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Added by the giraffe on 8 Nov 2010 10:20
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Best movies of 2008

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For further thoughts on films rated 10/10, please see my Best of 00s list.
People who added this item 1019 Average listal rating (685 ratings) 5.9 IMDB Rating 6.2
The Strangers (2008)


Certainly not the most original horror film ever made, which would normally put this at a 9/10 for me. HOWEVER, it was the first horror film to scare me since the late 1980s. For that, it earns top honors.
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Of all the HST documentaries out there, this is by far the best one. It's so heartfelt, sincere, and done with great respect for him and his legacy, all thanks to his family and closest friends who helped shape it.
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People who added this item 7834 Average listal rating (5652 ratings) 8.3 IMDB Rating 9
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People who added this item 330 Average listal rating (188 ratings) 7.4 IMDB Rating 7.3
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People who added this item 2261 Average listal rating (1454 ratings) 7.8 IMDB Rating 7.9
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People who added this item 4030 Average listal rating (2663 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 8
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People who added this item 356 Average listal rating (225 ratings) 6.8 IMDB Rating 7
Son of Rambow (2007)
U.S. release date: May 2, 2008
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For what it's worth: it's never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There's no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you're proud of. If you find that you're not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.
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People who added this item 5438 Average listal rating (3790 ratings) 8 IMDB Rating 8.4
WALLยทE (2008)
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People who added this item 1155 Average listal rating (724 ratings) 6.7 IMDB Rating 6.6
Funny Games (2008)
U.S. release date: March 14, 2008
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People who added this item 766 Average listal rating (515 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 8
Ip Man (2008)
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People who added this item 454 Average listal rating (249 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.4

And you're right-I'm pathetic. I have sex with strangers because I'm incapable of doing it with someone I actually like. I can't even ask anyone out on a date because if it doesn't end up in a high speed chase, I get bored. I've kept myself numb for so long that now I actually want to feel something I can't because no matter where I go, no matter what I do, I always end up back here with you. I need to break up, Ma.
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People who added this item 5215 Average listal rating (3691 ratings) 7.5 IMDB Rating 7.9
Iron Man (2008)
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People who added this item 1261 Average listal rating (858 ratings) 6.2 IMDB Rating 6.4
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People who added this item 2647 Average listal rating (1785 ratings) 6.4 IMDB Rating 6.7
Wanted (2008)

It's a choice, Wesley, that each of us must face: to remain ordinary, pathetic, beat-down, coasting through a miserable existence, like sheep herded by fate - or you can take control of your own destiny and join us, releasing the caged wolf you have inside. Our purpose is to maintain stability in an unstable world - kill one, save a thousand. Within the fabric of this world, every life hangs by a thread. We are that thread - a fraternity of assassins with the weapons of fate. This is the decision that lies before you now: the sheep, or the wolf. The choice is yours.
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People who added this item 614 Average listal rating (337 ratings) 7.7 IMDB Rating 7.7
Man on Wire (2008)
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People who added this item 415 Average listal rating (258 ratings) 7.3 IMDB Rating 7.8
Food, Inc. (2009)
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Top films listed in the order I like them, though repeat viewings could potentially rearrange said order. And of course the order could be further altered once I watch the "Unwatched contenders".

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