List of Australian films of 2009



2009

TitleDirectorCast GenreNotesRelease date
$9.99Tatia RosenthalGeoffrey Rush
Joel Edgerton
Anthony LaPaglia
Claudia Karvan
Animation
Drama
Regent Releasing
Bad BushSamuel GenocchioChris Sadrinna
Jeremy Lindsay Taylor
Viva Bianca
Malcolm Kennard
ThrillerVeni Vidi Vici Films
BaliboRobert ConnollyAnthony LaPaglia
Oscar Isaac
Gyton Grantley
Damon Gameau
WarTransmission Films
Based on the novel Cover Up by Jill Jolliffe
BeautifulDean O'FlahertyDeborra-Lee Furness
Erik Thomson
Peta Wilson
Tahyna Tozzi
DramaJump Street Films
Beautiful KateRachel WardBen Mendelsohn
Bryan Brown
Maeve Dermody
Rachel Griffiths
DramaRoadshow Entertainment
Based on the novel of the same name by Newton Thornburg
BlessedAna KokkinosMiranda Otto
Deborra-Lee Furness
William McInnes
Tasma Walton
DramaIcon Film Distribution
'Scott HicksClive Owen
Laura Fraser
Emma Lung
Erik Thomson
Julia Blake
DramaMiramax Films
Based on the novel The Boys Are Back in Town by Simon Carr
Bright StarJane CampionBen Whishaw
Abbie Cornish
Kerry Fox
Thomas Sangster
Biography
Drama
Apparition Films
Broken HillDagen MerillLuke Arnold
Alexa Vega
Timothy Hutton
Rhys Wakefield
DramaUmbrella Entertainment
Cedar BoysSehat CaradeeRachael Taylor
Martin Henderson
Les Chantery
Daniel Amalm
Buddy Dannoun
DramaMushroom Pictures
Charlie & BootsDean MurphyPaul Hogan
Shane Jacobson
Roy Billing
Morgan Griffin
ComedyParamount Pictures
Closed for WinterJames BogleNatalie Imbruglia
Danielle Catanzariti
Deborah Kennedy
Daniel Frederiksen
DramaOmnilab Media
Based on the novel of the same name by Georgia Blain
Coffin RockRupert GlassonLisa Chappell
Robert Taylor
Sam Parsonson
Joseph Del Re
ThrillerUltra Films
'David FieldGeorge Basha
Firass Dirani
Clare Bowen
Vaughn White
DramaAustralian Film Syndicate
CrushJohn V. SotoChris Egan
Emma Lung
Brooke Harman
Christian Clark
ThrillerPhase 4 Films
DisgraceSteve JacobsEriq Ebouaney
John Malkovich
Jessica Haines
Antoinette Engel
DramaDendy Films
Based on the novel of the same name by J. M. Coetzee
Eraser ChildrenNathan ChristoffelRob Alec
Simon Barbaro
Justin Bechtold
Andrew Baker
ComedyColour Pictures
Family DemonsUrsula DabrowskyCassandra Kane
Kerry Reid
Alex Rafalowicz
Tommy Darwin
HorrorPeacock Films
Home of StrangersDoan NguyenJimmy Huynh
Nicole Pritchard
Karen Truong
Laurent Boiteux
ActionPassage Entertainment
I.C.U.Aash AaronMargot Robbie
Aash Aaron
Ozzie Devrish
Christian Radford
ThrillerOsiris Entertainment
In Her SkinSimone NorthMiranda Otto
Guy Pearce
Ruth Bradley
Sam Neill
ThrillerGoldcrest Films
Based on the novel Perfect Victim by Elizabeth Southall
Last RideGlendyn IvinHugo Weaving
Tom Russell
Kelton Pell
Anita Hegh
DramaMadman Entertainment
Based on the novel of the same name by Denise Young
The Loved OnesSean ByrneXavier Samuel
Robin McLeavy
John Brumpton
HorrorMadman Entertainment13 September
Lucky CountryKriv StendersAden Young
Toby Wallace
Hanna Mangan-Lawrence
Eamon Farren
DramaTransmission Films
Mao's Last DancerBruce BeresfordBruce Greenwood
Chi Cao
Kyle MacLachlan
Joan Chen
BiographyRoadshow Entertainment
Based on the novel of the same name by Li Cunxin
Mary and MaxAdam ElliotToni Collette
Eric Bana
Barry Humphries
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Bethany Whitmore
Animation
Comedy
Icon Films
My Year Without SexSarah WattMatt Day
Sacha Horler
Portia Bradley
Jonathan Segat
DramaHibiscus Films
OffsideGian Carlo PetraccaroTerry Rogers
Saxon Cordeaux
Ben Darsow
Natascha Dowsett
RomanceUrtext Film Productions
PreyGeorge T. MillerNatalie Bassingthwaighte
Jesse Johnson
Natalie Walker
Ben Kermode
HorrorTop Cat Films
Prime MoverDavid CaesarMichael Dorman
Emily Barclay
Ben Mendelsohn
William McInnes
DramaTransmission Films
Samson and DelilahWarwick ThorntonRowan McNamara
Marissa Gibson
Scott Thornton
Matthew Gibson
DramaMadman Entertainment
Stone Bros.Richard FranklandLuke Carroll
Peter Phelps
Jai Courtney
Leon Burchill
ComedyWarner Bros.
StorageMichael CraftSaskia Burmeister
Robert Mammone
Matthew Scully
Robert Price
HorrorRich Vein Productions
SubdivisionSue BrooksAshley Bradnam
Gary Sweet
Brooke Satchwell
Aaron Fa'aoso
ComedyBuena Vista International
TomboysNathan HillCandice Day
Naomi Davis
Sash Milne
Allie Hall
HorrorAlliance Motion Pictures
Two Fists, One HeartShawn SeetDaniel Amalm
Ennio Fantastichini
Jessica Marais
Tim Minchin
DramaWalt Disney
Van Diemen's LandJonathan auf der HeideOscar Redding
Torquil Neilson
Tom Wright
ThrillerMadman Entertainment
Where the Wild Things AreSpike JonzeMax Records
Catherine Keener
Mark Ruffalo
James Gandolfini
FantasyWarner Bros.
Based on the novel of the same name by Maurice Sendak