September 11th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:90 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: Every "Revolution" Needs A Leader
Cast: Michael Cera … Nick Twisp and Francois Dillinger
Portia Doubleday … Sheeni Saunders
Jean Smart … Estelle Twisp
Zach Galifianakis … Jerry
Erik Knudsen … Lefty
Adhir Kalyan … Vijay Joshi
Steve Buscemi … George Twisp
Fred Willard … Mr. Ferguson
Ari Graynor … Lacey
Ray Liotta … Lance Wescott
Justin Long … Paul Saunders
Rooney Mara … Taggarty
Jade Fusco … Bernice Lynch
Lise Lacasse … Matron
M. Emmet Walsh … Mr. Saunders
Plot: While his trailer trash parents teeter on the edge of divorce, Nick Twisp sets his sights on dream girl Sheeni Saunders, hoping that she’ll be the one to take away his virginity. add synopsis
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September 11th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Australia | USA
Runtime: 98 min
Languages: English
Director: Michael Spierig
Peter Spierig
Tagline: In 2019, The Most Precious Natural Resource… Is Us.
Writers: Michael Spierig (written by) & Peter Spierig (written by)
Cast: Harriet Minto-Day … Lisa Barrett
Jay Laga'aia … Senator Turner
Damien Garvey … Senator Westlake
Sahaj Dumpleton … Homeless Vampire
Allan Todd … Businessman
Gabriella Di Labio … Businesswoman
Ben Siemer … Police Officer
Peter Welman … Police Officer
Ethan Hawke … Edward Dalton
Callum McLean … Vampire School Kid
Jarrad Pon … Vampire School Kid
Victoria Williams … Vampire School Kid
Zoe White … Vampire School Kid
Aolani Roy … Vampire School Kid
Tiffany Lamb … News Reader
Plot: In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind. add synopsis
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September 10th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min | 107 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: She's evil… and not just high school evil.
Cast: Megan Fox … Jennifer
Amanda Seyfried … Needy
Johnny Simmons … Chip
Adam Brody … Nikolai
Sal Cortez … Chas
Ryan Levine … Mick
Juan Riedinger … Dirk
Colin Askey … Keyboardist
Chris Pratt … Roman Duda
Juno Ruddell … Officer Warzak
Kyle Gallner … Colin Gray
Josh Emerson … Jonas Konelle
J.K. Simmons … Mr. Wroblewski
Amy Sedaris … Needy's Mom
Cynthia Stevenson … Chip's Mom
Plot: A newly possessed cheerleader turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?
Awards: 1 nomination
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September 10th, 2009
All Genres:
Biography, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: How he saw the world changed it forever
Writers: John Collee (screenplay) Randal Keynes (biography)
Cast: Paul Bettany … Charles Darwin
Jennifer Connelly … Emma Darwin
Jeremy Northam … Reverend Innes
Toby Jones … Thomas Huxley
Benedict Cumberbatch … Joseph Hooker
Jim Carter … Parslow
Martha West … Annie Darwin
Teresa Churcher … Mrs. Davies
Harrison Sansostri … Lenny Darwin
Pauline Stone … Mrs. Darwin's Maid
Zak Davies … Jemmy Buttons
Christopher Dunkin … George Darwin
Plot: English naturalist Charles Darwin struggles to find a balance between his revolutionary theories on evolution and the relationship with religious wife, whose faith contradicts his work. add synopsis
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September 9th, 2009
All Genres:
Horror See »
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 90 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Death isn't what it used to be. See »
Cast: Alan Van Sprang … Sarge 'Nicotine' Crocket
Kenneth Welsh … Patrick O'Flynn
Kathleen Munroe … Janet / Jane O'Flynn
Devon Bostick … Boy
Richard Fitzpatrick … Seamus Muldoon
Athena Karkanis … Tomboy
Stefano DiMatteo … Francisco (as Stefano Di Matteo)
Joris Jarsky … Chuck
Eric Woolfe … Kenny
Julian Richings … James O'Flynn
Wayne Robson … Tawdry O'Flynn
Joshua Peace … D.J. (as Josh Peace)
Hardee T. Lineham … Lieutenant Vaughn
Shawn Roberts … Tony Ravello (archive footage)
Scott Wentworth … Professor Andrew Maxwell (archive footage)
Plot: On an island off the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state. Add synopsis »
Awards: 1 nomination See »
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September 9th, 2009
All Genres:
Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Sisters for life… and death.
Cast: Teri Andrzejewski … Bra-Clad Sister
Adam Berry … Danny
Megan Wolfley … Trampoline Sister (as Megan Elizabeth Wolfley)
Robert Belushi … Amazed Senior Guy
Marie Blanchard … Over-It Sister
Briana Evigan … Cassidy
Zack Garrett … Thwarted Guy
Margo Harshman … Chugs
Rumer Willis … Ellie
Jamie Chung … Claire
Leah Pipes … Jessica
Audrina Patridge … Megan
Matt O'Leary … Garrett
Julian Morris … Andy
Debra Gordon … Mrs. Tappan
Plot: A group of sorority sisters try to cover up the death of their house-sister after a prank gone wrong, only to be stalked by a serial killer.
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September 9th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada | France
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English | Russian
Director:
Tagline: See Your Last Breath.
Writers: Jon Hoeber (screenplay) & Erich Hoeber (screenplay) …
Cast: Kate Beckinsale … Carrie Stetko
Gabriel Macht … Robert Pryce
Tom Skerritt … Dr. John Fury
Columbus Short … Delfy
Alex O'Loughlin … Russell Haden
Shawn Doyle … Sam Murphy
Joel S. Keller … Jack (as Joel Keller)
Jesse Todd … Rubin
Arthur Holden … McGuire
Erin Hickock … Rhonda (as Erin Hicock)
Bashar Rahal … Russian Pilot
Julian Cain … Russian Co-pilot
Dennis Keiffer … Russian Guard #1
Andrei Runtso … Russian Guard #2
Roman Varshavsky … Russian Guard #3
Plot: U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica, as the sun is about to set for six months.
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September 7th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Based on a tattle-tale
Cast: Matt Damon … Mark Whitacre
Lucas McHugh Carroll … Alexander Whitacre (as Lucas Carroll)
Eddie Jemison … Kirk Schmidt
Rusty Schwimmer … Liz Taylor
Craig Ricci Shaynak … Discouraged Foreman
Tom Papa … Mick Andreas
Rick Overton … Terry Wilson
Melanie Lynskey … Ginger Whitacre
Thomas F. Wilson … Mark Cheviron (as Tom Wilson)
Scott Bakula … Brian Shepard
Scott Adsit … Sid Hulse
Ann Dowd … FBI Special Agent Kate Medford
Allan Havey … FBI Special Agent Dean Paisley
Howie Johnson … Rusty Williams
Joel McHale … FBI Special Agent Bob Herndon
Plot: The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 nominations
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September 6th, 2009
All Genres:
Documentary, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 127 min | Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Thora Birch … Herself
William Black … Himself
Jimmy Carter … Himself (archive footage)
Congressman Elijah Cummings … Himself
Baron Hill … Himself
Marcy Kaptur … Herself
John McCain … Himself (archive footage)
Michael Moore … Himself
Sarah Palin … Herself (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan … Himself (archive footage)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt … Himself (archive footage)
Arnold Schwarzenegger … Himself (archive footage)
Wallace Shawn … Himself
Elizabeth Warren … Herself
Plot: On the 20-year anniversary of his groundbreaking masterpiece Roger & Me, Michael Moore’s Capitalism:… add synopsis
Awards: 3 wins & 6 nominations
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September 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama See »
Release Year: 2009
Country: Italy
Runtime: 120 min
Languages: Italian | Russian | English
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Luca Guadagnino (story) Luca Guadagnino (screenplay) … See »
Cast: Tilda Swinton … Emma Recchi
Flavio Parenti … Edoardo Recchi Jr.
Edoardo Gabbriellini … Antonio Biscaglia
Alba Rohrwacher … Elisabetta Recchi
Pippo Delbono … Tancredi Recchi
Diane Fleri … Eva Ugolini
Maria Paiato … Ida Roselli
Marisa Berenson … Allegra Recchi
Waris Ahluwalia … Mr. Kubelkian
Gabriele Ferzetti … Edoardo Recchi Sr. rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Martina Codecasa … Delfina
Mattia Zaccaro … Gianluca Recchi
Plot: A tragic love story set at the turn of the millennium in Milan. The film follows the fall of the haute bourgeoisie due to the forces of passion and unconditional love. Add synopsis »
Awards: 2 wins See »
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September 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:109 min | Canada:108 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The story of a man ready to make a connection.
Cast: George Clooney … Ryan Bingham
Vera Farmiga … Alex Goran
Anna Kendrick … Natalie Keener
Jason Bateman … Craig Gregory
Amy Morton … Kara Bingham
Melanie Lynskey … Julie Bingham
J.K. Simmons … Bob
Sam Elliott … Maynard Finch
Danny McBride … Jim Miller
Zach Galifianakis … Steve
Chris Lowell … Kevin
Steve Eastin … Samuels
Marvin Young … Himself (as Young MC)
Lucas MacFadden … Conference DJ (as Cut Chemist)
Adrienne Lamping … Tammy
Plot: With a job that has him traveling around the country firing people, Ryan Bingham leads an empty life out of a suitcase, until his company does the unexpected: ground him.
Awards: Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 34 wins & 51 nominations
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September 4th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Adventure See »
Release Year: 2009
Country: Denmark | UK
Runtime: 93 min | Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Roy Jacobsen (writer) Nicolas Winding Refn (writer)
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen … One-Eye
Jamie Sives … Gorm
Gary Lewis … Kare
Ewan Stewart … Eirik
Alexander Morton … Barde
Callum Mitchell … Pagan Viking Guard
Andrew Flanagan … Duggal
Maarten Stevenson … Are / The Boy
Douglas Russell … Olaf
Gary McCormack … Hauk
Gordon Brown … Hagen
Mathew Zajac … Malkolm
Robert Harrison … Roger
Stewart Porter … Kenneth
Rony Bridges … Magnus
P.B. McBeath … Man with pike
James Ramsey … Gudmund
Plot: 1000 AD, for years, One Eye, a mute warrior of supernatural strength, has been held prisoner by the Norse chieftain Barde… See » Full synopsis »
Awards: 2 wins See »
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September 4th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 99 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: From The Producer Of Miss Congeniality
Cast: Sandra Bullock … Mary Horowitz
Thomas Haden Church … Hartman Hughes
Bradley Cooper … Steve
Ken Jeong … Angus
DJ Qualls … Howard
Keith David … Corbitt
Howard Hesseman … Mr. Horowitz
Beth Grant … Mrs. Horowitz
Katy Mixon … Elizabeth
M.C. Gainey … Norm the Truck Driver
Holmes Osborne … Soloman
Delaney Hamilton … Little Deaf Girl
Jason Jones … Vasquez
Carlos Gómez … Rescue Supervisor
George Sharperson … Rescuer
Plot: Convinced that a CCN cameraman is her true love, an eccentric crossword puzzler trails him as he travels all over the country, hoping to convince him that they belong together.
Awards: 5 nominations
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September 4th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: This Labor Day, the creator of OFFICE SPACE heads back to work.
Cast: Jason Bateman … Joel Reynolds
Mila Kunis … Cindy
Kristen Wiig … Suzie
Ben Affleck … Dean
J.K. Simmons … Brian
Clifton Collins Jr. … Step
Dustin Milligan … Brad
David Koechner … Nathan
Beth Grant … Mary
T.J. Miller … Rory
Javier Gutiérrez … Hector
Lidia Porto … Gabriella
Gene Simmons … Joe Adler
Matt Schulze … Willie
Lamberto Gutierrez … Victor
Plot: Joel, the owner of an Extract plant, tries to contend with myriad personal and professional problems, such as his potentially unfaithful wife and employees who want to take advantage of him.
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September 4th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 122 min
Languages: English | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: The only criminal he can't catch is himself.
Cast: Nicolas Cage … Terence McDonagh
Val Kilmer … Stevie Pruit
Eva Mendes … Frankie Donnenfeld
Fairuza Balk … Heidi
Jennifer Coolidge … Genevieve
Michael Shannon … Mundt
Brad Dourif … Ned Schoenholtz
Shawn Hatosy … Armand Benoit
Shea Whigham … Justin
Denzel Whitaker … Daryl
Xzibit … Big Fate (as Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner)
Irma P. Hall … Binnie Rogers
Tom Bower … Pat McDonough
Lance E. Nichols … Jerimiah Goodhusband
Vondie Curtis-Hall … James Brasser
Douglas M. Griffin … Sergeant
Katie Chonacas … Tina
Brandi Coleman … Yvonne
Kyle Russell Clements … Lawrence
Nick Gomez … Evaristo Chavez
Lauren Pennington … Young woman
Brandy Moon … Duffy's wife
Sean Boyd … Lt. Stoyer
J.D. Evermore … Rick Fitzsimon
Jillian Batherson … D.A's Assistant
Marco St. John … Eugene Gratz
Tony Bentley … Hurley
Michael Wozniak … Undercover Officer
Deneen Tyler … Pharmacist
Deena Beasley … Miamouna
David Joseph Martinez … Juan Michel
Lucius Baston … Deshaun 'Midget' Hackett
Sam Medina … Andy
J. Omar Castro … Narcotics Detective
Armando Leduc … Jeff
Topher Jones … Undercover Detective
Noel Arthur … Renaldo Hayes
Victor Hugo Palacios … Police Officer
Tim Bellow … Gary 'G' Jenkins
Joe Nemmers … Officer Larry Moy
Lyssa Prine … Nurse
Roger J. Timber … Security Guard (as Roger Timber)
Robert Pavlovich … Dr. Milburn
Jeremy Aaron Johnson … Detective Yasco
Jaime San Andres … Officer Lasseigne
Michael Arnona … Police Captain
C. Stuart Rome … CSI Agent
Trey Burvant … Dealer
Lorin Moore … Promotion Reporter
Joel Davis … TV Play-by-play announcer (voice)
Michael Zimbrich … Waiter
Matt Borel … Bernie
Joshua Gillum … Host
Plot: Terence McDonagh is a drug- and gambling-addled detective in post-Katrina New Orleans investigating the killing of five Senegalese immigrants. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
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September 4th, 2009
All Genres:
Biography, Drama, History
Release Year: 2009
Country: Germany | Russia | UK
Runtime: 112 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Intoxicating. Infuriating. Impossible. Love.
Cast: James McAvoy … Valentin Bulgakov
Christopher Plummer … Leo Tolstoy
Helen Mirren … Sofya Tolstoy
Anne-Marie Duff … Sasha Tolstoy
Paul Giamatti … Vladimir Chertkov
Kerry Condon … Masha
Patrick Kennedy … Sergeyenko
John Sessions … Dushan
David Masterson … Reporter
Nenad Lucic … Vanja
Tomas Spencer … Andrey Tolstoy
Maximilian Gärtner … Kind
Plot: A historical drama that illustrates Russian author Leo Tolstoy’s struggle to balance fame and wealth with his commitment to a life devoid of material things. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 11 nominations
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September 3rd, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 95 min
Languages: English
Director: Mark Neveldine
Brian Taylor
Tagline: In the near future, you don't live to play… you'll play to live.
Cast: Gerard Butler … Kable
Amber Valletta … Angie
Michael C. Hall … Ken Castle
Kyra Sedgwick … Gina Parker Smith
Logan Lerman … Simon
Alison Lohman … Trace
Terry Crews … Hackman
Ramsey Moore … Gorge
Ludacris … Humanz Brother (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Aaron Yoo … Humanz Dude
Jonathan Chase … Geek Leader
Dan Callahan … Backup Geek
Brighid Fleming … Delia
Johnny Whitworth … Scotch
Keith Jardine … Mean Slayer
Plot: Set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environments… add synopsis
Awards: 1 win
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September 3rd, 2009
All Genres:
Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 111 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: In a moment the world changed forever.
Writers: Cormac McCarthy (novel) Joe Penhall (adaptation) …
Cast: Viggo Mortensen … Father
Kodi Smit-McPhee … Boy
Charlize Theron … Mother
Robert Duvall … Old Man – Eli
Guy Pearce … Veteran
Molly Parker … Friendly woman
Michael K. Williams … The Thief (as Michael Kenneth Williams)
Garret Dillahunt … Gang Member
Bob Jennings … Bearded Man
Agnes Herrmann … Archer's Woman
Buddy Sosthand … Archer
Kirk Brown … Bearded Face
Jack Erdie … Bearded Man #2
David August Lindauer … Man On Mattress
Gina Preciado … Well Fed Woman
Plot: A post-apocalyptic tale of a man and his son trying to survive by any means possible.
Awards: Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 7 nominations
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September 2nd, 2009
All Genres:
Horror See »
Release Year: 2009
Country: Spain
Runtime: 85 min
Languages: Spanish
Director: Jaume Balagueró
Paco Plaza
Tagline:
Writers: Jaume Balagueró (written by) Manu Díez (written by) See »
Cast: Jonathan Mellor … Dr. Owen
Manuela Velasco … Ángela Vidal
Óscar Zafra … Jefe (as Oscar Sánchez Zafra)
Ariel Casas … Larra
Alejandro Casaseca … Martos
Pablo Rosso … Rosso
Pep Molina … Padre Jennifer
Andrea Ros … Mire
Àlex Batllori … Ori
Pau Poch … Tito
Juli Fàbregas … Bombero
Ferran Terraza … Manu
Claudia Silva … Jennifer
Martha Carbonell … Sra. Izquierdo
Jorge-Yamam Serrano
Plot: The action continues from [Rec] (2007), with the medical officer and a SWAT team outfitted with video cameras are sent into the sealed off apartment to control the situation. Add synopsis »
Awards: 5 wins & 1 nomination See »
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September 1st, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Music See »
Release Year: 2009
Country: France | Italy | Romania | Belgium | Russia
Runtime: 119 min
Languages: French | Russian
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: Radu Mihaileanu (scenario) Matthew Robbins (collaboration) … See »
Cast: Aleksei Guskov … Andreï Semoinovitch Filipov
Mélanie Laurent … Anne-Marie Jacquet / Léa
Dmitri Nazarov … Aleksander Abramovitch 'Sacha' Grossman
Valeriy Barinov … Ivan Gavrilov
François Berléand … Olivier Morne Duplessis
Miou-Miou … Guylène de La Rivière (as Miou Miou)
Lionel Abelanski … Jean-Paul Carrère rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vasile Albinet … Rusian killer
Laurent Bateau
Ramzy Bedia … Ahmed – le patron du 'Trou Normand'
Ovidiu Cuncea
Maria Dinulescu … Mashenka – the bride
Roger Dumas … Maurice dit Momo
Guillaume Gallienne … Raymond Labérac – un critique musical à la dent dure
Anna Kamenkova … Irina Filipovna (as Anna Kamenkova Pavlova)
Aleksandr Komissarov … Victor Vikitch
Ion Sapdaru
Valentin Teodosiu
Plot: Thirty years ago, Andrei Simoniovich Filipov, the renowned conductor of the Bolshoi orchestra, was fired for hiring Jewish musicians… See » Add synopsis »
Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations See »
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