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April, 2009

Upcoming films Australian release dates 2009
Upcoming films Australian release dates 2009
Upcoming films Australian release dates 2009

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Due for release 1 th
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Sacrifice

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Due for release 2 th
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Inkheart (2008)

A young girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero (source: IMDb)


Due for release 2 th
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Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)

When a meteorite from outer space hits a young girl and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. (source: IMDb)


Due for release 2 th
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Pink Panther 2, The (2009)

Insp. Jacques Clouseau teams up with a squad of International detectives who are just as bumbling as he is. Their mission: Stop a globe-trotting thief who specializes in stealing historical artifacts. (source: IMDb)


Due for release 9 th
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Boat That Rocked, The (2009)

A period comedy about an illegal radio station in the North Sea in the 1960's.(source: IMDb)


Due for release 9 th
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Dragonball Evolution (2009)

The young warrior Son Goku sets out on a quest, racing against time and the vengeful King Piccolo, to collect a set of seven magical orbs that will grant their wielder unlimited power. (source: IMDb)


Due for release 9 th
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Good (2008)

The rise of national socialism in Germany should not be regarded as a conspiracy of madmen. Millions of "good" people found themselves in a society spiralling into terrible chaos. A film about then, which illuminates the terrors of now. (source: IMDb)


Due for release 9 th
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Mary and Max (2009)

A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. (source: IMDb)


Due for release 9 th
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Mary and Max (2009)

A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. (source: IMDb)


Due for release 9 th
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Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

A UFO expert enlists the help of a cabbie to protect two siblings with paranormal powers from the clutches of an organization that wants to use the kids for their nefarious plans. (source: IMDb)


Due for release 16 th
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17 Again (2009)

A man whose life didn't quite turn out how he wanted it to and wishes he could go back to high school and change it. He wakes up one day and is seventeen again and gets the chance to rewrite his life. (source: IMDb)


Due for release 16 th
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Fast & Furious (2009)

As he is released from prison, Brian O'Conner teams up with Dominic Toretto work with the feds to bring down a heroin importer by infiltrating his operation. (source: IMDb)


Due for release 23 th
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Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, The (2008)

Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences. (source: IMDb)


Due for release 23 th
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I Love You, Man (2009)

Friendless Peter Klaven (Rudd) goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But when his insta-bond his new B.F.F.(Segel) puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée (Jones) can the trio learn to live happily ever after?


Due for release 23 th
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Tulpan (2008)


Due for release 24 th
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Paper Dolls: Australian Pinups of World War 2 (2009)

A documentary about the women whose swimsuit photos of the 1940's uplifted the spirits of a nation at war.


Due for release 30 th
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Cadillac Records (2008)

the rise of Chess Records and its recording artists. (source: IMDb)


Due for release 30 th
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Defiance

Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants. (source: IMDb)


Due for release 30 th
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Faubourg 36 (2008)


Due for release 30 th
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X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

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. (source: IMDb)