21. Chaser, The ( Chugyeogja )
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Korean
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hong-jin Na
Actors: Yun-seok Kim, Jung-woo Ha, Yeong-hie Seo, In-gi Jung, Hyo-ju Park
Plot: Joong-ho is a dirty detective-turned pimp in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by a same client whom one of his girls is meeting with right now.
22. Martyrs
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Pascal Laugier
Actors: Morjana Alaoui, Mylène Jampanoï, Catherine Bégin, Robert Toupin, Patricia Tulasne, Juliette Gosselin
Plot: Years after escaping from a regime of brutal torture, a young woman tracks down her captors and exacts her revenge. However, this is just the beginning of an ordeal that will lead to the truth behind her captivity and plumb the depths of horror.
23. Trouble the Water
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Carl Deal, Tia Lessin
Plot: A couple living in the 9th Ward of New Orleans survives Hurricane Katrina, but has no idea of the troubles the aftermath will bring.
24. John Adams
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Tom Hooper
Actors: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane, John Dossett, Sarah Polley, David Morse
Plot: HBO presents a 7 part miniseries based on David McCullough's popular book/biography of the second president of the United States. The series chronicles Adams' defense of the Boston Massacre offenders, his influence in writing the Declaration of Independence, his rise in politics through the vice presidency and presidency to his final days in retirement.
25. Synecdoche, New York
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Actors: Catherine Keener, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sadie Goldstein, Peter Friedman, Josh Pais, Daniel London
Plot: A struggling stage director feels that his life is unsuccessful as he struggles with success and women. He discovers an old warehouse and decides to direct a play that includes a life size replica. How long will it take for him to pull off this play?
26. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joss Whedon
Actors: Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day, Simon Helberg, Nick Towne, Jed Whedon
Plot: A musical tragicomedy miniseries in three acts, from director Joss Whedon The show tells the story of Dr. Horrible (played by Neil Patrick Harris), an aspiring supervillain; Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion), his nemesis; and Penny (Felicia Day), their shared love interest.
27. Role Models
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Wain
Actors: Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Elizabeth Banks, Jane Lynch
Plot: A pair of energy drink representatives avoid prison by enrolling in a mentoring program.
28. Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nicholas Stoller
Actors: Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Paul Rudd, Bill Hader
Plot: A young man his heart broken by his ex girlfriend who he can't seem to forget. His friends suggest making a trip far away to somewhere she would not be - only to find out her and her new boyfriend are staying at the same resort. His luck may have turned as he meets a nice young lady who is interested in who he is.
29. The Visitor
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Thomas McCarthy
Actors: Amir Arison, Hiam Abbass, Oliver Bokelberg, Maggie Moore, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Jekesai Gurira
Plot: A traveling professor arrives at the location of his conference only to find two people living in his apartment, after first being threatened, he allows them to stay. The two people appear to be immigrants and he vows to help them.
30. Pineapple Express
Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Gordon Green
Actors: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Bill Hader, James Remar, Amber Heard, Brian Scannell
Plot: A comedy along the likes of Superbad meets The Big Lebowski meets Knocked up follows a couple of like minded losers in which one of them happens to witness a horrible crime. While one tells the other of what he just saw and how he was chased and almost killed, they take it upon themselves to get revenge, trust themselves, and try to solve the mystery on their own. In the end they find themselves running for their lives and that thug life is not as easy as it seems.
