2009: The Movie

Liars, and Tiger, and Bernie, oh my! Who would portray the year’s biggest newsmakers in the Hollywood version? The Daily Beast goes to the casting couch.

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galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/madoff-movie---ruth-madoff_becru1 — Mary Altaffer / AP Photo; Jennifer Graylock / AP Photo

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/sanford-movie---mark-sanford_rogtqv — Jonathan Ernst, Reuters / Landov; Chris Weeks / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/sanford-movie---jenny-sanford_tu8aei — Mary Ann Chastain / AP Photo; John M. Heller / Getty Images

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galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/scotus-the-movie---sotomayor-mature_mfietr — Alex Wong / Getty Images; Joe Kohen, WireImage / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/palin-movie---sarah-palin_zxlyt5 — Robyn Beck, AFP / Getty Images; Steve Mack, FilmMagic / Getty Images

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galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/g8-movie---carla-bruni_a1tjdi — Pascal Le Segretain / Getty Images; Soul Brother, FilmMagic / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/g8-movie---berlusconi_ngqema — Mark Wilson / Getty Images; Vince Bucci / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/2009-the-movie---michael-jackson_ilivy9 — KMazur, WireImage / Getty Images; Ron Galella, WireImage / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/edwards-movie---elizabeth-edwards_u9fven — Neilson Barnard / Getty Images; Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/skip-gates-movie-2_bjbxi4 — Gretchen Ertl / AP Photo; Andrew H. Walker / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/meltdown-movie---jamie-dimon_ech21i — Mark Wilson / Getty Images; Lance Staedler, CBS / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/meltdown-movie---lloyd-blankfein_f0yzcw — Saul Loeb, AFP / Getty Images; Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/meltdown-movie---timothy-geithner_irwyjn — Wang Tiantian, ChinaFotoPress / Getty Images; Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/meltdown-movie---ben-bernanke_xbzrxa — Karen Bleier, AFP / Getty Images; Claire Greenway / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/meltdown-movie---jim-cramer_dozftw — Scott Gries / Getty Images; Barry Brecheisen / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/susan-boyle-movie---susan-boyle_srffvt — Scott Gries / Getty Images for Comedy Central

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/2009-the-movie---lambert_f35nda — Barry King, FilmMagic / Getty Images; Bryan Bedder / Getty Images for IMG

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/2009-the-movie---dan-brown_ue9b3v — Stefania D'Alessandro / Getty Images; Vince Bucci / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/2009-the-movie---richard-heene_don8pc — John Moore / Getty Images; Frazer Harrison / Getty Images

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galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/2009-the-movie---carrie-prejean_inqxtb — Michael Loccisano / Getty Images; Carlos Diaz / Retna

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/2009-the-movie---amanda-knox_zud5b9 — Tiziana Fabi, AFP / Getty Images; Chris Ashford, Camera Press / Retna

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/2009-the-movie---glenn-beck_ykx2hn — M. Caulfield, WireImage / Getty Images; Bobby Bank, WireImage / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/2009-the-movie---harry-reid_fb45u6 — Brendan Hoffman / Getty Images; Joe Corrigan / Getty Images

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galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/2009-the-movie---pelosi_gd0jpv — Mark Wilson / Getty Images; Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/tiger-woods-the-movie---woods-sunjata_gldqut — L. Cohen, WireImage for PGA Tour / Getty Images; Bryan Bedder / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/tiger-woods-the-movie---nordegren-jones_xor5li — L. Cohen, WireImage for PGA Tour; Jon Kopaloff, FilmMagic / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/tiger-woods-the-movie---uchitel-sigler_inqjkg — David Zentz / AP Photo; Jason LaVeris, FilmMagic / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/tiger-woods-the-movie---levin-gutenberg_qyfwpj — John M. Heller / Getty Images; Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images

galleries/2009/12/28/2009-the-movie/2009-the-movie---snooki_y3ckfy — Jason LaVeris, FilmMagic / Getty Images; Dr. Billy Ingram, WireImage / Getty Images

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