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A.V. Club's 20 Best Films of 2009

There have been years here at A.V. Club Central where the five core writers in the film-reviewing pool have been almost Borg-like in our consensus over the best movies of the year. Think 2007, for example, when the only suspense over the No Country For Old Men/There Will Be Blood/Zodiac trifecta was the order they'd be in at the top. 2009 was not one of those years. Of the films listed below, only our No. 1 appeared on all five of our Top 20 lists, and even then, the amount of passion wavered significantly from one person to another. But what 2009 lacked in obvious modern classics, it more than made up in the quantity and diversity of very fine efforts, which inspired us to expand the big list from 10 titles to 20 this year. Much as we may fight over their individual merits, we can at least agree that the movies below are well worth your time. Maybe.
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The Hurt Locker (2008)
The Hurt Locker (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
2
A Serious Man (2009)
A Serious Man (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
3
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
4
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
5
Julia (2008)
Julia (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
6
In the Loop (2009)
In the Loop (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
7
Humpday (2009)
Humpday (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
8
Duplicity (2009)
Duplicity (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
9
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
10
The Informant! (2009)
The Informant! (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
11
Up (2009)
Up (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
12
Big Fan (2009)
Big Fan (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
13
Collapse (2009)
Collapse (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
14
Antichrist (2009)
Antichrist (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
15
Gomorrah (2008)
Gomorrah (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
16
Still Walking (2008)
Still Walking (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
17
Summer Hours (2008)
Summer Hours (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
18
Passing Strange (2009)
Passing Strange (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
19
35 Shots of Rum (2009)
35 Shots of Rum (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
20
Coraline (2009)
Coraline (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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