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American Film Institute Names Their Top 10 Movies of 2009

The AFI Awards Honoring Movies Released in 2009

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The Hangover is named one of the Top 10 movies of 2009 by AFI

Ed Helms and Bradley Cooper in 'The Hangover.'

Updated December 14, 2009
The American Film Institute's annual AFI Awards honor not just actors and directors but the entire creative team as a whole. Each year the group selects 10 films that represent excellence in moving image arts. Strangely enough, Avatar (which is a groundbreaking film sure to alter the art form) wasn't among the Top 10 films selected by the group to represent 2009 in films.

AFI Movies of the Year (In Alphabetical Order)

Coraline

The Hangover

The Hurt Locker

The Messenger

Precious

A Serious Man

A Single Man

Sugar

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