A list of the best movies of 2009, from top movies like Avatar to blockbusters like Star Trek. The '00s were a decade where Hollywood thrived with famous stars and big blockbusters and 2009 was no exception. Some of the best movies of this year are some of the great teen, coming of age, adventure, comedies, and dramas in history. The films on here are very memorable and had audiences on the edges of their seats, and still pack a punch so many years after they were first released. You shouldn't be too surprised by the good movies listed on here.
As stated before, some of the best movies of the decade were released in 2009. Who could forget top 2009 movies like Crazy Heart with Jeff Bridges, The Blind Side with Sandra Bullock, and of course, Sherlock Holmes with Robert Downey Jr. And let's not forget about Bruno either.
The best movies of 2009 featured some of the biggest stars in the movie business. Whether it was the aforementioned stars continuing their success or the breakout performances featured in The Hangover, or established stars like Brad Pitt in Inglorious Basterds and Jason Segal and Paul Rudd in I Love You, Man.
Some of the best movies of all time came out in in 2009. This is the ultimate list of the best and most popular movies that came out in 2009, which means you might be interested in the best movies of 2008 too. Vote and re-rank this list according to how you think the best movies of that year should be reflected.
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221104Up
Christopher Plummer, Ed AsnerDirected by: Pete Docter
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16892Star Trek
Zoe Saldana, Jennifer MorrisonDirected by: J.J. Abrams
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207159Inglorious Basterds
Brad Pitt, Michael FassbenderDirected by: Quentin Tarantino
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150100The Hangover
Mike Tyson, Bradley CooperDirected by: Todd Phillips
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11563Fantastic Mr. Fox
George Clooney, Meryl StreepDirected by: Wes Anderson
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11880Sherlock Holmes
Robert Downey Jr., Jude LawDirected by: Guy Ritchie
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142105Zombieland
Emma Stone, Amber HeardDirected by: Ruben Fleischer
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180164Avatar
Zoe Saldana, Sigourney WeaverDirected by: James Cameron
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11392The Blind Side
Sandra Bullock, Lily CollinsDirected by: John Lee Hancock
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6737A Christmas Carol
Jim Carrey, Gary OldmanDirected by: Robert Zemeckis
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8368The Hurt Locker
Evangeline Lilly, Ralph FiennesDirected by: Kathryn Bigelow
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9264Coraline
Teri Hatcher, Dakota FanningDirected by: Henry Selick
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8569Up in the Air
George Clooney, Anna KendrickDirected by: Jason Reitman
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7156I Love You, Man
Rashida Jones, Paul RuddDirected by: John Hamburg
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136138Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Emma Watson, Daniel RadcliffeDirected by: David Yates
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6850Moon
Kevin Spacey, Mary Tyler MooreDirected by: Duncan Jones
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128130District 9
Sharlto Copley, Jed BrophyDirected by: Neill Blomkamp
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7068The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Noomi Rapace, Marika LagercrantzDirected by: Niels Arden Oplev
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7460(500) Days of Summer
Zooey Deschanel, Minka KellyDirected by: Marc Webb
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7459The Proposal
Sandra Bullock, Ryan ReynoldsDirected by: Anne Fletcher
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6561Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Anna Faris, Neil Patrick HarrisDirected by: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
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7257Where the Wild Things Are
Mark Ruffalo, Forest WhitakerDirected by: Spike Jonze
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7362Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Amy Adams, Robin WilliamsDirected by: Shawn Levy
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5661Adventureland
Kristen Stewart, Ryan ReynoldsDirected by: Greg Mottola
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4343Crazy Heart
Colin Farrell, Jeff BridgesDirected by: Scott Cooper
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