61. Crazy Heart
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Scott Cooper
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Colin Farrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall, Beth Grant, Sarah Jane Morris
Plot: A broken down, former country music star seeks redemption through his music along with the help of a journalist.
62. Goodbye Solo
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Actors: Souleymane Sy Savane, Red West, Diana Franco Galindo, Lane 'Roc' Williams, Mamadou Lam, Carmen Leyva
Plot: An elderly man hires Solo, a Senegalese cab driver, to drive him to a mountaintop in North Carolina where he plans to commit suicide.
63. Still Walking ( Aruitemo aruitemo )
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Actors: Hiroshi Abe, Yui Natsukawa, You, Kazuya Takahashi, Shohei Tanaka, Kirin Kiki
64. Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sacha Gervasi
Actors: Kevin Goocher, Glenn Gyorffy, Steve 'Lips' Kudlow, Robb Reiner, Chris Tsangarides
Plot: Formed by two 14-year-old boys in the 1970s, heavy metal band Anvil influenced the great acts that followed, such as Anthrax and Metallica. This documentary joins Anvil's now middle-aged founders as they recover from a disastrous tour of Europe. Hoping to end their youthful dreams and careers on a high note, Robb Reiner, Steve "Lips" Kudlow and the band set out to record their 13th album, "This Is Thirteen."
65. Agora
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Actors: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom, Michael Lonsdale, Rupert Evans
Plot: Tells the story of astronomer-philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria (Weisz)
and her relationship with her slave Davus (Minghella), who is torn between
his love for his mistress and the possibility of gaining his freedom by
joining the rising tide of Christianity.
66. Orphan
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Actors: Isabelle Fuhrman, Jimmy Bennett, Lorry Ayers, Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Matthew Raudsepp
Plot: When a couple lose their baby in childbirth, they adopt a nine-year-old named Esther to heal their marriage and psychological wounds. Soon after arriving home, strange things happen, leading the mother to believe their new, angelic child is not what she seems.
67. White Ribbon, The ( weiße Band, Das )
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Haneke
Actors: Ulrich Tukur, Susanne Lothar, Burghart Klaußner, Marisa Growaldt, Christian Friedel, Mercedes Jadea Diaz
Plot: On the cusp on World War I, a small German village is transformed by fear and suspicion as ominous events, centered around the children of the village, take place.
68. Town Called Panic, A ( Panique au village )
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Animation
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stéphane Aubier,
Actors: Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar, Jeanne Balibar, Nicolas Buysse, Véronique Dumont, Bruce Ellison
69. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
Actors: Anna Faris, Bill Hader, Bruce Campbell, James Caan, Mr. T, Andy Samberg
Plot: Based on the book - a town experiences food-based weather that works well at first, until things get a little out of control.
70. Paa
Year of Release: 2009
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: R. Balki
Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Paresh Rawal
