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Dec 5, 2008 · Roger Ebert. The best films of 2008... and there were a lot of them. Roger Ebert December 05, 2008. Tweet. Sally Hawkins exudes the celebratory spirit of the season, in Mike Leigh's "Happy-Go-Lucky." Roger Ebert's best movie lists from 1967-present. Roger Ebert's best movies of all time.
83 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Hunger. 2008 1h 36m Not Rated. 7.5 (74K) Rate. 82 Metascore. Irish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike. Director Steve McQueen Stars Michael Fassbender Liam Cunningham Stuart Graham.
- 10 'Taken'
- 9 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'
- 8 'Kung Fu Panda'
- 7 'The Wrestler'
- 6 'In Bruges'
- 5 'Slumdog Millionaire'
- 4 'Iron Man'
- 3 'Let The Right One In'
- 2 'Wall-E'
- 1 'The Dark Knight'
When the daughter of retired secret agent Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) is abducted while traveling in France, Mills must follow in her footsteps and use his "particular set of skills" to get her back. As he descends further into the country's underworld, he eventually finds himself in a conspiracy involving human trafficking. The movie that made Neeso...
When Benjamin Button (Brad Pitt) is born with the appearance of an old man, he is promptly abandoned at a nursing home. While he resembles the other residents, his personality is that of a child, and as he grows older, his physical appearance grows younger, revealing that he is aging backward. While The Curious Case of Benjamin Button does not reac...
Po (Jack Black) is a clumsy panda working at his father's noodle shop who dreams of becoming a kung fu hero. When a dangerous criminal breaks free of captivity and goes on the warpath, an ancient prophecy grants Po his wish as he is deemed the "Dragon Warrior" who will save the realm. Now he just needs to get through basic training. An animated hit...
When aging professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) is told he must give up his career or risk death, his world is turned upside down as he loses his purpose. Befriending a kind stripper named Cassidy (Marisa Tomei), Randy tries to turn his deadbeat life around by reconciling with his daughter Stephanie (Evan Rachel Wood). Jus...
After a job goes wrong, two professional hitmen are ordered to lie low in Bruges, Belgium. Upbeat and friendly Ken (Brendan Gleeson) enjoys his time sightseeing, while the depressed Ray (Colin Farrell) can't wait to leave. As the two hired killers spend time with each other and the locals, they both reveal more of their true selves. In Bruges is on...
As 18-year-old Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is one question away from winning the jackpot on a popular Indian quiz show, he is taken backstage and interrogated on how he knows all the answers. Threatened by the crew and police, Jamal recounts his incredible life story and how it led him to this moment with the necessary knowledge. Slumdog Millionaire is...
When tech billionaire Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is abducted by terrorists while showing off his company's latest weapons, he constructs an armored suit to defeat his kidnappers. Spurred on by this experience, Stark uses his endless resources to build a more advanced suit and uses it to protect the world from evil. The one that started it all, ...
12-year-old Oskar (Kare Hedebrant) lives a lonely life in Sweden with his mother as he is regularly bullied at school. But when the young Eli (Lina Leandersson) moves in next door, Oskar quickly bonds with her. Their friendship leads to something darker, however, as Oskar discovers Eli is hiding a big secret. Hailing from Sweden, Let the Right One ...
Set on Earth long after humanity has wrecked it and fled to the stars, WALL-E follows the titular robot as he dutifully cleans the deserted planet. But after an encounter with another robot sparks feelings of love inside WALL-E, he chases her across the galaxy. Seen by many as Pixar's best move, WALL-E is not only a masterpiece within the medium of...
As Bruce Wayne's (Christian Bale) crusade against crime as Batman proves successful, his enemies come together to hire a chaotic force capable of defeating him, The Joker (Heath Ledger). Faced with a foe he cannot predict, Batman's world is about to come crumbling down. An epic crime saga that doubles as a superhero film, The Dark Knightis a master...
- Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) “Happy-Go-Lucky” is a comedy-drama film directed by Mike Leigh and released in 2008. The film follows the life of a cheerful and optimistic schoolteacher named Poppy, played by Sally Hawkins, who lives in London.
- The Wrestler (2008) The Wrestler is a drama film released in 2008, directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Mickey Rourke in a career-reviving performance as an aging professional wrestler named Randy “The Ram” Robinson.
- WALL·E (2008) “WALL·E” is a 2008 American computer-animated science fiction film directed by Andrew Stanton and produced by Pixar Animation Studios. The film tells the story of WALL·E, a waste-collecting robot who is the only inhabitant of a deserted Earth, which has been abandoned by humans after it became too polluted to support life.
- Waltz with Bashir (2008) “Waltz with Bashir” is a 2008 animated war documentary film directed by Ari Folman. The film is based on Folman’s own experiences as an Israeli soldier during the 1982 Lebanon War and follows his attempts to recover his lost memories of the conflict.
- The Dark Knight 2008, 152 min. Christopher Nolan • Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart. Action Thriller • Action • Based-on-Comics. find this movie on ►
- Iron Man 2008, 126 min. Jon Favreau • Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Shaun Toub. Action • Based-on-Comics • Cyborg / Android / Robot. find this movie on ►
- WALL·E 2008, 98 min. Andrew Stanton • Starring: Fred Willard, Jeff Garlin, Ben Burtt. Adventure Comedy • Animation • Comedy. find this movie on ► Buy or Rent on iTunes.
- Let the Right One In 2008, 115 min. Tomas Alfredson • Starring: Kåre Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, Per Ragnar. Childhood Drama • Coming-of-Age • Drama. find this movie on ►
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From action-packed blockbusters to thought-provoking documentaries, we’ve got the movies that won the critics’ hearts in 2008 — and probably inspired you as well. In 2008, major releases like...
1. The Hurt Locker (2008) R | 131 min | Drama, Thriller, War. 7.5. Rate. 95 Metascore. During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work. Director: Kathryn Bigelow | Stars: Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie, Brian Geraghty, Guy Pearce.
