Best Movies of 2008

1. 1
   The Dark Knight 2008

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
   8.5

   8.5 · 37K votes
2. 2
   WALL·E 2008

   Directed by Andrew Stanton · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.1

   8.1 · 21K votes
3. 3
   Gran Torino 2008

   Directed by Clint Eastwood
   8.0

   8.0 · 12K votes
4. 4
   Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father 2008

   Directed by Kurt Kuenne · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, JustWatch TV Plus
   7.8

   8.1 · 616 votes
5. 5
   The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 2008

   Directed by Mark Herman · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
   7.8

   7.8 · 7.9K votes
6. 6
   Ip Man 2008

   Directed by Wilson Yip · Streaming on Hulu, fuboTV, Peacock Premium
   7.7

   7.8 · 4.3K votes
7. 7
   Ponyo 2008

   Directed by Hayao Miyazaki · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.7

   7.8 · 5K votes
8. 8
   Departures 2008

   Directed by Yojiro Takita · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel
   7.7

   7.9 · 971 votes
9. 9
   Slumdog Millionaire 2008

   Directed by Danny Boyle
   7.7

   7.7 · 12K votes
10. 10
    The Chaser 2008

    Directed by Na Hong-jin · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.7K votes
11. 11
    Iron Man 2008

    Directed by Jon Favreau · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.7

    7.7 · 29K votes
12. 12
    Presto 2008

    Directed by Doug Sweetland · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.1K votes
13. 13
    Front of the Class 2008

    Directed by Peter Werner · Streaming on fuboTV, Philo, The Roku Channel
    7.7

    8.1 · 340 votes
14. 14
    Love Exposure 2008

    Directed by Sion Sono
    7.7

    7.9 · 553 votes
15. 15
    La Maison en Petits Cubes 2008

    Directed by Kunio Kato
    7.6

    7.9 · 479 votes
16. 16
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 2008

    Directed by David Fincher · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    7.6

    7.6 · 14K votes
17. 17
    Seven Pounds 2008

    Directed by Gabriele Muccino · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu
    7.6

    7.6 · 7.4K votes
18. 18
    Waltz with Bashir 2008

    Directed by Ari Folman
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.1K votes
19. 19
    Fireproof 2008

    Directed by Alex Kendrick · Streaming on YouTube Free, Angel Studios, Sony Pictures Core
    7.6

    7.7 · 881 votes
20. 20
    The Fall 2008

    Directed by Tarsem Singh · Streaming on MUBI
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.6K votes
21. 21
    Changeling 2008

    Directed by Clint Eastwood
    7.5

    7.6 · 4.6K votes
22. 22
    Still Walking 2008

    Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.5

    7.8 · 473 votes
23. 23
    Il Divo 2008

    Directed by Paolo Sorrentino · Streaming on Hoopla
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.2K votes
24. 24
    The Wrestler 2008

    Directed by Darren Aronofsky
    7.5

    7.5 · 4.2K votes
25. 25
    Let the Right One In 2008

    Directed by Tomas Alfredson · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.4K votes
26. 26
    Estômago: A Gastronomic Story 2008

    Directed by Marcos Jorge
    7.5

    7.9 · 312 votes
27. 27
    In Bruges 2008

    Directed by Martin McDonagh
    7.5

    7.5 · 6K votes
28. 28
    The Wave 2008

    Directed by Dennis Gansel · Streaming on Kanopy
    7.5

    7.5 · 3.7K votes
29. 29
    Synecdoche, New York 2008

    Directed by Charlie Kaufman · Streaming on Fawesome, Howdy
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.7K votes
30. 30
    The Reader 2008

    Directed by Stephen Daldry · Streaming on Britbox, The CW, Kanopy
    7.4

    7.5 · 3.5K votes
31. 31
    Taken 2008

    Directed by Pierre Morel
    7.4

    7.4 · 13K votes
32. 32
    Straight from the Barrio 2008

    Directed by José Iván Santiago
    7.4

    8.1 · 157 votes
33. 33
    BURN·E 2008

    Directed by Angus MacLane · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.5 · 837 votes
34. 34
    Louis C.K.: Chewed Up 2008

    Directed by Louis C.K. · Streaming on History Vault
    7.4

    7.8 · 224 votes
35. 35
    Barbie and the Diamond Castle 2008

    Directed by Gino Nichele
    7.3

    7.5 · 900 votes
36. 36
    The Secret Life of Bees 2008

    Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
    7.3

    7.5 · 602 votes
37. 37
    The First Day of the Rest of Your Life 2008

    Directed by Rémi Bezançon
    7.3

    7.5 · 524 votes
38. 38
    Kung Fu Panda 2008

    Directed by Mark Osborne · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.3

    7.3 · 13K votes
39. 39
    Man on Wire 2008

    Directed by James Marsh · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel
    7.3

    7.4 · 1K votes
40. 40
    Martyrs 2008

    Directed by Pascal Laugier
    7.3

    7.3 · 3.2K votes
41. 41
    Another Cinderella Story 2008

    Directed by Damon Santostefano
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.2K votes
42. 42
    George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! 2008

    Directed by Rocco Urbisci · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
    7.3

    7.9 · 148 votes
43. 43
    Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King 2008

    Directed by Joe Sichta
    7.2

    7.6 · 288 votes
44. 44
    Anvil! The Story of Anvil 2008

    Directed by Sacha Gervasi · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    7.2

    7.6 · 284 votes
45. 45
    The Hurt Locker 2008

    Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · Streaming on Lionsgate+
    7.2

    7.2 · 6.4K votes
46. 46
    CJ7 2008

    Directed by Stephen Chow · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.2

    7.3 · 843 votes
47. 47
    Food, Inc. 2008

    Directed by Robert Kenner · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, The Roku Channel
    7.2

    7.4 · 696 votes
48. 48
    Mesrine: Killer Instinct 2008

    Directed by Jean-François Richet · Streaming on fuboTV, Philo, Fandor
    7.2

    7.3 · 1K votes
49. 49
    I Can't Think Straight 2008

    Directed by Shamim Sarif · Streaming on Here TV, Tubi TV
    7.2

    7.5 · 338 votes
50. 50
    A Matter of Loaf and Death 2008

    Directed by Nick Park
    7.2

    7.4 · 643 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Therion: Live Gothic 2008
   6.7

   9.5 · 18 votes
2. 2
   Avril Lavigne: The Best Damn Tour - Live in Toronto 2008

   Directed by Wayne Isham · Streaming on Qello Concerts by Stingray
   6.7

   8.9 · 23 votes
3. 3
   Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. 2008

   Directed by Robert Alvarez
   6.7

   8.4 · 31 votes
4. 4
   Muse: HAARP - Live from Wembley Stadium 2008

   Directed by Tom Kirk
   6.7

   8.3 · 31 votes
5. 5
   Linkin Park: Road to Revolution - Live at Milton Keynes 2008

   Directed by Blue Leach · Streaming on YouTube TV, Qello Concerts by Stingray
   6.5

   8.3 · 24 votes
6. 6
   MTV Unplugged: Julieta Venegas 2008
   6.5

   8.1 · 24 votes
7. 7
   Within Temptation & The Metropole Orchestra: Black Symphony 2008

   Directed by Hans Pannecoucke
   6.4

   8.2 · 19 votes
8. 8
   The Black Parade is dead. Long live the black parade 2008

   Directed by Atom Rothlein · Streaming on Qello Concerts by Stingray
   6.4

   9.0 · 10 votes
9. 9
   Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects 2008

   Directed by Norman England
   6.4

   8.5 · 13 votes
10. 10
    The Dark Horse 2008

    Directed by Cornelia Moore
    6.4

    8.3 · 15 votes