My generall rule of thumb is <5 avoid, 5 OK, >5 worth it for one reason or another.
Some of these have a high rating because they are fun, some are well made, some make me reconsider my life choices, some because they are beautiful to watch.
Surrogates
Released in 2009, my rating 6/10.
Synopsis:
Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others' surrogates.
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Drag Me to Hell
Released in 2009, my rating 1/10.
Synopsis:
A loan officer who evicts an old woman from her home finds herself the recipient of a supernatural curse. Desperate, she turns to a seer to try and save her soul, while evil forces work to push her to a breaking point.
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Sherlock Holmes
Released in 2009, my rating 6/10.
Synopsis:
Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.
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Avatar
Released in 2009, my rating 8/10.
Synopsis:
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Released in 2009, my rating 8/10.
Synopsis:
A journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.
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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Released in 2009, my rating 8/10.
Synopsis:
Lisbeth is recovering in a hospital and awaiting trial for three murders when she is released. Mikael must prove her innocence, but Lisbeth must be willing to share the details of her sordid experiences with the court.
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Gamer
Released in 2009, my rating 5/10.
Synopsis:
In a future mind-controlling game, death row convicts are forced to battle in a 'Doom'-type environment. Convict Kable, controlled by Simon, a skilled teenage gamer, must survive thirty sessions in order to be set free.
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The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Released in 2009, my rating 5/10.
Synopsis:
The MacManus brothers are living a quiet life in Ireland with their father, but when they learn that their beloved priest has been killed by mob forces, they go back to Boston to bring justice to those responsible and avenge the priest.
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Knowing
Released in 2009, my rating 7/10.
Synopsis:
M.I.T. professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.
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Castle
Released in 2009, my rating 4/10.
Synopsis:
When a psychopath commits murders based on novelist Castle's books, Detective Beckett seeks his help to solve the case. He decides to work with her and uses his experiences as research for his novels.
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