February 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Germany | Netherlands
Runtime: 129 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Are you the exception…or the rule?
Cast: Morgan Lily … 5 yr. old Girl
Trenton Rogers … 6 yr. old Boy
Michelle Carmichael … Mother
Jasmine Woods … Crying 20-Something (as Kristen Faye Hunter)
Sabrina Revelle … Consoling Friend
Zoe Jarman … Sorority Girl #1
Alia Rhiana Eckerman … Sorority Girl #2
Julia Pennington … Sous Chef #1
Renee Scott … Sous Chef #2
Chihiro Fujii … Tokyo Girl #1
Sachiko Ishida … Tokyo Girl #2
Claudia DiMartino … Jogger #1
Eve Curtis … Jogger #2
Carmen Perez … Army Recruit #1
Traycee King … Army Recruit #2
Plot: The Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations
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February 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Germany | UK
Runtime: 118 min
Languages: English | Italian | French
Director:
Tagline: They control your money. They control your government. They control your life. And everybody pays.
Cast: Clive Owen … Louis Salinger
Naomi Watts … Eleanor Whitman
Armin Mueller-Stahl … Wilhelm Wexler
Ulrich Thomsen … Jonas Skarssen
Brian F. O'Byrne … The Consultant
Michel Voletti … Viktor Haas
Patrick Baladi … Martin White
Jay Villiers … Francis Ehames
Fabrice Scott … Nicholai Yeshinski
Haluk Bilginer … Ahmet Sunay
Luca Barbareschi … Umberto Calvini (as Luca Giorgio Barbareschi)
Alessandro Fabrizi … Inspector Alberto Cerutti
Felix Solis … Detective Iggy Ornelas
Jack McGee … Detective Bernie Ward
Nilaja Sun … Detective Gloria Hubbard
Plot: An Interpol agent attempts to expose a high-profile financial institution’s role in an international arms dealing ring.
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February 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 104 min
Languages: English | Finnish
Director:
Tagline: All she ever wanted was a little credit…
Cast: Isla Fisher … Rebecca Bloomwood
Hugh Dancy … Luke Brandon
Krysten Ritter … Suze
Joan Cusack … Jane Bloomwood
John Goodman … Graham Bloomwood
John Lithgow … Edgar West
Kristin Scott Thomas … Alette Naylor
Fred Armisen … Ryan Koenig
Leslie Bibb … Alicia Billington
Lynn Redgrave … Drunken Lady at Ball
Robert Stanton … Derek Smeath
Julie Hagerty … Hayley
Nick Cornish … Tarquin
Wendie Malick … Miss Korch
Clea Lewis … Miss Ptaszinski
Plot: A college grad lands a job as a financial journalist in New York City to support where she nurtures her shopping addiction and falls for a wealthy entrepreneur.
Awards: 3 nominations
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February 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 104 min | Germany:110 min (European Film Market)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The doctor is out.
Cast: Kevin Spacey … Henry Carter
Joe Nunez … Recording Supervisor (as Joseph A. Nuñez)
Mark Webber … Jeremy
Keke Palmer … Jemma
Sierra Aylina McClain … Carina
Ada Luz Pla … Teacher
Saffron Burrows … Kate Amberson
Jack Huston … Shamus
Pell James … Daisy
Mei Melançon … Miyu
Dallas Roberts … Patrick
Andrew Sibner … Richie
Troy Metcalf … O.T.
Kendall Clement … Uncle Jim
Jesse Plemons … Jesus
Plot: Unable to cope with a recent personal tragedy, LA’s top celebrity shrink turns into a pothead with no concern for his appearance and a creeping sense of his inability to help his patients. add synopsis
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February 5th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, History, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK | USA
Runtime: USA:105 min | Germany:100 min (European Film Market)
Languages: English | German
Director:
Tagline: Love rules all
Cast: Emily Blunt … Young Victoria
Rupert Friend … Prince Albert
Paul Bettany … Lord Melbourne
Miranda Richardson … Duchess of Kent
Jim Broadbent … King William
Thomas Kretschmann … King Leopold of Belgium
Mark Strong … Sir John Conroy
Jesper Christensen … Baron Stockmar
Harriet Walter … Queen Adelaide
Jeanette Hain … Baroness Lehzen
Julian Glover … Duke of Wellington
Michael Maloney … Sir Robert Peel
Michiel Huisman … Ernest
Genevieve O'Reilly … Lady Flora Hastings
Rachael Stirling … Duchess of Sutherland
Plot: A dramatization of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria’s rule, and her enduring romance with Prince Albert. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 10 nominations
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January 30th, 2009
All Genres:
Animation, Adventure
Release Year: 2009
Country: France | Belgium | Ireland
Runtime: Argentina:75 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) | France:75 min
Languages: English
Director: Tomm Moore
Nora Twomey (co-director)
Tagline:
Writers: Tomm Moore (story) Fabrice Ziolkowski (screenplay)
Cast: Brendan Gleeson … Abbot Cellach (voice)
Liam Hourican … Brother Tang / Leonardo (voice)
Mick Lally … Aidan (voice)
Michael McGrath … Adult Brendan (voice)
Evan McGuire … Brendan (voice)
Christen Mooney … Aisling (voice)
Paul Tylack … Brother Assoua (voice)
Paul Young … Brother Square (voice)
Plot: The animated story of the boy behind the famed Book of Kells. add synopsis
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations
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January 30th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada | Germany
Runtime: 87 min
Languages: English
Director: Charles Guard
Thomas Guard
Tagline: Fear moves in
Cast: Emily Browning … Anna
Arielle Kebbel … Alex
David Strathairn … Steven
Elizabeth Banks … Rachel Summers
Maya Massar … Mom
Kevin McNulty … Sheriff Emery
Jesse Moss … Matthew Hendricks
Dean Paul Gibson … Dr. Silberling
Don S. Davis … Mr. Henson
Lex Burnham … Iris Wright
Matthew Bristol … David Wright
Danny Bristol … Samuel Wright
Heather Doerksen … Mildred Kemp
Alf Humphreys … Priest (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
Ryan Cowie … Orderly #1
Plot: Anna Rydell returns home to her sister (and best friend) Alex after a stint in a mental hospital, though her recovery is jeopardized thanks to her cruel stepmother, aloof father, and the presence of a ghost in their home.
Awards: 1 nomination
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January 29th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 97 min
Languages: English | Spanish
Director:
Tagline: She's an executive on the move. But her career is taking her a little farther than she expected.
Cast: Renée Zellweger … Lucy Hill
Harry Connick Jr. … Ted Mitchell
Siobhan Fallon … Blanche Gunderson (as Siobhan Fallon Hogan)
J.K. Simmons … Stu Kopenhafer
Mike O'Brien … Lars Ulstead
Frances Conroy … Trudy Van Uuden
Ferron Guerreiro … Bobbie Mitchell
Barbara James Smith … Joan
James Durham … Rob Deitmar
Robert Small … Donald Arling
Wayne Nicklas … Harve Gunderson
Hilary Carroll … Kimberley
Nancy Drake … Flo
Stewart J. Zully … Wallace Miller (as Stewart Zully)
Marilyn Boyle … Winnie
Plot: A Miami businesswoman adjusts to her new life in a tiny Minnesota town.
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January 29th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Canada | UK | USA
Runtime: 111 min
Languages: English | Cantonese
Director:
Tagline: One push can change everything.
Cast: Colin Ford … Young Nick
Joel Gretsch … Nick's Father
Djimon Hounsou … Henry Carver
Dakota Fanning … Cassie Holmes
Robert Tsonos … Division Doctor #1
Brandon Rhea … Division Doctor #2
Camilla Belle … Kira Hudson
Neil Jackson … Victor Budarin
Chris Evans … Nick Gant
Kai Cheung Leung … Dice Man
Sun Nan Hung … Dice Man's Heavy
Corey Stoll … Agent Mack
Scott Michael Campbell … Agent Holden
Wai Man Tam … Cook in Fish Market
Hal Yamanouchi … Pop Father (as Haruihko Yamanouchi)
Plot: Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.
Awards: 1 nomination
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January 23rd, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK
Runtime: 97 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The last place you'd ever expect to find yourself
Writers: Duncan Jones (original story) Nathan Parker (screenplay)
Cast: Sam Rockwell … Sam Bell
Kevin Spacey … GERTY (voice)
Dominique McElligott … Tess Bell
Rosie Shaw … Little Eve
Adrienne Shaw … Nanny
Kaya Scodelario … Eve
Benedict Wong … Thompson
Matt Berry … Overmeyers
Malcolm Stewart … Technician
Robin Chalk … Sam Bell Clone
Plot: Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our planet’s power problems.
Awards: Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 14 wins & 9 nominations
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January 22nd, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | New Zealand
Runtime: 92 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Michael Sheen … Lucian
Bill Nighy … Viktor
Rhona Mitra … Sonja
Steven Mackintosh … Tannis
Kevin Grevioux … Raze
David Aston … Coloman
Geraldine Brophy … Nobleman's Wife
Leighton Cardno … Fearful Lycan
Alex Carroll … Young Lucian (as Alexander Carroll)
Elizabeth Hawthorne … Orsova
Jared Turner … Xristo
Jason Hood … Death Dealer
Mark Mitchinson … Nobleman
Tania Nolan … Luka
Craig Parker … Sabas
Plot: An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.
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January 22nd, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK
Runtime: 106 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The fate of the world is on the line.
Writers: Harold Manning (French adaptation) and Jesse Armstrong (written by)
Cast: Peter Capaldi … Malcolm Tucker
Tom Hollander … Simon Foster
Gina McKee … Judy Molloy
James Gandolfini … Lt. Gen. George Miller
Chris Addison … Toby Wright
Anna Chlumsky … Liza Weld
Enzo Cilenti … Bob Adriano
Paul Higgins … Jamie MacDonald
Mimi Kennedy … Karen Clarke
Alex Macqueen … Sir Jonathan Tutt
Johnny Pemberton … A.J. Brown
Olivia Poulet … Suzy
David Rasche … Linton Barwick
Joanna Scanlan … Roz
James Smith … Michael Rodgers
Plot: The US President and UK Prime Minister fancy a war. But not everyone agrees that war is a good thing…
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins & 16 nominations
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January 21st, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:90 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: There are no time-outs in…
Cast: Uma Thurman … Eliza Welsh
Anthony Edwards
Minnie Driver … Sheila rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Samantha Bee
Carol Commissiong … Bakery Customer #2
Alice Drummond
Arjun Gupta
Jenny Kirlin … Bakery Clerk
Clea Lewis
Aaron Mathias … Model boyfriend
Javier Picayo … Male College Student
Vincent James Russo … Pedestrain
David Schallipp … Lucas Welsh
Matthew Schallipp … Lucas Welsh
Jake M. Smith … PA
Jackie Stewart … Model
Stephanie Szostak … Sandrine Dumas
Daisy Tahan … Clara
Plot: In Manhattan, a mother of two preparing for her daughter’s sixth birthday party has no idea of the challenges she’s about to face in order to pull off the event.
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January 20th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 77 min
Languages: English | French
Director:
Tagline: See it with someone you ****
Cast: Sasha Grey … Chelsea / Christine Brown
Chris Santos … Chris
Philip Eytan … Phillip
T. Colby Trane … Waiter
Peter Zizzo … Zizzo
Ron Stein … Vegas Buddy #1
Marshall Gilman … Vegas Buddy #2
Michael Roberts … Vegas Buddy #3
Vincent Dellacera … Chelsea's Driver
Jim Kempner … Art Gallery Owner
David Levien … David
Mark Jacobson … Interviewer
Alan Milstein … Pete
Sukhdev Singh … Super
Ted Jessup … Chatty 'John'
Plot: A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl meeting the challenges of her boyfriend, her clients, and her work.
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January 20th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 99 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: A story about two strangers. One a little stranger than the other…
Cast: Hugh Dancy … Adam Raki
Rose Byrne … Beth Buchwald
Peter Gallagher … Marty Buchwald
Amy Irving … Rebecca Buchwald
Frankie Faison … Harlan
Mark Linn-Baker … Sam Klieber
Haviland Morris … Lyra
Adam LeFevre … Mr. Wardlow
Mike Hodge … Judge
Peter O'Hara … Williams
John Rothman … Beranbaum
Terry Walters … Michael
Susan Porro … Jen
Maddie Corman … Robin
Jeff Hiller … Rom
Plot: Adam, a lonely man with Asperger’s Syndrome, develops a relationship with his upstairs neighbor, Beth.
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
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January 20th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:103 min
Languages: English | Ukrainian
Director:
Tagline: We're not in Manhattan anymore.
Cast: Hugh Grant … Paul Morgan
Sarah Jessica Parker … Meryl Morgan
Natalia Klimas … Monique Rabelais
Vincenzo Amato … Girard Rabelais
Jesse Liebman … Adam Feller
Elisabeth Moss … Jackie Drake
Michael Kelly … Vincent
Seth Gilliam … U.S. Marshal Lasky
Sándor Técsy … Anton Forenski (as Sandor Tecsy)
Kevin Brown … U.S. Marshal Henderson
Steven Boyer … U.S. Marshal Ferber
Sharon Wilkins … U.S. Marshal King
Sam Elliott … Clay Wheeler
Mary Steenburgen … Emma Wheeler
Kim Shaw … Nurse Kelly
Plot: In New York City, an estranged couple who witness a murder are relocated to small-town Wyoming as part of a witness-protection program. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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January 19th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: Argentina:107 min | USA:107 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: It was the worst job they ever imagined… and the best time of their lives.
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg … James Brennan
Kelsey Ford … Arlene
Michael Zegen … Eric
Ryan McFarland … Brad
Jack Gilpin … Mr. Brennan
Wendie Malick … Mrs. Brennan
Matt Bush … Tommy Frigo
Todd Cioppa … Velvet Touch Manager
Stephen Mast … Rich
Kristen Wiig … Paulette
Bill Hader … Bobby
Martin Starr … Joel
Adam Kroloff … Adult Contestant
Kristen Stewart … Em Lewin
Kevin Breznahan … Molly Hatchet T-Shirt Guy
Plot: A comedy set in the summer of 1987 and centered around a recent college grad (Eisenberg) who takes a nowhere job at his local amusement park, only to find it’s the perfect course to get him prepared for the real world.
Awards: 2 nominations
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January 19th, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: UK | Ireland
Runtime: 89 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: To face the future, they must face the past.
Cast: Liam Neeson … Alistair Little
James Nesbitt … Joe Griffen
Anamaria Marinca … Vika rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Juliet Crawford … Cathy
Niamh Cusack … Alistair's Mum
Mark David … Young Alistair (as Mark Davison)
Gerry Doherty … Joe's Dad
Richard Dormer … Michael
Paul Garret … Alistair's Dad
Katy Gleadhill … Fiona
Jonathan Harden … David
Pauline Hutton … Sharon
Andrea Irvine … Sarah
Gerard Jordan … Jim
Paul Kennedy … Sound recordist
Conor MacNeill … Dave
Mark Matthews … Martin – Cameraman at Loughfinn Centre
Mathew McElhinney … Stuart
Barry McEvoy … Joe's Chauffeur
Paula McFetridge … Joe's Mum
Diarmuid Noyes … Andy
Richard Orr … Alistair's Chauffeur
Lalor Roddy … LandLord
Plot: The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen’s brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two. add synopsis
Awards: 2 wins & 1 nomination
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January 19th, 2009
All Genres:
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:80 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Writers: John Krasinski (screenplay) David Foster Wallace (story)
Cast: Julianne Nicholson … Sara Quinn
Ben Shenkman … Subject #14
Timothy Hutton … Professor Adams / Subject #30
Michael Cerveris … Subject #15
Corey Stoll … Subject #51
Chris Messina … Subject #19
Max Minghella … Kevin / Subject #28
Lou Taylor Pucci … Evan / Subject #28
Will Arnett … Subject #11
John Krasinski … Ryan / Subject #20
Will Forte … Subject #72
Joey Slotnick … Tad / Subject #59
Dominic Cooper … Daniel / Subject #46
Benjamin Gibbard … Harry / Subject #20
Bobby Cannavale … Subject #40
Plot: A graduate student (Nicholson) copes with a recent breakup by conducting interviews with various men.
Awards: 1 nomination
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January 19th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:92 min | Germany:100 min (European Film Market)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Emmy Rossum … Alexa Walker
Zach Gilford … Johnny Drake
Ashley Springer … Ben Berger
Ana Gasteyer … Ruth Berger
Rooney Mara … Courtney
Sandra Bernhard … Dr. Serena Mohr
Alan Cumming … Grant Matson
Cady Huffman … Dr. Kolton
Brianne Berkson … Gabby
Chris Riggi … Josh
Brea Bee … Mel Drake
Lucy McMichael … Ms. Davis
Suzanne Savoy … Deirdre Walker
Wayne Pyle … Alan Berger
Adam Fleming
Plot: A drama centered around three high school seniors – an aspiring actress, her misfit best friend, and a loner – who become engaged in an intimate and complicated relationship. add synopsis
Awards: 1 nomination
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