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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra An elite military unit comprised of special operatives known as G.I. Joe, operating out of The Pit.

Director: Stephen Sommers

Release Date: 7 August 2009

Cast: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christopher Eccleston, Grégory Fitoussi, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Leo Howard, Karolina Kurkova, Byung-hun Lee, Sienna Miller, David Murray

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District 9 An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly find a kindred spirit in a government agent.

Director: Neill Blomkamp

Release Date: 14 August 2009

Cast: Sharlto Copley, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt, Sylvaine Strike

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G-Force A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world.

Director: Hoyt Yeatman

Release Date: 24 July 2009

Cast: Bill Nighy, Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis, Kelli Garner

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Valkyrie Based on actual events, a plot to assassinate Hitler is unfurled during the height of WWII.

Director: Bryan Singer

Release Date: 25 December 2008

Cast: Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy

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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs After the events of “Ice Age: The Meltdown”, life begins to change for Manny and his friends.

Director: Carlos Saldanha, Mike Thurmeier (co-director)

Release Date: 1 July 2009 (USA)

Cast (Voices): Eunice Cho, Karen Disher, Harrison Fahn

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Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li Based on the popular video game franchise, female fighter Chun Li embarks on a quest for justice.

Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak

Release Date: 27 February 2009 (USA)

Cast: Kristin Kreuk, Chris Klein, Neal McDonough, Robin Shou

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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the race of aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans.

Director: Patrick Tatopoulos

Release Date: 23 January 2009 (USA)

Cast: Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Rhona Mitra

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Fast and Furious 4: Brian O’Conner, now working for the FBI in LA, teams up with Dominic Toretto to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation.

Director: Justin Lin

Writers (WGA): Chris Morgan Gary Scott and Thompson

Release Date: 10 April 2009

Cast: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, John Ortiz, Laz Alonso, Gal Gadot, Jack Conley

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine: Wolverine lives a mutant life, seeks revenge against Victor Creed (who will later become Sabertooth) for the death of his girlfriend, and ultimately ends up going through the mutant Weapon X program.

Director: Gavin Hood

Writers (WGA): David Benioff and Skip Woods.

Release Date: 1 May 2009 (USA)

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Tim Pocock, Troye Sivan, Tahyna Tozzi Will.i.am, Danny Huston, Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Ryan Reynolds

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Terminator Salvation: Terminator Salvation is a 2009 American science fiction film written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris and directed by McG. It is the fourth film in the Terminator series.

Release Date: 21 May 2009 (USA)

Plot: After Skynet has destroyed much of humanity in a nuclear holocaust, a group of survivors led by John Connor struggles to keep the machines from finishing the job.

Cast: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Anton Yelchin, Moon Bloodgood, Bryce Dallas Howard

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