Drama Movies 2009 List

With Matt Damon • Morgan Freeman • Clint Eastwood • Anthony Peckham • Robert Hobbs • Roger Birnbaum • Lori McCreary • Tim Moore • Gary Barber • Mace Neufeld • Langley Kirkwood • Tony Kgoroge

The film tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.

With Julianne Moore • Colin Firth • Matthew Goode • Tom Ford • David Scearce

The story is about a gay man (Colin Firth), who tries to go about his normal routines after the death of his partner. Matthew Goode will play Firth's former boyfriend, and Julianne Moore will be his friend.

With Russell Crowe • Laura Dern • Fisher Stevens • Howard Meltzer • John Polson • Jon Foster • Sophie Traub • John Penotti • Tim Williams • Emil Stern

The film follows a violent teenager, Eric, whose life intertwines with Lori, a 16-year-old runaway who can't resist his charm. Crowe will play Lieutenant Cristofuoro, a cop who sets out to unravel Eric's complex past.

With Mark Wahlberg • Stanley Tucci • Steven Spielberg • Saoirse Ronan • Susan Sarandon • Rachel Weisz • Peter Jackson • Tessa Ross • Michael Imperioli • Philippa Boyens • Ken Kamins • Jim Wilson. • Aimee Peyronnet • Jan Blenkin • Caro Cunningham • Fran Walsh

"The Lovely Bones" centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. Oscar® nominee Mark Wahlberg and Oscar® winners Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon star along with Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli and Oscar® nominee Saoirse Ronan.

With Willem Dafoe • Michael Peña • Michael Shannon • Bill Cobbs • Werner Herzog • Brad Dourif • David Lynch • Chloë Sevigny • Eric Bassett • Norm Hill • Herbert Golder

A man acts out a play in his mind and kills his mother.

With Penelope Cruz • Pedro Almodovar • Blanca Portilla • Angela Molina • Kiti Manver • Chus Lampreave

"Broken Embraces" is a four-way tale of amour-fou, shot in the style of '50s American film noir at its most hard-boiled, and will mix references to works like Nicholas Ray's "In a Lonely Place" and Vincente Minnelli's "The Bad and the Beautiful," with signature Almodóvar themes such as Fate, the mystery of creation, guilt, unscrupulous power, the eternal search of fathers for sons, and sons for fathers.