2009 In Film For CoheedandCambia

By: Coheed 2.5

The following is my 2009 in film list, from the best films I’ve seen to the ones that made me want to bang my head into the wall. The list is based on UK cinema release dates and also includes straight-to-DVD works (providing they took less than two years or so to get released here). This list will be continually edited and added to as I rewatch films and get to the ones I haven’t seen but want to (that includes Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen to every Fish Tank).

So here is the list -

1. A Serious Man (Joel and Ethab Coen) – 5/5
2. Let The Right One In (Tomas Alfredson) – 5/5
3. The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky) – 4.5/5
4. Tony Manero (Pablo Larraín) – 4.5/5
5. Love Exposure (Sono Sion) – 4.5/5
6. Soul Power (Jeffrey Levy-Hinte) – 4.5/5
7. The Cove (Louie Psihoyos) – 4.5/5
8. Anvil! The Story of Anvil (Sacha Gervasi) – 4.5/5
9. In The Loop (Armando Iannucci) – 4/5
10. Thirst (Park Chan-Wook) – 4/5
11. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman) – 4/5
12. Two Lovers (James Gray) – 4/5
13. Up (Pete Docter & Bob Peterson) – 4/5
14. Broken Embraces (Pedro Almodovar) – 4/5
15. Vinyan (Fabrice Du Welz) – 3.5/5
16. Il Divo (Paolo Sorrentino) – 4/5
17. White Lightnin’ (Dominic Murphey) – 4/5
18. Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno (Serge Bromberg and Ruxandra Medrea) – 4/5
19. Three Miles North of Molkom (Corinna Villari-McFarlane & Robert Cannan) – 4/5
20. The Class (Laurent Cantet) – 3.5/5
21. The Last Thakur (Sadik Ahmed) – 3.5/5
22. Antichrist (Lars Von Trier) – 3.5/5
23. Drag Me To Hell (Sam Raimi) – 3.5/5
24. Shifty (Eran Creevy) – 3.5/5
25. Three Monkeys (Nuri Bilge Ceylan) – 3.5/5
26. Not Quite Hollywood (Mark Hartley) – 3.5/5
27. Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold) – 3.5/5
28. Public Enemies (Michael Mann) – 3.5/5
29. Hansel and Gretal (Pil-Sung Yim) – 3.5/5
30. Inglorious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino) – 3.5/5
31. JCVD (Mabrouk El Mechri) – 3/5
32. Sleep Furiously (Gideon Koppel) – 3.5/5
33. A Christmas Tale (Amaud Depsleckin) – 3.5/5
34. Moon (Duncan Jones) – 3.5/5
35. Obscene (Neil Ortenberg and Daniel O’Conner) – 3/5
36. Gran Torino (Clint Wastwood) – 3.5/5
37. Big Man Japan (Hitoshi Matsumoto) – 3/5
38. Frost/Nixon (Ron Howard) – 3.5/5
39. Bronson (Nicolas Winding Refn) – 3/5
40. Mesrine: Killer Instinct/Mesrine: Public Enemy Number One (Jean-François Richet) – 3/5
41. Bunny & the Bull (Paul King) – 3/5
42. Vicky Christina Barcelona (Woody Allen) – 3/5
43. Trick ‘r Treat (Michael Dougherty) – 3/5
44. Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle) – 3/5
45. Star Trek (J.J. Abrams) – 3/5
46. Time Crimes (Nacho Vigalondo) – 3/5
47. Martyrs (Pascal Laugier) – 3/5
48. Chandni Chowk to China (Nikhil Advani) – 2.5/5
49. Stuck (Stuart Gordon) – 2.5/5
50. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Terry Gilliam) – 2.5/5
51. Fermat’s Room (Luis Piedrahita & Rodrigo Sopeña) – 2.5/5
52. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (David Fincher) – 2/5
53. Film Noir (D. Jud Jones & Risto Topaloski) – 2/5
54. Parasomnia (William Malone) – 2/5
55. Terminator Salvation (McG) – 2/5
56. Manhunt aka. Rovdyr (Patrik Syversen) – 2/5
57. Helen (Joe Lawlor & Christine Molloy) – 2/5
58. Watchmen (Zack Snyder) – 2/5
59. Angels & Demons (Ron Howard) – 2/5
60. The Unborn (David S. Goyer) – 2/5
61. Bad Biology (Frank Henenlotter) – 1.5/5
62. Blood: The Last Vampire (Chris Nahon) – 1.5/5
63. Sukiyaki Western Django (Takashi Miike) – 1.5/5
64. Knowing (Alex Proyas) – 1.5/5
65. Surveillance (Jennifer Lynch) – 1/5
66. S. Darko aka. Donnie Darko 2 (Chris Fisher) – 1/5
67. Repo: The Genetic Opera (Darren Lynn Bousman) – 1/5
68. Tokyo Gore Police (Yoshihiro Nishimura) – 0.5/5

• 01
  A Serious Man
  Ethan Coen
• 02
  Let the Right One In
  Tomas Alfredson
• 03
  The Wrestler
  Darren Aronofsky
• 04
  Tony Manero
  Pablo Larraín
• 05
  Love Exposure
  Sion Sono
• 06
  Soul Power
  Jeffrey Levy-Hinte
• 07
  The Cove
  Louie Psihoyos
• 08
  Anvil! The Story of Anvil
  Sacha Gervasi
• 09
  In the Loop
  Armando Iannucci
• 10
  Thirst
  Park Chan-wook
• 11
  Synecdoche, New York
  Charlie Kaufman
• 12
  Two Lovers
  James Gray
• 13
  Up
  Pete Docter
• 14
  Broken Embraces
  Pedro Almodóvar
• 15
  Vinyan
  Fabrice Du Welz
• 16
  Il divo
  Paolo Sorrentino
• 17
  White Lightnin'
  Dominic Murphy
• 18
  Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
  Serge Bromberg
• 19
  Three Miles North of Molkom
  Robert Cannan
• 20
  The Class
  Laurent Cantet
• 21
  Antichrist
  Lars von Trier
• 22
  Drag Me to Hell
  Sam Raimi
• 23
  Shifty
  Eran Creevy
• 24
  Three Monkeys
  Nuri Bilge Ceylan
• 25
  Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!
  Mark Hartley
• 26
  Fish Tank
  Andrea Arnold
• 27
  Public Enemies
  Michael Mann
• 28
  JCVD
  Mabrouk El Mechri
• 29
  Inglourious Basterds
  Quentin Tarantino
• 30
  Sleep Furiously
  Gideon Koppel
• 31
  A Christmas Tale
  Arnaud Desplechin
• 32
  Moon
  Duncan Jones
• 33
  Gran Torino
  Clint Eastwood
• 34
  Big Man Japan
  Hitoshi Matsumoto
• 35
  Frost/Nixon
  Ron Howard
• 36
  Bronson
  Nicolas Winding Refn
• 37
  Mesrine: Killer Instinct
  Jean-François Richet
• 38
  Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
  Jean-François Richet
• 39
  Bunny and the Bull
  Paul King
• 40
  Vicky Cristina Barcelona
  Woody Allen
• 41
  Trick 'r Treat
  Michael Dougherty
• 42
  Slumdog Millionaire
  Danny Boyle
• 43
  Star Trek
  J.J. Abrams
• 44
  Timecrimes
  Nacho Vigalondo
• 45
  Martyrs
  Pascal Laugier
• 46
  The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
  Terry Gilliam
• 47
  The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  David Fincher
• 48
  Terminator Salvation
  McG
• 49
  Helen
  Joe Lawlor
• 50
  Watchmen
  Zack Snyder
• 51
  Sukiyaki Western Django
  Takashi Miike
• 52
  Surveillance
  Jennifer Chambers Lynch