Starring: Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo, José Luis Gómez, Tamar Novas, Rubén Ochandiano Release date: 20 November 2009 Runtime: 129 mins Rating: R Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller Synopsis: Fourteen years later (the film is told in flashback), Mateo is blind and working as a screenwriter...

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Kathy Bates, Tim McGraw, Quinton Aaron Release date: 20 November 2009 Runtime: 2h 6 mins Rating: PG-13 Genre: comedy, drama, sport Synopsis: Michael Oher was living on the streets when he was welcomed into the home of a conservative suburban family, but over time he matured...

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Val Kilmer, Eva Mendes, Jennifer Coolidge, Brad Dourif, Fairuza Balk. Release date: 20 November 2009 Runtime: 121 mins Genre: crime, drama, remake Synopsis: Abel Ferrara’s cult crime drama Bad Lieutenant is given a sister film with this Werner Herzog-helmed production...

Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Jude La, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong Release date: 25 December 2009 Genre: drama, mystery Synopsis: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous super-sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, gets an update with this adaptation of Lionel Wigram’s comic book series by writer/director Guy...

Starring: Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, Lake Bell, John Krasinski Release date: 25 December 2009 Genre: comedy, romantic Synopsis: Jane (Streep) is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and has—after a decade of divorce—an amicable relationship...

Starring: Anna Farris, Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler Release: 25 December 2009 Rating: PG Genre: Animation,  Comedy,Family Synopsis: Because having a freak accident involving Alvin and Dave Seville, chipmunks go to live with Dave Seville’s cool cousin Toby and must enroll in school just like...

Starring:  Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver Release date: 18 December 2009 Runtime: 166 mins Genre: adventure, sci-fi, action, thriller Synopsis: Avatar is the story of an ex-Marine who finds himself thrust into hostilities on an alien planet filled with exotic life forms....

Starring:  Saoirse Ronan; Mark Wahlberg; Rachel Weisz; Susan Sarandon; Stanley Tucci Release date: 11 December 2009 Runtime: 136 mins Genre: crime, drama, fantasy, horror, thriller Synopsis: In 1973, Susie Salmon (Ronan) is raped and murdered by a neighbor, George Harvey (Tucci), a serial killer...

Starring: Robert De Niro, Kate Beckinsale, Drew Barrymore, Sam Rockwell Release date: 4 December, 2009 Runtime: 100 mins Rating: PG-13 Genre: drama, comedy, adventure Synopsis: A widower (Robert De Niro) takes his grown kids on a road trip in order to reconnect with them after his wife’s death...

Starring: Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal Release: 4 December 200 Rating: R Genre: drama, war Synopsis: Captain Sam Cahill (Tobey Maguire) and younger brother Tommy Cahill (Jake Gyllenhaal), who are polar opposites. A Marine about to embark on his fourth tour of duty, Sam is a steadfast...