Australian and New Zealand films of 2009

119 films recorded for 2009; 89 have a full page. Sorted by release date where known.

89 films47 series

Drama · 23 Documentary · 16 Horror · 12 Comedy drama · 4 Action · 4 Independent · 4

Films

Title	Director	Genre	Min	Awards
False Witness TV film	Peter Andrikidis	Drama, Crime	—
Mary and Max Animated film	Adam Elliot	Comedy drama, Adult animated	90	2
Beautiful	Dean O'Flaherty	Drama	97
Fences Short film	—	Drama	7
Inside the Square	David Michôd	Documentary	—
Accidents Happen	Andrew Lancaster	Drama, Comedy	89
Prime Mover	David Caesar	—	—
The 10 Conditions of Love	Jeff Daniels	Documentary	—
Bran Nue Dae	Rachel Perkins	Musical, Comedy drama	85	1
District 9	Neill Blomkamp	Drama, Action	112	1
Daybreakers	Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig	Action, Horror	94	1
Locker Short film	—	—	—
Triangle	Christopher Smith	Horror, Mystery	99
The Lovely Bones	Peter Jackson	Drama, Fantasy	135
Birthday	James Harkness	Drama	—
Bright Star	Jane Campion	Drama, Biographical	119	3
Sherlock Holmes	Guy Ritchie	Action, Adventure	128
3 Acts of Murder TV film	Rowan Woods	—	—
Bad Bush	Samuel Genocchio	Independent	—
Bad Habits	Dominic Deacon	Nunsploitation	—
Balibo	Robert Connolly	Drama	111	4
Beautiful Kate	Rachel Ward	Drama	100	1
Beauty and the Beast TV film	David Lister	Fantasy	90
Blank Canvas	Tim Slade	Documentary	—
Blessed	Ana Kokkinos	Drama	113	1
Blind Company	Alkinos Tsilimidos	—	—
Cedar Boys	Serhat Caradee	—	—
Charlie & Boots	Dean Murphy	Comedy	101
Closed for Winter	James Bogle	Drama	85
Coffin Rock	Rupert Glasson	Slasher	89
Contact	Bentley Dean	Documentary	80
Crush	John V. Soto	Horror, Erotic	—
Damned by Dawn	Brett Anstey	Horror	81
Diagnosis: Death	Jason Stutter	Comedy horror	82
Dorothy the Dinosaur Meets Santa Claus Animated film	Paul Field	Children's music	46
Eraser Children	Nathan Christoffel	Science fiction, Dystopian	—
Family Demons	Ursula Dabrowsky	Horror	80
Fire Talker	Ivan Sen	Documentary, Biographical	—
First Contact Short film	Rima Tamou	—	8
Fortune	Peter Scarf	—	80
I'm Not Harry Jenson	James Napier Robertson	Thriller	106
I.C.U.	Aash Aaron	Thriller	85
In Her Skin	Simone North	Drama	107
In the Raw	Cousin Creep	Documentary	—
Into the Shadows	Andrew Scarano	Documentary	—
Jacob Short film	Dena Curtis	—	12
Jhindu Short film	Luke Briscoe	—	10
Kehua Short film	Wiremu Grace	—	13
Last Ride	Glendyn Ivin	Drama	90
Last of the Living	Logan McMillan	Comedy horror, Zombie	88
Love the Beast	Eric Bana	Documentary	92
Lucky Country	Kriv Stenders	Western	96
Mao's Last Dancer	Bruce Beresford	Biographical	121	1
Millay Millay 1 (Butterfly) Short film	Tom E. Lewis	—	4
Miracle Fish Short film	Luke Doolan	Drama	17
Mother Fish	Khoa Do	—	—
My Tehran for Sale	Granaz Moussavi	Independent	101
My Year Without Sex	Sarah Watt	Drama	96
Offside	Gian Carlo Petraccaro	Sport	—
Piece of My Heart TV film	Fiona Samuel	—	—
Prey	George T. Miller	Horror	—
Salam Father	—	Documentary	—
Saved	Tony Ayres	Drama	—
Separation City	Paul Middleditch	Comedy drama	102
Slaughtered	Kate Glover	Horror, Slasher	—
Stolen	Dan Fallshaw, Violeta Ayala	Documentary	75
Stone Bros.	Richard Frankland	LGBTQ	90
Storage	Michael Craft	—	—
Subdivision	Sue Brooks	Comedy drama	100
The 7th Hunt	Jon Cohen	Independent	—
The Band	Anna Brownfield	Drama, Romantic comedy	90
The Combination	David Field	Drama	96
The King of Fighters	Gordon Chan	Drama, Action	93
The Loved Ones	Sean Byrne	Horror	84
The Six Dollar Fifty Man Short film	Mark Albiston, Louis Sutherland	Comedy	15
The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls	Leanne Pooley	Documentary, LGBTQ	—
The Voyage that Shook the World	Steve Murray	Documentary	—
The Waiting City	Claire McCarthy	Drama	—
The White Tiger Short film	Taika Waititi	—	8
This Way of Life	Thomas Burstyn	Documentary	—
Tomboys	Nathan Hill	Horror	—
Twelve Canoes	Rolf de Heer	Documentary	66
Under the Mountain	Jonathan King	Fantasy	91
Va Tapuia (Sacred Spaces) Short film	Tusi Tamasese	—	15
Van Diemen's Land	Jonathan auf der Heide	Horror	104
We're Livin' on Dog Food	Richard Lowenstein	Documentary	—
The Boys Are Back	Scott Hicks	Drama	104
Defamation	Yoav Shamir	Documentary	92
Samson and Delilah	Warwick Thornton	Drama	97	5

TV series premiered in 2009

Series	From	To	Network	Episodes
Carla Cametti PD	2009	2009	—	6
The Phone	2009	2009	—	8
Weekend Today	2009	—	Nine Network	165
Bondi Vet	2009	2016	Network 10	161
OzGirl Web series	2009	2009	—	24
Sunday Night	2009	2019	Seven Network	200
Gangs of Oz	2009	2010	—	12
Aussie Ladette to Lady	2009	2009	Nine Network	13
The Cut	2009	2009	—	6
The World's Strictest Parents	2009	—	BBC Three	33
Stormworld	2009	2009	Nine Network	26
The WotWots	2009	2011	TVNZ	78
Zigby	2009	2013	Treehouse TV, ABC Kids	52
Millionaire Hot Seat	2009	—	Nine Network	—
The Shak at Home	2009	2010	Nine Network	130
MasterChef Australia	2009	—	Network 10	853
Recruits	2009	2010	Network 10	26
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation	2009	—	Network 10	72
TAC Cup Future Stars	2009	—	Nine Network	—
Whatever Happened to That Guy?	2009	2009	—	8
The Block	2009	2009	Channel 10	—
Air Ways	2009	2012	Seven Network	24
The Project	2009	2009	Network 10	3626
Australia's Perfect Couple	2009	2009	Nine Network	6
Double Take	2009	2009	Seven Network	10
TV Burp	2009	2009	Seven Network	8
Rescue: Special Ops	2009	2011	Nine Network	48
7 Days	2009	—	Three	—
Pyramid	2009	2014	Nine Network	390
30 Seconds	2009	2009	—	6
Dennis and Gnasher Animated series	2009	2013	Cartoon Network, Nine Network	195
Beached Az Animated series	2009	2010	ABC Family	21
Pearlie Animated series	2009	2011	Network 10, YTV	26
The Poker Star	2009	2009	10 Drama	8
The Apprentice Australia	2009	2009	Nine Network	10
The Supermarket	2009	—	—	—
Top Gear Australia	2009	2012	Nine Network	17
Celebrity MasterChef Australia	2009	—	Network 10	10
Tangle	2009	2012	Showcase	22
Beauty and the Geek Australia	2009	2014	Seven Network	49
John Safran's Race Relations	2009	—	ABC	8
Sally Bollywood: Super Detective Animated series	2009	2013	Seven Network, France 3	104
K-9	2009	2010	Network 10, Disney XD	26
The Breast Darn Show in Town	2009	—	—	2
The Contender Australia	2009	2010	—	11
CJ the DJ Animated series	2009	2010	ABC	52
Prank Patrol	2009	2013	ABC	86