2009
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1. The White Ribbon (2009)
R | 144 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. Who is responsible?
Director: Michael Haneke | Stars: Christian Friedel, Ernst Jacobi, Leonie Benesch, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 77,572 | Gross: $2.22M
2. Dogtooth (2009)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Thriller
A controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offsprings in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos | Stars: Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis
Votes: 110,192 | Gross: $0.11M
3. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
R | 153 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Mélanie Laurent
Votes: 1,581,648 | Gross: $120.54M
4. The Time That Remains (2009)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, History
An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day.
Director: Elia Suleiman | Stars: Menashe Noy, Elia Suleiman, Baher Agbariya, Zidane Awad
Votes: 2,735 | Gross: $0.02M
5. About Elly (2009)
TV-PG | 119 min | Drama, Mystery
The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
Director: Asghar Farhadi | Stars: Taraneh Alidoosti, Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Merila Zare'i
Votes: 57,112 | Gross: $0.11M
6. The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)
R | 129 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A retired legal counselor writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases and for his unreciprocated love with his superior - both of which still haunt him decades later.
Director: Juan José Campanella | Stars: Ricardo Darín, Soledad Villamil, Pablo Rago, Carla Quevedo
Votes: 222,161 | Gross: $6.39M
7. Bel Alwan ElTabeaya (2009)
98 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
The film revolves around Joseph student at the Faculty of Fine Arts, who responded to the call of talent and love of drawing against the family's wishes, which she dreamed By joining the ... See full summary »
Director: Osama Fawzy | Stars: Karim Kassem, Ramsi Lehner, Ibrahim Salah, Farah Yusuf
Votes: 298
8. 500 Days of Summer (2009)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After being dumped by the girl he believes to be his soulmate, hopeless romantic Tom Hansen reflects on their relationship to try and figure out where things went wrong and how he can win her back.
Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Geoffrey Arend, Chloë Grace Moretz
Votes: 556,983 | Gross: $32.39M
9. Broken Embraces (2009)
R | 127 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo, José Luis Gómez
Votes: 42,659 | Gross: $5.01M
10. Soul Kitchen (2009)
99 min | Comedy, Drama
In Hamburg, German-Greek chef Zinos unknowingly disturbs the peace in his locals-only restaurant by hiring a more talented chef.
Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Adam Bousdoukos, Moritz Bleibtreu, Pheline Roggan, Anna Bederke
Votes: 40,408 | Gross: $0.27M
11. Mr. Nobody (2009)
R | 141 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A boy stands on a station platform as a train is about to leave. Should he go with his mother or stay with his father? Infinite possibilities arise from this decision. As long as he doesn't choose, anything is possible.
Director: Jaco Van Dormael | Stars: Jared Leto, Sarah Polley, Diane Kruger, Linh-Dan Pham
Votes: 245,673 | Gross: $0.00M
12. Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)
G | 93 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Professor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home. Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship unfolds.
Director: Lasse Hallström | Stars: Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Sarah Roemer
Votes: 310,980
13. 3 Idiots (2009)
PG-13 | 170 min | Comedy, Drama
Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".
Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh, Sharman Joshi
Votes: 433,856 | Gross: $6.53M
14. The Maid (2009)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A drama centered on a maid trying to hold on to her position after having served a family for 23 years.
Director: Sebastián Silva | Stars: Catalina Saavedra, Claudia Celedón, Mariana Loyola, Andrea García-Huidobro
Votes: 6,458 | Gross: $0.55M
15. Youth in Revolt (2009)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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.
Director: Miguel Arteta | Stars: Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Jean Smart, Zach Galifianakis
Votes: 76,029 | Gross: $15.28M
16. Up (2009)
PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
78-year-old Carl Fredricksen travels to Paradise Falls in his house equipped with balloons, inadvertently taking a young stowaway.
Directors: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson | Stars: Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 1,123,195 | Gross: $293.00M
17. J'ai oublié de te dire (2009)
95 min | Drama
Marie is a young woman with a troubled past. Her passion is painting, but she never had any formal training. Living in the South of France, she takes whatever work she can get to make ends ... See full summary »
Director: Laurent Vinas-Raymond | Stars: Omar Sharif, Émilie Dequenne, Franck Gourlat, Anne Canovas
Votes: 200
18. How to Draw a Perfect Circle (2009)
122 min | Drama
Guilherme and Sofia, brother and sister, grow up sharing experiences and slowly discovering their sexuality. The thing that Sofia doesn't know is how far Guilherme will go to keep her inside his own perverse, dark and perfect circle.
Director: Marco Martins | Stars: Rafael Morais, Joana de Verona, Beatriz Batarda, Daniel Duval
Votes: 897
19. The Blind Side (2009)
PG-13 | 129 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All-American football player and first-round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
Director: John Lee Hancock | Stars: Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Jae Head
Votes: 360,143 | Gross: $255.96M
20. Everybody's Fine (2009)
PG-13 | 99 min | Adventure, Drama
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.
Director: Kirk Jones | Stars: Robert De Niro, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore
Votes: 63,934 | Gross: $8.86M
21. Nine (2009)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.
Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Sandro Dori
Votes: 45,235 | Gross: $19.68M
22. Cairo Time (2009)
PG | 90 min | Drama, Romance
A romantic drama about a brief, unexpected love affair that catches two people completely off-guard.
Director: Ruba Nadda | Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya, Amina Annabi
Votes: 6,823 | Gross: $1.60M
23. Duplicity (2009)
PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Two ex-government agents turned rival industrial spies have to be at the top of their game when one of their companies prepares to launch a major product. However, they distract each other in more ways than one.
Director: Tony Gilroy | Stars: Julia Roberts, Clive Owen, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 52,224 | Gross: $40.57M
24. Heliopolis (2009)
96 min | Drama
8 characters skew lifelines that never really intersect in the suburb of Heliopolis in Cairo within a frame of time of 24 hours all in a very stagnant state and never achieving goals.
Director: Ahmad Abdalla | Stars: Kal Naga, Yousra El Lozy, Hanan Motawie, Hany Adel
Votes: 752
25. The Hangover (2009)
R | 100 min | Comedy
Three buddies wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas, with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing. They make their way around the city in order to find their friend before his wedding.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha, Ed Helms
Votes: 844,677 | Gross: $277.32M
26. Ibrahim Labyad (2009)
R | 134 min | Action, Drama
Witnessing the killing of his father as a kid, Ibrahim is dragged to the criminal underworld of Egypt. While making a name for himself, he meets Abdul-Malek Zarzur, the crime lord of the town.
Director: Marwan Hamed | Stars: Ahmed El Sakka, Hind Sabri, Amr Waked, Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
Votes: 4,107
27. Extract (2009)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Joel, the owner of an extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife and employees who want to take advantage of him.
Director: Mike Judge | Stars: Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Ben Affleck, Mila Kunis
Votes: 50,326 | Gross: $10.81M
28. Julie & Julia (2009)
PG-13 | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.
Director: Nora Ephron | Stars: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Chris Messina, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 128,762 | Gross: $94.13M
29. The Proposal (I) (2009)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A pushy boss forces her young assistant to marry her in order to keep her visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada.
Director: Anne Fletcher | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson
Votes: 359,806 | Gross: $163.96M
30. Up in the Air (I) (2009)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ryan's job is to travel around the country firing off people. When his boss hires Natalie, who proposes firing people via video conference, he tries to convince her that her method is a mistake.
Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman
Votes: 349,230 | Gross: $83.82M
31. My Life in Ruins (2009)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Romance
A disgruntled tour guide in Greece gains an unexpected new outlook on life thanks to one of the people on what she intends to be her last tour.
Director: Donald Petrie | Stars: Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Rachel Dratch, Alexis Georgoulis
Votes: 20,857 | Gross: $8.66M
32. He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
PG-13 | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
This Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.
Director: Ken Kwapis | Stars: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Morgan Lily
Votes: 182,114 | Gross: $93.95M
33. Scheherazade, Tell Me a Story (2009)
Not Rated | 150 min | Drama
A female talk show host in Cairo stirs up political controversy when she focuses her on-air discussions on the topic of women's issues.
Directors: Wael Mandour, Yousry Nasrallah | Stars: Mona Zaki, Mahmoud Hemida, Hasan El-Raddad, Rehab El Gamal
Votes: 1,467
34. 1000 Congratulations (2009)
115 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A guy lives the same day over and over and deals with the same events each time which changes the way he looks to his life.
Director: Ahmad Nader Galal | Stars: Ahmed Helmy, Laila Ezz El Arab, Mahmood El-Fishawi, Muhammad Farrag
Votes: 5,213
35. El Farah (2009)
95 min | Drama
Zainhum makes fake wedding to regain his money from the guests and during the wedding his mother dies and he has to choose either to continue the wedding or cancel it.
Director: Sameh Abdulaziz | Stars: Salah Abdullah, Mahmood Al-Husaini, Hamad Almutaani, Ramez Amir
Votes: 1,597
36. Avatar (2009)
PG-13 | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez
Votes: 1,385,383 | Gross: $760.51M
37. You Fly (2009)
116 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A nerdy vet gets help from a genie to catch the attention of the woman he loves.
Director: Ahmed El Gendy | Stars: Ahmed Mekky, Donia Samir Ghanem, Maged El-Kidwani, Hesham Ismail
Votes: 4,216
38. Brüno (2009)
R | 81 min | Comedy
Flamboyant, gay Austrian Brüno looks for new fame in America.
Director: Larry Charles | Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten, Clifford Bañagale, Chibundu Orukwowu
Votes: 153,808 | Gross: $60.05M
39. Asafeer el neel (2009)
115 min | Drama
Abd el Rehim , an Egyptian in his late twenties arrives in Cairo coming from a village called Tardah. Proof of his spontaneity : he never knows where the exact size of a piece of land he ... See full summary »
Director: Ahmed Magdy | Stars: Dalal Abdulaziz, Fathi Abdulwahhab, Seif El Aswany, Abeer Sabry
Votes: 113
40. Al saffah (2009)
120 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Murad is from a rich fractured family. He grew up lonely and lost. He found crime as a way to vent his anger, but Rima showed up to become his way out of this deep.
Director: Saad Hendawy | Stars: Hani Salama, Nicole Saba, Khaled El-Sawi, Sawsan Badr
Votes: 294
41. Bobbos (2009)
113 min | Comedy
A light comedy about a businessman in bad need for funds as banks seize his assets and foreclose his ventures, the things he does to get money owned from one of his friends widow.
Director: Wael Ihsan | Stars: Adel Emam, Youssra, Ezzat Abu Ouf, Hassan Hosny
Votes: 1,461
42. Escaping Tel Aviv (2009)
119 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An Egyptian woman discovers that her husband is in fact a Jewish Mossad agent working for Israel. He takes her and their two children to Israel by force and tries to convince her to live ... See full summary »
Director: Sherif Arafa | Stars: Sherif Mounir, Karim Abdel Aziz, Mona Zaki, Kinda Alloush
Votes: 6,185
43. Prince of the Seas (2009)
110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Amir is a reckless Naval Academy student trying so hard to impress the father of the girl he loves, who happens to be his academic professor and neighbor.
Director: Wael Ihsan | Stars: Mohamed Henedi, Sherry Adel, Yaser Galal, Lotfy Labib
Votes: 1,597
44. Al Mosafer (2009)
125 min | Drama
Three days in a man's life, three crucial days in his long existence. Day one. Autumn 1948, Port Said. It is Hassan's first day at work but a telegram arrives and he has to set sail across ... See full summary »
Director: Ahmed Maher | Stars: Omar Sharif, Cyrine AbdelNour, Khaled Nabawy, Sherif Ramzy
Votes: 313
45. The Replacement (2009)
105 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Two young brothers who are identical twins get separated from the orphanage. Faris is adopted by a police officer and his wife and later becomes a policeman, while Nabil is adopted by a ... See full summary »
Director: Ahmad Ala El-Dib | Stars: Ahmed Ezz, Menna Shalabi, Muhammad Lutfi, Rasha Mahdi
Votes: 1,297
46. Omar & Salma 2 (2009 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy, Drama
after the love story in first part Omar and Salma hade cute girls and Omar start to lose his love for salma
Director: Ahmad El-Badri | Stars: Tamer Hosny, Mai Ezz Eldin, Marwa Abdel Moneim, Dana Abed
Votes: 1,044
47. The International Player (2009)
93 min | Drama, Sport
The film revolves around a football player trying to access the professionalism and the long journey to reach this dream.
Director: Ahmed Medhat | Stars: Youssef El Sherif, Arwa Gudah, Salah Abdullah, Muhammad Lutfi
Votes: 631
48. Bedoon Reqaba (2009)
99 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
a story based on two young teenagers who fall in love and begin their relationship in a stereotypical fashion of the recurring youth problems.
Director: Hany Girgis | Stars: Ahmed Fahmi, Nabil Eissa, Edward, Ola Ghanim
Votes: 119
49. Ezbet Adam (2009)
130 min | Drama
Director: Mahmoud Kamel | Stars: Fathi Abdulwahhab, Ahmed Azmi, Maged El-Kidwani, Donia Samir Ghanem
Votes: 174
50. Adrenaline (2009)
122 min | Horror, Thriller
A violent murder takes place in a quiet neighborhood, Abou Leil(Khaled El Sawy), is in charge of the investigation to unveil the identity of the mutilated body and his killer. After ... See full summary »
Director: Mahmoud Kamel | Stars: Khaled El-Sawi, Sameh El-Sereety, Eyad Nassar, Ghada Abdel Razek
Votes: 182
51. El Dictator (2009)
Comedy, Drama
Director: Ihab Lamey | Stars: Edward, Dheya El-Mirghani, Iman El-Sayyed, Farouk Falawkas
Votes: 222
52. Aaz Ashab (2009)
91 min | Drama, Romance
A group of school friends reunites for the first time after a break of 10 years in one of the friend's engagement. Problems start to arise soon as they find out how they have changed through this period of time.
Director: Ahmad Samir Farag | Stars: Ahmed El-Saadany, Marwa Abdel Moneim, Lana Said, Ahmed Falawkas
Votes: 108
53. El academia (2009)
Comedy, Romance
In a private academy, students are divided into two gangs and the dean tries to resolve the clashes between them.
Director: Ismail Farouk | Stars: Ahmed Shamy, Nader Hamdy, Mirna Al Mohandas, Ola Ghanim
Votes: 90
54. Hilm el-Umr (2008)
110 min | Drama, Romance, Sport
An Egyptian guy who loves Boxing . He left his home and travelled to Cairo to train . He loved a girl but her dad refused him . He fights to be the World Champion
Director: Wael Ihsan | Stars: Hamada Helal, Tawfik Abdel Hamid, Hala Fakher, Ezzat Abu Ouf
Votes: 256
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