List of Australian films of 2009
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2009
Title | Director | Cast (subject of documentary) | Genre | Notes | Release date |
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$9.99 | Tatia Rosenthal | Geoffrey Rush Joel Edgerton Anthony LaPaglia Claudia Karvan | Animation Drama | Regent Releasing | 17 September |
Bad Bush | Samuel Genocchio | Chris Sadrinna Jeremy Lindsay Taylor Viva Bianca Malcolm Kennard | Thriller | Veni Vidi Vici Films | 7 May |
Balibo | Robert Connolly | Anthony LaPaglia Oscar Isaac Gyton Grantley Damon Gameau | War | Transmission Films Based on the novel Cover Up by Jill Jolliffe | 14 August |
Beautiful | Dean O'Flaherty | Deborra-Lee Furness Erik Thomson Peta Wilson Tahyna Tozzi | Drama | Jump Street Films | 5 March |
Beautiful Kate | Rachel Ward | Ben Mendelsohn Bryan Brown Maeve Dermody Rachel Griffiths | Drama | Roadshow Entertainment Based on the novel of the same name by Newton Thornburg | 6 August |
Blessed | Ana Kokkinos | Miranda Otto Deborra-Lee Furness William McInnes Tasma Walton | Drama | Icon Film Distribution | 10 September |
The Boys Are Back | Scott Hicks | Clive Owen Laura Fraser Emma Lung Erik Thomson Julia Blake | Drama | Miramax Films Based on the novel The Boys Are Back in Town by Simon Carr | 12 November |
Bright Star | Jane Campion | Ben Whishaw Abbie Cornish Kerry Fox Thomas Sangster | Biography Drama | Apparition Films | 26 December |
Broken Hill | Dagen Merill | Luke Arnold Alexa Vega Timothy Hutton Rhys Wakefield | Drama | Umbrella Entertainment | 11 September |
Cedar Boys | Sehat Caradee | Rachael Taylor Martin Henderson Les Chantery Daniel Amalm Buddy Dannoun | Drama | Mushroom Pictures | 30 July |
Charlie & Boots | Dean Murphy | Paul Hogan Shane Jacobson Roy Billing Morgan Griffin | Comedy | Paramount Pictures | 3 September |
Closed for Winter | James Bogle | Natalie Imbruglia Danielle Catanzariti Deborah Kennedy Daniel Frederiksen | Drama | Omnilab Media Based on the novel of the same name by Georgia Blain | 23 April |
Coffin Rock | Rupert Glasson | Lisa Chappell Robert Taylor Sam Parsonson Joseph Del Re | Thriller | Ultra Films | 22 October |
The Combination | David Field | George Basha Firass Dirani Clare Bowen Vaughn White | Drama | Australian Film Syndicate | 26 February |
Crush | John V. Soto | Chris Egan Emma Lung Brooke Harman Christian Clark | Thriller | Phase 4 Films | 10 April |
Disgrace | Steve Jacobs | Eriq Ebouaney John Malkovich Jessica Haines Antoinette Engel | Drama | Dendy Films Based on the novel of the same name by J. M. Coetzee | 8 June |
Eraser Children | Nathan Christoffel | Rob Alec Simon Barbaro Justin Bechtold Andrew Baker | Comedy | Colour Pictures | 29 August |
Family Demons | Ursula Dabrowsky | Cassandra Kane Kerry Reid Alex Rafalowicz Tommy Darwin | Horror | Peacock Films | 25 March |
Home of Strangers | Doan Nguyen | Jimmy Huynh Nicole Pritchard Karen Truong Laurent Boiteux | Action | Passage Entertainment | 1 August |
I.C.U. | Aash Aaron | Margot Robbie Aash Aaron Ozzie Devrish Christian Radford | Thriller | Osiris Entertainment | 11 November |
In Her Skin | Simone North | Miranda Otto Guy Pearce Ruth Bradley Sam Neill | Thriller | Goldcrest Films Based on the novel Perfect Victim by Elizabeth Southall | 14 March |
Last Ride | Glendyn Ivin | Hugo Weaving Tom Russell Kelton Pell Anita Hegh | Drama | Madman Entertainment Based on the novel of the same name by Denise Young | 2 July |
The Loved Ones | Sean Byrne | Xavier Samuel Robin McLeavy John Brumpton | Horror | Madman Entertainment | 13 September |
Lucky Country | Kriv Stenders | Aden Young Toby Wallace Hanna Mangan-Lawrence Eamon Farren | Drama | Transmission Films | 16 July |
Mao's Last Dancer | Bruce Beresford | Bruce Greenwood Chi Cao Kyle MacLachlan Joan Chen | Biography | Roadshow Entertainment Based on the novel of the same name by Li Cunxin | 1 October |
Mary and Max | Adam Elliot | Toni Collette Eric Bana Barry Humphries Philip Seymour Hoffman Bethany Whitmore | Animation Comedy | Icon Films | 9 April |
My Year Without Sex | Sarah Watt | Matt Day Sacha Horler Portia Bradley Jonathan Segat | Drama | Hibiscus Films | 28 May |
Offside | Gian Carlo Petraccaro | Terry Rogers Saxon Cordeaux Ben Darsow Natascha Dowsett | Romance | Urtext Film Productions | 25 February |
Prey | George T. Miller | Natalie Bassingthwaighte Jesse Johnson Natalie Walker Ben Kermode | Horror | Top Cat Films | 12 May |
Prime Mover | David Caesar | Michael Dorman Emily Barclay Ben Mendelsohn William McInnes | Drama | Transmission Films | 8 June |
Samson and Delilah | Warwick Thornton | Rowan McNamara Marissa Gibson Scott Thornton Matthew Gibson | Drama | Madman Entertainment | 7 May |
Stone Bros. | Richard Frankland | Luke Carroll Peter Phelps Jai Courtney Leon Burchill | Comedy | Warner Bros. | 12 September |
Storage | Michael Craft | Saskia Burmeister Robert Mammone Matthew Scully Robert Price | Horror | Rich Vein Productions | 16 August |
Subdivision | Sue Brooks | Ashley Bradnam Gary Sweet Brooke Satchwell Aaron Fa'aoso | Comedy | Buena Vista International | 20 August |
Tomboys | Nathan Hill | Candice Day Naomi Davis Sash Milne Allie Hall | Horror | Alliance Motion Pictures | 16 October |
Two Fists, One Heart | Shawn Seet | Daniel Amalm Ennio Fantastichini Jessica Marais Tim Minchin | Drama | Walt Disney | 19 March |
Van Diemen's Land | Jonathan auf der Heide | Oscar Redding Torquil Neilson Tom Wright | Thriller | Madman Entertainment | 24 September |
Where the Wild Things Are | Spike Jonze | Max Records Catherine Keener Mark Ruffalo James Gandolfini | Fantasy | Warner Bros. Based on the novel of the same name by Maurice Sendak | 3 December |