2009 directorial debut films

Mary and Max

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 8.1

A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York.

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District 9

Film Age rating: 16 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.9

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are manage...

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Moon

Film Age rating: 11 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.8

With only three weeks left in his three year contract, Sam Bell is getting anxious to finally return to Earth. He is the only occupant of a Moon-based manufacturing facility along with his computer an...

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(500) Days of Summer

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their...

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Zombieland

Film Age rating: 15 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.6

Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved su...

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A Single Man

Film Age rating: 13 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.5

The life of George Falconer, a British college professor, is reeling with the recent and sudden loss of his longtime partner. This traumatic event makes George challenge his own will to live as he see...

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In the Loop

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.4

The US President and the UK Prime Minister are planning on launching a war in the Middle East, but—behind the scenes—government officials and advisers are either promoting the war or are trying to pre...

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The Way We Get By

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 2009 IMDB Rating: 7.4

On call 24/7 for the past six years, three senior citizens have made history by greeting nearly one million U.S. troops at a tiny airport in Maine. Filled with unexpected turns, their uplifting and em...

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