10 Best Movies Of 2009

10. Coraline

The first claymation feature film, takes the 10 spot. Based on the children’s story by Neil Gaiman, Coraline features the voice of Dakota Fanning and the film uses beautiful, creepy effects to draw you into the story.

9. Bright Star

From writer and director Jane Campion, Bright Star is the beautiful true love story involving the famous poet John Keats, played by Ben Wishaw and his love, Fanny Braune, played by Abbie Cornish.

8. The Princess And The Frog

Disney musicals, including The Princess And The Frog can never go wrong. With the voice of Anika Noni Rose as Tiana, this beloved story will be carried on through generations.

7. Adventureland

One of the only great teen films that has come out in the last decade, Adventureland is a sweet story about a recent graduate learning the most out of his life at a crappy summer job at an amusement park.

6. The Blind Side

The world can’t get enough of Sandra Bullock, especially when she is moving, hilarious and inspirational as Leigh Anne Tuohy, the main character in The Blind Side (based on the true story), about the Baltimore Ravens football player Michael Oher.

5. An Education

Newcomer Carey Mulligan gives a beautiful performance as a teenage girl who has an affair with an older man, in1960’s London. She must choose between him and her dream to go to Oxford.

4. Inglorious Basterds

There is no stopping Tarantino, in his first attempt at doing a war movie. Inglorious Basterds has a great cast including the eerie Christoph Waltz and a hilarious, exciting script that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

3. Star Trek   

Taken me by surprise is the newest and best installment of the never dying Star Trek franchise, starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto.

2. A Single Man

The directorial debut of Tom Ford, A Single Man has great performances from Colin Firth and Julianne Moore that captures the beauty of an ended gay romance.

1. Avatar

Written and Directed by James Cameron, the visual masterpiece, Avatar is guaranteed to be winning Oscars this March.

Honorable Mentions: The Young Victoria, Sunshine Cleaning, The Hangover, Up, and Zombieland.