Critically acclaimed movies of 2008

Revolutionary Road(2008)

Combined Rating:
84
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children.



Doubt(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 78

A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.



Two Lovers(2008)

Combined Rating:
79
Combined Critics Rating: 78

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.



Me and Orson Welles(2008)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 77

In 1937, a teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar", directed by a young Orson Welles.



In Bruges(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

Guilt-stricken after a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.



Burn After Reading(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.



Bolt(2008)

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Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 76

The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.



Synecdoche, New York(2008)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 76

A theatre director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play.



Quantum of Solace(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

James Bond descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organization from eliminating a country's most valuable resource.



The Incredible Hulk(2008)

Combined Rating:
82
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Bruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he turns into, whenever he loses his temper.



Wanted(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.



Pineapple Express(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A process server and his marijuana dealer wind up on the run from hitmen and a corrupt police officer after he witnesses his dealer's boss murder a competitor while trying to serve papers on him.



Cloverfield(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.



Forgetting Sarah Marshall(2008)

Combined Rating:
83
Combined Critics Rating: 75

Devastated Peter takes a Hawaiian vacation in order to deal with the recent break-up with his TV star girlfriend, Sarah. Little does he know, Sarah's traveling to the same resort as her ex - and she's bringing along her new boyfriend.



Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist(2008)

Combined Rating:
80
Combined Critics Rating: 74

High school student Nick O'Leary, member of the Queercore band The Jerk Offs, meets college-bound Norah Silverberg when she asks him to be her boyfriend for five minutes.



Redbelt(2008)

Combined Rating:
74
Combined Critics Rating: 74

A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.



Revanche(2008)

Combined Rating:
71
Combined Critics Rating: 74

Ex-con Alex plans to flee to the South with his girl after a robbery. But something terrible happens and revenge seems inevitable.



Ballast(2008)

Combined Rating:
57
Combined Critics Rating: 74

A drama set in the Mississippi delta, where one man's suicide affects three people's lives.



Tulpan(2008)

Combined Rating:
59
Combined Critics Rating: 74

On the steppes of Kazakhstan, Asa lives in a yurt with his sister Samal, her husband Ondas, and their three children. Ondas is a herdsman, tough and strong. It's dry, dusty, and windy; too ...



The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian(2008)

Combined Rating:
81
Combined Critics Rating: 73

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.




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