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1. WALL-E
Directed by Andrew Stanton
Produced by Jim Morris
Lindsey Collins (Co-producer)
John Lasseter (Executive)
Screenplay by Andrew Stanton
Jim Reardon
Story by Andrew Stanton
Pete Docter
Starring Ben Burtt
Elissa Knight
Jeff Garlin
Fred Willard
John Ratzenberger
Kathy Najimy
Sigourney Weaver
MacInTalk
Music by Thomas Newman
Cinematography Jeremy Lasky
Danielle Feinberg
Editing by Stephen Schaffer
Studio Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures -
2. Synecdoche, New York
Directed by Charlie Kaufman
Produced by Charlie Kaufman
Spike Jonze
Sidney Kimmel
Anthony Bregman
Written by Charlie Kaufman
Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman
Catherine Keener
Samantha Morton
Hope Davis
Tom Noonan
Music by Jon Brion
Cinematography Frederick Elmes
Editing by Robert Frazen
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics -
3. My Winnipeg
Directed by Guy Maddin
Produced by Phyllis Laing
Jody Shapiro
Written by Guy Maddin
Starring Darcy Fehr
Ann Savage
Amy Stewart
Brendan Cade
Wesley Cade
Louis Negin
Cinematography Jody Shapiro
Editing by John Gurdebeke
Distributed by IFC Films -
4. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, & 2 Days
Directed by Cristian Mungiu
Produced by Cristian Mungiu
Oleg Mutu
Written by Cristian Mungiu
Starring Adi Carauleanu
Luminiţa Gheorghiu
Mădălina Ghiţescu
Vlad Ivanov
Anamaria Marinca
Alexandru Potocean
Laura Vasiliu
Cinematography Oleg Mutu
Editing by Dana Bunescu
Distributed by BAC Films -
5. Milk
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Produced by Dan Jinks
Bruce Cohen
Written by Dustin Lance Black
Starring Sean Penn
Emile Hirsch
Josh Brolin
Diego Luna
Alison Pill
Victor Garber
and James Franco
Music by Danny Elfman
Cinematography Harris Savides
Editing by Elliot Graham
Studio Focus Features
Distributed by Universal Pictures -
6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Directed by David Fincher
Produced by Kathleen Kennedy
Frank Marshall
Ceán Chaffin
Screenplay by Eric Roth
Story by Eric Roth
Robin Swicord
Based on "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" by
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Starring Brad Pitt
Cate Blanchett
Taraji P. Henson
Julia Ormond
Jason Flemyng
Tilda Swinton
Jared Harris
Mahershalalhashbaz Ali
Rampai Mohadi
Phyllis Somerville
Edith Ivey
Elias Koteas
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography Claudio Miranda
Editing by Kirk Baxter
Angus Wall -
7. Slumdog Millionaire
Directed by Danny Boyle
Produced by Christian Colson
Written by Simon Beaufoy
Based on Q & A by
Vikas Swarup
Starring Dev Patel
Freida Pinto
Madhur Mittal
Anil Kapoor
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar
Tanay Chheda
Irfan Khan
Rubina Ali
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar
Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala
Music by A. R. Rahman
Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle
Editing by Chris Dickens
Studio Celador Films
Film4
Distributed by Pathe Pictures
(UK)
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures
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8. Iron Man
Directed by Jon Favreau
Produced by Avi Arad
Kevin Feige
Screenplay by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby
Art Marcum
Matt Holloway
John August
Starring Robert Downey Jr.
Terrence Howard
Jeff Bridges
Gwyneth Paltrow
Music by Ramin Djawadi
Cinematography Matthew Libatique
Editing by Dan Lebental
Studio Marvel Studios
Distributed by Paramount Pictures -
9. Speed Racer
Directed by Wachowski brothers
Produced by Larry Wachowski
Andy Wachowski
Joel Silver
Screenplay by Wachowski brothers
Story by Tatsuo Yoshida
Starring Emile Hirsch
Christina Ricci
John Goodman
Susan Sarandon
Scott Porter
Kick Gurry
Roger Allam
Matthew Fox
Rain
Music by Michael Giacchino
Cinematography David Tattersall
Editing by Roger Barton
Zach Staenberg
Studio Village Roadshow Pictures
Silver Pictures
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures -
10. Encounters at the End of the World
Directed by Werner Herzog
Produced by Henry Kaiser[1]
Phil Fairclough
Dave Harding
Julian Hobbs
Andrea Meditch
Erik Nelson
Written by Werner Herzog
Narrated by Werner Herzog
Music by Henry Kaiser
David Lindley[1]
Cinematography Peter Zeitlinger[1]
Editing by Joe Bini[1]
Studio Discovery Films
Distributed by Discovery Films (USA)
THINKFilm (USA)
Image Entertainment
Revolver Entertainment (UK) -
1. The Princess and the Frog
Directed by Ron Clements
John Musker
Produced by Peter Del Vecho
John Lasseter
Screenplay by Ron Clements
John Musker
Rob Edwards
Story by Ron Clements
John Musker
Greg Erb
Jason Oremland
Don Hall
Based on The Frog Princess by
E. D. Baker
Starring Anika Noni Rose
Bruno Campos
Keith David
Michael-Leon Wooley
Jennifer Cody
Jim Cummings
Peter Bartlett
Jenifer Lewis
Oprah Winfrey
Terrence Howard
John Goodman
Music by Randy Newman
Editing by Jeff Draheim
Studio Walt Disney Animation Studios -
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Top Ten Movies of 2009
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2. Up
Directed by Pete Docter
Co-Director:
Bob Peterson
Produced by Jonas Rivera
Executive Producers:
John Lasseter
Andrew Stanton
Screenplay by Bob Peterson
Pete Docter
Story by Pete Docter
Bob Peterson
Thomas McCarthy
Starring Edward Asner
Christopher Plummer
Jordan Nagai
Bob Peterson
Music by Michael Giacchino
Cinematography Patrick Lin
Jean-Claudie Kalache
Editing by Kevin Nolting
Studio Pixar Animation Studios
Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures -
3. Fantastic Mr. Fox
Directed by Wes Anderson
Produced by Wes Anderson
Scott Rudin
Allison Abbate
Steven M. Rales
Screenplay by Wes Anderson
Noah Baumbach
Based on Fantastic Mr Fox by
Roald Dahl
Starring George Clooney
Meryl Streep
Music by Alexandre Desplat
Cinematography Tristan Oliver
Editing by Andrew Weisblum
Studio 20th Century Fox Animation
Indian Paintbrush
Regency Enterprises
American Empirical Pictures
Distributed by 20th Century Fox -
4. The Hurt Locker
Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Produced by Kathryn Bigelow
Mark Boal
Nicolas Chartier
Greg Shapiro
Written by Mark Boal
Starring Jeremy Renner
Anthony Mackie
Brian Geraghty
Christian Camargo
Evangeline Lilly
Ralph Fiennes
David Morse
Guy Pearce
Music by Marco Beltrami
Buck Sanders
Cinematography Barry Ackroyd
Editing by Chris Innis
Bob Murawski
Studio Voltage Pictures
Grosvenor Park Media
Distributed by Summit Entertainment
Warner Bros. (Italy)
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5. Up in the Air
Directed by Jason Reitman
Produced by
Daniel Dubiecki
Jeffrey Clifford
Ivan Reitman
Jason Reitman
Screenplay by
Sheldon Turner
Jason Reitman
Based on
Up in the Air by
Walter Kirn
Starring
George Clooney
Vera Farmiga
Anna Kendrick
Music by
Rolfe Kent
Randall Poster
Rick Clark
Cinematography Eric Steelberg
Editing by Dana E. Glauberman
Studio
DW Studios
The Montecito Picture Company
Rickshaw Productions
Distributed by Paramount Pictures -
6. The White Ribbon
Directed by Michael Haneke
Produced by Stefan Arndt
Veit Heiduschka
Michael Katz
Margaret Ménégoz
Written by Michael Haneke
Narrated by Ernst Jacobi
Starring Christian Friedel
Ulrich Tukur
Josef Bierbichler
Cinematography Christian Berger
Editing by Monika Willi
Studio Wega Film
X Filme
Distributed by Filmladen (Austria)
X Verleih AG (Germany) -
7. A Single Man
Directed by Tom Ford
Produced by Tom Ford
Andrew Miano
Robert Salerno
Chris Weitz
Screenplay by Tom Ford
David Scearce
Based on A Single Man by
Christopher Isherwood
Starring Colin Firth
Julianne Moore
Matthew Goode
Nicholas Hoult
Music by Abel Korzeniowski
(Additional music by Shigeru Umebayashi)
Cinematography Eduard Grau
Editing by Joan Sobel
Studio Artina Films
Depth of Field
Fade to Black
Distributed by The Weinstein Company -
8. Of Time and the City
Directed by Terence Davies
Produced by Solon Papadopoulos, Roy Boulter
Written by Terence Davies
Music by Ian Neil
Cinematography Tim Pollard (cinematographer)
Editing by Liza Ryan-Carter
Distributed by British Film Institute -
9. District 9
Directed by Neill Blomkamp
Produced by
Peter Jackson
Carolynne Cunningham
Written by
Neill Blomkamp
Terri Tatchell
Starring
Sharlto Copley
Jason Cope
David James
Music by Clinton Shorter
Cinematography Trent Opaloch
Editing by Julian Clarke
Studio
WingNut Films
QED International
Key Creatives
Wintergreen Productions
Distributed by TriStar Pictures -
10. Thirst
Hangul 박쥐
RR Bakjwi
Directed by Park Chan-wook
Produced by Park Chan-wook,
Ahn Soo-Hyeon
Written by Park Chan-wook,
Jeong Seo-Kyeong
Starring Song Kang-ho,
Kim Ok-bin,
Shin Ha-kyun
Music by Jo Yeong-wook
Cinematography Jeong Jeong-hun
Editing by Kim Sang-Beom,
Kim Jae-Beom
Studio Moho Films
Distributed by CJ Entertainment
Universal Pictures
Focus Features -
1. Toy Story 3
Directed by Lee Unkrich
Produced by Darla K. Anderson
John Lasseter (Executive)
Nicole Paradis Grindle (Associate)
Screenplay by Michael Arndt
Story by John Lasseter
Andrew Stanton
Lee Unkrich
Starring Tom Hanks
Tim Allen
Joan Cusack
Ned Beatty
Don Rickles
Michael Keaton
Wallace Shawn
John Ratzenberger
Blake Clark
Estelle Harris
Jodi Benson
Music by Randy Newman
Cinematography Jeremy Lasky
Kim White
Editing by Ken Schretzmann
Studio Pixar
Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures -
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Top Ten Movies of '10
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2. Inside Job
Directed by Charles Ferguson
Produced by Audrey Marrs
Charles Ferguson
Narrated by Matt Damon
Music by Alex Heffes
Cinematography Svetlana Cvetko
Kalyanee Mam
Editing by Chad Beck
Adam Bolt
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics -
3. Never Let Me Go
Directed by Mark Romanek
Produced by Mark Romanek
Alex Garland
Andrew Macdonald
Allon Reich
Screenplay by Alex Garland
Based on Never Let Me Go by
Kazuo Ishiguro
Narrated by Carey Mulligan
Starring Carey Mulligan
Keira Knightley
Andrew Garfield
Music by Rachel Portman[1]
Cinematography Adam Kimmel
Editing by Barney Pilling
Studio DNA Films
Film4
Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures -
4. Life During Wartime
Directed by Todd Solondz
Produced by Derrick Tseng,
Christine K. Walker
Written by Todd Solondz
Starring Ally Sheedy
Allison Janney
Ciarán Hinds
Chris Marquette
Paul Reubens
Michael Kenneth Williams
Shirley Henderson
Charlotte Rampling
Rich Pecci
Renee Taylor
Michael Lerner
Studio Werc Werk Works
Distributed by IFC Films -
5. The Social Network
Directed by David Fincher
Produced by David Fincher
Scott Rudin
Dana Brunetti
Michael De Luca
Ceán Chaffin
Kevin Spacey
Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
Based on The Accidental Billionaires by
Ben Mezrich
Starring Jesse Eisenberg
Andrew Garfield
Justin Timberlake
Brenda Song
Armie Hammer
Max Minghella
Rashida Jones
Rooney Mara
Music by Trent Reznor
Atticus Ross
Cinematography Jeff Cronenweth
Editing by Kirk Baxter
Angus Wall
Studio Relativity Media
Trigger Street Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pi -
6. Rabbit Hole
Directed by John Cameron Mitchell
Produced by Nicole Kidman
Leslie Urdang
Gigi Pritzker
Per Saari
Dean Vanech
Screenplay by David Lindsay-Abaire
Based on Rabbit Hole by
David Lindsay-Abaire
Starring Nicole Kidman
Aaron Eckhart
Dianne Wiest
Music by Anton Sanko
Cinematography Frank G. DeMarco
Editing by Joe Klotz
Studio Blossom Films
Odd Lot Entertainment
Distributed by Lionsgate -
7. Wild Grass
Directed by Alain Resnais
Produced by Jean-Louis Livi
Julie Salvador
Written by Alex Reval
Laurent Herbiet
Story by Christian Gailly
Narrated by Édouard Baer
Starring Sabine Azéma
André Dussollier
Anne Consigny
Emmanuelle Devos
Music by Mark Snow
Cinematography Éric Gautier
Editing by Hervé de Luze
Distributed by Studio Canal -
8. Green Zone
Directed by Paul Greengrass
Produced by
Tim Bevan
Eric Fellner
Lloyd Levin
Paul Greengrass
Written by
Brian Helgeland
Based on
Imperial Life in the Emerald City by
Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Starring
Matt Damon
Greg Kinnear
Brendan Gleeson
Amy Ryan
Khalid Abdalla
Jason Isaacs
Music by John Powell
Cinematography Barry Ackroyd
Editing by Christopher Rouse
Studio
StudioCanal
Relativity Media
Working Title Films -
9. Waiting for 'Superman'
Directed by Davis Guggenheim
Produced by Lesley Chilcott
Written by Davis Guggenheim
Billy Kimball
Music by Christophe Beck
Cinematography Bob Richman
Erich Roland
Editing by Jay Cassidy
Greg Finton
Kim Roberts
Studio Walden Documentaries
Participant Media
Distributed by Paramount Vantage -
10. Four Lions
Directed by Chris Morris
Produced by Mark Herbert
Derrin Schlesinger
Written by Chris Morris
Jesse Armstrong
Sam Bain
Simon Blackwell (additional writing)
Starring Riz Ahmed
Arsher Ali
Nigel Lindsay
Kayvan Novak
Adeel Akhtar
Craig Parkinson
Cinematography Lol Crawley
Editing by Billy Sneddon
Studio Film4
Wild Bunch
Optimum Releasing
Warp Films
Distributed by Optimum Releasing
(United Kingdom)
Drafthouse Films
(United States)
