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Best Movies of 2008 Ranked

The definitive guide to the greatest movies released in 2008. Ranked by IMDb and TMDB community scores with detailed overviews.

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25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert Poster

#1. 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert (2008)

★ 9.3/10 39 votes

Concert held on August 4, 5 and 6, 2008 at the Nippon Budōkan hall in Tokyo to commemorate both the Japanese theatrical release of Ponyo (2008) and the 25 years of musical collaboration between composer Joe Hisaishi and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki.

The Dark Knight Poster

#2. The Dark Knight (2008)

★ 8.5/10 37,167 votes

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. Poster

#3. Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. (2008)

★ 8.4/10 31 votes

In a series of interviews with the KND after they're all grown up, the former operatives are temporarily brought out of their decommissioned haze to discuss what happened during their very last mission with Numbuh one - where he disappeared and was never heard from again! It all started with a routine mission to get the Delightful Children's birthday cake, but when a mysterious boy steals it instead, he makes it available to whoever wants it, IF they can solve his 'simple' scavenger hunt first. Soon it's a mad, mad, mad, mad chase around the world as the KND, their friends, and virtually all of their enemies compete to win the yummiest cake ever

Muse: HAARP - Live from Wembley Stadium Poster

#4. Muse: HAARP - Live from Wembley Stadium (2008)

★ 8.3/10 31 votes

Muse's live act at Wembley Stadium, 17 June 2007.

Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium Poster

#5. Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium (2008)

★ 8.2/10 36 votes

Foo Fighters captured over their two sold-out nights at Wembley on 6th and 7th June, 2008.

Radiohead - In Rainbows - From the Basement Poster

#6. Radiohead - In Rainbows - From the Basement (2008)

★ 8.1/10 44 votes

A live performance by Radiohead of their 2007 album In Rainbows. This was their first of two full-episode performances, filmed at Maida Vale Studios in London, as part of the ‘From The Basement’ television series produced by Nigel Godrich, Dilly Gent, James Chads and John Woollcombe.

WALL·E Poster

#7. WALL·E (2008)

★ 8.1/10 21,131 votes

After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen.

Straight from the Barrio Poster

#8. Straight from the Barrio (2008)

★ 8.1/10 158 votes

A young drug dealer falls in love while facing disruption among the men in his gang, and being offered a career as a Reggaetón singer.

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father Poster

#9. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

★ 8.1/10 617 votes

In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child.

Front of the Class Poster

#10. Front of the Class (2008)

★ 8.1/10 340 votes

A boy with Tourette's syndrome overcomes criticism and discrimination to achieve his dream of becoming a teacher.

BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie Poster

#11. BOYS OVER FLOWERS the movie (2008)

★ 8.0/10 99 votes

Four years have passed since that emotional marriage proposal at Tsukushi Makino's high-school prom, and Tsukasa Dōmyōji announced his engagement to Tsukushi to the entire world. At an engagement dinner between their families, Dōmyōji's mother, who has been strongly against their relationship before, presents Tsukushi a tiara, which is estimated to be worth roughly 10 billion yen, as a token of their engagement. But that night, the tiara is stolen by somebody! Then, Dōmyōji and Tsukushi travel around the globe to Las Vegas, Hong Kong, and even a deserted island to get the tiara back—the legendary tiara that has been believed to "bring eternal love." In the meantime, where and what are the "F4" fellows, who have just gone separate ways, doing now?

Gran Torino Poster

#12. Gran Torino (2008)

★ 8.0/10 11,946 votes

Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.

George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! Poster

#13. George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! (2008)

★ 7.9/10 148 votes

It's Bad For Ya, Carlin's Emmy nominated 14th and final HBO special from March of 2008 features Carlin's noted irreverent and unapologetic observations on topics ranging from death, religion, bureaucracy, patriotism, overprotected children and big business to the pungent examinations of modern language and the decrepit state of the American culture.

Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony Poster

#14. Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony (2008)

★ 7.9/10 37 votes

The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese culture. Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and cost over $100 million USD to produce.

Tear This Heart Out Poster

#15. Tear This Heart Out (2008)

★ 7.9/10 135 votes

A young girl recounts her girlhood and eventual marriage to a general of the Mexican revolution. by one of the most outstanding writers of the new feminist Mexican literature, it is at once a haunting novel of one woman's life and a powerful account of post-revolutionary Mexico from a female perspective.

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