The Top 41 Films of 2009 (as of 7/31)
Author: Sterling Heltzel | Filed under: Uncategorized
This year has been sort of a weird thing. Usually I have no problem weeding good from bad and ordering things, but it seems like everything this year has been separated into tiers, as in my ordering is merely arbitrary and foolish, as my #3 is equal to my #8 and #9 through #16 are nearly equal etc. etc. It’s a real pain to order but it goes without saying that I’ve seen a lot of good stuff so far this year.
1. The Brothers Bloom dir. Rian Johnson
2. Adventureland dir. Greg Motolla
3. (500) Days of Summer dir. Marc Webb
4. Watchmen dir. Zack Snyder
5. Moon dir. Duncan Jones
6. Up dir. Pete Docter
7. Funny People dir. Judd Apatow
8. The Soloist dir. Joe Wright
9. Ponyo on a Cliff By the Sea dir. Hayao Miyazaki
10. Fanboys dir. Ryan Newman
11. Observe and Report dir. Jody Hill
12. The Girlfriend Experience dir. Steven Soderbergh
13. The Limits of Control dir. Jim Jarmusch
14. Drag Me to Hell dir. Sam Raimi
15. Broken Embraces dir. Pedro Almodovar
16. The Hangover dir. Todd Phillips
17. I Love You, Man dir. John Hamburg
18. The Hurt Locker dir. Kathyrn Bigelow
19. In the Loop dir. Armondo Iannucci
20. Antichrist dir. Lars von Trier
21. Star Trek dir. J.J. Abrams
22. Public Enemies dir. Michael Mann
23. Bruno dir. Larry Charles
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Rotten:
24. Orphan Jaume Collet-Serra
25. Whip It! dir. Drew Barrymore
26. Terminator Salvation dir. Joseph McGinty
27. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince dir. That Goddamn Sucker Fucker David Yates
28. Confessions of a Shopaholic dir. P.J. Hogan
29. Taken dir. Pierre Morel
30. The Obama Deception dir. Alex Jones
31. Obsessed dir. Steve Shill
32. The Pink Panther 2 dir. Harald Zwart
33. X-Men Origins: Wolverine dir. Gavin Hood
34. Bride Wars dir. Gary Winick
35. My Sister’s Keeper dir. Nick Cassavetes
36. Paul Blart: Mall Cop dir. Steve Carr
37. The Unborn dir. David S. Goyer
38. The Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience dir. Bruce Hendricks
39. Dragonball Evolution dir. James Wong
40. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen dir. Michael Bay
41. He’s Just Not That Into You dir. Ken Kwapis
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Tags: 2009 list, 2009 top list, best movies of 2009, movie list, top films of 2009, worst movies of 2009
July 31st, 2009 at 9:58 pm
How have you already seen Ponyo?
And I can’t wait for next year, so far all the most amazing movies are coming out next year.
August 1st, 2009 at 12:52 am
It’s online. In japanese with subtitles.
None of that Jonas/Cyrus crap you love.
August 1st, 2009 at 2:20 am
Fanboys was garbage and should in no way be higher than I Love You Man.
Im going to see Funny People tmmrw and if your saying its better than Observe and Report and I Love You Man, I’m expecting big things.
But 500 Days of Summer is definately my numba one
August 1st, 2009 at 2:52 am
Fanboys is garbage, my left nut.
August 1st, 2009 at 5:02 pm
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August 9th, 2009 at 10:27 am
What didn’t you like about the new Potter, or have against Yates? I enjoyed it immensely!
That said, I have a shit-load of watching to do before I can make a quality yearly list. I’ve barely seen any of these, but I’d do anything to see Antichrist and Brothers Bloom this very minute. Ponyo might even be a rare ocassion where I could get my MOM to see something with me, she hates theaters.