30 Hilarious and Heartwarming Comedies You Didn't Want to Miss in 2009

The Maid

2009 • 97 min

Drama, Comedy

Raquel has worked as the live-in housekeeper for a comfortable family for years, but the monotonous routine is wearing her down. Increasingly reliant on painkillers, she begins playing pranks and avoiding work to provoke the family's college-aged daughter and new…

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Contact High

2009 • 98 min

Comedy

A powerful gangster, Carlos, tasks the unreliable owner of a Viennese junkyard, Harry, with retrieving a package from Poland. Harry delegates the job to Schorsch, who is easily confused, doesn't have a driver's license, and is obsessed with the Le…

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Condones.com

2009

Comedy, Romance

Timo is in a relationship, but he had an affair. Now, his lover is pregnant.

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1981

2009 • 102 min • Budget $4M

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director Ricardo Trogi reflects on his family's relocation to a different neighborhood when he was eleven years old.

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The Chef of South Polar

2009 • 125 min

Drama, Comedy

Eight men are sent to live far from home, in extremely cold conditions. With food as their only focus, it becomes essential to their survival.

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Cold Souls

2009 • 101 min • Box office $1M

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Paul is struggling with his understanding of 'Uncle Vanya' and becomes overwhelmed by anxiety. While searching for answers, he finds a potential solution in a New Yorker article about a company that claims to ease suffering by removing souls. He…

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Chéri

2009 • 86 min • Budget $23M • Box office $9M

Drama, Comedy, Romance

A man, raised by a courtesan who taught him about love, withdraws into his own imaginative world after their relationship ends.

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If I Were You 2

2009 • 96 min

Comedy, Fantasy

Claudio and Helena are about to end their relationship when they encounter an unusual event that seems to offer them a new perspective on each other.

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The Invisible Woman

2009 • 106 min

Comedy

A man is left heartbroken when his wife leaves him. He finds solace in an idealized connection with his beautiful neighbor, who seems like everything he's ever wanted. But his perfect love may be nothing more than a figment of…

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Baby on Board

2009 • 95 min • Budget $8M

Comedy, Romance

Angela, a driven businesswoman constantly striving for the perfect image, finds her carefully constructed world disrupted when she unexpectedly becomes pregnant. This news dramatically alters her life and her marriage to Curtis, a divorce attorney.

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Love at First Hiccup

2009 • 85 min

Comedy, Romance

Victor, a clumsy and easily fooled freshman, develops a strong crush on the attractive senior Anya. Unfortunately for him, she is already dating the school's most popular student and is unaware of Victor’s existence. A series of embarrassing encounters make…

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The Life Coach

2009 • 92 min

Comedy

Max Chêne is a successful life coach, working with a wide range of people, from athletes to politicians to CEOs. When his gambling debts spiral out of control and his wife leaves him, he’s offered a job with an unusual…

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Incognito

2009 • 94 min

Comedy

Lucas is a rising singer determined to achieve success in the competitive French pop music world.

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Kolpaçino

2009 • 98 min • Budget $2M • Box office $3M

Action, Comedy

The lives of several small-time gangsters become connected after a game of chance in an underground casino erupts into a violent gunfight.

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The Villain

2009 • 86 min • Budget $8M • Box office $6M

Comedy

A bank robber, pursued by armed rivals, returns to his childhood neighborhood to find refuge with his mother, Maniette. The area is being bought up by a ruthless property developer, Korazy, who plans to replace the homes with a new…

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Confessions of a Shopaholic

2009 • 104 min • Budget $40M • Box office $108M

Comedy, Romance

Rebecca Bloomwood lives in New York City and loves to shop. She wants to work for her favorite fashion magazine but struggles to find a position. Ironically, she lands a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine owned…

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Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction

2009 • 90 min

Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie

Academy Award-winning Robin Williams, a highly acclaimed performer, appears in his fifth exclusive HBO special, filmed live at Washington's Constitution Hall.

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The Misfortunates

2009 • 108 min

Drama, Comedy

Thirteen-year-old Gunther Strobbe is raised in an environment of alcohol, neglect, and by a father and uncles who offer little guidance. He is being groomed to follow their path of aimlessness. Will he manage to break free from this predetermined…

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Changing Sides

2009 • 93 min

Comedy

Seeking an escape from their monotonous lives after a decade of marriage, Ariane and Hugo decide to swap places. Ariane unexpectedly finds herself running a construction equipment rental company, while Hugo attempts a career as a jewelry salesman. But will…

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Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach

2009 • 87 min

Comedy

In Danny Leiner's underdog sports comedy, *Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story*, an overly enthusiastic high school maintenance worker tries to coach a ragtag group of unlikely students to the Nebraska state tennis championship. Seann William Scott of *American Pie*…

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Woochi: The Demon Slayer

2009 • 136 min • Budget $12M

Adventure, Action, Comedy

Set across four centuries of Korean history, this action-adventure follows a powerful artifact and three wizards determined to safeguard it at all costs.

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Moliere

2007 • 115 min

Romance, Drama, Comedy

Molière, a struggling actor and playwright burdened by debt, finds an unexpected solution when the wealthy Jourdain offers to pay off his debts. In return, Molière will use his talents to help Jourdain win the affection of a widowed marquise,…

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Bandslam

2009 • 111 min • Budget $20M • Box office $12M

Comedy, Drama, Family

A newcomer forms a new rock band, and together they pursue their ambitions. They ultimately find themselves competing against top contenders in the year's most significant battle of the bands.

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A Serious Man

2009 • 106 min • Budget $7M • Box office $31M

Comedy, Drama

In 1967, Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a peaceful Midwestern university, learns from his wife Judith that she is leaving him for Sy Ableman, one of Larry's colleagues – a man she finds more impressive.

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Did You Hear About the Morgans?

2009 • 103 min • Budget $58M • Box office $85M

Comedy, Drama, Romance

Paul and Meryl Morgan, a New York couple seemingly with everything, are facing marital difficulties. Their problems escalate when they witness a murder, putting them in danger. Federal agents relocate them to a quiet town in Wyoming for protection from…

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Space Buddies

2009 • 84 min

Comedy, Adventure, Family

B-Dawg, Mudbud, Budderball, and the rest of the Buddies are back, aiming for the moon! With the help of new friends Spudnick and Gravity, these dogs are preparing for launch. To complete their moon landing and return safely, the canine…

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Micmacs

2009 • 104 min • Budget $33M • Box office $14M

Action, Comedy, Crime

Bazil, a video store employee, is accidentally shot in the head while standing in the doorway of his workplace. Suddenly homeless and without a job, he finds refuge with a group of unconventional people living in a massive pile of…

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Love Exposure

2008 • 237 min

Action, Comedy, Drama

Yu, a teenage boy, develops feelings for Yoko, a girl he meets while working as an "up-skirt" photographer. His efforts to win her affection are complicated by cross-dressing, a fascination with kung fu and crime, and ongoing guilt stemming from…

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Adventureland

2009 • 107 min • Budget $9M • Box office $17M

Comedy, Drama, Romance

During the summer of 1987, a recent college graduate accepts a low-level position at his town's amusement park. He discovers the job unexpectedly prepares him for the challenges of adulthood.

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Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan

2009 • 104 min

Animation, Action, Comedy

Following a hunting accident that kills a wealthy woman and her son, Conan Edogawa must investigate the circumstances. At the same time, Lupin the Third seeks the Queen Crown, belonging to the Vesparand royal family. The two iconic figures clash,…

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