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About EllyAbout Elly (2009) Recommended
Dir. Asghar Farhadi
Feat. Golshifteh Farahani, Shahab Hosseini, Taraneh Alidoosti
Though something of a dress rehearsal for Farhadi's Oscar–winning A SEPARATION, this tense and absorbing account of a beach holiday tainted by…
Accidents HappenAccidents Happen (2009)
Dir. Andrew Lancaster
Feat. Geena Davis, Harrison Gilbertson, Harry Cook
Earnest dramedy enlivened by a sensationally brash Geena Davis performance. Davis plays the mother of a deeply dysfunctional family who's lives are…
AdamAdam (2009)
Dir. Max Mayer
Feat. Hugh Dancy, Rose Byrne, Peter Gallagher
Moon–faced Rose Byrne warms to her Asperger's–afflicted neighbour (Dancy) in this unlikely, heartfelt romance. Distracting subplots…
AdriftAdrift (À Deriva) (2009)
Dir. Heitor Dhalia
Feat. Vincent Cassel, Camilla Belle, Laura Neiva
Delicately captivating drama set in an ’80s Brazilian beach resort, with a young teenager discovering her father's infidelity as her own sexuality…
AdventurelandAdventureland (2009)
Dir. Greg Mottola
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds
Low–key indie comedy set in 1987 where a virginal high–school grad gets a summer job at a local amusement park and finds unlikely…
Against the CurrentAgainst the Current (2009)
Dir. Peter Callahan
Feat. Joseph Fiennes, Justin Kirk, Elizabeth Reaser
A grief–stricken Joseph Fiennes embarks on swimming the length of the Hudson River as a way forward, in this heartfelt character piece. While…
AgoraAgora (2009) Recommended
Dir. Alejandro Amenabar
Feat. Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac
A strident and admirable account of Greek scholar Hypatia, whose principles and pagan beliefs attracted the ire of Christians in 4th century…
Albert SchweitzerAlbert Schweitzer (2009)
Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Jeroen Krabbe, Barbara Hershey, Judith Godreche
Admirable biopic of German medical missionary and philosopher Schweitzer (regarded for his text on the "Reverence for Life"), whose deed treating…
AmeliaAmelia (2009)
Dir. Mira Nair
Feat. Hilary Swank, Richard Gere, Ewan McGregor
A conventional retelling of the Amelia Earhart legend, examining the ground–breaking aviator’s turbulent love life during the years between…
AmreekaAmreeka (2009)
Dir. Cherien Dabis
Feat. Hiam Abbass, Nisreen Faour, Alia Shawkat
Timely, bittersweet immigrant tale of a Palestinian mother and son who escape the West Bank for a promised 'better life' in the States, only to…

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