5F0085_Movies 2008
by merlin_petrus | created - 08 Jan 2020 | updated - 08 Jan 2020 | PublicAccepted movies from this year
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1. Blindness (2008)
R | 121 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A city is ravaged by an epidemic of instant white blindness.
Director: Fernando Meirelles | Stars: Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo, Gael García Bernal, Yûsuke Iseya
Votes: 75,207 | Gross: $3.07M
Julianne Moore
2. The Dark Knight (2008)
PG-13 | 152 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine
Votes: 2,872,288 | Gross: $534.86M
Melinda McGraw
3. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure
Indiana Jones becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, Karen Allen
Votes: 491,567 | Gross: $317.10M
Karen Allen
4. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
PG | 150 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.
Director: Andrew Adamson | Stars: Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, William Moseley
Votes: 225,564 | Gross: $141.62M
Georgie Henley
5. Rambo (2008)
R | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
In Thailand, John Rambo joins a group of mercenaries to venture into war-torn Burma, and rescue a group of Christian aid workers who were kidnapped by the ruthless local infantry unit.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden, Graham McTavish
Votes: 244,631 | Gross: $42.75M
Sylvester Stallone
6. Wanted (2008)
R | 110 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A frustrated office worker discovers that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.
Director: Timur Bekmambetov | Stars: Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp
Votes: 408,712 | Gross: $134.51M
Angelina Jolie
7. Hancock (2008)
PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Hancock is a superhero whose ill-considered behavior regularly causes damage in the millions. He changes when the person he saves helps him improve his public image.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Jae Head
Votes: 511,887 | Gross: $227.95M
Charlize Theron
8. The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In the Far East, Alex O'Connell, the son of famed mummy fighters Rick and Evy O'Connell, unearths the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin -- a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago.
Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, Michelle Yeoh
Votes: 170,722 | Gross: $102.49M
Maria Bello
9. The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
PG-13 | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A remake of the 1951 classic science fiction film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.
Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith
Votes: 178,580 | Gross: $79.37M
Jennifer Connelly
10. Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
PG | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Family
On a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother, a scientist, his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth.
Director: Eric Brevig | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Aníta Briem, Seth Meyers
Votes: 131,850 | Gross: $101.70M
Anita Briem
11. 10,000 BC (2008)
PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the prehistoric past, D'Leh is a mammoth hunter who bonds with the beautiful Evolet. When warriors on horseback capture Evolet and the tribesmen, D'Leh must embark on an odyssey to save his true love.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Camilla Belle, Steven Strait, Marco Khan, Cliff Curtis
Votes: 135,514 | Gross: $94.78M
Camilla Belle
12. Two Lovers (2008)
R | 110 min | Drama, Romance
A Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but volatile new neighbor.
Director: James Gray | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vinessa Shaw, Anne Joyce
Votes: 43,553 | Gross: $3.15M
Gwyneth Paltrow
13. Inkheart (2008)
PG | 106 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A teenage girl discovers her father has an amazing talent to bring characters out of their books and must try to stop a freed villain from destroying them all, with the help of her father, her aunt, and a storybook's hero.
Director: Iain Softley | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Andy Serkis, Eliza Bennett, Sienna Guillory
Votes: 82,370 | Gross: $17.30M
Sienna Guillory
14. Speed Racer (2008)
PG | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Young driver, Speed Racer, aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high-tech Mach 5 automobile.
Directors: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, Christina Ricci, Nicholas Elia
Votes: 78,472 | Gross: $43.95M
Susan Sarandon
15. Nim's Island (2008)
PG | 96 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Imagination and reality collide when young Nim's father goes missing at sea. Fate brings to her the author of the Alex Rover series, her favorite books, and together they try to find Nim's father.
Directors: Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin | Stars: Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler, Abigail Breslin, Michael Carman
Votes: 36,893 | Gross: $48.01M
Jodie Foster
16. Appaloosa (2008)
R | 115 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow.
Director: Ed Harris | Stars: Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons
Votes: 64,738 | Gross: $20.21M
Ed Harris
17. The Informers (2008)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
One week in L.A. in 1983, featuring movie executives, rock stars, a vampire and other morally challenged characters in adventures laced with sex, drugs and violence.
Director: Gregor Jordan | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger, Mickey Rourke, Jon Foster
Votes: 17,465 | Gross: $0.30M
Kim Basinger
18. The Burning Plain (2008)
R | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A drama with a two-tiered storyline concerning a mother and daughter who try to form a bond after the young woman's difficult childhood.
Director: Guillermo Arriaga | Stars: Charlize Theron, John Corbett, José María Yazpik, Robin Tunney
Votes: 21,346 | Gross: $0.20M
Kim Basinger
19. The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
PG-13 | 104 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Mulder and Scully are called back to duty by the FBI when a former priest claims to be receiving psychic visions pertaining to a kidnapped agent.
Director: Chris Carter | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Billy Connolly, Amanda Peet
Votes: 94,023 | Gross: $20.98M
Gillian Anderson
20. Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008)
Not Rated | 116 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Asterix and Obelix compete at the Olympics in order to help their friend Lovesix marry Princess Irina. Brutus also tries to win the game with his own team and get rid of his father Julius Caesar.
Directors: Frédéric Forestier, Thomas Langmann | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Clovis Cornillac, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alain Delon
Votes: 32,551 | Gross: $1.00M
Vanessa Hessler
21. Bangkok Dangerous (2008)
R | 99 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A hitman who's in Bangkok to pull off a series of jobs violates his personal code when he falls for a local woman and bonds with his errand boy.
Directors: Danny Pang, Oxide Chun Pang | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Charlie Yeung, Shahkrit Yamnarm, Panward Hemmanee
Votes: 58,319 | Gross: $15.28M
Nicolas Cage
22. Anaconda 3: Offspring (2008 TV Movie)
R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A mercenary-for-hire accepts a mission from a billionaire to capture a dangerous snake that could possibly help cure a terminal illness.
Director: Don E. FauntLeRoy | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Crystal Allen, Ryan McCluskey, Patrick Regis
Votes: 8,618
Crystal Allen
23. My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)
PG-13 | 119 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Henry Durand is a young federal agent who is given a difficult assignment: spy on his mother and her boyfriend who is suspected of leading a gang of art thieves.
Director: George Gallo | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Meg Ryan, Colin Hanks, Selma Blair
Votes: 12,353
Meg Ryan
24. Winged Creatures (2008)
R | 100 min | Crime, Drama
A group of strangers form a unique relationship with each other after surviving a random shooting at a Los Angeles diner.
Director: Rowan Woods | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Forest Whitaker, Guy Pearce, Dakota Fanning
Votes: 7,426
Kate Beckinsale
25. While She Was Out (2008)
R | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A woman out late for Christmas Eve shopping is soon terrorized by a small gang of troublemakers, and she must fight for her life.
Director: Susan Montford | Stars: Kim Basinger, Lukas Haas, Craig Sheffer, Jamie Starr
Votes: 7,288
Kim Basinger
26. Flirting with Forty (2008 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A divorced mother approaching her 40th birthday falls for a younger man while on vacation.
Director: Mikael Salomon | Stars: Heather Locklear, Robert Buckley, Vanessa Williams, Cameron Bancroft
Votes: 2,776
Heather Locklear
27. Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 TV Movie)
90 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Set in the late 1870's - A woman hires an anthropologist/adventurer to track down her husband, who has disappeared while searching for an elusive passage to the center of the earth.
Director: T.J. Scott | Stars: Ricky Schroder, Victoria Pratt, Peter Fonda, Steven Grayhm
Votes: 1,894
Victoria Pratt
28. Beethoven's Big Break (2008 Video)
PG | 101 min | Comedy, Family
Eddie, a struggling animal trainer and single dad suddenly finds himself the personal wrangler for a large and lovable St. Bernard whose fabulous movie "audition" catapults the dog to ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Elliott | Stars: Jonathan Silverman, Jennifer Finnigan, Moises Arias, Eddie Griffin
Votes: 2,366
Jennifer Finnigan
29. The Deal (I) (2008)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
A Hollywood producer starts with his nephew's script on Disraeli, Jewish PM in 1800s UK, and ends filming in Cape Town with a black action star. Will a movie be made? Will he score Deidre?
Director: Steven Schachter | Stars: William H. Macy, Meg Ryan, LL Cool J, Elliott Gould
Votes: 3,691
Meg Ryan
30. Columbus Day (2008)
R | 90 min | Crime, Thriller
A thief tries to fix the damage done during the biggest heist of his career.
Director: Charles Burmeister | Stars: Val Kilmer, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Richard Edson, Marg Helgenberger
Votes: 3,475
Marg Helgenberger
31. Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008 Video)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
From the Jules Verne classic, a hi-tech drilling rig must rescue a research team trapped deep below the Earth's surface. There they discover an exotic world -- rich with spectacular flora and fantastical creatures.
Directors: David Jones, Scott Wheeler | Stars: Greg Evigan, Dedee Pfeiffer, Jennifer Dorogi, Sara Tomko
Votes: 961
Dedee Pfeiffer
32. Ba'al (2008 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A terminally ill archaeologist attempts to cure his cancer by retrieving the ancient amulets of the storm god Ba'al.
Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Jeremy London, Stefanie von Pfetten, Scott Hylands, David James Lewis
Votes: 899
Stefanie von Pfetten
33. Kiss Me Deadly (2008 TV Movie)
R | 87 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Ex-spy Jacob Keane is drawn back into the shadowy world of international espionage when his former partner Marta reappears after seventeen years, her memory erased, on the run from a pair of deadly, psychopathic assassins.
Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Robert Gant, Shannen Doherty, Fraser Brown, John Rhys-Davies
Votes: 573 | Gross: $0.00M
Shannen Doherty
34. Warbirds (2008 TV Movie)
85 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
During WWII, a pilot and her crew carry a small group of American soldiers and an unknown cargo. However they get caught in a storm and they are forced to land in what is thought to be ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Gendreau | Stars: Jamie Elle Mann, Brian Krause, Tohoru Masamune, Shauna Rappold
Votes: 1,006
Brian Krause
35. The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon (2008 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 88 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
In the early days of the 20th century, an entire team disappeared while on an expedition deep into the Grand Canyon in search of a long-rumored hidden city.
Director: Farhad Mann | Stars: Michael Shanks, Shannen Doherty, JR Bourne, Toby Berner
Votes: 1,640
Shannen Doherty
36. Riddles of the Sphinx (2008 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 89 min | Fantasy, Sci-Fi
An astronomer and a cryptographer uncover a series of ancient tunnels, unwittingly unleashing a deadly Sphinx. In order to trap the Sphinx back in its tomb and stop impending destruction, ... See full summary »
Director: George Mendeluk | Stars: Dina Meyer, Lochlyn Munro, Mackenzie Gray, Donnelly Rhodes
Votes: 743
Dina Meyer
37. À l'aventure (2008)
Not Rated | 104 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A sexually unsatisfied young woman decided to pursue various sexual experiments and scenarios.
Director: Jean-Claude Brisseau | Stars: Carole Brana, Arnaud Binard, Nadia Chibani, Lise Bellynck
Votes: 2,329
Nadia Chibani
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