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.

61. Tell No One ( Ne le dis à personne )

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Guillaume Canet
Actors: François Cluzet, Marie-Josée Croze, André Dussollier, Kristin Scott Thomas, François Berléand, Marina Hands
Plot: Eight years after a tragic event, a pediatrician becomes the prime suspect once again and must dive head first in a labyrinthian plot to prove his innocence and uncover the truth behind some mysterious murders.

62. Garden Party

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jason Freeland
Actors: Tierra Abbott, Lisa Arturo, Christopher Allport, Vinessa Shaw, Richard Gunn, Erik Smith

63. Pilgrim's Progress

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Danny Carrales
Actors: Daniel Kruse, Jeremiah Guelzo, Hugh McLean, Reid Dalton, Rodney Harter, Adam Salvia
Plot: Pilgrim's Progress is based upon a book written in the mid 1600's. A man named Christian discovers a day of destruction, and must find the narrow path leading to the Celestial city, and lift the burden of the world off his back.

64. Sixty Six

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Paul Weiland
Actors: Helena Bonham Carter, Gregg Sulkin, Eddie Marsan, Gregg Sulkin, Peter Serafinowicz, Matt Bardock

65. Death Note: The Last Name ( Desu nôto: The last name )

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Adventure/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Actors: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Erika Toda, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Shunji Fujimura, Takeshi Kaga, Shin Shimizu

66. Happy-Go-Lucky

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Mike Leigh
Actors: Sally Hawkins, Alexis Zegerman, Eddie Marsan, Samuel Roukin, Andrea Riseborough, Sinead Matthews
Plot: Poppy (Sally Hawkins) is a 30-year-old London primary school teacher whose cheerful demeanour enables her to deal with whatever life throws at her. She lives with her best friend and fellow primary school teacher Zoe (Alexic Zegerman), whose wry calmness makes her an excellent foil to Poppy's over-the-top enthusiasm. Inasmuch as the two best friends have opposng views at times, they are perfect for each other and love being around each other.

After her bike is stolen, Poppy decides to take driving lessons so she can get around town a little easier. This is where we meet Scott (Eddie Marsan) the uptight driving instructor who is the complete antithesis of Poppy. Scott's strict approach to teaching and his somewhat unstable views on things cause a complete personality clash between the two characters. Poppy always stays true to her genuinely endearing personality and is an eternal optimist no matter what she is faced with. Her happiness is unconditional.

67. The Incredible Hulk

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Louis Leterrier
Actors: Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, William Hurt, Tim Roth, Tim Blake Nelson, Ty Burrell
Plot: In this comic book movie based off of the same name of the Marvel hero (and a new version to the 2001 release) a scientist whose experiment goes wrong is forced to try to cope with his anger and the mysterious after affects of what he has become and what he can become. He must try to control his anger but use it wisely enough to destroy a more deadly, out of control version of himself.

68. Valkyrie

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Historical
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bryan Singer
Actors: Tom Cruise, Kenneth Branagh, Bill Nighy, Thomas Kretschmann, Tom Wilkinson, Stephen Fry
Plot: The mysterious plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler during WWII with the lead assassin as the star.

69. Burn After Reading

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Actors: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, J.K. Simmons, Frances McDormand
Plot: A dark spy-comedy in which an ousted CIA agent (Malkovich) loses his memoir and it falls into the hands of two gym employees (Pitt) and (McDormand) looking to make some dough off the find.

70. Snow Angels

Year of Release: 2008
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Gordon Green
Actors: Sam Rockwell, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Angarano, Griffin Dunne, Olivia Thirlby, Amy Sedaris
Plot: A drama that interweaves the life of a teenager, with his old babysitter, her estranged husband and their daughter.

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