List of British films of 2009


A list of British films released in 2009.
TitleDirectorCastGenreRelease dateNotes
44 Inch ChestMalcolm VenvilleRay Winstone, Ian McShane, John Hurt, Tom WilkinsonGangster drama15 January
AwaydaysPat HoldenStephen GrahamDrama22 May
The Boat That RockedRichard CurtisBill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Rhys IfansPeriod comedy1 April
Boogie WoogieDuncan WardAmanda Seyfried, Gillian Anderson, Alan Cumming, Heather GrahamComedy2 May
A Boy Called DadBrian PercivalKyle Ward, Louise DelamereDrama30 April
The Boys Are BackScott HicksClive Owen, Emma BoothDrama15 SeptemberCo-production with Australia
Bright StarJane CampionBen Whishaw, Abbie Cornish, Thomas SangsterRomance6 November
BronsonNicolas Winding RefnTom HardyGangster drama13 March
Bunny and the BullPaul KingEdward Hogg, Simon FarnabyComedy27 November
CherrybombLisa Barros D'Sa and Glenn LeyburnRupert Grint, Robert SheehanDrama23 April
City RatsSteve M. KellyDanny Dyer, Tamer Hassan, Ray Panthaki, Susan LynchBlack comedy24 April
ClubbedNeil ThompsonColin Salmon, Mel Raido, Shaun Parkes, Scot Williams, Maxine PeakeDrama16 January
A Congregation of GhostsMark CollicottEdward Woodward, Nicholas Gleaves, Natasha LittleDrama
CracksJordan ScottEva Green, Juno TemplePeriod drama4 December
CreationJon AmielPaul Bettany, Jennifer Connelly, Benedict CumberbatchDrama/biographical25 September
The Damned UnitedTom HooperMichael Sheen, Jim Broadbent, Colm MeaneyDrama25 March
Desert FlowerSherry HormanLiya Kebede, Sally HawkinsBiopic5 SeptemberCo-production with Germany
DoghouseJake WestDanny Dyer, Stephen Graham, Lee Ingleby, Terry Stone, Noel ClarkeComedy12 June
Dorian GrayOliver ParkerBen Barnes, Colin Firth, Rebecca HallDrama11 September
An EducationLone ScherfigCarey Mulligan, Emma Thompson, Sally Hawkins, Dominic CooperComing-of-age30 OctoberAcademy Award nominated for Best Film; BAFTA winner for Best Actress
EndgamePete TravisWilliam Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jonny Lee MillerDrama15 January
An Englishman in New YorkRichard LaxtonJohn Hurt, Cynthia Nixon, Jonathan TuckerDrama/biographicalDecemberScreened on ITV1 in December
ExamStuart HazeldineColin Salmon, Jimi Mistry, Gemma ChanPsychological thriller8 January
The FirmNick LovePaul Anderson, Calum McNab, Daniel MaysCrime drama18 SeptemberRemake of 1989 TV film
Fish TankAndrea ArnoldMichael FassbenderDrama13 MayWinner of the Jury Prize at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
Frequently Asked Questions About Time TravelGareth CarrivickAnna Faris, Chris O'Dowd, Marc Wootton, Dean Lennox KellyComedy sci-fi24 April
From Time to TimeJulian FellowesAlex Etel, Timothy SpallFantasy15 October
Glorious 39Stephen PoliakoffRomola Garai, Eddie RedmayneDrama20 November
Harry BrownDaniel BarberMichael Caine, Ben DrewCrime thriller11 NovemberPremiered at the 2009 Toronto Film Festival
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceDavid YatesDaniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Alan RickmanFantasy adventure17 July
HeartlessPhilip RidleyJim Sturgess, Noel Clarke, Clémence PoésyFantasy
Hippie Hippie ShakeBeeban KidronCillian Murphy, Sienna Miller, Sean Biggerstaff, Emma BoothComedy drama
I Know You KnowJustin KerriganRobert Carlyle, Arron Fuller, Karl Johnson, Howard MarksDramaTBA
The Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusTerry GilliamHeath Ledger, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Johnny DeppFantasy16 October
In the LoopArmando IannucciTom Hollander, James Gandolfini, Chris Addison, Gina McKeeComedy17 AprilAcademy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay
Iron CrossJoshua NewtonRoy Scheider, Scott Cohen, Helmut Berger, Monica CruzThriller19 November 2010
Is Anybody There?John CrowleyMichael Caine, David Morrissey, Anne-Marie Duff, Bill MilnerDrama1 May
Jack SaidMichael TchoubouroffDavid O'Hara, Danny Dyer, Simon PhillipsFilm noir25 September
Jackboots on WhitehallEdward McHenryEwan McGregor, Rosamund Pike, Tom WilkinsonComedy8 OctoberAnimated movie with dolls
Knife EdgeAnthony HickoxHugh Bonneville, Natalie PressThriller
KnowingAlex ProyasNicolas Cage, Rose Byrne, Chandler CanterburyScience fiction20 March
The Last StationMichael HoffmanChristopher Plummer, Helen Mirren, James McAvoyBiopic23 DecemberCo-produced with Germany and Russia
Lesbian Vampire KillersPhil ClaydonJames Corden, Mathew HorneComedy20 March
Little AshesPaul MorrisonJavier Beltrán, Robert Pattinson, Matthew McNultyDrama/biographical8 May
London RiverRachid BoucharebBrenda Blethyn, Sotigui KouyatéDrama10 February
Looking for EricKen LoachMatthew McNultyDrama/biographical12 JuneScreened in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival
Malice in WonderlandSimon FellowsMaggie Grace, Danny DyerFantasy
MoonDuncan JonesSam RockwellSci-fi17 July
My Last Five GirlfriendsJulian KempBrendan Patricks, Naomie HarrisComedy19 March
Nativity!Debbie IsittMartin Freeman, Ashley Jensen, Jason Watkins, Marc WoottonComedy27 November
Nowhere BoySam Taylor-WoodAaron JohnsonDrama26 DecemberDrama about the boyhood of John Lennon; closing night world premiere at London Film Festival
Perrier's BountyIan FitzgibbonCillian Murphy, Jim Broadbent, Brendan GleesonThriller comedy26 March 2010
Planet 51Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel, Gary OldmanAnimation20 November
Pope JoanSönke WortmannJohanna Wokalek, David WenhamHistorical drama22 OctoberCo-production with Germany, Italy and Spain
Princess KaiulaniMarc ForbyQ'orianka Kilcher, Barry PepperBiopic7 FebruaryCo-production with the US
RageSally PotterJude Law, Judi Dench, Steve BuscemiDrama30 FebruaryFirst shown at the Berlin International Film Festival
Oliver Parker and Barnaby ThompsonRupert Everett, Colin Firth, David Tennant, Talulah Riley, Sarah Harding Gemma ArtertonComedy18 December
The Secret of MoonacreGábor CsupóDakota Blue Richards, Tim Curry, Ioan GruffuddAdventure fantasy12 February
Sherlock HolmesGuy RitchieRobert Downey, Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdamsAdventure25 December
ShiftyEran CreevyRiz Ahmed, Daniel Mays, Jason Flemyng, Nitin Ganatra, Francesca AnnisUrban thriller26 April
TelstarNick MoranCon O'Neill, Carl Barât, Kevin Spacey, Pam Ferris, Mathew BayntonDrama19 June
TonyGerard JohnsonPeter Ferdinando, Ricky Grover, Neil MaskellHorror18 June
TormentedJon WrightAlex Pettyfer, April Pearson, Calvin DeanHorror22 May
The Vampires of Bloody IslandAllin KempthornePamela Kempthorne, Oliver Gray, Leon HamiltonComedy22 August
TriangleChristopher SmithMelissa George, Liam Hemsworth, Rachael CarpaniHorror16 October
The Young VictoriaJean-Marc ValléeEmily Blunt, Jim Broadbent, Rupert Friend, Miranda RichardsonDrama6 MarchWon the Academy Award for Best Costume Design