A list of Spanish-produced and co-produced feature films released in Spain in 2009. When applicable, the domestic theatrical release date is favoured.
Release | Title(Domestic title) | Cast & Crew | Ref. | |
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JANUARY | 16 | The One-Handed Trick(El truco del manco) | Director: Santiago A. ZannouCast: Juan Manuel Montilla "El Langui" , Ovono Candela, Javier Iglesias, Elio Toffana, Mala Rodríguez | [1] |
30 | The Hanged Man(El juego del ahorcado) | Director: Manuel Gómez PereiraCast: Clara Lago, Álvaro Cervantes, Adriana Ugarte | [n. 1][3] | |
FEBRUARY | 6 | Mediterranean Food(Dieta mediterránea) | Director: Joaquín OristrellCast: Olivia Molina, Paco León, Alfonso Bassave , Carmen Balagué, Roberto Álvarez | [4] |
13 | The Milk of Sorrow(La teta asustada) | Director: Claudia LlosaCast: Magaly Solier, Susi Sánchez, Efraín Solís, Mariano Ballón | [n. 2][6] | |
27 | Che(Che. Guerrilla) | Director: Steven SoderberghCast: Benicio del Toro, Carlos Bardem, Demián Bichir, Joaquim de Almeida, Eduard Fernández, Óscar Jaenada, Jordi Mollá, Jorge Perugorría, Franka Potente, Rodrigo Santoro | [n. 3][8] | |
MARCH | 18 | Broken Embraces(Los abrazos rotos) | Director: Pedro AlmodóvarCast: Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo, José Luis Gómez, Rubén Ochandiano, Tamar Novas | [9][10] |
27 | Sex, Party and Lies(Mentiras y gordas) | Director: Alfonso AlbaceteMario Casas, Ana de Armas, Hugo Silva, Yon González, Ana Polvorosa, Maxi Iglesias | & David Menkes Cast:[11][12] | |
APRIL | 8 | Al final del camino | Director: Roberto Santiago Cast: Fernando Tejero, Malena Alterio, Javier Gutiérrez, Diego Peretti, Javier Mora , Cristina Alcázar , Jorge Monje, Luis Callejo, Alberto Jo Lee , Ma-Anne Valmeo, Irene Escolar, Ana Milán | [13] |
24 | Brain Drain(Fuga de cerebros) | Director: Fernando González MolinaCast: Mario Casas, Amaia Salamanca, Alberto Amarilla , Carlos Santos | [14][15] | |
25 Carat(25 kilates) | Director: Patxi AmezcuaFrancesc Garrido, Aida Folch, Manuel Morón , Joan Massotkleiner , Hector Colomé | Cast:[16] | ||
Esperpentos | Director: José Luis García SánchezCast: Juan Diego, Juan Luis Galiardo, Julio Diamante, Adriana Ozores, María Pujalte, Jesús Franco | [17] | ||
30 | A Good Man(Un buen hombre) | Director: Juan Martínez MorenoTristán Ulloa, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Nathalie Poza, Alberto Jiménez | Cast:[18] | |
The Shame(La vergüenza) | Director: David PlanellAlberto San Juan, Natalia Mateo , Norma Martínez , Marta Aledo , Brandon Lastra, Esther Ortega | Cast:[19][20] | ||
JUNE | 12 | The Haunting(NO-DO) | Director: Elio QuirogaAna Torrent, Fran Boira, Héctor Colomé | Cast:[21] |
26 | Tetro | Director: Francis Ford CoppolaCast: Vincent Gallo, Maribel Verdú, Alden Ehrenreich, Carmen Maura, Klaus Maria Brandauer | [n. 4][23] | |
Three Days With the Family(Tres dies amb la família) | Director: Mar CollNausicaa Bonnín, Eduard Fernández, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Francesc Orella, Ramon Fontserè | Cast:[24] | ||
JULY | 3 | Friend Zone(Pagafantas) | Director: Borja CobeagaCast: Gorka Otxoa, Sabrina Garciarena, Óscar Ladoire , Julián López, Michel Brown, Ernesto Sevilla | [25][26] |
10 | V.O.S | Director: Cesc GayCast: Àgata Roca , Paul Berrondo , Andrés Herrera, Vicenta Ndongo | [27] | |
17 | 199 Tips to Be Happy (199 recetas para ser feliz) | Director: Andrés WaissbluthCast: Pablo Macaya, Tamara Garea, Andrea García-Huidobro | [28] | |
AUGUST | 28 | Map of the Sounds of Tokyo(Mapa de los sonidos de Tokio) | Director: Isabel CoixetCast: Rinko Kikuchi, Sergi López, Min Tanaka, Ideo Sakari, Takeo Nakahara, Manabu Oshio | [29][30] |
SEPTEMBER | 4 | Guts(Agallas) | Director: Samuel Martín Mateos & Andrés Luque PérezCast: Hugo Silva, Carmelo Gómez, Carlos Sante , Celso Bugallo, Mabel Rivera, Xavier Estévez , Rula Blanco, Tomás Lijó , Pepo Suevos , Alfonso Agra, Yoima Valdés | [31][32] |
11 | Fat People(Gordos) | Director: Daniel Sánchez ArévaloCast: Antonio de la Torre, Roberto Enríquez, Verónica Sánchez, Raúl Arévalo, Leticia Herrero , Fernando Albizu, María Morales , Pilar Castro, Adam Jezierski, Marta Martín , Teté Delgado | [33][34] | |
25 | The Secret in Their Eyes(El secreto de sus ojos) | Director: Juan José CampanellaCast: | [n. 5][36] | |
OCTOBER | 2 | [REC] 2 | Director: Paco Plaza & Jaume BalagueróCast: Manuela Velasco, Juli Fàbregas, Pep Molina, Àlex Batllori | [37][38] |
9 | Agora(Ágora) | Director: Alejandro AmenábarCast: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom, Rupert Evans, Homayoun Ershadi, Michael Lonsdale, Sammy Samir | [39][40] | |
16 | Me Too(Yo, también) | Director: Álvaro Pastor & Antonio NaharroCast: Lola Dueñas, Pablo Pineda | [41] | |
23 | After | Director: Alberto RodríguezCast: Guillermo Toledo, Tristán Ulloa, Jesús Carroza, Ricardo de Barreiro , Valeria Alonso, Alicia Rubio, Maxi Iglesias, Álvaro Monje , Marta Solaz | [42][43] | |
Bullying | Director: Josetxo San MateoCast: Albert Carbó, Laura ConejeroYohana Cobo | , Carlos Fuentes ,[44] | ||
30 | Paper Castles(Castillos de cartón) | Director: Salvador García RuizAdriana Ugarte, Nilo Mur , Biel Durán | Cast:[45] | |
NOVEMBER | 6 | Cell 211(Celda 211) | Director: Daniel MonzónCast: Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann, Antonio Resines, Manuel Morón , Marta Etura, Carlos Bardem | [46][47] |
20 | The Damned(Los condenados) | Director: Isaki LacuestaCast: Daniel Fanego , Arturo Goetz, Leonor Manso, María Fiorentino , Bárbara Lennie | [48] | |
27 | Planet 51 | Director: Jorge Blanco | , Javier Abad & Marcos Martínez[49] | |
The Dancer and the Thief(El baile de la victoria) | Director: Fernando TruebaCast: Ricardo Darín, Abel Ayala , Miranda Bodenhöfer, Ariadna Gil | [50] | ||
DECEMBER | 4 | Spanish Movie | Director: Javier Ruiz CalderaCast: Alexandra Jiménez, Carlos Areces, Silvia Abril, Joaquín Reyes | [51] |
The ten highest-grossing Spanish films in 2009, by domestic box office gross revenue, are as follows:[52][53]
Rank | Title | Distributor | Admissions | Domestic gross (€) |
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1 | Agora (Ágora) | Hispano Foxfilm | 3,318,399 | 20,405,735.32 |
2 | Planet 51 | DeAPlaneta | 1,643,634 | 9,929,692.82 |
3 | Cell 211 (Celda 211) | Paramount | 1,400,422 | 8,723,484.75 |
4 | Brain Drain (Fuga de cerebros) | Hispano Foxfilm | 1,176,069 | 6,863,216.54 |
5 | Spanish Movie | Hispano Foxfilm | 1,072,280 | 6,635,295.96 |
6 | The Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos) | Alta Classics | 851,133 | 5,250,183.21 |
7 | Rec 2 ([•REC]²) | Filmax | 835.747 | 5,109,880.56 |
8 | Sex, Party and Lies (Mentiras y gordas) | Sony | 719,428 | 4,282,941.41 |
9 | Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos) | Warner Bros. | 686,581 | 4,115,027.34 |
10 | Road to Santiago | (Al final del camino)Warner Bros. | 449,844 | 2,655,379.75 |