2008 : Movies Must See
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- DirectorAlejandro ChomskiStarsDana DelanyBai LingDebi MazarA love story about the encounter of two drifting souls. Escaping her abusive past, a woman stays the night with an illegal immigrant friend of a friend. The two get closer and fall in love, but face turmoil.
- DirectorKevin GendreauStarsJamie Elle MannBrian KrauseTohoru MasamuneDuring 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 enemy territory. But the small island they land on holds more than men with guns.
- DirectorJames A. ContnerStarsDaryl HannahJohn SchneiderArmand AssanteA fisherman and his family fight to take down a greedy real estate developer who has released toxins into the ocean, turning the area's sharks into bloodthirsty hunters.
- DirectorDeclan O'BrienStarsChad Michael CollinsNatalie Denise SperlAlicia LaganoA group of friends on a backpacking trip through Europe discover a stone with a sword embedded in it. When they remove the sword an ancient rock monster is unleashed.
- DirectorAndrew ProwseStarsD.B. SweeneyDanica McKellarChris ClevelandGradually people notice the heat index is rising, and that all life on Earth is at risk, for a hoard of alien dinosaurs want to take over; until a soldier and a ex-model step in to take back planet Earth.
- DirectorGeo SantiniStarsErik PalladinoTyson BeckfordSimon RexWhen Troy turned on crime boss Dmitri Debartolla he was forced to leave Los Angeles and lay low in Miami. After two years, and the loss of his leg in a shootout with a Cuban crime syndicate, Troy returns to LA to reclaim what is rightfully his. A reunion with his former partners in a rundown hotel sets the stage for an explosive encounter where past and present collide.
- DirectorLuke RicciStarsDameon ClarkeMatthew Gray GublerLaura ReganA serial killer decides to teach the secrets of his satisfying career to a video store clerk.
- DirectorMichael CanzonieroMarco RicciStarsBrendan Sexton IIIDan FoglerSteven RandazzoAfter punching the clock for years in their family's carpet-laying business, brothers Carmine and Anthony hire on as videographers with Lou Burns, the tacky, self-proclaimed king of Long Island wedding video directors.
- DirectorPaul ZillerStarsMarc MenardCarly PopeAdam O'ByrneA plane flight carrying a college football team crashes in the Himalayas. Surviving the crash was only part of their problem. Trying not to become a meal for the monster lurking in the mountains will be their greater challenge.
- DirectorRoy KnyrimStarsViolent JShaggy 2 DopeScott LevyIn a dystopian future, contestants compete in a cross-country road race in which killing is part of the game.
- DirectorMikey HilbStarsEric LivelyKellan LutzMichael MadsenBest friends set out to be the first people to ski a dangerous Alaskan peak.
- DirectorRyan LittleStarsSean FarisPenn BadgleyGary ColeA rugby player is put up in a juvenile detention center, where he plays for the Highland Rugby team and ultimately plays against his father in the National Championships.
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsDerek LukeMichael EalyLaz AlonsoSet in 1944 Italy, the story of four black American soldiers who get trapped in a Tuscan village during WWII.
- DirectorJoshua Michael SternStarsKevin CostnerPaula PattonKelsey GrammerIn a remarkable turn-of-events, the result of the presidential election comes down to one man's vote.
- DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsBrad PittFrances McDormandGeorge ClooneyA 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.
- DirectorPete TravisStarsDennis QuaidForest WhitakerMatthew FoxThe attempted assassination of the American President is told and re-told from several different perspectives.
- DirectorRussell MulcahyStarsMichael CoponKaren DavidSimon QuartermanAfter witnessing his father's murder by the hand of the ruthless General Sargon, Mathayus travels to the Underworld to retrieve the enchanted Sword of Damocles from the dark deity, Astarte. Can he thwart the usurper's megalomaniac vision?
- DirectorMarc ForsterStarsDaniel CraigOlga KurylenkoMathieu AmalricJames Bond descends into mystery as he tries to stop a mysterious organisation from eliminating a country's most valuable resource.
- DirectorJon AvnetStarsRobert De NiroAl PacinoCarla GuginoTwo veteran New York City detectives work on a case of serial executions of criminals who escaped justice.
- DirectorEric BrossStarsAgnes BrucknerDavid MoscowScott AndersonThree young people check into the Meadow View Inn for a night's rest, fully unaware of the inn's sick-minded employees and their nefarious intentions.
- DirectorMatthias HoeneStarsNora-Jane NooneJamie DornanTamer HassanAn English soldier must find and win back his girlfriend from the clutches of a mysterious group of hardcore ravers before he flies to Iraq in the morning.
- DirectorJeffrey ChernovStarsJon BernthalBruce McGillMark NassarA human story unfolds when detectives aggravated by a major bust gone wrong are forced to deal with a tormented man thrown into the cage after urinating on the Mayor's limo. The explosive combination of character and situation balances intense drama with laugh out loud comedy.
- DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsZac EfronClaire DanesChristian McKayIn 1937, a teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar", directed by a young Orson Welles.
- DirectorDamian HarrisStarsGillian JacobsJohn MalkovichRyan SimpkinsAfter being abducted as children, and suffering years of abuse, a teenage boy and girl find themselves living on the street.
- DirectorMasayuki OchiaiStarsJoshua JacksonRachael TaylorJames KysonA newly married couple discovers disturbing, ghostly images in photographs they develop after a tragic accident. Fearing the manifestations may be connected, they investigate and learn that some mysteries are better left unsolved.
- DirectorMichael McGowanStarsJoshua JacksonPeter SpenceMarc StrangeChronicles the motorcycle trip of Ben Tyler as he rides from Toronto to Tofino, British Columbia. Ben stops at landmarks that are both iconic and idiosyncratic on his quest to find meaning in his life.
- DirectorSteven TanenbaumStarsCara SeymourLori PettyJames McCaffreyComing Soon is a film about that one, often unnoticed moment that can change everything.
- DirectorChris ConleeStarsEric Peter-KaiserTim ColceriSandra CortezAn alien bacterium resurrects the dead on Earth.
- DirectorIsabel CoixetStarsBen KingsleyPenélope CruzPatricia ClarksonCultural critic David Kepesh finds his life, which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood," thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.
- DirectorSteve ConradStarsSeann William ScottJohn C. ReillyChris ConradTwo assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.
- DirectorCelia FoxStarsJeffrey Dean MorganAmber VallettaWilmer ValderramaThe lives of rival gang members, a teacher, a TV news crew and other intertwine in the city of Los Angeles.
- DirectorSteven JacobsonStarsKenny WormaldRachele Brooke SmithSarah Jayne JensenA self-trained dancer from the streets of Detroit finds her way after auditioning for the most prestigious ballet academy in New York.
- DirectorJada Pinkett SmithStarsJason ClarkePaz VegaIdris ElbaA successful corporate type harboring a deep, dark secret befriends a free-spirited stranger who encourages him to ditch his stuffy lifestyle and live life in reckless abandon.
- DirectorRigoberto CastañedaStarsAmber TamblynAidan GillenArmie HammerThree people from different walks of life find themselves trapped inside a stalled elevator. What at first seems like an inconvenience rapidly escalates into a nightmare.
- DirectorRoel ReinéStarsSteven SeagalPaul CalderonRenée Elise GoldsberryA tough ex-policeman (S.Seagal) with a gambling and alcohol problem gets offered a job as assassin of bad men. It'll rid him of all gambling debt as well as get him money and a chance of cleaning up his act and be with his daughter.
- DirectorGeorge GalloStarsAntonio BanderasMeg RyanColin HanksHenry 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.
- DirectorRowan WoodsStarsKate BeckinsaleForest WhitakerGuy PearceA group of strangers form a unique relationship with each other after surviving a random shooting at a Los Angeles diner.
- DirectorDerick MartiniStarsRory CulkinAlec BaldwinJill HennessyA family unit begins to bow under the pressure of a failing marriage.
- DirectorPhedon PapamichaelStarsElizabeth RiceThomas DekkerKelly BlatzA small Maryland town is gripped by a curse which causes residents to take their own life one after another.
- DirectorDanny RothStarsRyan PinkstonVanessa LengiesRandy WayneFour friends think they've got it made for senior year -- easy classes, booze-fueled ragers and ridiculously hot babes. But when they take in a group of foreign exchange students their master plan is put on hold -- and hilarity ensues!
- DirectorMarcel LangeneggerStarsHugh JackmanEwan McGregorMichelle WilliamsAn accountant is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his lawyer friend. But in this new world, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.
- DirectorJustin RhodesStarsFrida FarrellNick MancusoRhett GilesA CIA assassin attempts to break out of the contract killing business to try to lead a normal life.
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsAngelina JolieColm FeoreAmy RyanAfter Christine's son goes missing, she reaches out to the LAPD to find him. But when they try to pass off an impostor as her son to quieten public protests, she refuses to accept him or give up hope.
- DirectorNicolas Winding RefnStarsTom HardyKelly AdamsLuing AndrewsA young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.
- DirectorRob SchmidtStarsEliza DushkuCary ElwesTimothy HuttonBased on the true story of the double initial killings in Rochester, NY.
- DirectorDiane EnglishStarsMeg RyanEva MendesAnnette BeningA wealthy New Yorker wrestles with the decision to leave her cheating husband, as she and her friends discover that women really can have it all.
- DirectorSteven SchachterStarsWilliam H. MacyMeg RyanLL Cool JA 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?
- DirectorJohn MayburyStarsKeira KnightleySienna MillerMatthew RhysTwo feisty, free-spirited women are connected by the brilliant, charismatic poet who loves them both.
- DirectorTom ShanklandStarsEva BirthistleStephen Campbell MooreJeremy SheffieldA relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
- DirectorTodd KesslerStarsElisabeth HarnoisJesse McCartneyMargo HarshmanNatalie, head of her curriculum activities in high school and riding on a tennis scholarship for college, gets Keith as her Chemistry lab partner. As Natalie can be uptight, Keith proves to be the opposite, even while hiding a secret.