Best Movies List – May 2009 Movie Release
X-Men Origins: Wolverine – Action , Fantasy , Sci-Fi , Thriller
Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds
An origins story that follows the early life of James Howlett (Jackman), also known as Logan, and best known as Wolverine. The chronicle of his younger years as a mutant connects to his relationship and eventual falling out with Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Schreiber), and his fateful entry into the Weapons X project, the governmental program that turns willing and unwilling beings into living weapons.
Battle for Terra – Animation , Adventure
Evan Rachel Wood, Luke Wilson, Justin Long
A space explorer (Wilson) crash-lands on the planet Terra and finds himself at the forefront of a battle to prevent his people, who are entrenched in a civil war at home, from invading the beautiful, peaceful planet where he has two new friends, rebellious alien teens Mala (Wood) and Senn (Long).
The Limits of Control – Crime , Drama , Thriller
Isaach De Bankolé
The story of a mysterious loner (De Bankolé) who exists outside the law and is in the process of completing his current job.
Star Trek – Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi
Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg
The origin story of Captain James T. Kirk, Spock and the crew of the USS Enterprise before they had boldly gone where no man had gone before.
Angels & Demons – Crime , Drama , Mystery , Thriller
Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor
Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon (Hanks) finds himself in Rome, where he has to race against time to prevent the Illuminati, a secret society, from putting in motion a terrorist act that could destroy the Vatican. He’s aided in his quest by the beautiful Italian scientist Vittoria Vetri (Zurer).
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past – Comedy , Romance
Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Emma Stone
At his younger brother’s wedding, a committed bachelor/womanizer (McConaughey) is haunted by his romantic past.
Next Day Air – Action , Comedy , Crime
Mos Def, Mike Epps, Donald Faison
When a delivery man (Faison) leaves a package containing bricks of cocaine at the wrong address, it sets into motion a battle of wills and wits between the dealer, the intended recipients, and the people who have the drugs and plan to sell them off.
Rudo y Cursi – Comedy , Drama , Sport
Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna
A chance encounter with a talent scout affords half-brothers Tato (Bernal) and Beto (Luna) the opportunity to play professional soccer in Mexico City.
The Brothers Bloom – Adventure , Comedy , Crime , Drama , Romance
Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo
A pair of brothers and veteran conmen (Brody and Ruffalo) target an enigmatic wealthy woman (Weisz) as their potential last job, fully unaware of the twists in the road ahead of them.
Management – Comedy , Romance
Jennifer Aniston, Steve Zahn, Woody Harrelson
A traveling saleswoman (Aniston) tries to shake off a motel manager (Zahn) who chases her across the country after she has an ill-advised fling with him.
O’ Horten – Comedy , Drama
Baard Owe, Espen Skjønberg, Ghita Nørby
A drama focused on a life-changing moment in 67-year-old train engineer Odd Horten’s existence: the evening of his retirement
Terminator Salvation – Action , Adventure , Sci-Fi , Thriller
Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin
John Connor (Bale) is joined in his attempt to defeat Skynet and its army of Terminators by Marcus Wright (Worthington), a man who apparently has been rescued from the past, though Connor wonders if instead he’s been sent from the future as a foil to his plan.
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian – Action , Comedy
Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams
Security guard Larry Daley (Stiller) infiltrates the Smithsonian Institute in order to rescue Jedediah (Wilson) and Octavius (Coogan), who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.
Dance Flick – Action , Comedy
Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans
Street dancer Thomas Uncles (Damon Wayans, Jr.) is from the wrong side of the tracks, but his bond with the beautiful Megan White (Shoshana Bush) might help the duo realize their dreams as the enter in the mother of all dance battles.
The Girlfriend Experience – Comedy
Sasha Grey, Chris Santos
A drama set in the days leading up to the 2008 Presidential election, and centered on a high-end Manhattan call girl (Grey) meeting the challenges of her boyfriend (Santos), her clients, and her work.
Up – Animation , Action , Adventure , Comedy , Family
Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, John Ratzenberger
By tying thousands of balloon to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America.
Departures – Drama , Music
Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki
A musician (Motoki) who is jobless after his orchestra is dissolved moves back to hometown with his wife for a fresh start, a move which introduces him to an unusual profession: an “encoffineer,” one who prepares the deceased for burial and entry into the next life.
Drag Me to Hell – Horror , Thriller
Alison Lohman, Justin Long, Ruth Livier
A loan officer (Lohman) ordered to evict an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse which turns her life into a living nightmare. Desperate, she turns to a seer for help, and learns she only has a short period of time before she is literally ushered into Hell.
Easy Virtue – Comedy , Romance
Jessica Biel, Ben Barnes, Kristin Scott Thomas
A young Englishman (Barnes) brings his glamorous American bride (Biel) home to meet his family, and she arrives like a blast from the future, blowing their entrenched British stuffiness out the window.








