2008 Releases: Ranked

Submitted by P Pogo on Tue, 07/15/2008 - 10:23
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  1. 5.0

  3. 4 Weeks, 3 Months and 2 Days (Cristian Mungiu, 2007)

  5. 4.5

  7. Chop Shop (Ramin Bahrani, 2007)
  8. Doubt (John Patrick Shanley, 2008)
  9. Man on Wire (James Marsh, 2008)
  10. Taxi to the Dark Side (Alex Gibney, 2007)
  11. Wall-E (Andrew Stanton, 2008)
  12. Waltz with Bashir (Ari Folman, 2008)

  14. 4.0

  16. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008)
  17. Dear Zachary (Kurt Kuenne, 2008)
  18. Flight of the Red Balloon (Hou Hsiao-hsien, 2007)
  19. In Bruges (Martin McDonagh, 2008)
  20. Iron Man (Jon Favreau, 2008)
  21. Rachel Getting Married (Jonathan Demme, 2008)
  22. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (Marina Zenovich, 2008)
  23. Up the Yangtze (Yung Chang, 2008)
  24. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Woody Allen, 2008)
  25. Wendy and Lucy (Kelly Reichardt, 2008)

  27. 3.5

  29. Changeling (Clint Eastwood, 2008)
  30. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (David Fincher, 2008)
  31. Encounters at the End of the World (Werner Herzog, 2008)
  32. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Nicholas Stoller, 2008)
  33. Frozen River (Courtney Hunt, 2008)
  34. Happy-Go-Lucky (Mike Leigh, 2008)
  35. Kung Fu Panda (Mark Osborne, John Stevenson, 2008)
  36. Milk (Gus Van Sant, 2008)
  37. Momma's Man (Azazel Jacobs, 2008)
  38. Paranoid Park (Gus Van Sant, 2007)
  39. Sangre de Mi Sangre (Christopher Zalla, 2007)
  40. The Secret of the Grain (Abdel Kechiche, 2007)
  41. Silent Light (Carlos Reygadas, 2007)
  42. Standard Operating Procedure (Errol Morris, 2008)
  43. Surfwise (Doug Pray, 2007)
  44. Tell No One (Guillaume Canet, 2006)
  45. Un conte de Noël/A Christmas Tale (Arnaud Desplechin, 2008)
  46. The Visitor (Tom McCarthy, 2008)
  47. The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky, 2008)

  49. 3.0

  51. American Teen (Nanette Burstein, 2008)
  52. Bigger Stronger Faster* (Chris Bell, 2008)
  53. Bomb It (Jon Reiss, 2007)
  54. The Edge of Heaven (Fatih Akin, 2007)
  55. Hancock (Peter Berg, 2008)
  56. Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008)
  57. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (Bharat Nalluri, 2008)
  58. Nothing But the Truth (Rod Lurie, 2008)
  59. The Order of Myths (Margaret Brown, 2008)
  60. Revolutionary Road (Sam Mendes, 2008)
  61. Role Models (David Wain, 2008)
  62. Shotgun Stories (Jeff Nichols, 2007)
  63. Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle, 2008)
  64. Snow Angels (David Gordon Green, 2007)
  65. Son of Rambow (Garth Jennings, 2007)
  66. The Strangers (Bryan Bertino, 2008)
  67. Water Lilies (Céline Sciamma, 2007)

  69. 2.5

  71. Baby Mama (Michael McCullers, 2008)
  72. Baghead (Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, 2008)
  73. The Bank Job (Roger Donaldson, 2008)
  74. Boy A (John Crowley, 2007)
  75. Cassandra's Dream (Woody Allen, 2007)
  76. Chicago 10 (Brett Morgen, 2007)
  77. Cloverfield (Matt Reeves, 2008)
  78. The Fall (Tarsem Singh, 2006)
  79. Frost/Nixon (Ron Howard, 2008)
  80. Funny Games (Michael Haneke, 2008)
  81. Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (Alex Gibney, 2008)
  82. Horton Hears a Who! (Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino, 2008)
  83. Lou Reed's Berlin (Julian Schnabel, 2007)
  84. Mister Foe (David Mackenzie, 2008)
  85. Profit Motive and the Whispering Wind (John Gianvito, 2007)
  86. Redbelt (David Mamet, 2008)
  87. Speed Racer (Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski, 2008)
  88. Still Life (Jia Zhang-ke, 2006)
  89. Tropic Thunder (Ben Stiller, 2008)

  91. 2.0

  93. Be Kind Rewind (Michel Gondry, 2008)
  94. Boarding Gate (Olivier Assayas, 2007)
  95. Burn After Reading (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, 2008)
  96. Doomsday (Neil Marshall, 2008)
  97. Get Smart (Peter Segal, 2008)
  98. Hamlet 2 (Andrew Fleming, 2008)
  99. My Blueberry Nights (Wong Kar-Wai, 2007)
  100. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (Peter Sollett, 2008)
  101. Pineapple Express (David Gordon Green, 2008)
  102. The Promotion (Steve Conrad, 2008)
  103. The Reader (Stephen Daldry, 2008)
  104. Stuck (Stuart Gordon, 2007)
  105. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman, 2008)
  106. Teeth (Mitchell Lichtenstein, 2007)
  107. 21 (Robert Luketic, 2008)
  108. Zack and Miri Make a Porno (Kevin Smith, 2008)

  110. 1.5

  112. Midnight Meat Train (Ryuhei Kitamura, 2008)
  113. Semi-Pro (Kent Alterman, 2008)
  114. Smart People (Noam Murro, 2008)
  115. Step Brothers (Adam McKay, 2008)
  116. The Tracey Fragments (Bruce McDonald, 2007)

  118. 1.0

  120. Fool's Gold (Andy Tennant, 2008)
  121. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, 2008)
  122. Savage Grace (Tom Kalin, 2008)
  123. What We Do Is Secret (Rodger Grossman, 2007)

  125. 0.5

  128. Worse than 0.5

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Films seen in 2008: Ranked