# List of animated feature films of 2009

This is a list of animated feature films first released in 2009.

## List

| Title | Country | Director | Studio | Animation technique | Type | Notes | Release date | Duration |
| 9 | United States Luxembourg | Shane Acker | Relativity Media Starz Animation | CG animation | | | September 9, 2009 | 79 minutes |
| Acadieman vs le CMA 2009 | Canada | Daniel Omer "Dano" LeBlanc | | Traditional | | | 2009 | 78 minutes |
| Afro Samurai: Resurrection | United States Japan | Fuminori Kizaki, Jamie Simone | Gonzo | Traditional | | | January 25, 2009 | 100 minutes |
| Agent Macaw: Shaken & Stirred El Agente 00-P2 | Mexico | Jaime Camil | Ánima Estudios | Flash animation | | | February 13, 2009 | 97 minutes |
| Alice's Birthday День рождения Алисы (Den' rozhdeniya Alisy) | Russia | Sergey Seryogin | Master-film | Traditional | | | February 12, 2009 | 90 minutes |
| Animal Channel | Spain | Maite Ruiz de Austri | | Traditional | | | March 25, 2009 (Anima Basauri Festival) (premiere) | 75 minutes |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | United States | Betty Thomas | 20th Century Fox | Live-Action/CGI | Theatrical | | December 23, 2009 | 88 minutes |
| Go! Anpanman: Dadandan and the Twin Stars ja:それいけ!アンパンマン だだんだんとふたごの星 | Japan | Jun Kawagoe | Anpanman Production Committee, TMS Entertainment | Traditional | | | July 4, 2009 | 51 minutes |
| Another Egg and Chicken Movie Otra Película de Huevos y un Pollo | Mexico | Rodolfo Riva Palacio, Gabriel Riva Palacio | Huevocartoon Producciones | Traditional | | | March 20, 2009 | 100 minutes |
| The Apple & the Worm Æblet & Ormen | Denmark Sweden | Anders Morgenthaler, Mads Juul | Copenhagen Bombay, Garagefilm International | Traditional | | | September 17, 2009 (BUSTER Copenhagen International Film Festival for Children and Youth) October 30, 2009 (Denmark) | 75 minutes |
| Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard Arthur et la vengeance de Maltazard | France | Luc Besson | EuropaCorp | CG animation | | | December 2, 2009 (France) March 22, 2011 (United States) | 93 minutes |
| Astro Boy | United States | David Bowers | Imagi Animation Studios | CG animation | | | October 8, 2009 (Hong Kong) October 10, 2009 (Japan) October 23, 2009 (United States) | 94 minutes |
| Avatar | United States | James Cameron | 20th Century Fox Dune Entertainment Ingenious Film Partners Lightstorm Entertainment | CG animation/ Live-action | | | December 10, 2009 (Odeon Leicester Square) December 18, 2009 (United States) | 162 minutes |
| Barbie and the Three Musketeers | United States | William Lau | Rainmaker Entertainment | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | September 15, 2009 | 81 minutes |
| Barbie Thumbelina | United States | Conrad Helten | Rainmaker Entertainment | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | March 17, 2009 | 75 minutes |
| Baton バトン | Japan United States | Ryuhei Kitamura | Wild Boar Media | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | April 28, 2009 (Yokohama) | 60 minutes |
| Bionicle: The Legend Reborn | United States | Mark Baldo | Tinseltown Toons, Threshold Animation Studios, The Lego Group | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | September 15, 2009 | 71 minutes |
| Boogie Boogie, el aceitoso | Argentina | Gustavo Cova | Illusion Studios | Flash animation | | | October 22, 2009 | 82 minutes |
| Bye-Bye Bin Laden | United States | Scott Sublett | San Jose State University | Traditional | | | March 28, 2009 (South Beach International Animation Festival) (premiere) February 18, 2010 (Beloit International Film Festival) | 73 minutes |
| A Christmas Carol | United States | Robert Zemeckis | Walt Disney Pictures ImageMovers Digital | CG animation | | | November 3, 2009 (London) November 6, 2009 (United States) | 96 minutes |
| Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | United States | Phil Lord and Christopher Miller | Sony Pictures Animation | CG animation | | | September 12, 2009 (Los Angeles) September 18, 2009 (United States) | 90 minutes |
| Coraline | United States | Henry Selick | Laika | Stop motion | | | February 5, 2009 (premiered) February 6, 2009 (United States) May 8, 2009 (United Kingdom) | 100 minutes |
| Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser | Japan | Yasuichiro Yamamoto | TMS Entertainment | Traditional | | | April 18, 2009 | 111 minutes |
| The Dolphin: Story of a Dreamer El Delfin: La Historia de un Soñador | Peru Germany Italy | Eduardo Schuldt | Dolphin Films Passworld Unipersonale Dreamin' Dolphin Film | CG animation | | | October 6, 2009 (Buenos Aires) (premiere) October 8, 2009 | 86 minutes |
| Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita: Spaceblazer 映画ドラえもん 新・のび太の宇宙開拓史 (Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Uchū Kaitakushi) | Japan | Shigeo Koshi | Shin-Ei Animation | Traditional | | | March 7, 2009 | 102 minutes |
| Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show | Canada United States | Danny Antonucci | Voicebox Productions, a.k.a. Cartoon | Traditional | | Made for T.V. movie, Series finale | November 8, 2009 | 89 minutes |
| Eden of The East Compilation: Air Communication 東のエデン 総集編 Air Communication (Higashi no Eden Sōshū-hen Air Communication) | Japan | Kenji Kamiyama | Production I.G | Traditional | | | September 26, 2009 | 125 minutes |
| Eden of the East the Movie I: The King of Eden 東のエデン 劇場版I The King of Eden (Higashi no Eden Gekijōban I: The King of Eden) | Japan | Kenji Kamiyama | Production I.G | Traditional | | | November 28, 2009 | 85 minutes |
| Eleanor's Secret Kérity, la maison des contes | France | Dominique Monféry | Haut et Court | Traditional | | | October 22, 2009 (Rome Film Festival) December 16, 2009 (France) August 24, 2014 (United States) | 80 minutes |
| Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers 交響詩篇エウレカセブン ポケットが虹でいっぱい (Kōkyō Shihen Eureka Seven: Pocket ga Niji de Ippai) | Japan | Tomoki Kyoda | Bones | Traditional | | | April 25, 2009 | 115 minutes |
| Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版: 破 (Evangerion Shin Gekijōban: Ha) | Japan | Hideaki Anno, Masayuki, Kazuya Tsurumaki | Studio Khara | Traditional | | | June 27, 2009 | 108 minutes |
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | United States | Wes Anderson | 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Animation, Indian Paintbrush, Regency Enterprises, American Empirical Pictures | Stop motion | | | October 14, 2009 London Film Festival November 13, 2009 (United States) | 87 minutes |
| First Squad ファーストスクワッド (Fāsuto sukuwadd) Пе́рвый отря́д (Perviy otryad) | Japan Russia | Yoshiharu Ashino | Studio 4°C, Molot Entertainment Film Company | Traditional | | | May 13, 2009 (Cannes) October 15, 2009 (Russia) | 73 minutes |
| Fresh Pretty Cure the Movie: The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!? フレッシュプリキュア！おもちゃの国は秘密がいっぱい！？ (Fresh Precure! Omocha no Kuni wa Himitsu ga Ippai!?) | Japan | Junji Shimizu | Toei Animation | Traditional | | | October 31, 2009 | 71 minutes |
| Friends Forever Mullewapp – Das große Kinoabenteuer der Freunde | Germany France Italy | Tony Loeser, Jesper Møller | MotionWorks | Traditional | | | July 23, 2009 | 77 minutes 72 minutes (Germany) |
| Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder | United States | Peter Avanzino | The Curiosity Company 20th Century Fox Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | February 23, 2009 (United Kingdom) February 24, 2009 (United States) | 89 minutes |
| Garfield's Pet Force | United States South Korea | Mark A.Z. Dippé, Kyung Ho Lee | Paws, Inc., The Animation Picture Company | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | June 16, 2009 | 78 minutes |
| Geng: The Adventure Begins Geng: Pengembaraan Bermula | Malaysia | Nizam Razak | Les' Copaque Production | CG animation | | | February 12, 2009 | 90 minutes |
| Gladiformers 2 Gladiformers 2 | Brazil | Marco Alemar | Vídeo Brinquedo | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | July 17, 2009 | 68 minutes |
| Green Lantern: First Flight | United States | Lauren Montgomery | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | July 28, 2009 | 77 minutes |
| Gurren Lagann the Movie –The Lights in the Sky Are Stars- 天元突破グレンラガン 螺巌篇 (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann: Ragan-hen) | Japan | Hiroyuki Imaishi | Gainax | Traditional | | | April 25, 2009 | 126 minutes |
| G-Force | United States | Hoyt H. Yeatman Jr. | Walt Disney Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films | CG/Live-Action | | | July 24, 2009 | 90 minutes |
| Copernicus' Star pl:Gwiazda Kopernika | Poland | Zdzisław Kudła, Andrzej Orzechowski | Studio Filmów Rysunkowych | Traditional | | | October 9, 2009 | 90 minutes |
| Happily N'Ever After 2: Snow White—Another Bite @ the Apple | United States Germany | Steven E. Gordon, Boyd Kirkland | Kickstart Productions, BAF Berlin Animation Film | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | December 18, 2008 (Australia) March 24, 2009 (United States) | 75 minutes |
| The Happy Cricket and the Giant Bugs O Grilo Feliz e os Insetos Gigantes | Brazil | Walbercy Ribas, Rafael Ribas | Start Desenhos Animados | CG animation | | | January 9, 2009 | 80 minutes |
| The Haunted World of El Superbeasto | United States | Rob Zombie | Carbunkle Cartoons, Film Roman, Spectacle Entertainment Group, Starz Media | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | September 22, 2009 | 77 minutes |
| Hero of the Rails | United Kingdom | Greg Tiernan | Hit Entertainment | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | September 8, 2009 (US DVD) October 12, 2009 (UK DVD) | 60 minutes |
| Hidden Treasure of Wompkee Wood | United States | Michael DeVitto | Deos Animation MarVista Entertainment Wompkees | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | May 2009 | 54 minutes |
| Hulk Vs | United States | Frank Paur, Sam Liu | Marvel Animation, Madhouse | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | January 27, 2009 | 82 minutes |
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | United States | Carlos Saldanha, Michael Thurmeier | 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Animation, Blue Sky Studios | CG animation | | | July 1, 2009 | 94 minutes |
| In the Attic or Who Has a Birthday Today? Na půdě aneb Kdo má dneska narozeniny? | Czech Republic France Japan | Jiří Barta | Bio Illusion, At Armz | Stop motion | | | March 5, 2009 (Czech Republic) | 75 minutes |
| The In the Night Garden Movie: Search for Igglepiggle La película El jardín de los sueños: Búsqueda de Igglepiggle | United Kingdom | Anne Wood | Ragdoll | Traditional/Live Action/CGI | | | July 18, 2009 | 66 minutes |
| Jasper: Journey to the End of the World Jasper und das Limonadenkomplott | Germany | Eckart Fingberg, Kay Delventhal | Amuse Films, Toons'N'Tales | CG animation | | | October 2, 2008 (Hamburg) August 13, 2009 (Germany) | 80 minutes |
| Khan Kluay 2 ก้านกล้วย (Kan Kluai) | Thailand | Taweelap Srivuthivong | Kantana Animation | CG animation | | | March 26, 2009 | 95 minutes |
| Killer Bean Forever | United States | Jeff Lew | Killer Adam Bean Studios | CG animation | | | 2008 (Toronto Film Festival) July 14, 2009 (United States) | 85 minutes |
| The King of Milu Deer 麋鹿王 | China | Guo Weijiao | Zhonke Weiwo Digital Technology | CG animation | | | September 29, 2009 | |
| King of Thorn いばらの王 (Ibara no Ō) | Japan | Kazuyoshi Katayama | Kadokawa Pictures | Traditional | | | October 2009 (Sitges International Film Festival of Cataluna) May 1, 2010 (Japan) | 120 minutes |
| Lascars | France | Emmanuel Klotz, Albert Pereira-Lazaro | Millimages | Traditional | | | June 17, 2009 | 96 minutes |
| Last War of Heavenloids and Akutoloids 天上人とアクト人 最後の戦い (Tenjō-nin to Akuto-nin Saigo no Tatakai ) | Japan | Yoshiji Kigami | Kyoto Animation | Traditional | | | April 18, 2009 | 83 minutes |
| Laura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon Nian Lauras Stern und der geheimnisvolle Drache Nian | Germany | Piet De Rycker [fr], Thilo Graf Rothkirch [de] | Rothkirch Cartoon Film, Torus | CG animation | | | September 20, 2009 (Hamburg) September 24, 2009 (Germany) | 75 minutes |
| LeapFrog: Let's Go to School | United States | Bob Nesler | Chris D'Angelo Productions LeapFrog Lionsgate | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | August 18, 2009 | 32 minutes |
| Little Bee Abelhinhas | Brazil | Everton Rodrigues | Vídeo Brinquedo | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | 2009 | 55 minutes |
| Luke and Lucy: The Texas Rangers Suske en Wiske: De Texas-Rakkers | Belgium Luxembourg Netherlands | Mark Mertens, Wim Bien | Bos Bros. Film & TV Productions, Skyline Entertainment, Cotoon Studio, Luxanimation | CG animation | | | July 21, 2009 (Belgium) July 23, 2009 (Netherlands) November 5, 2010 (United States) | 86 minutes |
| Macross Frontier The Movie: The False Songstress マクロスF 虚空歌姫～イツワリノウタヒメ～ (Gekijōban Macross F: Itsuwari no) | Japan | Shoji Kawamori | Satelight | Traditional | | | November 21, 2009 | 120 minutes |
| Mai Mai Miracle マイマイ新子と千年の魔法 (Maimai Shinko to sen-nen no mahō) | Japan | Sunao Katabuchi | Madhouse | Traditional | | | November 21, 2009 | 93 minutes |
| Mary and Max | Australia | Adam Elliot | Melodrama Pictures | Stop motion | | | January 15, 2009 (Sundance Film Festival) April 9, 2009 (Australia) | 90 minutes |
| Masha and the Magic Nut Наша Маша и волшебный орех (Nasha Masha i Volshebnyy orekh) | Russia | Egor Konchalovskiy | Amedia, Gala-Film | CG animation | | | December 10, 2009 | 72 minutes |
| McDull, Kung Fu Kindergarten 麥兜响噹噹 | Hong Kong | Brian Tse | Bliss Pictures Ltd. | Traditional | | | July 24, 2009 | 80 minutes |
| Metropia | Sweden Denmark Norway | Tarik Saleh | Atmo Media Network, Boulder Media Limited | CG animation | | | September 2, 2009 (Venice Film Festival) November 27, 2009 (Sweden) | 86 minutes |
| Monsters vs. Aliens | United States | Conrad Vernon, Rob Letterman | DreamWorks Animation | CG animation | | | March 27, 2009 | 94 minutes |
| My Dog Tulip | United States | Paul Fierlinger | Norman Twain Productions | Traditional | | | June 10, 2009 (Annecy) | 83 minutes |
| Twinkle Wish Adventure | United States | John Grusd | SD Entertainment Hasbro Entertainment | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | October 13, 2009 | 44 minutes |
| Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian | United States | Shawn Levy | 20th Century Fox | Live-Action/CGI | Theatrical | | May 22, 2009 | 105 minutes |
| Naruto Shippūden The Movie: Inheritors of the Will of Fire 劇場版 NARUTO-ナルト- 疾風伝 火の意志を継ぐ者 (Gekijōban Naruto Shippūden Hi no Ishi wo Tsugumono) | Japan | Masahiko Murata | Studio Pierrot | Traditional | | | August 1, 2009 | 96 minutes |
| Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror ホッタラケの島 〜遥と魔法の鏡〜 (Hottarake no Shima: Haruka to Mahō no Kagami) | Japan | Shinsuke Sato | Production I.G, Dentsu | Traditional | | | August 22, 2009 | 100 minutes |
| Olives Dream Zeytinin Hayali | Turkey | | Ella Animation & Productions | Traditional | | | September 20, 2009 | 85 minutes |
| One Piece Film: Strong World ワンピースフィルム ストロングワールド Wan Pīsu Firumu: Sutorongu Wārudo | Japan | Munehisa Sakai | Toei Animation | Traditional | | | December 12, 2009 | 115 minutes |
| Pelle Politibil går i vannet | Norway | Rasmus A. Sivertsen | | CG animation | | | December 25, 2009 (Oslo) January 8, 2010 | 74 minutes |
| Pettson & Findus IV – Forget-Abilities Pettson & Findus – Glömligheter | Sweden | Jørgen Lerdam, Anders Sørensen | A. Film, Studio Baestarts | Traditional | | | March 13, 2009 | 70 minutes |
| Planet 51 | Spain United Kingdom United States | Jorge Blanco, Javier Abad, Marcos Martínez | Ilion Animation Studios | CG animation | | | November 14, 2009 (Westwood) November 20, 2009 (United States) November 27, 2009 (Spain) December 4, 2009 (United Kingdom) | 91 minutes |
| Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Super Snail Adventure | China | | | Traditional | | | January 16, 2009 (Mainland China) August 27, 2009 (Hong Kong) | 85 minutes |
| Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life 劇場版ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド&パール アルセウス 超克の時空へ (Gekijōban Poketto Monsutā Daiyamondo ando Pāru: Aruseusu Chōkoku no Jikū e) | Japan United States | Kunihiko Yuyama | OLM, Inc. | Traditional | | | July 18, 2009 | 94 minutes |
| Port of Return | Taiwan | Jung-Kuei Chang | Spring House Entertainment Tech | Traditional | | | October 12, 2009 (Pusan International Film Festival) | 81 minutes |
| Pocoyo And The Space Circus El Show de Pocoyó: Pocoyó y El Circo Especial | Spain | Andy Yekes | Zinkia Entertainment | CG animation | | | 2009 | 24 minutes |
| Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends – the Collection of Miracles! プリキュアオールスターズDX みんなともだちっ☆奇跡の全員大集合！ (Precure All Stars DX: Minna Tomodachi— Kiseki no Zenin Daishūgō) | Japan | Takashi Otsuka | Toei Animation | Traditional | | | March 20, 2009 | 70 minutes |
| The Pink Panther 2 | United States | Harald Zwart | Robert Simonds Company Columbia Pictures Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | live-action/animation | | | February 6, 2009 | 92 minutes |
| The Princess and the Frog | United States | Ron Clements, John Musker | Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Animation Studios | Traditional | | Return of hand drawn animated Disney film since 2004 Home on the Range | November 25, 2009 (Los Angeles premiere) December 11, 2009 (United States) | 97 minutes |
| Princess Lillifee Prinzessin Lillifee | Germany | Ansgar Niebuhr, Alan Simpson, Zhi-Jian Xu | Beta Film, Caligari Film- und Fernsehproduktions, WunderWerk | Traditional | | | March 26, 2009 | 70 minutes |
| The Prodigy | United States | Robert D. Hanna | Prevalent Entertainment | CG animation | | | July 7, 2009 | 77 minutes |
| Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva レイトン教授と永遠の歌姫 (Reiton-kyōju to Eien no Utahime) | Japan | Masakazu Hashimoto | P.A. Works, OLM, Inc. | Traditional | | | December 19, 2009 | 100 minutes |
| Redline REDLINE (Reddorain) | Japan | Takeshi Koike | Madhouse | Traditional | | | August 14, 2009 (Locarno) October 9, 2010 (Japan) | 102 minutes |
| The Romantic | United States | Michael Heneghan | The Triumphant School of the Apocalyptic Love | Traditional | | | 2009 | 95 minutes |
| Room and a Half Полторы комнаты, или Сентиментальное путешествие на родину (Poltory komnaty, ili Sentimentalnoye puteshestviye na rodinu) | Russia | Andrey Khrzhanovsky | School-Studio SHAR | Traditional | | | January 23, 2009 (International Film Festival Rotterdam) April 9, 2009 (Russian) | 130 minutes |
| Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword | United States | Christopher Berkeley | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | April 7, 2009 | 74 minutes |
| The Secret of Kells aka. Brendan and the Secret of Kells | Ireland Belgium France | Tomm Moore, Nora Twomey | Celluloid Dreams, Cartoon Saloon | Traditional/Flash animation | | | January 30, 2009 (Gérardmer Film Festival) February 11, 2009 (France/Belgium) March 3, 2009 (Ireland) | 75 minutes |
| Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection 宇宙戦艦ヤマト 復活篇 (Uchū Senkan Yamato: Fukkatsu Hen) | Japan | Yoshinobu Nishizaki | Enagio | Traditional | | | December 12, 2009 | 135 minutes 123 minutes (Director's Cut) |
| Storm Rider Clash of the Evils | China | Dante Lam | Puzzle Animation Studio Limited Shanghai Media Group | Traditional/CG animation | | | September 15, 2008 (Hong Kong) July 19, 2009 (China) | 98 minutes |
| The Story of Mr. Sorry | South Korea | Kwak In-Keun, Il-hyun Kim, Eun Mi-lee, Lee Hae-young, Ji-na Ryu | CJ Entertainment | Traditional | | | March 12, 2009 | 65 minutes |
| Summer Wars サマーウォーズ (Samā Wōzu) | Japan | Mamoru Hosoda | Madhouse | Traditional | | | August 1, 2009 | 114 minutes |
| The Sun El Sol | Argentina | Ayar Blasco | Crudofilms | Flash animation | | | November 14, 2009 (Mar del Plata Film Festival) April 8, 2010 (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema) | 72 minutes |
| Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | United States | Sam Liu | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | September 29, 2009 | 67 minutes |
| Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike テイルズ オブ ヴェスペリア 〜The First Strike〜 (Teiruzu obu Vesuperia ~The First Strike~) | Japan | Kenta Kamei | Production I.G | Traditional | | | October 3, 2009 | 110 minutes |
| Technotise: Edit & I | Serbia | Aleksa Gajić | Black White 'N' Green | Traditional | | First Serbian animated feature | September 28, 2009 | 90 minutes |
| Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | United States | Klay Hall | Walt Disney Home Video DisneyToon Studios | CG animation | | | June 5, 2009 (Japan) October 27, 2009 (United States) February 15, 2010 (Hindi) | 82 minutes |
| Totally Spies! The Movie Totally Spies! Le film | France | Pascal Jardin | | Traditional | | | July 22, 2009 (France) | 144 minutes |
| A Town Called Panic Panique au village | Belgium Luxembourg | Stéphane Aubier, Vincent Patar | La Parti Productions, Made in Productions, Mélusine Productions | Stop motion | | | May 21, 2009 (Cannes) June 17, 2009 (Belgium) October 28, 2009 (France) | 76 minutes |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | United States | Michael Bay | Paramount Pictures Di Bonaventura Pictures DreamWorks Pictures Hasbro | Live Action/CGI | | | June 24, 2009 | 149 minutes |
| The True History of Puss 'N Boots La Véritable Histoire du chat botté | France Belgium Switzerland | Jérôme Deschamps, Pascal Hérold, Macha Makeïeff | Herold and Family, MK2 | CG animation | | | April 1, 2009 (France & Belgium) May 11, 2011 (United States) | 81 minutes |
| Up | United States | Pete Docter | Walt Disney Pictures Pixar | CG animation | | | May 13, 2009 (Cannes) May 29, 2009 (United States) | 96 minutes |
| VeggieTales: Abe and the Amazing Promise | United States | John Wahba | Big Idea Productions | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | February 10, 2009 (TV) February 10, 2009 (DVD) | 52 minutes |
| VeggieTales: Minnesota Cuke and the Search for Noah's Umbrella | United States | Mike Nawrocki John Wahba | Big Idea Productions | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | August 4, 2009 | 50 minutes |
| VeggieTales: Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving | United States | Brian K. Roberts | Big Idea Productions | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | October 6, 2009 | 45 minutes |
| The Velveteen Rabbit | United States | Michael Landon Jr. | Feature Films for Families, Family1 Films and Believe Pictures | Traditional | | | February 27, 2009 | 97 minutes |
| The Watercolor | Turkey | Cihat Hazardağlı | Unknown | Traditional | | | November 13, 2009 | 84 minutes |
| What's Up?: Balloon to the rescue Voando Em Busca de Aventuras! | Brazil | Everton Rodrigues | Vídeo Brinquedo | CG animation | Direct-to-video | | 2009 | 45 minutes |
| Włatcy móch: Ćmoki, czopki i mondzioły | Poland | Bartosz Kędzierski | | | | | February 13, 2009 | 92 minutes |
| Winnetoons, the Legend of Silver Lake WinneToons – Die Legende vom Schatz im Silbersee | Germany Belgium | Gert Ludewig | ASL, DeFamilieJanssen, Europool, Toon City Animation | Traditional | | | April 16, 2009 | 80 minutes |
| Wonder Woman | United States | Lauren Montgomery | Warner Bros. Animation | Traditional | Direct-to-video | | March 3, 2009 | 73 minutes |
| Yona Yona Penguin よなよなペンギン | Japan France | Rintaro | Madhouse, Dynamo Pictures | CG animation | | | December 23, 2009 (Japan) February 24, 2011 (United States) | 85 minutes |

## Highest-grossing films

The following is a list of the 10 highest-grossing animated feature films first released in 2009.
Highest-grossing animated films of 2009 :
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross |
| 1 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Fox / Blue Sky Studios | $886,686,817 |
| 2 | Up | Walt Disney Pictures / Pixar | $735,099,082 |
| 3 | Monsters vs. Aliens | DreamWorks Animation | $381,509,870 |
| 4 | A Christmas Carol | Walt Disney Pictures / ImageMovers Digital | $325,286,646 |
| 5 | The Princess and the Frog | Walt Disney Pictures | $270,997,378 |
| 6 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Sony Pictures Animation | $243,006,126 |
| 7 | Coraline | Laika / Pandemonium | $124,596,398 |
| 8 | Planet 51 | Ilion Animation Studios / HandMade Films | $105,647,102 |
| 9 | Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life | OLM, Inc. | $50,673,078 |
| 10 | One Piece Film: Strong World | Toei Animation | $49,199,136 |