The Best Action Movies of 2009

Updated September 23, 2019 905 votes 65 voters 4.0k views50 items

List of the best 2009 action movies, ranked by how many upvotes they've received by other fans of the genre. These movies give you car crashes, explosions, gun fights and everything else you could hope for in a good action flick. These are all the action movies that defined the year 2009, so vote for your favorites and help them rise to the top. This poll is also a great resource for finding new movies that you haven't already seen, especially since you can watch trailers for each film right on this page. To make sure this list is as accurate as possible, please don't downvote a movie if you haven't seen it.

Movies on this list include Avatar and Inglourious Basterds. This isn't necessarily a list of all action movies from 2009, but it does contain all the ones worth watching.

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Zombieland
Emma Stone, Amber Heard
Released: 2009
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
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Star Trek
Zoe Saldana, Jennifer Morrison
Released: 2009
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
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2012
Amanda Peet, Woody Harrelson
Released: 2009
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
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Sherlock Holmes
Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law
Released: 2009
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
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Race to Witch Mountain
Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino
Released: 2009
Directed by: Andy Fickman
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G-Force
Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz
Released: 2009
Directed by: Hoyt Yeatman
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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Kate Beckinsale, Rhona Mitra
Released: 2009
Directed by: Patrick Tatopoulos
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Amy Adams, Robin Williams
Released: 2009
Directed by: Shawn Levy
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Inglourious Basterds
Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender
Released: 2009
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
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Black Dynamite
Richard Pryor, Arsenio Hall
Released: 2009
Directed by: Scott Sanders
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Daybreakers
Willem Dafoe, Ethan Hawke
Released: 2009
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The Taking of Pelham 123
John Travolta, Denzel Washington
Released: 2009
Directed by: Tony Scott
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Push
Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle
Released: 2009
Directed by: Paul McGuigan
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Avatar
Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 2009
Directed by: James Cameron
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe
Released: 2009
Directed by: David Yates
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Watchmen
Malin Åkerman, Carla Gugino
Released: 2009
Directed by: Zack Snyder
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Kevin James, Jayma Mays
Released: 2009
Directed by: Steve Carr
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies
Allison Mack, LeVar Burton
Released: 2009
Directed by: Sam Liu
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Queen Latifah, Kristen Wiig
Released: 2009
Directed by: Carlos Saldanha, Mike Thurmeier
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Dragonball Evolution
Emmy Rossum, Jamie Chung
Released: 2009
Directed by: James Wong
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Terminator Salvation
Christian Bale, Helena Bonham Carter
Released: 2009
Directed by: Joseph McGinty Nichol
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I Love You Phillip Morris
Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor
Released: 2009
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District 9
Sharlto Copley, Jed Brophy
Released: 2009
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Monsters vs. Aliens
Reese Witherspoon, Amy Poehler
Released: 2009
Directed by: Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman
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Ayan
Tamannaah Bhatia, Prabhu
Released: 2009
Directed by: K. V. Anand
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