Film Junk’s Top 10 Movies of 2009
After all the complications associated with our Top 20 Films of the Decade list, we thought we’d simply cut the crap for our Best of 2009 discussion and post each of our individual Top 10 lists unfettered. Of course, as luck would have it, we ended up picking quite a few of the same films, to the point where they almost seem like the same list, only in a different order. Pretty ironic, right?
Either way, before all this stuff becomes completely irrelevant, we present to you our Top 10 Movies of 2009 for further inspection. For a slightly more in-depth discussion, listen to this week’s Episode #251 of the Film Junk Podcast. In the meantime, feel free to respond with your own lists in the comments below!
Jay
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. Fantastic Mr. Fox
3. The Road
4. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
5. Pontypool
6. Up in the Air
7. District 9
8. Drag Me to Hell
9. The Hurt Locker
10. Where the Wild Things Are
Honourable mentions: Polytechnique, Sin Nombre, Anti-Christ, Star Trek, Thirst, Gomorrah
Note: Jay did a separate list for his Top 10 Documentaries of 2009.
Greg
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. Up In The Air
3. The Road
4. Anvil: The Story of Anvil
5. The Fantastic Mr. Fox
6. The Hurt Locker
7. District 9
8. Drag Me To Hell
9. The Cove
10. Observe & Report
Honourable Mentions: Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Big Fan, Bitch Slap!, Moon, Paper Heart
Goon
1. A Serious Man
2. Inglourious Basterds
3. Fantastic Mr. Fox
4. Anvil! The Story of Anvil
5. Adventureland
6. In the Loop
7. District 9
8. Moon
9. Avatar
10. Funny People
Honourable mentions: Watchmen, Up In The Air, The Princess and the Frog, RiP! A Remix Manifesto, Away We Go, Good Hair, Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Ponyo, Drag Me To Hell
Sean
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. District 9
3. Fantastic Mr. Fox
4. Anvil! The Story of Anvil
5. The Road
6. Coraline
7. The Hurt Locker
8. Up in the Air
9. Drag Me To Hell
10. Paper Heart
Honourable Mentions: Adventureland, The Cove, Star Trek, Collapse, Sin Nombre, Pontypool
Comments (52)
I love Gregs honorable mention of Bitch Slap! Already pre-ordered it on blu-gay =)
Posted by pcch7 on January 4th, 2010So… Greg is the only one smart enough to put Observe and Report on his top 10 List?
Posted by Drew on January 4th, 2010Goon’s list wins. But seriously I can’t believe you guys like Fantastic Mr Fox and Inglorious Bastards that much.
How (excluding Goon) don’t have Moon, A Serious Man, Up, Watchmen, Funny People…etc.
But then agains some of my favourites came out in 2009 when they came out in 2008 over there like Benjamin Button, Slumdog Millionaire, Synecdoche New York….
Posted by Billy Boyd Cape on January 4th, 2010Did Reed have a list?
Posted by Jersey Jason on January 4th, 2010I am pretty sure Reed does not have a list. If he does, I’ll be happy to add it, but I don’t think he actually saw 10 movies in 2009.
I think he said he’s working on his top 10 of all time or top 10 of the decade… not sure which.
Posted by Sean on January 4th, 2010http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20326356_20333816,00.html
Stephen King’s Top 10 films of 2009:
1. THE HURT LOCKER
Posted by Robot on January 4th, 20102. THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
3. THE ROAD
4. DISGRACE
5. THE READER
6. DISTRICT 9
7. LAW ABIDING CITIZEN
8. THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3
9. FANTASTIC MR. FOX
10.2012
really, one Avatar… the rest of you guys couldn’t drop the “to cool for school” attitude and give it up…that’s cool, I guess you got to look out for your peeps in the blogsphere. ya’ know, keep it REAL!
p.s. Goons the man
Posted by rus in chicago on January 4th, 2010my list is a little different than when i sent to Sean bc I’ve been rewatching a lot of stuff over the holidays. Watchmen is now in hon. mention, Funny People would be no. 10 and Basterds and Fox would switch places. So anal.
Posted by Goon on January 4th, 2010I haven’t seen enough movies from 2009 yet to make a top 10 list- but many of the ones I did see and liked are on your lists, like Drag Me to Hell, Inglourious Basterds, Anvil, Watchmen, and District 9, Star Trek, Observe and Report. All of these except perhaps Anvil and Observe and Report, I think I would still have seen if I was not a Film Junk listener. I may not have seen Inglourious Basterds as early as I did- might have waited until the 4th weekend for the word of mouth to get big enough without you guys talking it up. I just saw (500) Days of Summer and really liked it. It might at least be an honorable mention in my book.
Posted by Mason on January 4th, 2010Inglorious Basterds is the best!
Posted by Henrik on January 4th, 2010I’m surprised to see such a strong showing for Fantastic Fox and such a poor showing for Observe & Report.
just goes to show your. just goes to show you.
Posted by Justy Rames on January 4th, 2010If I added another couple hon mentions I’m sure Observe and Report would have been one of them.
Posted by Goon on January 4th, 2010Interesting lists all around. If I were a bitchy little nitpicker who likes throwing my opinions around, I’d say the only films I have an issue with on these lists are Paper Heart, Away We Go and Watchmen.
Posted by Nuno on January 4th, 2010Great call on Polytechnique Jay. Not one a lot of people saw but definitely worthwhile.
Posted by Marina Antunes on January 4th, 2010Jersey Jason, thx for caring about my opinion, but I think you’ll have to wait until the year 2012 before my top ten for 2009 is finalized.
Posted by Reed Farrington on January 4th, 2010what about predictions for good upcoming movies?
how about Despicable Me? saw this trailer in theaters this weekend: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsiayV5LuD0
looks hilarious with steve carrell!
Posted by Jan on January 4th, 2010Ya. No Avatar? That’s gotta be a joke.
Posted by YO MAMA on January 4th, 2010“what about predictions for good upcoming movies? ”
The next show will have an Anticipated Movies list
Posted by Goon on January 4th, 2010Some decent lists, I think I agree with Goon’s most, aside from Avatar and Funny People which wouldn’t even make my top 20. I’d also probably have a couple of foreign films on my list, Mother for sure and most likely The White Ribbon.
Posted by KeithTalent on January 4th, 2010Good work guys.
Posted by Nick Robertson on January 4th, 2010I’m watching Robocop – I hope Aronofsky remakes this, I love Robocop but after the shit sequels and tv shows he needs to come back swinging.
I concur, Avatar would be up there on mine. Basterds doesn’t really do it for me as much as Kill Bill – I liked it and I’ve seen it 3 times but still, something about it I cant jive with.
“I am pretty sure Reed does not have a list…I don’t think he actually saw 10 movies in 2009.”
This made me laugh out loud. Get busy Reed!
Posted by Beno on January 4th, 2010Avatar is shit, good that it is mostly not included. Good lists guys.
Posted by Kasper on January 4th, 2010My Favorites of 2009
1. A Serious Man
2. Where The Wild Things Are
3. The Road
4. The Hurt Locker
5. Away We Go
6. The Invention of Lying
7. Humpday
8. Two Lovers
9. The Cove
10. Up In The Air
Honorable Mentions: Inglorious Bastards, House of the Devil, Black Dynamite, World’s Greatest Dad, Anvil: The Story of Anvil, Ponyo, The White Ribbon, District 9
Posted by Jim The Movie Freak on January 4th, 2010I enjoyed your takes of what you liked the most this year. And of course, I’m not pompous enough to tell you what should be where and whats missing as their your personal favorites.
Posted by Byron on January 4th, 2010of course, Coraline…….
Posted by Elliott on January 4th, 2010Rus. Why do you care so much about if people like Avatar or not?
Posted by swarez on January 4th, 2010So what if people didn’t care for it as much as you? It’s not a conspiracy, some people like it, others not so much. That’s how it is with every movie ever made.
Great, I’ll treat these more like checklists and be well on my way. Much appreciated.
Posted by Ian on January 4th, 2010District 9 still suck’s ASS!
Posted by 81 on January 4th, 2010Does anyone else have this problem?
I saw Inglorious Basterds in the theater and was blown away by how good it was, but now that it is available on DVD I am not rushing out to get it the way I would be normally? Partly that is because I am going to be getting a blu-ray soon and that has changed how I buy any SD disk now, but it is also I am wondering if it is sort of like a Disneyland syndrome i.e if you can go everyday it ceases to be special?
Posted by xego on January 5th, 2010Is this the same Goon that posts at the Filmspotting Blog?
Posted by Me on January 5th, 2010(Please bear in mind these are by UK release dates.)
10. District 9
9. In The Loop
8. The Wrestler
7. Up
6. The Class
5. A Serious Man
4. The Hurt Locker
3. Let The Right One In
2. Moon
1. The White Ribbon
Honourable mentions: Inglourious Basterds, Sugar, Fish Tank, Adventureland, Avatar.
Posted by CastleKnight on January 5th, 2010I’ve been posting my various lists all over the site, so I might as well post my top of 2009.
1. Observe and Report
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2. Up in the Air (I just saw this last night so that’s kind of a cheat I guess
3. Avatar
4. Drag me to Hell
5. Fantastic Mr. Fox
6. District 9
7. Funny People
8. 2012
9. 500 Days of Summer
10. Not Quite Hollywood
Honorable Mentions: Paper Heart, Coraline, Bruno, Up, Paranormal Activity (does this one count since it was technically released in like 2007?), Last House on the Left, Land of the Lost, The Hangover.
I still have yet to see Inglorious Basterds because i’m an asshole, and I think that would probably top my list if I had seen it (although it might not top Observe and Report… we’ll see) but hey, what are you gonna do?
Posted by Drew on January 5th, 2010@xego: I have the Blu-ray and have watched it twice since I bought it, plus watched a couple of particular scenes a few times. Definitely no Disneyland syndrome for me.
Posted by KeithTalent on January 5th, 2010Goon! love your rant on Avatar.
Posted by Jersey Jason on January 5th, 2010Truthfully, I had zero interest in it, but was blown away by it.
I actually ducked out of the way to avoid a gas canister that I swore was going to hit me.
This movie, should be moved to theme parks and be treated as an experience.
It will be a shame when it’s theatrical run ends.
Surprised at the lack of love for Where the Wild Things Are. Only one and at #10. I think that’s my favorite film of the year. We shall see though.
Posted by Andrew James on January 5th, 2010Go take it up with Kurt, Andrew. He calls it his ‘perfect movie’ and it didnt even get in his top 10, meanwhile after apologizing through his entire Up in the Air review, he put it in his top 10. Weird.
Jason – I have a feeling that Avatar is going to be a movie that gets rereleased in theaters every couple years since the experience simply won’t be the same at home.
Posted by Goon on January 5th, 2010if inglorious bastards was the best movie in the last ten years then that was a horrible ten years in film making.
Posted by Rick on January 5th, 2010Rick: are you just a troll, or are you going to enlighten is with your choices and/or why you hated the film?
Posted by KeithTalent on January 5th, 2010If you remember the podcast Jay was the only one who liked WTWTA. I think Greg really disliked it.
Unlike Avatar, WTWTA is not a perfectly universal story. It’s really only for a certain type of person.
Posted by Rusty James on January 5th, 2010I didn’t realize 2009 was ten years long.
Posted by Goon on January 5th, 2010I hope you guys are right about Observe & Report, I just blind-bought the Blu for $20. Seems like it should be right up my alley though, love the super dark/black comedies.
Posted by KeithTalent on January 5th, 2010the list needs to change
Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa7ck5mcd1o
Posted by rus in chicago on January 5th, 2010to show how we did our math for the concensus list, if our lists here were turned into a top 5 it would most likely be
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. Fantastic Mr. Fox
3. District 9
4. Up In The Air
5. Drag Me To Hell
(left off Anvil since Jay did a separate list, and Hurt Locker since I didnt see it, both of which would or could have taken the number 4/5 slots)
Posted by Goon on January 7th, 2010yep massive lack of world movies in this lot… but glad to see these guys werent sucked in by the eye candy of avatar, i felt like i was watching a playstation 9 video game
Posted by Piny Tenis on January 7th, 20101. Up in the Air
2. Where the Wild Things Are
3. The Hurt Locker
4. An Education
5. District 9
6. Coraline
7. Star Trek
8. Zombieland
9. The Way We Get By (fantastic documentary… look it up!)
10. Avatar
HELL YEAH!!!
Posted by G-Nap on January 7th, 2010Mr. Tenis:
Everyone on FilmJunk liked Avatar, its just that I was the only one who liked it enough for top ten. sorry to disappoint.
For ‘world cinema’ I’d have included The Class high on my top ten, but it was enough of a ‘technically 2008′ movie that I left it off. Other stuff I will have to wait to get around to, am specifically looking forward to the White Ribbon.
Posted by Goon on January 8th, 2010MY TOP 10 FILMS OF 2009
(according the UK release date)
1. Moon
Posted by Billy Boyd Cape on January 9th, 20102. Synecdoche New York
3. A Serious Man
4. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
5. Watchmen
6. Funny People
7. Avatar
8. Up In The Air
9. Up
10. Slumdog Millionaire
The Road is a masterpiece. I’m glad most of you recognized its brilliance.
Posted by Jack Deth on January 12th, 2010Difficult to arrange in order, so it ended up being 25 films:
1.Inglourious Basterds
Posted by Laivaren on January 14th, 20102.Moon
3.Bronson
4.Coraline (3D)
5.Up
6.District 9
7.Zombieland
8.Where The Wild Things Are
9.Avatar (3D)
10.Up In The Air
11.Dead Snow
12.Sherlock Holmes
13.Franklyn
14.Drag Me To Hell
15.The Hangover
16.The Hurt Locker
17.(500) Days Of Summer
18.Pandorum
19.Watchmen
20.Bitchslap
21.The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus
22.Fantastic Mr. Fox
23.Extract
24.Away We Go
25.Monsters Vs. Aliens (3D)
Nice #20.
Posted by Greg on January 16th, 2010i only have Avatar and Transformers 2
Posted by K-MAN on April 24th, 2010here are my favorites for 2009:
1 Avatar
2 Blind Side, The
3 Hangover, The
4 It`s Complicated
5 Up in the Air
6 Hurt Locker, The
7 Moon (2009)
8 Inglourious Basterds
9 Star Trek (2009)
10 Sin Nobre (2009)
You might also like to check out this list of the best films of 2009 based on a poll of several movie bloggers:
Posted by Rankography on February 7th, 2011http://www.rankography.com/movies/component/user/?task=otherusers&mode=list&catid=126&uid=70
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