Movies That Turned 10 in 2019

Updated January 3, 2020 18.0k votes 673 voters 10.8k views212 items

List RulesVote up the movies that came out in 2009 that you still enjoy today.

Take a trip down memory lane with this list of movies that turned 10 in 2019. Featuring epic war dramas, comic book movies, well-made comedies, and some of the greatest movies of all time, the best 2009 films will remind you how well older movies have aged (or not) throughout the decades. What is your favorite movie that turned 10 years old in 2019?

When ranking the movies that came out 10 years ago, you can expect to see movies that are already classics, like Up, Inglorious Basterds, and The Hangover, at the top. Other memorable 2009 movies include Avatar, The Watchmen, 500 Days of Summer, Zombieland, and The Time Traveler's Wife.

While The Hurt Locker won Best Picture at the 82nd Academy Awards, the 2009 Oscars celebrated other great films such as Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, Coraline, District 9, and Invictus.

Vote up the best films released in 2009, and celebrate these movies turning 10 with another rewatch.

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Up
Christopher Plummer, Ed Asner
Released: 2009
Directed by: Pete Docter
Up is a 2009 American 3D computer-animated adventure comedy-drama film produced by Pixar... more
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Avatar
Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver
Released: 2009
Directed by: James Cameron
Avatar is a 2009 American epic science fiction film written and directed by James Cameron, and... more
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The Princess and the Frog
Oprah Winfrey, John Goodman
Released: 2009
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Anna Faris, Neil Patrick Harris
Released: 2009
Directed by: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
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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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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe
Released: 2009
Directed by: David Yates
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Coraline
Teri Hatcher, Dakota Fanning
Released: 2009
Directed by: Henry Selick
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Monsters vs. Aliens
Reese Witherspoon, Amy Poehler
Released: 2009
Directed by: Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman
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Fast & Furious
Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez
Released: 2009
Directed by: Justin Lin
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The Hangover
Mike Tyson, Bradley Cooper
Released: 2009
Directed by: Todd Phillips
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Zombieland
Emma Stone, Amber Heard
Released: 2009
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
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The Blind Side
Sandra Bullock, Lily Collins
Released: 2009
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Kevin James, Jayma Mays
Released: 2009
Directed by: Steve Carr
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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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Taken
Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen
Released: 2008
Directed by: Pierre Morel
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Sherlock Holmes
Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law
Released: 2009
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
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Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Lucy Liu, Kristin Chenoweth
Released: 2009
Directed by: Klay Hall
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Where the Wild Things Are
Mark Ruffalo, Forest Whitaker
Released: 2009
Directed by: Spike Jonze
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber
Released: 2009
Directed by: Gavin Hood
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Inglorious Basterds
Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender
Released: 2009
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
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Race to Witch Mountain
Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino
Released: 2009
Directed by: Andy Fickman
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Couples Retreat
Kristen Bell, Malin Åkerman
Released: 2009
Directed by: Peter Billingsley
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Old Dogs
John Travolta, Robin Williams
Released: 2009
Directed by: Walt Becker
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Star Trek
Zoe Saldana, Jennifer Morrison
Released: 2009
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Christina Applegate, Amy Poehler
Released: 2009
Directed by: Betty Thomas
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