Top Movies of 2008


The top movies of 2008 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

191. Waiting for Hockney

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Julie Checkoway
Actors: Billy Pappas, Cookie Pappas, Jim Pappas, Larry Link, Gerneen Pappas, Will Pappas

192. American Outrage

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Beth Gage, George Gage
Actors: Mary Dann, Carrie Dann, Mary Steenburgen
Plot: Two elderly Western Shoshone sisters, the Danns, put up a heroic fight for their land rights and human rights.

193. Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Marty Callner
Actors: Chris Rock

194. Were the World Mine

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tom Gustafson
Actors: Tanner Cohen, Wendy Robie, Judy McLane, Nathaniel David Becker, Zelda Williams, Christian Stolte

195. Spiral

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Adam Green, Joel Moore
Actors: Joel Moore, Amber Tamblyn, Zachary Levi, Tricia Helfer, David Muller, Annie Neal
Plot: A reclusive telemarketer's dysfunctional friendship with his boss is alleviated when a whimsical co-worker enters his life. But as he begins to sketch his new friend''s portrait, disturbing feelings from his past threaten to lead him down a path of destruction.

196. Gardens of the Night

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Damian Harris
Actors: Gillian Jacobs, John Malkovich, Ryan Simpkins, Tom Arnold, Harold Perrineau, Kevin Zegers
Plot: After being taken from their families and suffering 9 years of abuse and horror, a brother and sister are thrown to the streets where they have no one to depend on but each other until a shelter counselor steps into their lives.

197. Brick Lane

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Sarah Gavron
Actors: Tannishtha Chatterjee, Satish Kaushik, Christopher Simpson, Naeema Begum, Lana Rahman, Lalita Ahmed

198. Ballet Shoes

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Sandra Goldbacher
Actors: Emilia Fox, Emma Watson, Victoria Wood, Yasmin Paige, Lucy Boynton, Richard Griffiths
Plot: Emma Watson from Harry Potter is in it as one of the Fossil girls (three sisters) who dreams of becoming an actress, but family drama gets in the way.

199. Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd Out of Control

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Gil Junger
Actors: Masi Oka, Nate Torrence, Jayma Mays, Marika Dominczyk, J.P. Manoux, Larry Miller
Plot: The adventures of Bruce, a technician, and Lloyd, an analyst, at spy agency CONTROL. Where the two find their way to recover a stolen top secret weapon.

200. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Harrison Ford, Shia LaBeouf, Ray Winstone, Cate Blanchett, John Hurt, Igor Jijikine
Plot: Dr. Jones is back again (for the last time?) and is put in place over 10 years since his last filmed adventure. This time it is during the cold war. The Nazis are gone, the WW II is over and now he is left with a sidekick and a couple of women to discover the myth and the truth about a mysterious Crystal Skull which may give great power to those who control it. Will Indy be able to handle the rigorous adventure so many years later?

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