1. Cloverfield-T.J. Miller, Jessica Lucas, D: Matt Reeves, ***
  2. Rambo-Sylvester Stallone, Ken Howard, D: Sylvester Stallone, ***
  3. In Bruges-Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, D: Martin McDonagh, ***
  4. George A. Romero’s Diary of the Dead-Joshua Close, Michelle Morgan, **1/2
  5. 10,000 B.C.-Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis, D: Roland Emerich, ½*
  6. U2 3D-Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, ****
  7. Be Kind Rewind-Jack Black, Mos Def, D: Michel Gondry, **1/2
  8. Vantage Point-Dennis Quaid, William Hurt, **
  9. 21-Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, *1/2
  10. The Bank Job-Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, D: Roger Donaldson, **1/2
  11. Shine a Light-Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, D: Martin Scorsese, ***1/2
  12. Meet Bill-Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, ***
  13. The Ruins-Jena Malone, Shawn Ashmore, D: Carter Smith, ***
  14. Iron Man-Robert Downey Jr. Jeff Bridges, D: Jon Favreau, **1/2
  15. Redbelt-Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emily Mortimer, D: David Mamet, ****
  16. Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull-Harrison Ford, ***
  17. Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, John Cho, Kal Penn, **1/2
  18. The Strangers-Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman, D: Bryan Bertino, ***
  19. The Incredible Hulk-Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, D: Louis Letterier, **
  20. The Happening-Mark Wahlberg, John Leguizamo, D: M. Night Shyamalan, *
  21. Get Smart-Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, D: Peter Segal, **1/2
  22. Recount-Kevin Spacey, Laura Dern, D: Jay Roach, ****
  23. Wall E- D: Andrew Stanton, ***1/2
  24. Wanted-Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, D: Timur Bekmambetov, ***
  25. The Dark Knight-Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, D: Christopher Nolan, ****
  26. Hellboy II: The Golden Army-Ron Perlman, John Hurt, **
  27. The X-Files: I Want to Believe-David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, **1/2
  28. Pineapple Express-Seth Rogen, James Franco, D: David Gordon Green, ***1/2
  29. Burn After Reading-George Clooney, Brad Pitt, D: Joel and Ethan Coen, ***1/2
  30. Righteous Kill-Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, D: Jon Avnet, **1/2
  31. Choke-Sam Rockwell, Bijou Phillips, D: Clark Gregg, *
  32. Appaloosa-Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, D: Ed Harris, **1/2
  33. Body of Lies-Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, D: Ridley Scott, ***
  34. W.-Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Banks, D: Oliver Stone, ***
  35. Zack and Miri Make a Porno-Seth Rogan, Elizabeth Banks, D: Kevin Smith, ***
  36. Changeling-Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, D: Clint Eastwood, ***
  37. Quantum of Solace-Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, D: Marc Forster, **1/2
  38. Australia-Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, D: Baz Luhrmann, ***
  39. Slumdog Millionaire-D: Danny Boyle, ***1/2
  40. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button-Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, **
  41. Valkyrie-Tom Cruise, Terence Stamp, D: Bryan Singer, **
  42. The Wrestler-Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, D: Darren Aronofsky, ****
  43. Milk-Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, D: Gus Van Sant, ***1/2
  44. Doubt-Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, D: John Patrick Shanley, ***1/2
  45. Gran Torino-Clint Eastwood, D: Clint Eastwood, ***1/2
  46. Defiance-Daniel Craig, D: Edward Zwick, ***
  47. Frost/Nixon-Frank Langella, Michael Sheen, D: Ron Howard, **
  48. Revolutionary Road-Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, D: Sam Mendes, ***
  49. The Reader-Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, D: Stephen Daldry, **
  50. Let The Right One In-Lina Leanderson, D: Tomas Alfredson, ***1/2

Top 10 of 2008:

  1. The Dark Knight
  2. The Wrestler
  3. Recount
  4. Milk
  5. U2 3D
  6. Redbelt
  7. Gran Torino
  8. Doubt
  9. Burn After Reading
  10. Let The Right One In

 

 

  1. Rambo
  2. Slumdog Millionaire
  3. Wall E
  4. In Bruges
  5. Defiance

Worst of 2008:

1. The Happening

2. 10,000 B.C.

3. Choke

4. 21

5. The Incredible Hulk

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