Best Drama movies of 2009

Greek Pete(2009)

Actors : Peter Pittaros, Lewis Wallis, Tristan Field, Liam Thompson,
Directors : Andrew Haigh,

A year in the life of a London rent-boy.

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Taras Bulba(2009)

Actors : Magdalena Mielcarz, Bogdan Stupka, Igor Petrenko, Vladimir Vdovichenkov,
Directors : Vladimir Bortko,

Set in the 16th century, this is a story about Ukraine's Cossack warriors and their campaign to defend their lands from the advancing Polish armies.

Effi Briest(2009)

Actors : Mirko Lang, Heike Warmuth, Ludwig Blochberger, Julia Jentsch,
Directors : Hermine Huntgeburth,

Ambitious German imperial hussars veteran baron Geert von Instetten takes office as coastal district administrator, hoping to e promoted to the colonies. His childhood love, Luise, married ...

Stoic(2009)

Actors : Edward Furlong, Sam Levinson, Steffen Mennekes, Shaun Sipos,
Directors : Uwe Boll,

A heated game of poker causes three men incarcerated for nonviolent offenses to brutalize their cellmate before taking drastic measures in order to cover up their crime.

A Boy Called Dad(2009)

Actors : Kyle Ward, Sacha Parkinson, Ian Hart, Louise Delamere,
Directors : Brian Percival,

When he becomes a father at the tender age of 14, Robbie's life quickly spirals out of control. Feeling angry and neglected by his own dad, he kick-starts a series of events that will ...

Kiskanmak(2009)

Actors : Berrak Tüzünataç, Nergis Öztürk, Bora Cengiz, Serhat Tutumluer,
Directors : Zeki Demirkubuz,

It's the 1930s. The Republic Day Ball is in progress in Zonguldak, a coal mining town in Turkey. Among the invited guests are the newcomers to this small and boring town: Halit, an engineer...

Beyond the Pole(2009)

Actors : Stephen Mangan, Rhys Thomas, Mark Benton, Rosie Cavaliero,
Directors : David L. Williams,

A quirky, moving and very funny tale of two friends that set out on a heroic trip to the North Pole only to discover that before they can become heroes, they must first become men.

Villa Amalia(2009)

Actors : Jean-Hugues Anglade, Maya Sansa, Xavier Beauvois, Isabelle Huppert,
Directors : Benoît Jacquot,

Villa Amalia is the story of Ann, a musician, whose life is turned upside down by a kiss. When she sees Thomas kissing another woman, Ann makes a clean break, leaving him and everything ...

Entre nos(2009)

Actors : Sebastian Villada, Laura Montana, Paola Mendoza, Anthony Chisholm,

A story based on facts which offers a fresh take on the issue of new immigrants in the United States. Mariana totes her two children from Colombia to reunite with her husband in Queens, New...

A Dog Year(2009)

Actors : Domhnall Gleeson, Lois Smith, Jeff Bridges, Lauren Ambrose,
Directors : George LaVoo,

A guy suffering from a midlife crisis takes in a dog that's crazier than he is.

Alexander the Last(2009)

Actors : Justin Rice, Barlow Jacobs, Amy Seimetz, Jess Weixler,
Directors : Joe Swanberg,

An ensemble drama about a married actress, her sister and their myriad sexual and creative temptations.

Darfur(2009)

Actors : Kristanna Loken, Noah Danby, David O'Hara, Matt Frewer,
Directors : Uwe Boll,

American journalists in Sudan are confronted with the dilemma of whether to return home to report on the atrocities they have seen, or to stay behind and help some of the victims they have encountered.

À l'origine(2009)

Actors : Soko, Emmanuelle Devos, François Cluzet, Gérard Depardieu,
Directors : Xavier Giannoli,

France, present day. A professional conman passes himself off as the boss of a construction site building a highway extension. He cons the whole region, hires dozens of workers and ...

Shank(2009)

Actors : Marc Laurent, Tom Bott, Alice Payne, Wayne Virgo,

A closeted teenage street punk takes up with the latest roughed-up gay victim of his bullying gang, which does not set well with the gang's drugged-up, brotherly leader.

Map of the Sounds of Tokyo(2009)

Actors : Min Tanaka, Manabu Oshio, Rinko Kikuchi, Sergi López,
Directors : Isabel Coixet,

A dramatic thriller that centers on a fish-market employee who doubles as a contract killer.

Sweet Karma(2009)

Actors : Christian Bako, Shera Bechard, John Tokatlidis, Frank J. Zupancic,
Directors : Andrew Thomas Hunt,

A mute Russian girl infiltrates Toronto's underground sex trade to avenge the death of her sister.

Do Knot Disturb(2009)

Actors : Sushmita Sen, Riteish Deshmukh, Lara Dutta, Govinda,
Directors : David Dhawan,

Uncertainty results in the life of Delhi-based Raj when his wealthy wife, Kiran, the sole heir to the Saxena Group of Companies, finds out that he may be having an affair with leggy model, ...

Uzak Ihtimal(2009)

Actors : Nadir Saribacak, Ersan Unsal, Adem Yavuz Özata, Görkem Yeltan,
Directors : Mahmut Fazil Coskun,

Muezzin Musa falls for his neighbor, the Catholic nurse Clara. The story gets even more exceptional when Musa meets Yakup, who turns out to be connected with Clara.