| Month |
Day |
Event |
| January |
11 |
The 66th Golden Globe Awards are held, with Slumdog Millionaire winning 4 awards, including Best Motion Picture - Drama. The major winners were:
Drama
Musical or Comedy
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| 15 |
The 61st BAFTA Awards nominations were announced with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Slumdog Millionaire, both with 11 nominations, followed by The Dark Knight with 9 nominations. |
| 15 - 25 |
The 27th Sundance Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Mary and Max. Both the Grand Jury and Audience Award prizes are awarded to Push: Based on a Novel by Sapphire. |
| 22 |
The 81st Academy Awards nominations are announced with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button leading with 13 nominations, followed by Slumdog Millionaire with 10. Both films are nominated for Best Picture. Heath Ledger is nominated for Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in The Dark Knight posthumously. |
| 25 |
The 15th Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony is held at the Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles. Major winners announced include:
|
| 30 |
The 36th Annie Awards ceremony is held in the UCLA's Royce Hall, Los Angeles. The Best Animated Feature prize is awarded to Kung Fu Panda |
| 31 |
The 61st Directors Guild of America Award dinner is held in the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles. The Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film prize is awarded to Danny Boyle |
| February |
5 - 15 |
The 59th Berlin International Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Tom Tykwer's The International. The Golden Bear prize is awarded to La teta asutada. The Silver Bear prizes are awarded to Asghar Farhadi, Best Director, Sotigui Kouyaté, Best Actor and Birgit Minichmayr, Best Actress. The festival is closed by the international premiere of George Tillman Jr.'s Notorious |
| 7 |
The 61st Writers Guild of America Awards is held. The Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay prizes are awarded to Slumdog Millionaire – Simon Beaufoy (screenplay); Vikas Swarup (author) and Milk – Dustin Lance Black, respectively. |
| 8 |
The 62nd BAFTA Awards ceremony is held in the Royal Opera House, London. Major winners include:
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| 21 |
The 29th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony is held in Hollywood, California. The Worst Picture award is given to The Love Guru. The Worst Actor and Worst Actress awards are given to Mike Myers and Paris Hilton, respectively
The 24th Independent Spirit Awards ceremony is broadcast. The Best Film award is given to The Wrestler. The Best Actor and Best Actress awards are given to Mickey Rourke and Melissa Leo respectively.
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| 22 |
The 81st Academy Awards ceremony is held in the Kodak Theater, Hollywood. Major winners include:
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‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release
| Opening |
Title |
Studio |
Cast & Crew |
J
A
N
U
A
R
Y |
2 |
L |
Cargo 200 |
Disinformation Company |
Dir., Aleksey Balabanov |
| Let Them Chirp Awhile |
Jonathan Blitstein Enterprises |
Dir., Jonathan Blitstein; Cast, Justin Rice, Brendan Sexton III, Laura Breckenridge, Zach Galligan, Pepper Binkley |
| 9 |
W |
Bride Wars |
20th Century Fox |
Dir., Gary Winick; Cast, Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, Candice Bergen, Kristen Johnston, Bryan Greenberg |
| Not Easily Broken |
Screen Gems (Sony) |
Dir., Bill Duke; Cast, Morris Chestnut, Taraji P. Henson, Maeve Quinlan, Kevin Hart, Wood Harris, Eddie Cibrian, Jenifer Lewis |
| The Unborn |
Rogue Pictures |
Dir. & Wir, David S. Goyer; Cast, Gary Oldman, Odette Yustman, Cam Gigandet, Meagan Good, Jane Alexander, Idris Elba, Rhys Coiro, Carla Gugino |
| 16 |
W |
Hotel for Dogs |
DreamWorks |
Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Don Cheadle, Troy Gentile, Kyla Pratt, Johnny Simmons, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon |
| My Bloody Valentine 3D |
Lionsgate |
Dir. Patrick Lussier Cast, Jensen Ackles, Jaime King, Kerr Smith, Tom Atkins |
| Notorious |
Fox Searchlight |
Dir., George Tillman Jr.; Cast, Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett, Derek Luke, Antonique Smith, Anthony Mackie, Natrui Naughton, Sean Ringgold, Marc Jon Jefferies |
| Paul Blart: Mall Cop |
Columbia |
Dir., Steve Carr; Cast, Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Shirley Knight |
| L |
Chandni Chowk to China |
Warner Bros. |
Dir., Nikhil Advani; Cast, Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Mithun Chakraborty, Ranvir Shorey |
| Cherry Blossoms |
Olga Film GmbH |
Dir., Doris Dörrie |
| Victory |
Walkwater Media And Victory Moving Pictures |
Dir.,Ajitpal Mangat; Cast, Harman Baweja, Amrita Rao, Anupam Kher |
| 23 |
W |
Inkheart |
New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) |
Dir., Iain Softley; Scr., David Lindsay-Abaire; Cast, Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis |
| Underworld: Rise of the Lycans |
Screen Gems |
Dir., Patrick Tatopoulos, Cast, Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Kevin Grevioux and Shane Brolly |
| R |
The Dark Knight re-release |
Warner Bros. |
Dir., Christopher Nolan; Cast, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Morgan Freeman, Eric Roberts |
| L |
Donkey Punch |
Magnolia Pictures |
Dir., Oliver Blackburn, Cast, Nichola Burley, Tom Burke, Jaime Winstone, Robert Boulter and Julian Morris |
| Killshot |
The Weinstein Company |
Dir., John Madden, Cast, Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke, Thomas Jane, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt |
| Outlander |
The Weinstein Company |
Dir., Howard McCain, Cast, James Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Jack Huston |
| 30 |
W |
New in Town |
Lionsgate/Gold Circle Films |
Dir., Jonas Elmer; Pro., Peter Safran, Darryl Taja, Tracey Edmonds, Paul Brooks, Phyllis Laing, Andrew Paquin; Wir., C. Jay Cox, Ken Rance; Cast, Renee Zellweger, Harry Connick Jr., J. K. Simmons, Nathan Fillion, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Frances Conroy, Rashida Jones, Nancy Drake |
| Taken |
20th Century Fox |
Dir., Pierre Morel; Cast, Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Katie Cassidy, Famke Janssen, Goran Kostic |
| The Uninvited |
Paramount |
Dir., Charles Guard, Thomas Guard; Scr., Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard; Cast, Emily Browning, Arielle Kebbel, Elizabeth Banks, David Strathairn, Maya Massar |
| L |
The Class |
Sony Classics |
Dir., Laurent Cantet; Cast, Francois Begaudeau |
| Luck by Chance |
Adlabs Films |
Dir., Zoya Akhtar; Cast, Farhan Akhtar, Juhi Chawla, Dimple Kapadia, Rishi Kapoor, Sanjay Kapoor |
F
E
B
R
U
A
R
Y |
6 |
W |
Coraline |
Focus Features |
Dir. and Scr., Henry Selick; Cast, Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Ian McShane, John Hodgman, Keith David, Robert Bailey Jr., Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French |
| He's Just Not That into You |
New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) |
Dir. Ken Kwapis; Scr. Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein; Cast, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson, Justin Long, Jennifer Connelly, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kevin Connolly, Bradley Cooper |
| The Pink Panther 2 |
MGM/Columbia |
Dir. Harald Zwart; Cast, Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Andy Garcia, Aishwarya Rai, John Cleese, Jeremy Irons |
| Push |
Summit Entertainment |
Dir. Paul McGuigan; Scr. David Bourla; Cast, Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou |
| L |
Fanboys |
The Weinstein Company |
Dir. Kyle Newman; Cast, Jay Baruchel, Dan Fogler, Sam Huntington, Chris Marquette, Kristen Bell |
| 13 |
W |
Confessions of a Shopaholic |
Touchstone Pictures |
Dir. P.J. Hogan Cast: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter |
| Friday the 13th |
New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.)/Paramount |
Dir. Marcus Nispel Cast: Derek Mears, Jared Padalecki, Amanda Righetti |
| The International |
Columbia |
Dir., Tom Tykwer, Cast: Clive Owen, Naomi Watts, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Brían F. O'Byrne |
| L |
Gomorra |
IFC Films |
Toni Servillo, Gianfelice Imparato, Maria Nazionale, Salvatore Cantalupo, Gigio Morra, Salvatore Abruzzese, Marco Macor, Ciro Petrone, Carmine Paternoster |
| Two Lovers |
Magnolia Pictures |
Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw, Isabella Rossellini, Elias Koteas, Moni Moshonov |
| 14 |
L |
Billu |
Red Chillies |
Dir. Priyadarshan; Cast, Shahrukh Khan, Irfan Khan, Lara Dutta, Om Puri |
| 20 |
W |
Fired Up |
Screen Gems |
Dir. Will Gluck; Cast, Nicholas D'Agosto, Eric Christian Olsen, Sarah Roemer, John Michael Higgins |
| Madea Goes to Jail |
Lionsgate |
Dir. & Pro Tyler Perry; Cast, Tyler Perry, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Derek Luke, Robin Coleman, Jackson Walker, David Mann, Tamela J. Mann, Keke Palmer, Benjamín Benítez |
| 27 |
W |
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Dir., Bruce Hendricks; Cast, Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift |
| Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li |
20th Century Fox |
Dir. Andrzej Bartkowiak; Cast, Kristin Kreuk, Neal McDonough, Moon Bloodgood, Michael Clarke Duncan, Chris Klein, Robin Shou, Taboo |
| L |
Crossing Over |
The Weinstein Company |
Harrison Ford, Jim Sturgess, Ashley Judd, Alice Braga, Alice Eve, Ray Liotta |
| Echelon Conspiracy |
After Dark Films |
Shane West, Edward Burns, Ving Rhames, Jonathan Pryce, Tamara Feldman, Martin Sheen |
M
A
R
C
H |
4 |
L |
12 |
Sony Classics |
Dir. Nikita Mikhalkov, Cast Sergei Makovetsky, Nikita Mikhalkov, Sergei Garmash, Valentin Gaft, Alexei Petrenko |
| 6 |
W |
Watchmen |
Warner Bros./Paramount |
Dir., Zack Snyder; Scr., Alex Tse; Cast, Patrick Wilson, Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley, Malin Åkerman, Matthew Goode, Jeffrey Dean Morgan |
| L |
The Horsemen |
Lionsgate |
Dennis Quaid, Ziyi Zhang, Clifton Collins Jr., Peter Stormare, Chelcie Ross |
| Phoebe in Wonderland |
Thinkfilm |
Elle Fanning, Felicity Huffman, Patricia Clarkson, Ian Colletti, Campbell Scott, Bill Pullman, Caitlin Sanchez |
| Sherman's Way |
International Film Circuit |
James LeGros, Enrico Colantoni, Brooke Nevin, Donna Murphy |
| Tokyo! |
Liberation Entertainment |
Yu Aoi, YosiYosi Arakawa, Jean-François Balmer, Julie Dreyfus, Ayako Fujitani, Ayumi Ito, Teruyuki Kagawa |
| 13 |
W |
The Last House on the Left |
Rogue Pictures |
Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter, Sara Paxton, Garret Dillahunt, Michael Bowen, Martha MacIsaac, Riki Lindhome, Aaron Paul, Joshua Cox, Spencer Treat Clark, Usha Khan |
| Miss March |
Fox Searchlight |
Dir., Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore; Cast, Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, Raquel Alessi, Molly Stanton, Craig Robinson |
| Race to Witch Mountain |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Dir., Andy Fickman; Cast, AnnaSophia Robb, Dwayne Johnson, Alexander Ludwig, Ciaran Hinds |
| L |
Brothers at War |
Samuel Goldwyn Films |
Jake Rademacher |
| The Cake Eaters |
7-57 Releasing |
Kristen Stewart, Aaron Stanford, Bruce Dern, Elizabeth Ashley |
| Sunshine Cleaning ‡ |
Overture |
Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub |
| 20 |
W |
Duplicity |
Universal |
Dir. Tony Gilroy, Cast, Clive Owen, Julia Roberts, Billy Bob Thornton, Tom Wilkinson |
| I Love You, Man |
DreamWorks |
Dir. and Scr., John Hamburg; Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Jamie Pressly, Rashida Jones, Rob Huebel |
| Knowing |
Summit Entertainment |
Dir. Alex Proyas, Cast, Nicolas Cage, Rose Byrne |
| L |
The Great Buck Howard |
Magnolia Pictures |
Dir. Sean McGinly Cast, John Malkovich, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt, Ricky Jay |
| 27 |
W |
12 Rounds |
Fox Atomic |
Dir. Renny Harlin, Cast, John Cena, Steve Harris, Aidan Gillen, Brian J. White |
| The Haunting in Connecticut |
Lionsgate |
Dir., Peter Cornwell; Cast, Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner, Martin Donovan, Elias Koteas, Amanda Crew |
| Monsters vs. Aliens |
DreamWorks Animation |
Dir., Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman; Cast, Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson, Hugh Laurie, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Paul Rudd, Stephen Colbert |
| L |
The Education of Charlie Banks |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Dir., Fred Durst; Cast, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Eva Amurri, Chris Marquette, Sebastian Stan |
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release
| Opening |
Title |
Studio |
Cast & Crew |
A
P
R
I
L |
3 |
W |
Adventureland |
Miramax |
Dir., Greg Mottola; Cast, Jesse Eisenberg, Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Stewart, Martin Starr, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig |
| Fast & Furious |
Universal |
Dir., Justin Lin; Scr., Chris Morgan; Cast, Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordanna Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Carter |
| L |
Bart Got a Room |
Plum Pictures |
Dir., Brian Hecker; Scr., Brian Hecker; Cast, Steven Kaplan, William H. Macy, Cheryl Hines, Alia Shawkat, Chad Jamian Williams, Brandon Hardesty |
| C Me Dance |
Freestyle Releasing |
Christina DeMarco, Greg Robbins, Peter Kent |
| 10 |
W |
Dragonball Evolution |
20th Century Fox |
Dir., James Wong; Pro., Stephen Chow; Scr., James Wong, Ben Ramsey; Cast, Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Chow Yun-Fat, Ernie Hudson |
| Hannah Montana: The Movie |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Dir. Peter Chelsom; Scrn. Dan Berendsen; Cast, Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Emily Osment, Mitchel Musso, Jason Earles, Moises Arias, Margo Martindale, Melora Hardin, Peter Gunn, Lucas Till, Vanessa L. Williams, Beau Billingslea, Barry Bostwick |
| Observe and Report |
Warner Bros. |
Dir. Jody Hill, Cast. Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Ray Liotta, Michael Peña |
| 17 |
W |
17 Again |
New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) |
Dir. Burr Steers; Scr. Jason Filardi; Cast, Matthew Perry, Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon |
| Crank: High Voltage |
Lionsgate Films |
Dir. Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor ; Cast, Jason Statham, Amy Smart |
| State of Play |
Universal |
Dir. Kevin Macdonald, Cast. Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright Penn, Jason Bateman |
| L |
American Violet |
Samuel Goldwyn |
Nicole Beharie, Tim Blake Nelson, Will Patton, Michael O'Keefe, Xzibit, Charles S. Dutton, Alfre Woodard |
| 22 |
W |
Earth |
Disneynature, BBC Worldwide |
Dir. Alastair Fothergill; Cast, James Earl Jones |
| 24 |
W |
Fighting |
Rogue Pictures |
Dir. Dito Montiel: Cast, Channing Tatum, Terrence Howard, Brian J. White, Luis Guzman, Zulay Henao |
| The Soloist |
DreamWorks |
Dir. Joe Wright; Cast, Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey, Jr., Catherine Keener |
| Obsessed |
Screen Gems |
Dir. Steve Shill; Cast, Beyoncé Knowles, Idris Elba, Ali Larter, Christine Lahti, Bruce McGill, Ron Roggé, Jerry O'Connell |
| L |
The Informers |
Senator Entertainment |
Dir. Gregor Jordan; Cast, Billy Bob Thornton, Winona Ryder, Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke, Brad Renfro, Amber Heard, Aaron Himelstein |
M
A
Y |
1 |
W |
Battle for Terra |
Roadside Attractions |
Justin Long, Brian Cox, Evan Rachel Wood, Luke Wilson, David Cross, Amanda Peet, James Garner, Dennis Quaid, Chris Evans, Danny Glover |
| Ghosts of Girlfriends Past |
New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) |
Dir. Mark Waters; Scr. John Lucas, Scott Moore; Cast, Emma Stone, Jennifer Garner, Matthew McConaughey, Lacey Chabert, Michael Douglas, Breckin Meyer |
| X-Men Origins: Wolverine |
20th Century Fox / Marvel Studios |
Dir., Gavin Hood; Scr., David Benioff, James Vanderbilt, Scott Silver; Cast, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Taylor Kitsch, Danny Huston, Lynn Collins, Kevin Durand, Ryan Reynolds |
| L |
The Limits of Control |
Focus Features |
Isaach De Bankolé, Hiam Abbass, Gael Garcia Bernal, Paz de la Huerta, Alex Descas, John Hurt, Youki Kudoh, Bill Murray, Jean-François Stévenin, Tilda Swinton, Luis Tosar |
| The Merry Gentleman |
Samuel Goldwyn |
Michael Keaton, Kelly Macdonald |
| 8 |
W |
Next Day Air |
Summit Entertainment |
Dir., Benny Boom; Cast, Donald Faison, Lauren London, Mos Def, Darius McCrary, Mike Epps, Wood Harris, Debbie Allen |
| Star Trek |
Paramount |
Dir., J. J. Abrams; Scr., Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci,; Cast, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, John Cho, Zoe Saldana, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana, Simon Pegg |
| L |
Little Ashes |
Regent Releasing |
Dir., Paul Morrison; Cast, Javier Beltrán, Robert Pattinson, Matthew McNulty, Marina Gatell, Arly Jover |
| Julia |
Magnolia |
Tilda Swinton, Saul Rubinek, Kate del Castillo, Aidan Gould |
| Powder Blue |
Speakeasy Releasing |
Jessica Biel, Forest Whitaker, Patrick Swayze, Ray Liotta |
| Rudo y Cursi |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Diego Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal |
| 15 |
W |
Angels & Demons |
Columbia |
Dir., Ron Howard; Scr., Akiva Goldsman; Cast, Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor |
| L |
The Brothers Bloom |
Summit Entertainment |
Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rinko Kikuchi, Maximilian Schell, Robbie Coltrane |
| Management |
Samuel Goldwyn Company |
Dir., Stephen Belber; Cast, Steve Zahn, Jennifer Aniston, Fred Ward |
| Not Forgotten |
Anchor Bay Films |
Dir.: Dror Soref; Cast: Simon Baker, Paz Vega, Ken Davitian |
| 21 |
W |
Terminator Salvation |
Warner Bros./Columbia |
Dir., Joseph McGinty Nichol; Pro., Derek Anderson, Victor Kubicek, Jeffrey Silver; Scr. John Brancato, Michael Ferris, David Campbell Wilson; Cast, Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Helena Bonham Carter |
| 22 |
W |
Dance Flick |
Paramount |
Dir. Damien Dante Wayans; Scr. David Bourla; Cast, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Damon Wayans, Jr., Amy Sedaris,David Alan Grier, Chris Elliott |
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian |
20th Century Fox |
Dir.: Shawn Levy; Cast: Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Bill Hader, Christopher Guest, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais, Jon Bernthal, Patrick Gallagher, Alain Chabat, Jake Cherry, Rami Malek, Mizuo Peck, Jonas Brothers |
| L |
Easy Virtue |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Jessica Biel, Colin Firth, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Barnes |
| Tormented |
Warner Brothers |
Alex Pettyfer, April Pearson, Calvin Dean, Georgia King, Tom Hopper, Larissa Wilson |
| The Girlfriend Experience |
Magnolia |
Sasha Grey, Chris Santos |
| 29 |
W |
Drag Me to Hell |
Universal |
Dir. Sam Raimi; Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Lorna Raver, Jessica Lucas, David Paymer |
| Up |
Walt Disney Pictures/Pixar Animation Studios |
Dir., Pete Docter; Cast, Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson, Delroy Lindo, Jerome Ranft, John Ratzenberger, Elie Docter, Jeremy Leary |
| L |
What Goes Up |
3 Kings Productions |
Dir., Jonathan Glatzer; Cast, Steve Coogan, Hilary Duff, Molly Shannon, Olivia Thirlby, Josh Peck, Max Hoffman |
J
U
N
E |
5 |
W |
The Hangover |
Warner Bros. |
Dir., Todd Phillips; Cast, Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Heather Graham, Justin Bartha, Jeffrey Tambor |
| Land of the Lost |
Universal |
Dir., Brad Silberling; Cast, Will Ferrell, Anna Friel, Danny McBride and Leonard Nimoy |
| My Life in Ruins |
Fox Searchlight |
Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Harland Williams, Rachel Dratch |
| L |
Away We Go |
Focus Features |
John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Allison Janney |
| 11 |
L |
Tetro |
Alta Films |
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, Cast. Vincent Gallo |
| 12 |
W |
Imagine That |
Paramount/Nickelodeon |
Dir. Karey Kirkpatrick, Cast. Eddie Murphy, Thomas Haden Church |
| The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 |
Columbia |
Dir., Tony Scott; Scr., David Koepp; Cast, Denzel Washington, John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Luis Guzman, John Turturro |
| L |
Food, Inc. |
Magnolia Pictures |
Dir., Robert Kenner; Cast, Eric Schlosser, Michael Pollan |
| Moon |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Dir., Duncan Jones; Cast,Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey |
| 19 |
W |
The Proposal |
Touchstone Pictures |
Dir., Anne Fletcher; Scr., Pete Chiarelli; Cast, Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Malin Akerman, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Oscar Nunez, Aasif Mandvi |
| Year One |
Sony Pictures (Columbia) |
Dir., Harold Ramis; Scr., Harold Ramis, Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg; Cast, Jack Black, Michael Cera, Vinnie Jones, Oliver Platt, David Cross, Juno Temple, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Olivia Wilde, Hank Azaria, Bill Hader, Harold Ramis |
| L |
Dead Snow |
IFC Films |
Dir., Tommy Wirkola |
| Whatever Works |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Dir., Woody Allen; Cast, Larry David, Ed Begley, Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Conleth Hill, Michael McKean, Evan Rachel Wood |
| 24 |
W |
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
DreamWorks/Paramount |
Dir., Michael Bay; Scr., Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman; Cast, Shia LaBeouf, Hugo Weaving, Peter Cullen, Mark Ryan, Tony Todd, John Turturro, Tom Kenny, Reno Wilson, Megan Fox, Charlie Adler, Frank Welker, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Jess Harnell, Kevin Dunn, Isabel Lucas, Robert Foxworth, Calvin Wimmer, Grey DeLisle, Kevin Michael Richardson |
| 26 |
W |
My Sister's Keeper |
New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) |
Dir., Nick Cassavetes; Scr., Jeremy Leven, Nick Cassavetes; Cast, Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, Thomas Dekker |
| L |
Cheri |
Miramax |
Dir., Stephen Frears; Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Kathy Bates |
| The Hurt Locker ‡ |
Summit Entertainment / Voltage |
Dir., Kathryn Bigelow; Scr., Mark Boal; Ed., Bob Murawski, Chris Innis, DP., Barry Ackroyd; Cast, Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, Evangeline Lily, David Morse |
| The Stoning of Soraya M. |
Roadside Attractions |
Dir., Cyrus Nowrasteh; Cast, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jim Caviezel |
| Surveillance |
Magnolia Pictures |
Dir., Jennifer Lynch; Cast, Bill Pullman, Julia Ormond, Pell James, Ryan Simpkins, Michael Ironside |
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release
| Opening |
Title |
Studio |
Cast & Crew |
Ref. |
J
U
L
Y |
1 |
W |
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs |
20th Century Fox / Blue Sky Studios |
Dir. Carlos Saldanha; Cast, Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, Simon Pegg, Chris Wedge |
| Public Enemies |
Universal |
Dir. Michael Mann; Cast, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi |
| L |
I Hate Valentine's Day |
IFC Films |
Dir. Nia Vardalos; Cast, Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Judah Friedlander |
| 10 |
W |
Brüno |
Universal |
Dir. Larry Charles; Cast, Sacha Baron Cohen |
[3]
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| I Love You, Beth Cooper |
20th Century Fox |
Dir. Chris Columbus; Cast, Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter, Lauren Storm, Lauren London |
[4]
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| L |
Blood: The Last Vampire |
Samuel Goldwyn |
Gianna Jun, Allison Miller, Masiela Lusha, JJ Feild, Koyuki, Liam Cunningham |
[5]
|
| Humpday |
Magnolia Pictures |
Dir. Lynn Shelton; Cast, Mark Duplass, Joshua Leonard, Alycia Delmore |
[6]
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| 15 |
W |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
Dir. David Yates; Cast, Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Tom Felton, Michael Gambon |
[7]
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| 17 |
W |
500 Days of Summer |
Fox Atomic |
Dir., Marc Webb; Scr., Scott Neustadter; Cast, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg |
[8]
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| 24 |
W |
G-Force |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Dir., Hoyt Yeatman; Scr., Marianne Wibberley & Cormac Wibberley; Cast, Nicolas Cage, Steve Buscemi, Tracy Morgan, Bill Nighy, Will Arnett |
[9]
|
| Orphan |
Warner Bros. |
Dir., Jaume Collet-Serra; Scr., David Leslie Johnson; Cast, Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder |
[10]
|
| The Ugly Truth |
Columbia |
Dir. Robert Luketic; Cast, Gerard Butler, Katherine Heigl, Cheryl Hines, Bonnie Somerville |
[11]
|
| L |
The Answer Man |
Magnolia Pictures |
Dir., John Hindman; Cast, Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham, Lou Taylor Pucci, Olivia Thirlby, Kat Dennings, Thomas Roy |
[12]
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| Shrink |
Ignite Entertainment |
Dir. Jonas Pate; Cast, Kevin Spacey |
[13]
|
| 29 |
L |
Adam |
Fox Searchlight Pictures |
Dir., Max Mayer; Cast, Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher, Amy Irving, Frankie Faison |
[14]
|
| 31 |
W |
Aliens in the Attic |
20th Century Fox |
Dir., John Schultz; Scr., Mark Burton, Adam F. Goldberg; Cast, Ashley Tisdale, Robert Hoffman, Carter Jenkins |
[15]
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| Funny People |
Universal/Columbia |
Dir. & Scr., Judd Apatow; Cast, Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA |
[16]
|
| L |
The Cove |
Roadside Attractions |
Dir., Louie Psihoyos |
[17]
|
| Janky Promoters |
Third Rail |
Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Young Jeezy |
[18]
|
| Thirst |
Focus Features |
Dir., Park Chan-wook; Scr., Park Chan-wook and Seo-Gyeong Jeong; Cast, Song Kang-ho, Kim Ok-bin, Shin Ha-kyun |
[19]
|
A
U
G
U
S
T |
7 |
W |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra |
Paramount |
Dir., Stephen Sommers; Scr., Stuart Beattie; Cast, Channing Tatum, Christopher Eccleston, Sienna Miller, Dennis Quaid, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Marlon Wayans, Arnold Vosloo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt |
[20]
|
| Julie & Julia |
Columbia Pictures |
Dir. Nora Ephron; Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci |
[21]
|
| L |
Cold Souls |
Journeyman Pictures |
Dir. & Scr., Sophie Barthes Casr Paul Giamatti, Emily Watson, Dina Korzun, David Strathairn, Katheryn Winnick, Lauren Ambrose, Boris Kievsky |
[22]
|
| 14 |
W |
Bandslam |
Walden Media |
Dir. Tod Graff; Scrn. Dan Berendsen; Cast, Gaelan Connell, Alyson Michalka, Vanessa Hudgens, Scott Porter, Lisa Kudrow |
[23]
|
| District 9 |
Screen Gems |
Dir. Neill Blomkamp; Cast: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, David James, Mandla Gaduka, William Allen Young |
[24]
|
| A Perfect Getaway |
Universal |
Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Marley Shelton, Steve Zahn, Kiele Sanchez, Chris Hemsworth |
[25]
|
| Ponyo |
Walt Disney Pictures/Studio Ghibli |
Dir., Hayao Miyazaki; Cast, Noah Cyrus, Frankie Jonas, Tina Fey, Matt Damon, Liam Neeson, Cate Blanchett, Lily Tomlin, Cloris Leachman, Betty White, Madison Davenport |
[26]
|
| The Time Traveler's Wife |
New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) |
Eric Bana, Rachel McAdams, Ron Livingston, Jane McLean |
[27]
|
| L |
It Might Get Loud |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Dir. Davis Guggenheim; Cast: Jack White, Jimmy Page, The Edge |
[28]
|
| Paper Heart |
Overture Films |
Dir. Nicholas Jasenovec; Cast: Charlyne Yi, Michael Cera |
[29]
|
| Spread |
Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Dir. David Mackenzie; Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche |
[30]
|
| 21 |
W |
Inglourious Basterds |
Universal Pictures/ The Weinstein Company |
Dir., Quentin Tarantino; Cast, Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth, Mélanie Laurent, Til Schweiger, B.J. Novak |
[31]
|
| Post Grad |
Fox Searchlight |
Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford, Rodrigo Santoro, Jane Lynch, Carol Burnett, Michael Keaton |
[32]
|
| Shorts |
Warner Bros. |
Dir. Robert Rodriguez; Cast: Jon Cryer, William H. Macy, James Spader, Jimmy Bennett, Kat Dennings |
[33]
|
| L |
My One and Only |
Freestyle Releasing |
Dir., Richard Loncraine, Scr. Charlie Peters; Cast, Renee Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, Chris Noth |
[34]
|
| World's Greatest Dad |
Magnolia Pictures |
Dir. Bob Goldthwait; Cast: Robin Williams, Daryl Sabara |
[35]
|
| 28 |
W |
The Final Destination |
New Line Cinema (Warner Bros.) |
Dir., David R. Ellis; Scr., Eric Bress; Cast, Bobby Campo, Nick Zano, Krista Allen |
[36]
|
| Halloween II |
Dimension Films |
Dir., Rob Zombie; Cast, Tyler Mane, Malcolm McDowell, Scout Taylor-Compton, Danielle Harris |
[37]
|
| Taking Woodstock |
Focus Features |
Dir. Ang Lee; Cast: Demetri Martin, Jonathan Groff, Paul Dano, Eugene Levy, Emile Hirsch, Liev Schreiber, Jeffrey Dean Morgan |
[38]
|
S
E
P
T
E
M
B
E
R |
4 |
W |
All About Steve |
20th Century Fox |
Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church, Bradley Cooper |
[39]
|
| Extract |
Miramax |
Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Clifton Collins, Jr., Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, Dustin Milligan, Beth Grant |
[40]
|
| Gamer |
Lionsgate |
Dir., Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor; Cast, Gerard Butler, Michael C. Hall, Alison Lohman, Kyra Sedgwick, Ludacris, John Leguizamo |
[41]
|
| 9 |
W |
9 |
Focus Features |
Dir. Shane Acker; Cast, Elijah Wood, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, John C. Reilly, Crispin Glover, Jennifer Connelly |
[42]
|
| 11 |
W |
I Can Do Bad All By Myself |
Lionsgate |
Dir. Tyler Perry; Cast, Tyler Perry, Taraji P. Henson, Brian White, Hope Olaide Wilson, Adam Rodriguez, Kwesi Nii-Lante Boakye, Frederick Siglar |
[43]
|
| Sorority Row |
Summit |
Briana Evigan, Leah Pipes, Rumer Willis, Jamie Chung, Audrina Patridge, Carrie Fisher |
[44]
|
| Whiteout |
Warner Bros. |
Dir. Dominic Sena; Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Columbus Short, Alex O'Loughlin, Tom Skerritt |
[45]
|
| 18 |
W |
Armored |
Screen Gems |
Dir., Nimród Antal; Pro., Sam Raimi; Cast, Columbus Short, Matt Dillon, Laurence Fishburne, Jean Reno, Skeet Ulrich, Fred Ward, Milo Ventimiglia |
[46]
|
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
Sony Pictures Animation |
Dir., Phil Lord & Chris Miller; Cast, Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Tracy Morgan, Andy Samberg, Mr. T |
[47]
|
| Coco avant Chanel |
Sony Picture Classics |
Dir. & Scr., Anne Fontaine Cast Audrey Tatou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain, Emmanuelle Devos, Régis Royer, Etienne Bartholomeus, Yan Duffas |
[48]
|
| Jennifer's Body |
20th Century Fox |
Dir., Karyn Kusama; Cast, Megan Fox, Amanda Seyfried, Johnny Simmons, Adam Brody, J.K. Simmons |
[49]
|
| Love Happens |
Universal |
Jennifer Aniston, Aaron Eckhart, Dan Fogler, Judy Greer, Martin Sheen, Joe Anderson, John Carroll Lynch |
[50]
|
| Pandorum |
Overture |
Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Norman Reedus, Cam Gigandet |
[51]
|
| L |
Bright Star |
Pathe |
Dir., Jane Campion; Cast: Abbie Cornish, Ben Whishaw, Paul Schneider, Thomas Sangster, Kerry Fox, Samuel Barnett |
[52]
|
| Splice |
Senator Entertainment |
Dir., Vincenzo Natali; Cast, Adrien Brody, Sarah Polley |
[53]
|
| 25 |
W |
Fame |
Lakeshore Entertainment |
Dir. Kevin Tancharoen, Wri. Aline Brosh Mckenna and Allison Burnett; Cast, Paul McGill, Debbie Allen, Megan Mullally, Kelsey Grammer |
[54]
|
| The Invention of Lying |
Warner Bros. |
Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Jonah Hill, Louis C.K., John Hodgman, Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, Nate Corddry, Patrick Stewart, Jason Bateman |
[55]
|
| Surrogates |
Touchstone Pictures |
Dir. Jonathan Mostow Pro., David Hoberman; Wri. Michael Ferris; Cast, Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, Ving Rhames |
[56]
|
‡ Films that achieved wide-release status after initial release
| Opening |
Title |
Studio |
Cast & Crew |
Ref. |
O
C
T
O
B
E
R |
2 |
A Serious Man |
Focus |
Dirs.: Joel and Ethan Coen; Cast: Michael Stuhlbarg, Fred Melamed, Richard Kind, Aaron Wolf, Sari Wagner, Jessica McManus, Adam Arkin |
[57]
|
| Shutter Island |
Paramount |
Dir., Martin Scorsese; Scr., Laeta Kalogridis; Cast, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Emily Mortimer, Jackie Earle Haley, Max von Sydow, Patricia Clarkson |
[58]
|
| Toy Story 3-D and Toy Story 2 3-D Double Feature (re-release in 3D) |
Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar |
Dir., John Lasseter; Cast, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen |
[59]
|
| Untitled Michael Moore Project |
Overture Films/Paramount Vantage |
Dir., Michael Moore |
[60]
|
| 9 |
After.Life |
Plum Pictures |
Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci, Justin Long |
[61]
|
| An Education |
Sony Picture Classics |
Dir., Lone Scherfig Scr., Nick Hornby Cast Carey Mulligan, Emma Thompson, Dominic Cooper, Peter Sarsgaard, Olivia Williams, Rosamund Pike, Alfred Molina |
[62]
|
| Couples Retreat |
Universal |
Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis, Malin Akerman, Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman |
[63]
|
| The Informant! |
Warner Bros. |
Dir., Steven Soderbergh, Pro. Rob Jennifer Fox and Gregory Jacobs; Cast, Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Joel McHale, Melanie Lynskey, Thomas F. Wilson, Joel McHale, Jimmy Pardo, Paul F. Tompkins |
[64]
|
| Whip It! |
Fox Searchlight |
Dir.: Drew Barrymore; Cast: Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Wiig, Zoe Bell, Drew Barrymore, Jimmy Fallon |
[65]
|
| Zombieland |
Columbia |
Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin |
[66]
|
| 16 |
The Road |
The Weinstein Co. |
Dir., John Hillcoat; Scr., Joe Penhall; Cast, Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce |
[67]
|
| The Stepfather |
Screen Gems |
Dir., Nelson B. McCormick; Pro., Greg Moordian, Mark Morgan; Wir., J. S. Cardone; Cast, Penn Badgley, Dylan Walsh, Christopher Meloni, Sela Ward |
[68]
|
| New York, I Love You |
Vivendi Entertainment |
Dir., Various Directors; Cast, Ensemble cast |
[69]
|
| Where the Wild Things Are |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
Dir., Spike Jonze; Scr., Spike Jonze, Dave Eggers; Cast, Paul Dano, Forest Whitaker, Catherine Keener, James Gandolfini |
[70]
|
| 23 |
Amelia |
Fox Searchlight |
Dir., Mira Nair Scr., Ronald Bass Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor, Virginia Madsen, Christopher Eccleston |
[71]
|
| Antichrist |
IFC Films |
Dir. & Scr., Lars von Trier Cast Willem Dafoe, Charlotte Gainsbourg |
[72]
|
| Astro Boy |
Summit Entertainment |
Dir., David Bowers; animated voices of, Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy, Eugene Levy, Matt Lucas, Donald Sutherland, Kristen Bell, Madeline Carroll, Sterling Beaumon, Moises Arias, Victor Bonavida |
[73]
|
| Saw VI |
Lionsgate |
Dir., Kevin Greutert; Pro., Mark Burg, Oren Koules, James Wan, Leigh Whannell; Wir., Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton; Cast, Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Shawnee Smith, Tanedra Howard |
[74]
|
| 30 |
The Box |
Warner Bros. |
Dir. Richard Kelly, Pro. McKittricks, Cast, Cameron Diaz, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Gillian Jacobs |
[75]
|
| Horrorween |
Adirondack International Pictures |
Dir. Joe Estevez, Cast, Chuck Lamb, Ed Meyer |
[76]
|
| Youth in Revolt |
The Weinstein Company |
Michael Cera, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi |
[77]
|
N
O
V
E
M
B
E
R |
6 |
A Christmas Carol |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Dir. Robert Zemeckis; Cast, Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Bob Hoskins |
[78]
|
| Precious |
Lionsgate |
Gabourey Sidibe, Paula Patton, Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz |
[79]
|
| The Wolfman |
Universal |
Dir. Joe Johnston; Cast, Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Geraldine Chaplin, Hugo Weaving |
[80]
|
| 13 |
2012 |
Columbia |
Dir. & Scr. Roland Emmerich; Cast, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Danny Glover |
[81]
|
| The Boat That Rocked |
Focus |
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Sturridge, Jack Davenport, Ralph Brown, Chris O'Dowd, January Jones |
[82]
|
| Fantastic Mr. Fox |
20th Century Fox |
Dir. and Scr., Wes Anderson; Scr. Noah Baumbach; Cast, George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzmann |
[83]
|
| 20 |
The Blind Side |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
Dir. John Lee Hancock; Cast: Sandra Bullock, Michael Oher, Kathy Bates, Lily Collins, Jae Head |
[84]
|
| Broken Embraces |
Sony Picture Classics |
Dir. Pedro Almodovar; Cast: Penelope Cruz, Lluis Homar, Blanca Portillo, Chus Lampreave |
[85]
|
| New Moon |
Summit Entertainment |
Dir. Chris Weitz, Cast, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner |
[76]
|
| Planet 51 |
TriStar Pictures |
Dir., Jorge Blanco; Cast, Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Justin Long, Seann William Scott, Gary Oldman, John Cleese |
[86]
|
| 25 |
Nine |
The Weinstein Company |
Dir., Rob Marshall; Cast, Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Stacy Ferguson, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren |
[87]
|
| Ninja Assassin |
Warner Bros. |
Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Sho Kosugi, Rick Yune |
[88]
|
| Old Dogs |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Dir. Walt Becker, Cast. John Travolta, Robin Williams, Kelly Preston, Bernie Mac |
[89]
|
D
E
C
E
M
B
E
R |
4 |
Brothers |
Lionsgate |
Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman |
[90]
|
| Everybody's Fine |
Miramax |
Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale, Sam Rockwell |
[91]
|
| 11 |
Invictus |
Warner Bros. |
Dir.: Clint Eastwood; Cast: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Scott Eastwood |
[92]
|
| Did You Hear About The Morgans? |
Columbia |
Marc Lawrence (writer & director); Sarah Jessica Parker, Hugh Grant, Elisabeth Moss, Mary Steenburgen, Sam Elliott, Michael Kelly, Kim Shaw |
[93]
|
| The Lovely Bones |
DreamWorks |
Dir. and Scr., Peter Jackson; Cast, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci, Amanda Michalka, Rose McIver |
[94]
|
| The Princess and the Frog |
Walt Disney Pictures |
Dir., John Musker, Ron Clements; Cast, Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, John Goodman |
[95]
|
| 18 |
Agora |
Focus Features |
Dir. & Scr., Alejandro Amenabar Cast Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Rupert Evans |
[96]
|
| Avatar |
20th Century Fox |
Dir. and Scr., James Cameron; Cast, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver |
[97]
|
| 25 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel |
20th Century Fox/Regency Enterprises |
Dir., Betty Thomas; Cast, Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson, Zachary Levi, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate, Amy Poehler |
[98]
|
| Sherlock Holmes |
Warner Bros. |
Dir.: Guy Ritchie; Cast: Robert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong |
[99]
|
| The White Ribbon |
Sony Picture Classics |
Dir. & Scr., Michael Haneke Cast Ulrich Tukur, Susanne Lothar, Josef Bierbichler, Marisa Growaldt |
[100]
|
The following films are about to begin production, have begun filming, or finished filming, but do not have a specific release date set in 2009.
| Film |
Studio |
Cast & Crew |
Ref |
| All Good Things |
Weinstein |
Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst, Frank Langella, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lily Rabe |
[101]
|
| Case 39 |
Paramount |
Dir., Christian Alvart Scr., Ray Wright Cast Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, Ian McShane, Kerry O'Malley, Callum Keith Rennie, Bradley Cooper, Crystal Lowe |
[102]
|
| The Countess |
Halcyon Pictures |
Dir. & Scr., Julie Delpy Cast Julie Delpy, William Hurt, Daniel Brühl, Anamaria Marinca, Andy Gatjen |
[103]
|
| Creation |
Icon Film Distribution |
Dir., Jon Amiel Scr., John Collee Cast Paul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Jeremy Northam, Toby Jones, Jim Carter, Benedict Cumberbatch, Teresa Churcher |
[104]
|
| Every Little Step |
Sony Pictures Classics |
Dirs., Adam Del Deo and James D. Stern Cast Bob Avian Michael Bennett, Charlotte d'Amboise, Jacques d'Amboise, Natascia Diaz, Ramon Flowers |
[105]
|
| Gallowwalker |
Sheer Films |
Dir. & Scr., Andrew Goth Cast Wesley Snipes, Riley Smith, Kevin Howarth, Tanit Phoenix, Steven Elder |
[106]
|
| Green Zone |
Universal Pictures |
Dir., Paul Greengrass Scr., Brian Helgeland, Cast Matt Damon, Amy Ryan, Jason Isaacs, Brendan Gleeson, Greg Kinnear, Michael O'Neill |
[107]
|
| Hurricane Season |
MGM |
Dir., Tim Story, Scr., Robert Eisele Cast Forest Whitaker, Taraji P. Henson, Isaiah Washington |
[108]
|
| The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus |
Lionsgate |
Dir. & Scr., Terry Gilliam, Cast Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law, Christopher Plummer, Tom Waits, Lily Cole |
[109]
|
| An Invisible Sign of My Own |
J2 Pictures |
Dir., Marilyn Agrelo, Scr., Michael Ellis Cast Jessica Alba, J.K. Simmons, Chris Messina, Sonia Braga, John Shea, Blythe Auffarth, Sophie Nyweide |
[110]
|
| Last Night |
Miramax |
Dir. & Scr., Massy Tadjedin Cast Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes, Guillaume Canet, Griffin Dunne, Scott Adsit, Daniel Eric Gold |
[111]
|
| The Last Station |
Warner Bros. |
Dir. & Scr., Michael Hoffman Cast Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, James McAvoy, Anne-Marie Duff, Paul Giamatti, Kerry Condon, Patrick Kennedy |
[112]
|
| The Maiden Heist |
Yari Film Group |
Dir., Peter Hewitt Scr., Michael LeSieur Cast Morgan Freeman, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher Walken, William H. Macy, Wynn Everett, Christy Scott Cashman |
[113]
|
| Mr. Nobody |
Pathe |
Dir. & Scr., Jaco van Dormael, Cast Diane Kruger, Sarah Polley, Rhys Ifans, Juno Temple, Jared Leto, Ben Mansfield |
[114]
|
| The Private Lives of Pippa Lee |
Icon Film Distribution |
Dir. & Scr., Rebecca Miller Cast Robin Wright Penn, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Julianne Moore, Alan Arkin, Maria Bello, Blake Lively |
[115]
|
| A Prophet |
Sony Picture Classics |
Dir. & Scr., Jacques Audiard Cast Niels Arestrup, Alaa Oumouzoune, Tahar Rahim, Gilles Cohen, Farid Elouardi, Adel Bencherif, Sonia Hell |
[116]
|
| Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey |
Jupiter 9 Productions |
Dir. & Scr., Harry 'Doc' Kloor Cast Amanda Peet, James Earl Jones, Sandra Oh, Chris Pine, Samuel L. Jackson, Hayden Christensen |
[117]
|
| Repossession Mambo |
Universal |
Dir., Miguel Sapochnik Scr., Eric Garcia Cast Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, Alice Braga, Joe Pingue |
[118]
|
| Shanghai |
MGM/Weinstein |
John Cusack, Gong Li, Chow Yun-Fat, Ken Watanabe |
[119]
|
| The Tempest |
Mirimax |
Dir. & Scr., Julie Taymor Cast Helen Mirren, Ben Whishaw, Felicity Jones, Djimon Hounsou, Alan Cumming, Russell Brand, Alfred Molina |
[120]
|
| The Young Victoria |
Momentum Pictures |
Dir., Jean-Marc Vallee Scr., Julian Fellowes Cast Emily Blunt, Rupert Friend, Paul Bettany, Jim Broadbent, Miranda Richardson, Mark Strong |
[121]
|
| Month |
Date |
Name |
Age |
Country |
Profession |
Notable films |
| January |
| 1 |
Edmund Purdom |
84 |
 |
Actor |
The Student Prince • Athena • The Egyptian • The Prodigal |
| 3 |
Pat Hingle |
84 |
 |
Actor |
Splendor in the Grass • Hang 'Em High • Batman quadrilogy • The Land Before Time • Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby |
| 8 |
Don Galloway |
71 |
 |
Actor |
The Big Chill |
| 12 |
Claude Berri |
74 |
 |
Director, Producer, Writer |
Jean de Florette • Manon des Sources • Le Poulet • Tess |
| 13 |
Patrick McGoohan |
80 |
 |
Actor, Writer |
The Prisoner • The Three Lives of Thomasina • The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh • Ice Station Zebra • Braveheart • Treasure Planet |
| 14 |
Ricardo Montalbán |
88 |
 |
Actor, Director |
Battleground • Across the Wide Missouri • Neptune's Daughter • Sayonara, Cheyenne Autumn • Fantasy Island • Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan • The Naked Gun • Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams • Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over • The Ant Bully |
| 15 |
Tapan Sinha |
86 |
 |
Director |
Kabuliwala • Ek Doctor Ki Maut |
| 17 |
Susanna Foster |
84 |
 |
Actor, Singer |
Phantom of the Opera • The Climax |
| 18 |
Kathleen Byron |
88 |
 |
Actor |
Black Narcissus • A Matter of Life and Death • The House in the Square |
| 21 |
Charles H. Schneer |
88 |
 |
Producer |
Jason and the Argonauts • Clash of the Titans • The 7th Voyage of Sinbad • Mysterious Island • It Came from Beneath the Sea |
| 29 |
François Villiers |
88 |
 |
Director |
L'Eau vive • Le Puits aux trois vérités |
| 31 |
Nagesh |
75 |
 |
Actor |
Server Sundaram • Thiruvilayadal • Anbe Vaa |
| February |
| 6 |
James Whitmore |
87 |
 |
Actor |
Tora! Tora! Tora! • Give 'em Hell, Harry! • Battleground • Them! • The Shawshank Redemption |
| 6 |
Philip Carey |
83 |
 |
Actor |
Operation Pacific • Pushover • Mister Roberts |
| 9 |
Robert W. Anderson |
88 |
 |
Screenwriter |
Tea and Sympathy • Until They Sail • The Nun's Story • The Sand Pebbles • I Never Sang for My Father |
|
20 |
Robert Quarry |
83 |
 |
Actor |
Count Yorga, Vampire • Dr. Phibes Rises Again |
|
22 |
Howard Zieff |
81 |
 |
Director |
Private Benjamin • My Girl |
|
25 |
Clarence Swenson |
91 |
 |
Actor |
The Wizard of Oz |
| March |
| 4 |
Horton Foote |
92 |
 |
Screenwriter |
To Kill a Mockingbird • Baby the Rain Must Fall • The Trip to Bountiful • Of Mice and Men (1992) • Tender Mercies |
| 13 |
Betsy Blair |
85 |
 |
Actress |
Marty • A Double Life • Another Part of the Forest • The Snake Pit |
| 15 |
Ron Silver |
62 |
 |
Actor, Director |
The Entity • Silkwood • Reversal of Fortune • Find Me Guilty • Timecop • Silent Rage • Blue Steel |
|
18 |
Natasha Richardson |
45 |
 |
Actress |
The Comfort of Strangers • Nell • The Parent Trap • Blow Dry• Asylum • Wild Child • The White Countess • Waking Up in Reno • Past Midnight • Evening • The Handmaid's Tale |
|
22 |
Awilda Carbia |
71 |
 |
Actress, Comedian |
Cita en Buenos Aires • El sueño del regreso • La Guagua Aérea 2 • Punto final: De como Tito Mangual aprendio a bregar |
|
25 |
Steven Bach |
84 |
 |
Studio Executive |
Heaven's Gate |
|
29 |
Maurice Jarre |
84 |
 |
Musical Composer |
Lawrence of Arabia • Doctor Zhivago • Grand Prix • Topaz • Ryan's Daughter • The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean • A Passage to India • Witness • Dead Poets Society • Gorillas in the Mist • Ghost |
|
29 |
Monte Hale |
89 |
 |
Actor, Singer |
Giant |
| April |
| 1 |
Miguel Ángel Suárez |
69 |
 |
Actor |
Bananas • Stir Crazy • Under Suspicion • Angel • Che: Part One |
| 1 |
Lou Perryman |
67 |
 |
Actor |
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre • Poltergeist • The Blues Brothers |
| 5 |
Wouter Barendrecht |
43 |
 |
Producer |
The Goddess of 1967 • Springtime in a Small Town • Last Life in the Universe • Pleasure Factory |
| 9 |
Shakti Samanta |
83 |
 |
Director, Producer |
Aradhana • Kati Patang • Amar Prem |
|
10 |
Yevgeny Vesnik |
86 |
 |
Actor |
The Adventures of the Elektronic |
|
20 |
Peter Rogers |
95 |
 |
Director |
Carry On film series |
|
22 |
Ken Annakin |
94 |
 |
Director |
Swiss Family Robinson • The Longest Day • Battle of the Bulge • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines |
|
22 |
Jack Cardiff |
94 |
 |
Cinematorapher-Director |
Black Narcissus • The Red Shoes • War and Peace • The Vikings |
|
25 |
Bea Arthur |
86 |
 |
Actress |
Lovers and Other Strangers • Mame • The Golden Girls |
|
27 |
Feroz Khan |
69 |
 |
Actor |
Dharmatma • Qurbani • Janbaaz |
| May |
4 |
Dom DeLuise |
75 |
 |
Actor, Comedian, Film Director, |
History of the World, Part I • Spaceballs • Robin Hood: Men in Tights • All Dogs Go to Heaven • The Secret of NIMH • An American Tail • The Muppet Movie • The Cannonball Run • The Twelve Chairs • Blazing Saddles • Cannonball Run II • Fatso • The End • Smokey and the Bandit II • Hot Stuff • Oliver & Company |
| 4 |
Jane Randolph |
93 |
 |
Actress |
Railroaded! • Cat People • Curse of the Cat People |
| 7 |
Mickey Carroll |
89 |
 |
Actor |
The Wizard of Oz |
| 17 |
Prakash Mehra |
69 |
 |
Director, Producer |
Haseena Maan Jayegi • Zanjeer • Muqaddar Ka Sikander • Laawaris • Sharaabi • Namak Halaal |
| 18 |
Wayne Allwine |
62 |
 |
Voice Actor/Third voice of Mickey Mouse, Sound effects editor |
Who Framed Roger Rabbit • Fantasia 2000 • A Goofy Movie • The Great Mouse Detective • The Black Cauldron • Star Trek V: The Final Frontier • Splash • Three Men and a Baby • Alien Nation • Innerspace |
| 20 |
Lucy Gordon |
28 |
 |
Actress |
Perfume • Serendipity • Spider-Man 3 |
| June |
| 3 |
David Carradine |
72 |
 |
Actor |
Kung Fu • Death Race 2000 • Bound for Glory • Bird on a Wire • Kill Bill . Crank: High Voltage |
| 3 |
Shih Kien |
96 |
 |
Actor |
The Young Master • Enter the Dragon |
| 23 |
Ed McMahon |
86 |
 |
Actor |
The Incident • Fun with Dick and Jane • Bewitched • Full Moon High • The Butterfly |
| 25 |
Farrah Fawcett |
62 |
 |
Actress |
Logan's Run • The Cannonball Run • Extremities • The Apostle • Dr. T & the Women |
| 25 |
Michael Jackson |
50 |
 |
Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Producer |
The Wiz • Captain EO • Moonwalker • Ghosts • Men in Black II • Miss Cast Away |
| 29 |
Jan Rubes |
89 |
 |
Singer, Actor |
Witness • One Magic Christmas • Dead of Winter • The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick • D2: The Mighty Ducks |
| 30 |
Harve Presnell |
75 |
 |
Actor |
Fargo • Paint Your Wagon • Saving Private Ryan |
| July |
1 |
Karl Malden |
97 |
 |
Actor |
A Streetcar Named Desire • On the Waterfront • Baby Doll • Birdman of Alcatraz • Gypsy • Patton |