Best Drama movies of 2009

Actors : Anita Hegh, Hugo Weaving, John Brumpton, Tom Russell,
Directors : Glendyn Ivin,

A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law for committing a violent crime.

Actors : Alberto Ammann, Manuel Morón, Antonio Resines, Luis Tosar,
Directors : Daniel Monzón,

The story of two men on different sides of a prison riot -- the inmate leading the rebellion and the young guard trapped in the revolt, who poses as a prisoner in a desperate attempt to survive the ordeal.

Actors : John Hollingworth, Rebecca Hall, Ben Barnes, Colin Firth,
Directors : Oliver Parker,

A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty eternally, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Peter Sarsgaard, Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : Julio Diaz, Maria Isabel Lopez, John Regala, Coco Martin,
Directors : Brillante Mendoza,

A young man tries to make some money so he can marry his girlfriend. He takes a job for $2,000 and then soon realizes that this job involves killing a woman.

Actors : Paul Calderon, Denise Quiñones, Manny Perez, Juan Fernández,
Directors : Josh Crook,

A cop works against his country's corrupt government in order to find justice on a case.

Actors : Julian Sands, Eamonn Walker, Dante Basco, Michael Jai White,
Directors : Ben Ramsey,

In Los Angeles, an ex-con takes the underground fighting world by storm in his quest to fulfill a promise to a dead friend.

Actors : Mete Horozoglu, Ilker Kizmaz, Baris Bagci, Ozgur Eren Koc,
Directors : Levent Semerci,

Story of 40-man Turkish task force who must defend a relay station.