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2009 Movies: Complete List of Releases

All 2009 Movie Releases: Complete List and Release Dates (2009-01-01 to 2009-12-31)

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Last modified: Jun. 15, 2010

The Top & Best 2009 Movies

January 2009's best movies were Taken, The Dark Knight, Gran Torino and Paul Blart: Mall Cop.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Comedy
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Historical
N/A
Drama
N/A
Biography
Limited
Drama
Limited
Comedy
Theaters
Music
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Thriller
Theaters
Documentary
NYC Only
Fantasy
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Thriller
N/A
Sequel
Limited
Thriller
Limited
Fantasy
Limited
Remake
Limited
Drama
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Thriller
Theaters
Comedy
N/A
Drama
Limited

February 2009's best movies were Fired Up, Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail, Under the Sea 3D and Push.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Thriller
N/A
Documentary
N/A
3D
Theaters
Romance
Theaters
Supernatural
Theaters
Family
Theaters
Action
N/A
Comedy
Limited
Action
N/A
Comedy
N/A
Remake
N/A
Documentary
Limited
Romance
NYC/LA
Crime
NYC/LA
Comedy
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Documentary
N/A
Comedy
N/A
Family
Limited
Documentary
N/A
Drama
N/A
Action
N/A
Adventure
Limited
Musical
Limited
Drama
NYC/LA
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March 2009's best movies were I Love You, Man, Knowing, Monsters vs. Aliens and 12 Rounds.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Thriller
Limited
Comedy
N/A
Fantasy
N/A
Mystery
Limited
Drama
Limited
Thriller
Limited
Comedy
Theaters
Suspense
N/A
Drama
N/A
Drama
N/A
Thriller
N/A
War
NYC/LA
Horror
N/A
Documentary
NYC Only
Drama
Theaters
Sci-Fi
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Thriller
Limited
Drama
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Drama
Limited
Documentary
Limited
Drama
NYC Only
Horror
Theaters
Kids
Theaters
Action
Theaters
Romance
N/A
Documentary
Limited

April 2009's best movies were earth, Obsessed, Fast & Furious and Fighting.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Documentary
NYC Only
Comedy
Theaters
Sci-Fi
N/A
Sequel
N/A
Animation
Limited
Drama
Limited
Thriller
Limited
Drama
NYC/LA
Drama
NYC/LA
Romance
NYC Only
Comedy
NYC Only
Thriller
NYC Only
Based on TV
Theaters
Adventure
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Comedy
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Documentary
NYC/LA
Documentary
NYC Only
Thriller
Theaters
Teen
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Drama
Limited
Sci-Fi
Limited
Documentary
NYC/LA
Drama
NYC Only
Drama
NYC Only
Documentary
Theaters
Drama
NYC Only
Thriller
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Music
Theaters
Drama
Limited
Documentary
Limited
Sports
Limited
Fantasy
NYC/LA
Drama
NYC/LA
Drama
LA Only
Documentary
LA Only
Fantasy
Limited
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May 2009's best movies were Up, Star Trek, X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Action
Theaters
3D
Theaters
Romance
Theaters
Animation
N/A
Drama
N/A
Drama
N/A
Drama
Limited
Drama
NYC/LA
Thriller
NYC Only
Drama
NYC Only
Documentary
NYC Only
Adventure
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Drama
Limited
Drama
Limited
Documentary
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Drama
NYC/LA
Teen
NYC/LA
Thriller
Theaters
Drama
N/A
Comedy
Limited
Drama
NYC/LA
Thriller
NYC/LA
Sequel
N/A
Spoof
Theaters
Comedy
N/A
Sequel
N/A
Romance
Limited
Documentary
Limited
Documentary
NYC Only
Drama
Theaters
Animation
N/A
Gangster
N/A
Drama
Limited
Drama
Limited

June 2009's best movies were My Sister's Keeper, The Hangover, Land of the Lost and The Hurt Locker.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Documentary
N/A
Comedy
Theaters
Fantasy
Theaters
Adventure
N/A
Comedy
Limited
Drama
Limited
Documentary
LA Only
Comedy
Theaters
Action
N/A
Suspense
N/A
Documentary
Limited
Drama
NYC/LA
Fantasy
Limited
Romance
Theaters
Comedy
N/A
Romance
NYC/LA
Fantasy
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Drama
N/A
Thriller
N/A
Romance
Limited

July 2009's best movies were Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 500 Days of Summer, Orphan and I Love You Beth Cooper.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Drama
Theaters
Action
Theaters
Comedy
Limited
Drama
Limited
Teen
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Comedy
N/A
Documentary
Limited
Sequel
Theaters
Romance
Limited
Suspense
NYC/LA
Action
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Horror
Theaters
Comedy
Limited
Limited
Political
Limited
Drama
Limited
Comedy
Theaters
Kids
Theaters
Thriller
Limited
Suspense
Limited
Drama
Limited
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August 2009's best movies were The Time Traveler's Wife, Inglourious Basterds, Bandslam and District 9.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Action
Theaters
Action
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Documentary
Limited
Comedy
NYC/LA
Horror
NYC Only
Comedy
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Animation
Theaters
Fantasy
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Documentary
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Music
Limited
Documentary
NYC/LA
Drama
NYC Only
Remake
Theaters
Adventure
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Sports
Theaters
Comedy
Limited
Drama
Limited
Documentary
Limited
Musical
Limited
Comedy
NYC/LA
Drama
NYC Only
Comedy
NYC Only
Drama
NYC/LA
Suspense
Theaters
Sequel
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Comedy
Limited
Documentary
Limited
Drama
Limited
Drama
Limited
Comedy
Limited

September 2009's best movies were The Pool Boys, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself and Sorority Row.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Comedy
Theaters
Fantasy
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Drama
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Drama
NYC Only
Fantasy
Theaters
Documentary
NYC Only
Documentary
LA Only
Thriller
Theaters
Remake
Theaters
Suspense
Theaters
Musical
Limited
Drama
Limited
Documentary
NYC/LA
Documentary
NYC/LA
Drama
NYC Only
Horror
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Action
Theaters
Family
Theaters
Drama
N/A
Drama
Limited
Drama
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Romance
Limited
Documentary
NYC/LA
Sci-Fi
Theaters
Adventure
Theaters
Musical
Theaters
Comedy
N/A
Horror
Limited
Documentary
Limited
Drama
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Biography
Limited

October 2009's best movies were Zombieland, Toy Story in 3-D, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 3-D and Toy Story 2 in 3-D.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Comedy
Theaters
Documentary
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Adventure
Theaters
Horror
Theaters
Post-3D
Theaters
Drama
Limited
Documentary
NYC Only
Comedy
Theaters
Drama
Limited
Drama
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Action
Limited
Drama
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Documentary
Limited
Action
NYC/LA
Romance
NYC/LA
Documentary
NYC Only
Drama
NYC Only
Comedy
Limited
Thriller
Theaters
Kids
Theaters
Horror
Theaters
Horror
Theaters
Drama
Limited
Drama
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Drama
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Comedy
NYC Only
Drama
NYC Only
Adventure
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Fantasy
Theaters
Thriller
Theaters
Comedy
Limited
Drama
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Documentary
Limited
Action
Limited
Music
Theaters
Sequel
Limited
Thriller
Limited
Comedy
NYC/LA
Drama
NYC/LA
Comedy
NYC Only
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November 2009's best movies were The Princess and the Frog, Pirate Radio, The Blind Side and Disney's A Christmas Carol.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Drama
N/A
Documentary
Limited
Thriller
Theaters
Supernatural
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Comedy
N/A
Teen
Limited
Drama
NYC Only
Sci-Fi
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Teen
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Drama
Limited
Animation
NYC/LA
Drama
NYC/LA
Thriller
NYC Only
Action
NYC Only
Thriller
Theaters
Teen
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Sports
Theaters
Animation
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Remake
Limited
Thriller
NYC Only
Comedy
Theaters
Adventure
Theaters
Action
Theaters
Thriller
Limited
Drama
Limited
Animation
NYC/LA
Thriller
Limited

December 2009's best movies were The Princess and the Frog, Invictus, Sherlock Holmes and Avatar.

Movie Studio Genre Where to Watch
Comedy
NYC Only
Drama
Theaters
Heist
Theaters
Remake
Theaters
Comedy
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Documentary
Limited
Adventure
Limited
Documentary
NYC Only
Kids
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Comedy
Theaters
Comedy
Limited
Drama
Limited
Drama
Limited
Concert
Limited
Comedy
Limited
Adaptation
NYC/LA
Thriller
LA Only
Musical
NYC/LA
Adventure
NYC Only
Fantasy
NYC Only
Action
Theaters
Drama
Limited
Thriller
Limited
Thriller
Limited
Drama
NYC/LA
Comedy
Theaters
Family
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Drama
Theaters
Action
Theaters
Fantasy
Limited
Adaptation
Limited
Drama
Limited

Mutiny

changed release date from TBA to January 9, 2025

The Silent Planet

changed release date from TBA to March 7, 2025

Riff Raff

changed release date from TBA to February 28, 2025

Friendship

changed release date from TBA to May 9, 2025

There's a Zombie Outside

changed release date from TBA to March 4, 2025

The Wild

changed release date from TBA to March 7, 2025
Most Viewed Trailers Yesterday
Thumbnail for Freaky Tales
Drama
Freaky Tales

Official Trailer

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Comedy
Borderline

Official Trailer

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Documentary
October 8

Official Trailer

Newest Trailers
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Sci-Fi
The Silent Planet

Official Trailer

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Comedy
Riff Raff

Official Trailer

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