Best Drama movies of 2009

Actors : Iddo Goldberg, Michiel Huisman, Fernando Tielve, Déborah François,
Directors : Alexis Dos Santos,

The quirky story of Vera and Axl who both live in the same London warehouse but whose paths never cross until fate steps in.

Actors : John Bell, Connie Nielsen, Jack Gleeson, Aidan Quinn,
Directors : Vic Sarin,

A lonely orphan's life is transformed by an extraordinary woman who teaches him to conquer grief and discover the magic in nature and himself.

Actors : Henny Trayles, Gabriel Goity, María Onetto, Arturo Goetz,
Directors : Natalia Smirnoff,

An older housewife discovers she has a knack for solving puzzles.

Actors : Sonequa Martin-Green, Samantha Eustace, Louisa Krause, Maha Chehlaoui,
Directors : Emily Abt,

A story about two lacrosse teammates from opposite sides of the track.

Actors : Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Amitabh Bachchan, Paresh Rawal,
Directors : R. Balki,

A father tries to help his son cope with a rare condition that causes the young boy to age beyond his years.

Actors : Jason Ritter, Jess Weixler, Jesse L. Martin, Tracie Thoms,
Directors : Jay DiPietro,

'Peter and Vandy' is a love story told out of order. Set in Manhattan, the story shifts back and forth in time, juxtaposing Peter and Vandy's romantic beginnings with the twisted, ...

Actors : Kaarina Hazard, Jukka Keinonen, Esko Roine, Heikki Nousiainen,
Directors : Klaus Härö,

With few options, newly pardoned convict Leila agrees to work as an assistant to a blind pastor. Father Jacob spends his days answering the letters of the needy, which Leila finds pointless...

Actors : Rehab El Gamal, Muna Zaki, Mahmood Hemaidah, Hassan El Raddad,
Directors : Yusri Nasrullah,

A female talk show host in Cairo stirs up political controversy when she focuses her on-air discussions on the topic of women's issues.

Actors : Peter Sarsgaard, John Goodman, Tommy Lee Jones, Mary Steenburgen,
Directors : Bertrand Tavernier,

A detective in post-Katrina New Orleans has a series of surreal encounters with a troop of friendly Confederate soldiers while investigating serial killings of local prostitutes, a 1965 lynching, and corrupt local businessmen.

Actors : Clifton Collins Jr., Ziyi Zhang, Lou Taylor Pucci, Dennis Quaid,
Directors : Jonas Åkerlund,

A recently widowed detective still grieving over his wife's death discovers a shocking connection between a serial killing spree and the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

Actors : Isaïe Sultan, Raphaël Bouvet, Béatrice Dalle, Alain Libolt,
Directors : Patric Chiha,

A drama centered on the relationship between a teenager, Pierre, and Nadia, a woman in her thirties.

Actors : Mathieu Demy, Émilie Dequenne, Michel Blanc, Catherine Deneuve,
Directors : André Téchiné,

A drama centered on a young woman who claims she was the target of an anti-Semetic attack and the subsequent media sensation it creates.

Actors : Ronald Bronstein, Alex Greenblatt, Sage Ranaldo, Frey Ranaldo,

A father juggling his kids with the rest of his responsibilities is ultimately faced with the choice of being their father or their friend.

Actors : Emma Caulfield, Scott Holroyd, Kali Rocha, Katherine Von Till,
Directors : Jac Schaeffer,

If a clock could count down to the moment you meet your soul mate, would you want to know?

Actors : James Thierrée, Mathias Laliberté, Marie-Josée Croze, Marc Lavoine,
Directors : Tony Gatlif,

A Gypsy family travels the French roads during the Second World War, followed by Little Claude, a young boy seeking a new family after his parents "left and never returned". Upon reaching a...

Actors : Lou Taylor Pucci, Chris Pine, Piper Perabo, Emily VanCamp,

Four friends fleeing a viral pandemic soon learn they are more dangerous than any virus.

Actors : Wendy Glenn, Scott Caan, Erika Christensen, Troy Garity,
Directors : Patrick Hoelck,

A young novelist tries to write about love, but realizes he will first need some real-life experience before taking on the subject.

Actors : Sean Bones, Mark Gibbs, Kevin Bewersdorf, Carl Bradshaw,

Max lives in Brooklyn. He enjoys playing soccer, skateboarding, and drinking with his friends at local bars. Last summer he and his girlfriend, Willow, won a free cruise to Jamaica but two ...

Actors : Pablo Pineda, Isabel García Lorca, Antonio Naharro, Lola Dueñas,

Daniel - a recent university graduate with Down's Syndrome - falls in love on his first day at work in the Department of Social Services. Laura is an outsider who spends her nights in the ...

Actors : Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mark Strong, Jonny Lee Miller, William Hurt,
Directors : Pete Travis,

A story based on the covert discussions that brought down the Apartheid regime in South Africa.