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Edinburgh 2009: RT's 10 Must-See Movies
We pick the handful of features you simply can't afford to miss.
by Rotten Tomatoes | June 28, 2009
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Edinburgh 2009

The Edinburgh Film Festival has come to a close and Rotten Tomatoes thought we'd make a traditional look back over all of the films playing at this year's fest and present to you - in strictly alphabetical order - our 10 must-sees. As a public-facing festival, Edinburgh's selection attempts to combine the accessible with the artistic, and delivers a collection of movies both diverse and outstanding. From spoof comedies to harsh drama, from in-depth documentaries to cutting-edge animation, Edinburgh dares to be different and programmes a festival that's at turns youthful and experienced, offering movies for just about any cinemagoer imaginable. And for us, it's two weeks of life in dark rooms -- just how we like it.

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Bob S.
Bob S. writes:
on Jun 28 2009 05:05 PM

Cool list :). There are a lot of movies here that I've heard good things about, and a few that I'm hearing of for the first time. I'll definitely be checking out these movies once I'm able to.

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GST
GST writes:
on Jun 28 2009 05:10 PM

These all sound real good, I definitely cant wait to see Moon.

Exam, Humpday, and Black Dynamite all sound very interesting as well. Awesome list.


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JRW1980
JRW1980 writes:
on Jun 28 2009 06:42 PM

If these are the 10 must see films from the Edinburgh Film Festival then I would hate to see how horrible the other films must have been. Only a few of these look any good at all.

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Keegan T.
Keegan T. writes:
on Jun 28 2009 06:47 PM

JRW1980- I disagree, a lot.
I would see any of these.


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Geebs3906
Geebs3906 writes:
on Jun 28 2009 07:38 PM

Most all of these played at Sundance 6 months ago...

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ColinTheCimmerian
ColinTheCimmerian writes:
on Jun 29 2009 10:22 AM

I've been looking forward to Black Dynamite for a while. I'd only heard about Moon in the last month or two ago (from other posters here actually, thanks guys) and it certainly sounds intriguing. I hadn't heard of Exam before, but it certainly sounds interesting too; in a way it kinda reminds me of the setup for Cube.

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Rock_The_Luau
Rock_The_Luau writes:
on Jun 29 2009 11:30 AM

What, no love for Shane Meadows? Has anybody here seen This Is England? Le Donk looks pretty awesome, and the teaming of Meadows and Considine is always exciting.

And Black Dynamite...aw, yeah.


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Logan A.
Logan A. writes:
on Jun 29 2009 11:38 AM

Black Dynamite looks hilarious. And Moon just looks incredible.

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Dave J.
Dave J. writes:
on Jun 29 2009 03:25 PM

None of the movies or documentaries look mainstream, I'll probably have to wait until they come on DVD or on television.

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fran c.
fran c. writes:
on Jul 05 2009 03:15 PM

Rotten Tomatoes is silly, mainstream, and might as well be run by People Magazine.


First of all: Moon over The Missing Person?

Black Dynamite?

Rudo Y Cursi?

You guys really do like the pop indie b.s.


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Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi writes:
on Jul 14 2009 01:59 AM

The Missing Person was nominated for our award at the fest:

http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/rt_uk_at_the_edinburgh_film_festival/news/1829565/edinburgh_2009_humpday_wins_rt_award


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Will M.
Will M. writes:
on Jul 29 2009 06:48 AM

Moon rocks

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