2009 Films: Ranked

Submitted by hinterland on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 05:56
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  3. Moon (Duncan Jones, US) Sci-fi/Mystery

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  5. Castaway on the Moon (Hae-joon Lee, S. Korea) Comedy/Drama
  6. District 9 (Neill Blomkamp, US) Sci-fi/Action/Drama
  7. Mother (Joon-ho Bong, S. Korea) Drama/Murder Mystery

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  9. Up (Pete Docter/Bob Peterson, US) Animation/Adventure
  10. Watchmen (Zack Snyder, US) Superhero/Comic Book
  11. Star Trek (J.J. Abrams, US) Sci-fi/Drama
  12. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (David Yates, UK) Wizard Adventure
  13. Zombieland (Ruben Fleischer, US) Zombie Adventure/Comedy
  14. Antichrist (Lars von Trier, Denmark/EU) Sex and Violence
  15. Broken Embraces (Pedro Almodóvar, Spain) Drama
  16. The Brothers Bloom (Rian Johnson, US) Pros and Cons
  17. Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (Gareth Carrivick, UK) Time Travel Comedy
  18. (500) Days of Summer (Marc Webb, US) Quirky Romance/Comedy
  19. Away We Go (Sam Mendes, US) Parenting Road Trip

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  21. The Limits of Control (Jim Jarmusch, US/Spain) Arthouse Crime/Drama
  22. Crank: High Voltage (Mark Neveldine/Brian Taylor, US) Action/Comedy
  23. In the Loop (Armando Iannucci, UK) Political Comedy
  24. Brüno (Larry Charles, US) Gay
  25. City of Damnation (Dong-won Kim, S. Korea) Infernal Affairs/Comedy
  26. Coraline (Henry Selick, US) Animation/Adventure
  27. Private Eye (Dae-min Park, S. Korea) Period Drama/Detectives
  28. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, US) Killing Nazis
  29. The Hangover (Todd Phillips, US) Dude, Where's Our Friend
  30. Observe and Report (Jody Hill, US) Mall Cop Comedy
  31. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Gavin Hood, US) Comic Book
  32. The International (Tom Tykwer, US/Ger/UK) Thriller/Action

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  34. Land of the Lost (Brad Silberling, US) Will Ferrell Comedy
  35. Whatever Works (Woody Allen, US) Woody Allen Comedy
  36. I Love You, Man (John Hamburg, US) Bromance/Comedy
  37. The Maiden Heist (Peter Hewitt, US) Heist Comedy
  38. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (Tony Scott, US) Heist/Suspense
  39. Banlieue 13 - Ultimatum (Patrick Alessandrin, France) Action
  40. The Scam (Ho-jae Lee, S. Korea) Stocks and Robbers
  41. He's Just Not That Into You (Ken Kwapis, US) Romance/Comedy
  42. Orphan (Jaume Collet-Serra, US/Canada) Horror

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  44. Angels & Demons (Ron Howard, US) Thriller/Mystery
  45. Adventureland (Greg Mottola, US) Rollercoaster Romance
  46. Dead Snow (Tommy Wirkola, Norway) Nazi Zombies

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  48. Drag Me to Hell (Sam Raimi, US) Cursed Buttons

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Author Comments: 

Another year, another set of movies to be ranked. This follows the same format. The higher up on the list, the better I think it is.

Cloned From: 
2008 Films: Ranked
Agag11/19/2009

... reasons for why this or that movie is better or worse ... ?

hinterland11/20/2009

I'm afraid there's no set guidelines for my ratings other than my own subjective views. I'd be happy to elaborate my views on certain films if there's something you're interested in hearing my opinion on though. :D