Best Movies of 2009

1. 1
   Inglourious Basterds 2009

   Directed by Quentin Tarantino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, MovieSphere+
   8.2

   8.2 · 25K votes
2. 2
   Hachi: A Dog's Tale 2009

   Directed by Lasse Hallström · Streaming on BYUtv, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
   8.0

   8.0 · 7.4K votes
3. 3
   3 Idiots 2009

   Directed by Rajkumar Hirani
   8.0

   8.0 · 2.9K votes
4. 4
   Up 2009

   Directed by Pete Docter · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.0

   8.0 · 22K votes
5. 5
   Coraline 2009

   Directed by Henry Selick · Streaming on Hulu, HBO Max, Peacock Premium
   7.9

   7.9 · 9.6K votes
6. 6
   The Secret in Their Eyes 2009

   Directed by Juan José Campanella · Streaming on Hulu
   7.9

   8.0 · 3K votes
7. 7
   Prayers for Bobby 2009

   Directed by Russell Mulcahy · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Hoopla
   7.8

   8.1 · 659 votes
8. 8
   Mary and Max 2009

   Directed by Adam Elliot · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
   7.8

   7.9 · 2.4K votes
9. 9
   Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009

   Directed by Wes Anderson · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.8

   7.8 · 6.4K votes
10. 10
    Mr. Nobody 2009

    Directed by Jaco Van Dormael · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    7.8

    7.8 · 6.4K votes
11. 11
    The Cove 2009

    Directed by Louie Psihoyos · Streaming on Philo, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    7.8

    8.0 · 704 votes
12. 12
    El Cementerio de los Elefantes 2009

    Directed by Tonchy Antezana
    7.7

    9.0 · 112 votes
13. 13
    Castaway on the Moon 2009

    Directed by Lee Hae-jun · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
    7.7

    7.9 · 756 votes
14. 14
    Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story 2009

    Directed by Thomas Carter · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Fawesome
    7.7

    7.8 · 820 votes
15. 15
    Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance 2009

    Directed by Hideaki Anno · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.1K votes
16. 16
    Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2009

    Directed by David Yates · Streaming on HBO Max, Peacock Premium, YouTube TV
    7.7

    7.7 · 21K votes
17. 17
    The Blind Side 2009

    Directed by John Lee Hancock
    7.6

    7.7 · 7.1K votes
18. 18
    Mother 2009

    Directed by Bong Joon Ho · Streaming on Philo, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.8K votes
19. 19
    Partly Cloudy 2009

    Directed by Peter Sohn · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.1K votes
20. 20
    Avatar 2009

    Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.6 · 35K votes
21. 21
    Home 2009

    Directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand · Streaming on GuideDoc, Plex, Fawesome
    7.6

    7.8 · 581 votes
22. 22
    Moon 2009

    Directed by Duncan Jones · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, YouTube Free
    7.5

    7.6 · 6.6K votes
23. 23
    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2009

    Directed by Niels Arden Oplev · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, AMC+
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.4K votes
24. 24
    A Prophet 2009

    Directed by Jacques Audiard
    7.5

    7.5 · 1.8K votes
25. 25
    Sin Nombre 2009

    Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga
    7.5

    7.6 · 812 votes
26. 26
    District 9 2009

    Directed by Neill Blomkamp · Streaming on Tubi TV, Sony Pictures Core
    7.5

    7.5 · 11K votes
27. 27
    Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars 2009

    Directed by Graeme Harper · Streaming on Hoopla
    7.4

    7.9 · 241 votes
28. 28
    Star Trek 2009

    Directed by J.J. Abrams · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.4

    7.4 · 11K votes
29. 29
    The White Ribbon 2009

    Directed by Michael Haneke
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.2K votes
30. 30
    Desert Flower 2009

    Directed by Sherry Hormann
    7.4

    7.6 · 506 votes
31. 31
    Redline 2009

    Directed by Takeshi Koike · Streaming on Kanopy, MovieSphere+, Tubi TV
    7.4

    7.6 · 612 votes
32. 32
    Law Abiding Citizen 2009

    Directed by F. Gary Gray · Streaming on Netflix, Philo, YouTube TV
    7.4

    7.4 · 5.9K votes
33. 33
    Cell 211 2009

    Directed by Daniel Monzón · Streaming on Netflix, Philo, AMC Plus
    7.4

    7.4 · 1.4K votes
34. 34
    Summer Wars 2009

    Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
35. 35
    I Killed My Mother 2009

    Directed by Xavier Dolan · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.2K votes
36. 36
    Watchmen 2009

    Directed by Zack Snyder · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.3

    7.4 · 10K votes
37. 37
    Prison Break: The Final Break 2009

    Directed by Kevin Hooks
    7.3

    7.5 · 759 votes
38. 38
    The Hangover 2009

    Directed by Todd Phillips · Streaming on Paramount Plus Essential, YouTube TV
    7.3

    7.3 · 19K votes
39. 39
    My Sister's Keeper 2009

    Directed by Nick Cassavetes · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hallmark+
    7.3

    7.4 · 2.3K votes
40. 40
    The Stoning of Soraya M. 2009

    Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.7 · 269 votes
41. 41
    Another Egg and Chicken Movie 2009

    Directed by Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste
    7.3

    7.8 · 208 votes
42. 42
    (500) Days of Summer 2009

    Directed by Marc Webb · Streaming on Hoopla
    7.3

    7.3 · 11K votes
43. 43
    About Elly 2009

    Directed by Asghar Farhadi · Streaming on Philo, Kanopy, Fandor
    7.3

    7.5 · 577 votes
44. 44
    Brothers 2009

    Directed by Jim Sheridan · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Free
    7.3

    7.3 · 4.1K votes
45. 45
    Mulan: Rise of a Warrior 2009

    Directed by Jingle Ma Choh-Sing
    7.3

    7.5 · 461 votes
46. 46
    This Is It 2009

    Directed by Kenny Ortega · Streaming on YouTube TV, Sundance Now, Tubi TV
    7.3

    7.4 · 1.1K votes
47. 47
    Blood and Bone 2009

    Directed by Ben Ramsey · Streaming on YouTube TV, YouTube Free, Starz
    7.3

    7.4 · 941 votes
48. 48
    The Secret of Kells 2009

    Directed by Tomm Moore · Streaming on Kanopy
    7.3

    7.4 · 832 votes
49. 49
    Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie 2009

    Directed by Lev L. Spiro · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.3 · 1.8K votes
50. 50
    Zombieland 2009

    Directed by Ruben Fleischer · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.3

    7.3 · 14K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Stop-and-Cop Interactive 2009

   Directed by J.K. Arsyn
   6.7

   8.5 · 28 votes
2. 2
   P!NK: Funhouse Tour - Live in Australia 2009

   Directed by Larn Poland · Streaming on Fandango at Home Free
   6.5

   8.4 · 22 votes
3. 3
   La Smorfia - Prima Parte 2009
   6.5

   8.3 · 23 votes
4. 4
   Katy Perry: MTV Unplugged 2009

   Directed by Matthew C. Mills
   6.5

   8.6 · 17 votes
5. 5
   Jail 2009

   Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar · Streaming on Hoopla, Tubi TV
   6.5

   8.3 · 20 votes
6. 6
   Bakhita 2009

   Directed by Giacomo Campiotti
   6.5

   8.2 · 21 votes
7. 7
   Castle Under Fiery Skies 2009

   Directed by Mitsutoshi Tanaka
   6.4

   8.6 · 14 votes
8. 8
   Monpura 2009

   Directed by Giasuddin Selim
   6.5

   7.8 · 29 votes
9. 9
   Trail of the Panda 2009

   Directed by Yu Zhong · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.5

   7.9 · 25 votes
10. 10
    Which Way Home 2009

    Directed by Rebecca Cammisa · Streaming on Philo, Fandor, Fawesome
    6.5

    7.9 · 24 votes