2009
Top 10 of the year
The ten highest-voted films and series that premiered in 2009, via TMDB discover rankings.
Movies
- 1
Film
Avatar
- “[first lines] When I was lying there in the VA hospital, with a big hole blown through the middle of my life, I started having these dreams of flying. I was free. Sooner or later, though, you always have to wake up.”
- “[watching his brother's dead body burn while at the morgue with his employers] One life ends... another begins.”
- “There's no such thing as an ex-Marine. You may be out, but you never lose the attitude. I told myself I could pass any test a man can pass.”
★ 7.6 · 33,999 votes
- 2
Film
Inglourious Basterds
- “In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis.”
- “Once upon a time in Nazi occupied France...”
- “The Basterds, lead by Lt.”
★ 8.2 · 24,184 votes
- 3
Film
Up
- “Adventure is out there”
- “Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest.”
- “Change is in the air.”
★ 8.0 · 21,662 votes
- 4
Film
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- “Dark secrets revealed.”
- “Dumbledore tries to prepare Harry for the final battle with Voldemort while Death Eaters wreak havoc in both Muggle and Wizard worlds.”
- “It is impossible to manufacture or imitate love”
★ 7.7 · 20,784 votes
- 5
Film
The Hangover
- “Some guys just can't handle Vegas.”
- “What happens in vegas stays in vegas”
- “When three friends finally come to after a raucous night of bachelor-party revelry, they find a baby in the closet and a tiger in the bathroom.”
★ 7.3 · 18,099 votes
- 6
Film
Sherlock Holmes
- “Eccentric consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and Doctor John Watson battle to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy England.”
- “Elementary, my dear Watson.”
- “Nothing escapes him.”
★ 7.2 · 14,772 votes
- 7
Film
Zombieland
- “Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him.”
- “It was my bad. I was never a very good practical joker.”
- “Nut up or shut up.”
★ 7.3 · 13,170 votes
- 8
Film
2012
- “[after hearing the news reports of the mass suicide] Oh God, I'm a dead man... I'm a dead man... I'M A DEAD MAN!!”
- “[as Los Angeles goes through a 10.9 earthquake; he rushes into his wife's house and it's about to collapse] GET IN THE FUCKING CAR! NOW!”
- “[reacting to Kate after she reiterates the California Governor's statement that everything is safe] When they tell you not to panic, that's when you run!”
★ 5.9 · 12,738 votes
- 9
Film
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- “After seeking to live a normal life after 200 years, Logan sets out to avenge a death by undergoing the mutant Weapon X program and becoming Wolverine.”
- “Do you know what happens to a toad when it's struck by lightning? The same thing that happens to everything else.”
- “Witness the origin.”
★ 6.3 · 11,244 votes
- 10
Film
(500) Days of Summer
- “Just because she likes the same bizzaro crap you do doesn't mean she's your soul mate.”
- “This is not a love story. This is a story about love.”
- “Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him.”
★ 7.3 · 11,030 votes
TV shows
- 1
TV
The Vampire Diaries
- “The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a striking resemblance to the beautiful but ruthless vampire they knew and loved in 1864.”
- “The story of two vampire brothers obsessed with the same girl, who bears a…”
- “You remember your first kiss forever... and ever.”
★ 8.3 · 9,610 votes
- 2
TV
Modern Family
- “One big (straight, gay, multi-cultural, traditional) happy family.”
- “The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family.”
- “They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.”
★ 7.9 · 3,349 votes
- 3
TV
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- “Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor.”
- “For what could equal the value of a human soul?”
- “To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philosopher’s Stone.”
★ 8.7 · 2,453 votes
- 4
TV
Castle
- “A whole new chapter in crime solving.”
- “After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard "Rick" Castle receives permission from the Mayor of New York City to tag along with an NYPD homicide investigation team for research purposes.”
- “After a serial killer imitates the plots of his novels, successful mystery novelist Richard…”
★ 8.0 · 2,088 votes
- 5
TV
Community
- “Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.”
- “Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s…”
- “Mastering the B.S. degree at community college.”
★ 8.0 · 2,065 votes
- 6
TV
Boys Over Flowers
- “to - and eventually falls for - a spoiled rich kid who belongs to…”
- “Unassuming high school girl Jan-di stands up to - and eventually falls for - …”
- “Unassuming high school girl Jan-di stands up to - and eventually falls for - a spoiled rich kid who belongs to the school's most powerful clique.”
★ 8.3 · 1,828 votes
- 7
TV
Parks and Recreation
- “Can we have ONE conversation about feminism where MEN get to be in charge?”
- “Just remember, every time you look up at the moon, I, too, will be looking at a moon. Not the same moon, obviously, That's impossible.”
- “There's only one thing I hate more than lying: skim milk. Which is water that's lying about being milk.”
★ 8.0 · 1,815 votes
- 8
TV
Big Time Rush
- “As they seize this opportunity of a lifetime, these friends embark on an exciting comedy and music-filled journey to prove to themselves and their record label that they are serious about their new career choice.”
- “Four teenage friends move from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to form a potential chart-topping boy band after Kendall is inadvertently discovered by an eccentric record executive, Gustavo Rocque.”
- “Four teenage friends move from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to form a potential chart-topping…”
★ 8.6 · 1,679 votes
- 9
TV
Lie to Me
- “Cal Lightman, studies facial expression, body language and tone of voice to determine when a person is lying and why, which helps law enforcement and government agencies uncover the truth.”
- “The world's leading deception researcher, Dr.”
- “They're undeceivable.”
★ 7.9 · 1,670 votes
- 10
TV
White Collar
- “In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to help straight-man FBI agent Peter Burke catch elusive white-collar criminals.”
- “In exchange for his freedom, charming con artist Neal Caffrey provides his expertise to…”
- “To solve the hardest crimes, hire the smartest criminal.”
★ 8.2 · 1,548 votes