My Favorite Movies of 2009

Here are my favorite movies of the year, starting with my most favorite by far, In The Loop.

1. In The Loop, Directed by Armando Iannucci

This movie is a sort of spin off from the UK Comedy Series The Thick of It. It features many of the same actors and some of the same Characters (most notably, Malcolm Tucker, the foul-mouthed spin doctor for Downing Street). It was hands down the funniest, smartest movie I saw all year.

Trailer - In the loop from Tour de Force on Vimeo.

2. Goodbye Solo, directed by Ramin Bahrani

I blogged about this movie here.

Goodbye Solo from irealx on Vimeo.

3. Avatar, directed by James Cameron

AVATAR TRAILER HD BLOGPSICOCINE from psicocinestaff on Vimeo.

4. Food, Inc., directed by Robert Kenner

Food, Inc. Trailer from TakePart on Vimeo.

5. Coraline, directed by Henry Selick

6. Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (崖の上のポニョ Gake no Ue no Ponyo), directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Ponyo Trailer from kinodiseea on Vimeo.

7. Fantastic Mr. Fox, directed by Wes Anderson

8. Star Trek, directed by J.J. Abrams

9. Up, directed by Pete Docter

10. The Informant!, directed by Steven Soderbergh