The 30 best movies of 2009

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 302 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Bastardos Inglórios leads, rated 8.2 (2009). The average release year on the list is 2009. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

directed by Quentin Tarantino · 152 min · 8.2 24,706 votes
2

Up (2009)

directed by Pete Docter · 96 min · 8.0 22,076 votes
3

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

directed by Lasse Hallström · 93 min · 8.0 7,310 votes
4

Coraline (2009)

directed by Henry Selick · 100 min · 7.9 9,391 votes
5

The Secret in Their Eyes (2009)

directed by Juan José Campanella · 129 min · 8.0 2,944 votes
6

3 Idiots (2009)

directed by Rajkumar Hirani · 164 min · 8.0 2,817 votes
7

Mr. Nobody (2009)

directed by Jaco Van Dormael · 141 min · 7.8 6,345 votes
8

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

directed by Wes Anderson · 87 min · 7.8 6,301 votes
9

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

directed by David Yates · 153 min · 7.7 21,151 votes
10

Mary and Max (2009)

directed by Adam Elliot · 92 min · 7.9 2,318 votes
11

The Blind Side (2009)

directed by John Lee Hancock · 129 min · 7.7 6,970 votes
12

Avatar (2009)

directed by James Cameron · 179 min · 7.6 34,606 votes
13

Moon (2009)

directed by Duncan Jones · 97 min · 7.6 6,484 votes
14

District 9 (2009)

directed by Neill Blomkamp · 112 min · 7.5 10,614 votes
15

Mother (2009)

directed by Bong Joon-ho · 129 min · 7.7 1,741 votes
16

Prayers for Bobby (2009)

directed by Russell Mulcahy · 89 min · 8.1 653 votes
17

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)

directed by Masayuki · 112 min · 7.8 1,042 votes
18

The Cove (2009)

directed by Louie Psihoyos · 92 min · 8.0 694 votes
19

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)

directed by Niels Arden Oplev · 152 min · 7.5 3,306 votes
20

Star Trek (2009)

directed by J.J. Abrams · 127 min · 7.4 10,700 votes
21

Watchmen (2009)

directed by Zack Snyder · 163 min · 7.4 10,231 votes
22

A Prophet (2009)

directed by Jacques Audiard · 155 min · 7.6 1,779 votes
23

Castaway on the Moon (2009)

directed by Lee Hae-jun · 119 min · 7.9 748 votes
24

Partly Cloudy (2009)

directed by Peter Sohn · 6 min · 7.7 1,133 votes
25

Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

directed by F. Gary Gray · 108 min · 7.4 5,833 votes
26

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009)

directed by Thomas Carter · 86 min · 7.8 799 votes
27

The Hangover (2009)

directed by Todd Phillips · 99 min · 7.3 18,469 votes
28

Zombieland (2009)

directed by Ruben Fleischer · 88 min · 7.3 13,448 votes
29

(500) Days of Summer (2009)

directed by Marc Webb · 93 min · 7.3 11,267 votes
30

My Sister's Keeper (2009)

directed by Nick Cassavetes · 109 min · 7.4 2,296 votes