4. Forget Me Not (II) (2009)
R | 103 min | Horror, Thriller
"Do you remember me?" A childhood game turns terrifyingly real for a group of high schoolers celebrating graduation. After a hide and seek like game in a cemetery, the players begin to disappear one by one.
Director: Tyler Oliver | Stars: Carly Schroeder, Cody Linley, Brie Gabrielle, Micah Alberti
Votes: 6,596
5. Angel of Death (I) (2009)
R | 77 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A career assassin becomes haunted by one of her victims following a near fatal injury to her brain. Becoming a rogue assassin settling the score with her former mob employers, chaos and power struggles ensue.
Director: Paul Etheredge | Stars: Zoë Bell, Jake Abel, Vail Bloom, Justin Huen
Votes: 2,440
6. Wyvern (2009 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
They Find a Live Wyvern in small town Alaska.
Director: Steven R. Monroe | Stars: Nick Chinlund, Erin Karpluk, Barry Corbin, Elaine Miles
Votes: 2,361
7. The Katt Phenomenon (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 30 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Phillip Andrew Morton | Stars: Wayne Brady, Melanie Comarcho, Mike Epps, Red Grant
Votes: 24
8. Transylmania (2009)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Horror
Spoof horror in which a group of college kids do a semester abroad in Romania and realise that if the partying doesn't kill them, the vampires just might!
Directors: David Hillenbrand, Scott Hillenbrand | Stars: Patrick Cavanaugh, James DeBello, Tony Denman, Oren Skoog
Votes: 2,882
9. Hardwired (2009)
R | 94 min | Action, Sci-Fi
After a tragic accident nearly claims Luke Gibson's life, the Hexx Corporation hardwire an implant into his brain to save him, but Luke soon finds out that this new technology comes at price.
Director: Ernie Barbarash | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Val Kilmer, Michael Ironside, Tatiana Maslany
Votes: 4,485
10. Star Runners (2009 TV Movie)
80 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
When ordered to retrieve a crate from a distant planet, two mercenaries learn that they must in fact smuggle a woman off world. They then crash-land on a planet packed with vicious giant alien bugs.
Director: Mat King | Stars: Connor Trinneer, James Kyson, Toni Trucks, Aja Evans
Votes: 1,110
11. Rise of the Gargoyles (2009 TV Movie)
94 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Workmen disturb a hidden chamber beneath a church, and a lethal creature is freed to terrorise Paris.
Director: Bill Corcoran | Stars: Eric Balfour, Caroline Néron, Justin Salinger, Ifan Huw Dafydd
Votes: 1,203
12. Malibu Shark Attack (2009 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A tsunami floods Malibu and unleashes a hunting pack of deep-water prehistoric goblin sharks, targeting a group of lifeguards trapped in their half-submerged station on stilts and a team of construction workers stranded in a flooded house.
Director: David Lister | Stars: Renee Bowen, Remi Broadway, Joel Amos Byrnes, Warren Christie
Votes: 2,625
13. Katt Williams: Pimpadelic (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Comedy
Comedian Katt Williams talks intimately about his family, career, god, his future and the state of the comedy business.
Star: Katt Williams
Votes: 258
14. Bob Funk (2009)
R | 106 min | Comedy, Drama
After he's fired from his job -- by his mother, no less -- Bob Funk agrees to quit drinking, see a therapist, and eventually report to a new boss, who might just be the woman of his dreams.
Director: Craig Carlisle | Stars: Rachael Leigh Cook, Alyssa Bartholomew, Robert John Brewer, Michael Leydon Campbell
Votes: 950
15. Fear Island (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Five students on spring break meet at a secluded island cabin for a weekend getaway. After a night of music, drinking and getting re-acquainted the five friends are shocked to find the cabin's caretaker murdered and the only boat off the island gone. Stranded on the island they become the prey of a mysterious killer who seems bent on revenge for something the friends have done. They must defend ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Storey | Stars: Aaron Ashmore, Haylie Duff, Lucy Hale, Kyle Schmid
Votes: 4,396
16. The Job (I) (2009)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A guy looking to find employment and marry the love of his life gets in over his head when a fast-talking temp agent lands him a job.
Director: Shem Bitterman | Stars: Patrick John Flueger, Ron Perlman, Taryn Manning, Joe Pantoliano
Votes: 885
17. The Art of War III: Retribution (2009 Video)
R | 88 min | Action, Thriller
A Secret Agent must prevent North Korean terrorist from acquiring a nuclear device.
Director: Gerry Lively | Stars: Anthony 'Treach' Criss, Warren Derosa, Lee Sung Hi, Janet Carroll
Votes: 1,007
18. Fire! (2009)
90 min | Action
When a young musician and his wife become witness of a bank robbery they get in the midst of a political conspiracy with the risk of losing their lives.
Director: Raoul W. Heimrich | Stars: Gary Dourdan, Cosma Shiva Hagen, Ken Duken, Florentine Lahme
Votes: 453
19. Contradictions of the Heart (2009 Video)
Drama
A party chasing chick pounds on a restaurant door after closing. The closing manager opens it and the journey this encounter creates, places contradicting questions at the door step of race, friendship and sex.
Director: Walter Allen Bennet Jr. | Stars: Clifton Powell, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Vanessa Williams, Christopher B. Duncan
Votes: 40
20. Defendor (2009)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Arthur Poppington, a regular man who adopts a superhero persona, known as "Defendor", combs the city streets at night, in search of his archenemy, Captain Industry.
Director: Peter Stebbings | Stars: Woody Harrelson, Kat Dennings, Sandra Oh, Elias Koteas
Votes: 37,527 | Gross: $0.04M
21. Don't Look Up (2009)
R | 85 min | Horror
Evil spirits released from old celluloid cause a film crew to slowly go insane while in production on a new project.
Director: Fruit Chan | Stars: Rachael Murphy, Eli Roth, Ben DiGregorio, Reshad Strik
Votes: 1,743
22. Still Waiting... (2009 Video)
R | 88 min | Comedy
Dennis is still waiting to progress to district manager from the restaurant where he works.
Director: Jeff Balis | Stars: Adam Carolla, John Michael Higgins, Rob Benedict, Steve Howey
Votes: 7,029
23. Away We Go (2009)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A couple expecting their first child travels the U.S. seeking the perfect "family home." They have misadventures and find fresh connections with relatives and old friends who help them discover "home" on their own terms for the first time.
Director: Sam Mendes | Stars: John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Allison Janney, Carmen Ejogo
Votes: 55,072 | Gross: $9.45M
24. The Greatest Song (2009)
PG-13 | 107 min | Romance
A successful music producer who thinks he has it all meets a church girl who knows nothing about life outside the church walls. When their worlds collide, they both learn that life isn't as black and white as they thought it to be.
Director: Sarah Poindexter | Stars: Lamman Rucker, Aida Rodriguez, Joe Clair, Sahr Ali
Votes: 64
25. Mercy (I) (2009)
R | 87 min | Drama, Romance
A young novelist tries to write about love, but realizes he will first need some real-life experience before taking on the subject.
Director: Patrick Hoelck | Stars: Scott Caan, Wendy Glenn, Troy Garity, Erika Christensen
Votes: 1,351 | Gross: $0.01M
26. Horsemen (2009)
R | 90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between a serial killing spree and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
Director: Jonas Åkerlund | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang, Lou Taylor Pucci, Clifton Collins Jr.
Votes: 24,183
27. Amazing Racer (2009)
PG | 92 min | Drama, Family, Sport
The death of a teenager's father leaves her orphaned until she discovers the mother she never knew. When she travels to meet her, she befriends a horse trainer. Together they win races and form new bonds that lead her back to happiness.
Director: Frank E. Johnson | Stars: Julianne Michelle, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Joanna Pacula
Votes: 809
28. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 102 min | Crime, Drama, History
Rookie journalist Eddie Dunford is determined to find the truth in an increasingly complex maze of lies and deceit surrounding the police investigation into a series of child abductions.
Director: Julian Jarrold | Stars: Andrew Garfield, David Morrissey, John Henshaw, Anthony Flanagan
Votes: 13,681
29. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, History
When another child goes missing, washed-up solicitor John Piggott unwittingly provides a catalyst for Detective Chief Superindent Maurice Jobson to start to right some wrongs.
Director: Anand Tucker | Stars: David Morrissey, Lisa Howard, Chris Walker, Shaun Dooley
Votes: 8,314
30. Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, History
The Home Office bring in senior Manchester detective Peter Hunter to conduct a secret review of the Ripper investigation to date.
Director: James Marsh | Stars: Warren Clarke, Paddy Considine, James Fox, David Calder
Votes: 9,569 | Gross: $0.15M
31. X Returns (2009)
PG | 10 min | Short, Action, Adventure
After nearly 40 years of false imprisonment, cruel scientific testing and denial by the US government, Agent X is finally a free man again.
Director: Ammo | Stars: Jamie Dornan, Holly Valance, Antonio Fargas, Jim Burleson
Votes: 126
32. The Bridge to Nowhere (2009)
R | 105 min | Crime, Drama
Centers on the rise and fall of four blue-collar men who team with a destitute prostitute to create a high-priced escort service.
Director: Blair Underwood | Stars: Ving Rhames, Bijou Phillips, Danny Masterson, Ben Crowley
Votes: 1,071
33. Lost & Found (2009 TV Movie)
Crime, Drama
Director: Michael Engler | Stars: Kent Avenido, Josh Cooke, Brian Cox, Tammy Dahlstrom
Votes: 23
34. Us: A Love Story (2009)
30 min | Short, Drama
A short film that examines the impact and consequences of a union consecrated in blood. One couple's love story is a metaphor for the history of white and black race relations in the United States.
Director: Alrick Brown | Stars: Kandiss Edmundson, Tony Naumovski, Mark Lyons, Michael Anastasio
Votes: 19
35. Stoned Bros (2009)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy
Best mates Eddie and Charlie's spiritual journey goes off track and becomes a riotous trip through outback Australia.
Director: Richard Frankland | Stars: Luke Carroll, Leon Burchill, Valentino del Toro, David Page
Votes: 325
36. Reconciliation (2009)
Not Rated | 101 min | Drama
RECONCILIATION is a groundbreaking, provocative story about an estranged father and son struggling to overcome the heartbreaking consequences of their past.
Director: Chad Ahrendt | Stars: Eric Nenninger, Jack Maxwell, Chelsey Crisp, Nayo Wallace
Votes: 153
37. Divas (2009)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
You don't get to the top in Hollywood without making a few enemies.
Director: David Hickson | Stars: Vanessa Bell Calloway, Leila Arcieri, Michael Boatman, Caroline Chikezie
Votes: 48
38. Blood Rogues (2009)
Comedy, Horror
Directors: Jeremy Childs, Karen Garcia | Stars: Karen Garcia, Chris Brown, David Alford, Jeremy Childs
Votes: 36
39. Down for Life (2009)
R | 92 min | Drama
Based on a true story depicting a single dramatic day in the life of a Latina gang leader in South Central Los Angeles.
Director: Alan Jacobs | Stars: Jessica Romero, Danny Glover, Snoop Dogg, Laz Alonso
Votes: 365
40. Road to the Altar (2009)
Comedy
Director: Annie Lukowski | Stars: Jaleel White, Leyna Weber, Tara Ochs, Ari Zagaris
Votes: 39
41. Breaking Point (2009)
R | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A troubled lawyer takes on a high profile murder case that forces him to come to terms with his own past.
Director: Jeff Celentano | Stars: Tom Berenger, Busta Rhymes, Armand Assante, Musetta Vander
Votes: 744
42. Gamer (2009)
R | 95 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In a future mind-controlling game, death row convicts are forced to battle in a 'Doom'-type environment. Convict Kable, controlled by Simon, a skilled teenage gamer, must survive thirty sessions in order to be set free.
Directors: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor | Stars: Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Ludacris, Amber Valletta
Votes: 139,595 | Gross: $20.49M
43. Play Dead (I) (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In small town Nevada, a former TV action hero (Klein) runs afoul of drug dealers and a covered-up murder, inspiring him to round up his old co-stars to save the terrorized townspeople.
Director: Jason Wiles | Stars: Chris Klein, Fred Durst, Jake Busey, Michael Beach
Votes: 335
44. The Marine 2 (2009 Video)
R | 95 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
While on vacation, an American Marine sniper takes on local rebels who have seized control of the island hotel resort where he and his wife, who is now a hostage for ransom, have been staying.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Ted DiBiase Jr., Temuera Morrison, Lara Cox, Robert Coleby
Votes: 6,191
45. Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia (2009 Video)
R | 94 min | Action, Thriller
Navy SEALS mount an attack on Colombian special forces to clear their names and rescue a hostage.
Director: Tim Matheson | Stars: Joe Manganiello, Ken Anderson, Channon Roe, Yancey Arias
Votes: 4,637
46. The Slammin' Salmon (2009)
R | 99 min | Comedy
The owner of a Miami restaurant indebted to the mob institutes a contest to see what waiter can earn the most money in one night.
Director: Kevin Heffernan | Stars: Michael Clarke Duncan, Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Jeff Chase
Votes: 15,521 | Gross: $0.04M
47. Ondine (2009)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
An Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net whom his precocious daughter believes to be a selkie.
Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Colin Farrell, Alicja Bachleda, Dervla Kirwan, Alison Barry
Votes: 22,636 | Gross: $0.55M
48. Ink (I) (2009)
Not Rated | 107 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
A mysterious creature, known as Ink, steals a child's soul in hopes of using it as a bargaining chip to join the Incubi - the group of supernatural beings responsible for creating nightmares.
Director: Jamin Winans | Stars: Christopher Soren Kelly, Quinn Hunchar, Jessica Duffy, Jennifer Batter
Votes: 22,379
49. The Butterfly Effect 3: Revelations (2009)
R | 90 min | Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Sam Reide uses his power to time travel to solve the mystery of his girlfriend's death.
Director: Seth Grossman | Stars: Chris Carmack, Rachel Miner, Melissa Jones, Kevin Yon
Votes: 20,696
50. Solomon Kane (2009)
R | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A ruthless mercenary renounces violence after learning his soul is bound for hell. When a young girl is kidnapped and her family slain by a sorcerer's murderous cult, he is forced to fight and seek his redemption slaying evil.
Director: M.J. Bassett | Stars: James Purefoy, Max von Sydow, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 76,385
51. Helen (2009)
R | 120 min | Drama
A talented professor is forced to come to terms with her clinical depression.
Director: Sandra Nettelbeck | Stars: Ashley Judd, Goran Visnjic, Lauren Lee Smith, Alexia Fast
Votes: 2,211
52. The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (2009)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.
Director: Rebecca Miller | Stars: Robin Wright, Alan Arkin, Mike Binder, Winona Ryder
Votes: 14,222
53. Serious Moonlight (2009)
R | 81 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A high-powered attorney duct tapes her adulterous husband to the toilet ... right before their home is invaded by burglars.
Director: Cheryl Hines | Stars: Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Kristen Bell, Justin Long
Votes: 8,868 | Gross: $0.03M
54. Surrogates (2009)
PG-13 | 89 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.
Director: Jonathan Mostow | Stars: Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Ving Rhames, Rosamund Pike
Votes: 180,267 | Gross: $38.58M
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