10 Best Films of 2008

I worked at a cinema for the entire 2008 and managed to see most of the much anticipated releases. The first 6 months of the year delivered almost nothing as I recall but the latter half produced some memorable films. In my opinion, here are the top 10 films from 2008.

Honourable Mentions
- Vicky Christina Barcelona (dir. Woody Allen)
- Blindness (Fernando Meirelles)
- Gran Torino (Clint Eastwood)
- Changeling (Clint Eastwood)
- Revolutionary Road (Sam Mendes)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (David Fincher)

10. Rachel Getting Married (Jonathan Demme)


9. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman)


8. Doubt (John Patrick Shanley)


7. Der Baader Beinhof Komplex (Uli Edel)


6. The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan)


5. In Bruges (Martin McDonagh)


4. Wall E (Andrew Stanton)


3. Frost/Nixon (Ron Howard)


2. Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle)


1. The Wrestler (Darren Aronofsky)