The Blind Side [2009]

The Blind Side is a 2009 drama sports film starring Sandra Bullock, Kathy Bates, and Tim McGraw. It is based on Michael Lewis' 2006 book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game. The storyline features Michael Oher, an offensive lineman who plays for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL, and follows Oher from his impoverished upbringings, adoption by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, to being one of the most highly coveted prospects in college football.
Release date: November 20, 2009

Fantastic Mr. Fox [2009]

Fantastic Mr. Fox is a 2009 animated film based on Roald Dahl's book of the same name. It premiered at the London Film Festival on October 14, 2009. The film features the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, and Bill Murray.
Release date: November 13, 2009

The Messenger [2009]

The Messenger is a 2009 drama film starring Ben Foster, Woody Harrelson, Jena Malone, and Samantha Morton. The film revolves around a U S Army officer assigned to casualty notification. The officer faces complex moral choices when he becomes involved with a soldier's widow. It premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and won the Silver Bear award for Best Screenplay at the Berlin International Film Festival 2009.
Release date: November 13, 2009

The Men Who Stare at Goats [2009]

The Men Who Stare at Goats is a 2009 comedy film based on the book of the same title by author Jon Ronson. The film is an account of Ronson's investigation of attempts by US military forces to use psychic and paranormal powers in their missions. It stars an ensemble cast of George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Spacey.
Release date: November 6, 2009

The Box [2009]

The Box is a horror film based on the 1970 short story "Button, Button" by Richard Matheson. The film stars Cameron Diaz and James Marsden as a couple who receive a box with a mysterious power. A man offers them one million dollars if they are to press the button, the catch being, that someone they do not know will die.
Release date: November 6, 2009

The Fourth Kind [2009]

The Fourth Kind is a science thriller-horror film starring Milla Jovovich. The film deals with alien abductions and is supposedly to be a documentary reenactment set in Nome, Alaska. The title is derived from J. Allen Hynek's classification of close encounters with aliens of the fourth kind, i.e. an alien abduction.
Release date: November 6, 2009

The Princess and the Frog [2009]

The Princess and the Frog is an upcoming 2009 American animated family feature film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, loosely based on E.D. Baker's novel The Frog Princess and the Grimm brothers' The Frog Prince. It features the voice talents of Anika Noni Rose (as Princess Tiana), Oprah Winfrey, Keith David, Jim Cummings, John Goodman, Jenifer Lewis, Bruno Campos, Michael-Leon Wooley, Peter Bartlett and Terrence Howard.
Release date: December 11, 2009

Michael Jackson's This Is It [2009]

This Is It is a 2009 American concert film documenting Michael Jackson's on stage and behind the scenes rehearsals of the concert series of the same name. The concerts were scheduled to start on July 13, 2009, but canceled because of his death on June 25, 2009. The film shows Jackson mentoring his team for the 50 shows, as well as him creating, developing, and ultimately staging the high-tech performances.
Release date: October 28, 2009

Law Abiding Citizen [2009]

Law Abiding Citizen is a drama/thriller film starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler. The film tells the story of Clyde Shelton (Butler), a retired top-notch former spy, who decides to exact revenge on his family's killers, as well as the criminal justice system. One of the criminals who killed his wife and daughter would get off, due to his cooperation with the district attorney's office. His ultimate target is the district attorney (Foxx) who orchestrated the deal.
Release date: October 16, 2009

Black Dynamite [2009]

Black Dynamite is a spoof of blaxploitation films of the 1970s. Starring Michael Jai White, the movie premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. It is a story of 1970s African-American action legend Black Dynamite, whose brother was killed by "The Man".
Release date: October 16, 2009

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