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List: My Top Ten Films 2009

Here’s my list of my favorite films of 2009 (thus far):

  1. Avatar

    Directed by: James Cameron

    Written by: James Cameron

    Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang

  2. Star Trek

    Directed by: J.J. Abrams

    Written by: Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman

    Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Bruce Greenwood, Leonard Nimoy, Eric Bana

  3. Ponyo

    Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki

    Written by: Hayao Miyazaki

    Starring: Noah Lindsey Cyrus, Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Tina Fey, Liam Neeson

  4. Inglourious Basterds

    Directed by: Quentin Tarantino

    Written by: Quentin Tarantino

    Starring: Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth

  5. Moon

    Directed by: Duncan Jones

    Written by: Duncan Jones, Nathan Parker

    Starring: Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey

  6. Coraline

    Directed by: Henry Selick

    Written by: Henry Selick, Neil Gaiman

    Starring: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Keith David

  7. Up in the Air

    Directed by: Jason Reitman

    Written by: Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, Walter Kirn

    Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman

  8. The Hurt Locker

    Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow

    Written by: Mark Boal

    Starring: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce, Ralph Fiennes, David Morse

  9. Up

    Directed by: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson

    Written by: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Thomas McCarthy

    Starring: Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai

  10. An Education

    Directed by: Lone Scherfig

    Written by: Lynn Barber, Nick Hornby

    Starring: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Olivia Williams, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike