Movies released in 2009

Julie & Julia (2009)

February 2nd, 2003, Julie Powell cooks Beef bourguignon
August 12th, 2003, Julie Powell cooks her last recipe, stuffed duck in pastry
August 13th, 2002, Julie Powell cooks the first of Julia Child's recipes, including Artichauts au Naturel avec Beurre au Citron
October 30th, 2002, Julie Powell cooks lobster thermidore

Rating: 56 %

Awards: 3 wins & 4 nominations.

Length: 111 mins

Amelia (2009)

February 7th, 1931, Amelia Earhart marries George Puttnam
March 20th, 1937, Amelia Earhart crashes her plane on the runway in Hawaii
May 20th, 1932, Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to pilot a plane across the Atlantic Ocean
June 17th, 1928, Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, as a passenger
July 2nd, 1937, Amelia Earhart goes missing over the Pacific Ocean

Rating: 72 %

Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 17 nominations.

Length: 105 mins

The Young Victoria (2009)

February 10th, 1840, Victoria and Albert marry
June 10th, 1840, Edward Oxford attempts to assassinate Queen Victoria
June 20th, 1837, Victoria becomes Queen on the death of her father, William IV
August 27th, 1841, Lord Melbourne loses a vote of no confidence in parliament
October 15th, 1839, Victoria proposes to Albert
November 21st, 1840, Victoria's daughter is born

Rating: 72 %

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 12 wins & 35 nominations.

Length: 134 mins

Invictus (2009)

February 11th, 1990, Nelson Mandela is freed from prison
May 10th, 1994, Nelson Mandela is voted in as president of South Africa
May 11th, 1994, Nelson Mandela starts his first day as president of South Africa
May 25th, 1995, the Springboks beat the Wallabies
June 4th, 1994, the Springboks lose to the Lions
June 24th, 1995, the Rugby World Cup final is played between South Africa and New Zealand
July 18th, Mandela Day

Rating: 67 %

Awards: 9 nominations.

Length: 122 mins

Notorious (2009)

February 21st, 1995, Who Shot Ya? is released
March 9th, 1997, Biggie Smalls is killed
March 18th, 1996, Biggie Smalls' funeral is held
August 4th, 1994, Biggie Smalls marries Faith Evans
September 7th, 1996, Tupac Shakur is murdered
September 13th, 1994, Ready to Die is released
October 29th, 1996, Biggie Smalls and Faith Evans attempt to reconcile
November 29th, 1994, Tupac Shakur is shot and robbed at Quad Studios

Rating: 67 %

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 52 nominations.

Length: 119 mins

Bright Star (2009)

February 23rd, 1821, John Keats dies in Rome
April 3rd, 1819, Fanny Brawne moves in next door to John Keats
August 10th, 1820, John Keats moves in with Fanny Brawne before leaving for Italy
September 13th, 1820, John Keats and Fanny Brawne say their last goodbye
October 18th, 1819, John Keats and Fanny Brawne are engaged

Rating: 63 %

Awards: 2 wins.

Length: 107 mins

In Her Skin (2009)

February 28th, 1999, Caroline Robertson convinces Rachel Barber to take part in a psychology study
March 1st, 1999, Rachel Barber is murdered
March 3rd, 1999, Caroline Robertson buries Rachel Barber's body at her family farm
March 12th, 1999, Caroline Robertson admits to having killed Rachel Barber
March 13th, 1999, Rachel Barber's body is found

Rating: 68 %

Length: 103 mins

Hurricane Season (2009)

March 10th, 2006, John Ehret High School win the Louisiana High School State Basketball Championship
August 28th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastates John Ehret High School

Rating: 64 %

Awards: 6 wins & 11 nominations.

Length: 98 mins

I Love You Phillip Morris (2009)

March 20th, 1998, Steven Russell poses as a millionaire in order to secure a loan from NationsBank in Dallas

Rating: 69 %

Awards: Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 27 nominations.

Length: 77 mins

Taking Chance (2009)

April 10th, 2004, Michael Strobl reads about the death of Chance Phelps
April 13th, 2004, Michael Strobl collects Chance Phelps' body
April 17th, 2004, Chance Phelps is buried

Rating: 73 %

Awards: 5 nominations.

Length: 97 mins

The Damned United (2009)

April 11th, 1973, Derby County lose to Juventus
August 10th, 1974, Leeds lose to Liverpool in a Charity Shield match
September 12th, 1974, Brian Clough is sacked as manager of Leeds United
October 15th, 1973, Brian Clough and Peter Taylor resign from Derby County

Rating: 67 %

Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations.

Length: 109 mins

The Soloist (2009)

April 17th, 2005, Steve Lopez publishes an article about Nathaniel Ayers in the LA Times

Rating: 48 %

Length: 94 mins

April Showers (2009)

April 20th, 1999, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murder twelve students and a teacher at their school

Rating: 69 %

Awards: 8 wins & 20 nominations.

Length: 117 mins

Mao's Last Dancer (2009)

April 27th, 1981,
April 28th, 1981, Li Cunxin is detained for 21 hours in the Chinese Consulate
April 29th, 1981, Li Cunxin is released from the Chinese Consulate

Rating: 58 %

Length: 105 mins

Phantom Punch (2009)

May 1st, 1971, Sonny Liston dies of a heroin overdose
May 25th, 1965, Muhammad Ali hits Sonny Liston with a "phantom punch"

Rating: 77 %

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 32 wins & 61 nominations.

Length: 87 mins

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

May 5th, 2008, Mr. Fox announces he wants a new house

Rating: 73 %

Awards: 11 wins & 22 nominations.

Length: 163 mins

Watchmen (2009)

May 12th, 1959, Jonathan Osterman is introduced to Janey Slater
September 4th, 1970, a room full of people wearing disguises meet
October 12th, 1985, "tonight, a Comedian died in New York"
October 16th, 1985, the Comedian is buried
October 21st, 1985, Rorschach is captured
November 1st, 1985, Rorschach and the Nite Owl try to stop Ozymandias

Rating: 61 %

Length: 90 mins

Fanboys (2009)

May 19th, 1999, the friends, apart from Linus, watch The Phantom Menace on its opening day
October 31st, 1998, a group of high school friends reunite at a Halloween party and talk about stealing a copy of The Phantom Menace
November 1st, 1998, Eric finds out that his friend Linus has cancer
November 2nd, 1998, the friends set out on a journey to Skywalker Ranch
November 6th, 1998, the friends break into Skywalker Ranch and get to watch The Phantom Menace

Rating: 74 %

Awards: Won 3 Oscars. Another 86 wins & 129 nominations.

Length: 162 mins

Avatar (2009)

May 19th, 2154, Sully arrives on Pandora
August 24th, 2154, Sully uploads his consciousness to his avatar

Rating: 69 %

Awards: 7 wins & 9 nominations.

Length: 111 mins

This Is It (2009)

June 25th, 2009, Michael Jackson dies of an overdose, and the "This is It" tour is cancelled

Rating: 74 %

Awards: Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 31 wins & 111 nominations.

Length: 112 mins

District 9 (2009)

July 5th, 1982, the Prawns are ferried to a "temporary" camp named District 9
August 9th, 2010, eviction notices are served to the residents of District 9
August 11th, 2010, Wikus escapes from MNU Headquarters
August 13th, 2010, Wikus breaks back into MNU Headquarters

Rating: 63 %

Awards: 8 nominations.

Length: 120 mins

Taking Woodstock (2009)

August 15th, 1969, Elliot Tiber attends the Woodstock festival
August 16th, 1969, Elliot Tiber returns to the Woodstock festival for a second day
August 17th, 1969, Elliot Tiber decides to leave his family