Best Drama movies of 2009

Actors : Paul Dano, Bill Buell, Boði, Brian Cox,
Directors : Dagur Kári,

A cantankerous but ailing bartender takes a kindly young homeless man in under his wing.

Actors : Sanaa Lathan, Matthew Broderick, Philip Baker Hall, Michael Kenneth Williams,
Directors : Joshua Goldin,

Ben Singer has his cynical worldview darkened by his roommate Ibu's sudden medical situation, though the arrival of Ibu's sister, Khadi, might remedy both men's ills.

Actors : Stephen Dillane, Anamaria Marinca, Rolf Lassgård, Kerry Fox,
Directors : Hans-Christian Schmid,

Hannah Maynard, a prosecutor of Hague's Tribunal for war crimes in former Yugoslavia, charges a Serbian commander for killing Bosnians. However, her main witness might be lying, so the court sends a team to Bosnia to investigate.

Actors : Clifton Collins Jr., Cheech Marin, Jake T. Austin, Moises Arias,
Directors : William Dear,

Based on a true story, a group of boys from Monterrey, Mexico who become the first non-U.S. team to win the Little League World Series.

Actors : Kelly Campbell, Ciarán McMenamin, Rory Keenan, Alex Reid,
Directors : Conor Horgan,

Set in a world upended by a complete breakdown of society, two couples hide out in a lakeside cabin hoping to survive this crisis.

Actors : Toby Regbo, Romola Garai, Eddie Redmayne, Juno Temple,
Directors : Stephen Poliakoff,

The adopted daughter of a privileged British politician uncovers a family secret in the weeks leading up to World War II.

Actors : Dario Yazbek Bernal, Marimar Vega, José María Torre, Monserrat Ontiveros,
Directors : Michel Franco,

Daniel and Ana, brother and sister, best friends. Both are at pivotal, defining moments in their contented lives. Ana is about to be married, Daniel is a gregarious teenager discovering his...

Actors : Matthias Brandt, Jan Budar, Marek Daniel, Cyril Drozda,
Directors : Marek Najbrt,

A Czech journalist joins a Prague radio station that broadcasts Nazi propaganda in order to protect his Jewish wife. However, as the Nazi rule over Czechoslovakia calls for more and more ...

Actors : David Thornton, Branislav Trifunovic, Mirjana Karanovic, Cyndi Lauper,
Directors : Darko Lungulov,

In two interconnected stories Robert, a jaded middle-aged New Yorker, goes to Serbia to make quick cash by marrying someone for U.S. immigration papers. The plan goes awry when the promised...

Actors : Anna Kendrick, Jay Paulson, Jason Schwartzman, Ben Stiller,
Directors : Todd Louiso,

Former high school musical star, Marc Pease, finds himself still living in the past, eight years after graduating.

Actors : Sophie Lowe, Ben Mendelsohn, Maeve Dermody, Rachel Griffiths,
Directors : Rachel Ward,

A writer, Ned Kendall, is asked to return to the family home by his sister Sally, to say goodbye to his father who is dying. The family home is in a very remote and isolated area. While ...

Actors : Carr Thompson, Mark Duplass, Melissa Leo, Bret Loehr,
Directors : Craig Johnson,

Craig Johnson's poised and poignant first feature follows Sam (Mark Duplass), an, unbeknownst to him, washed-up rocker in the early stages of haggard. Jobless and apartment-less, he crashes...

Actors : Clint Koroan, 50 Cent, Fredi 'Kruga' Nwaka, Ashley Walters,
Directors : Alex De Rakoff,

A loan shark gives ex-con Nick a period of 24 hours in order to pay back the money he owes. Up against it, Nick involves his best mate on a multi-part mission in order to raise the cash ...

Actors : Nicky Bell, Liam Boyle, Stephen Graham, Oliver Lee,
Directors : Pat Holden,

On the Wirral in the grim early years of Margaret Thatcher's premiership, the opportunities for thrill seeking young men looking to escape 9 to 5 drudgery are what they've always been: sex,...

Actors : Cherami Leigh, Brina Palencia, J. Michael Tatum, Monica Rial,

Under constant attack by Angels, NERV introduces two new pilots: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Parallel to the incursion, Gendo Ikari and ...

Actors : Leonor Baldaque, Diogo Dória, Francisco Mozos, Ana Moreira,
Directors : Eugène Green,

A young French actress in Lisbon to shoot a movie is intrigued by a nun she sees kneeling in the chapel where she is filming.

Actors : Rupert Grint, Robert Sheehan, Niamh Quinn, James Nesbitt,

Three teenagers go on a wild weekend of drink, drugs, shop-lifting and stealing cars that quickly spins beyond their control.

Actors : Andrea Marcovicci, Victoria Tennant, Tanna Frederick, Karen Black,
Directors : Henry Jaglom,

A film about the complex relationships between fathers and daughters, and the potential lifelong consequences of those relationships.

Actors : Daniel Brühl, Hannah Herzsprung, Kirsten Block, Henry Hübchen,
Directors : Alain Gsponer,

David, a waiter, finds an unpublished manuscript in a dresser drawer. To impress a girl, he claims to be the author. When the novel becomes a best-seller the real author introduces himself in his life and begins to take-over David's life.

Actors : Ryeowon Jung, Jae-yeong Jeong, Yeong-seo Park, Mi-kyeong Yang,
Directors : Hae-jun Lee,

A failed suicide attempt leads a heartbroken man to live a life in the wilderness.