Roger Ebert's Top 20 Films of 2008

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Roger decided to break precedent and name a top 20 for this year instead of the usual 10. Also listed are his picks for the top 5 documentaries. His grand prize this year goes to Guy Maddin’s My Winnipeg.

  1. 1.
    Ballast (2008)
    by Lance Hammer

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  2. 2.
    The Band's Visit

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  3. 3.
    Chop Shop
    by Ramin Bahrani

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  4. 4.
    The Dark Knight

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  5. 5.
    Doubt
    by John Patrick Shanley

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  6. 6.
    The Fall

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  7. 7.
    Frost/Nixon [Theatrical Release]

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  8. 8.
    Frozen River
    by Courtney Hunt

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  10. 10.
    Iron Man (Two-Disc Special Collectors' Edition)
    by Jon Favreau

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  11. 11.
    Milk
    by Gus Van Sant

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  12. 12.
    My Winnipeg
    by Guy Maddin

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  13. 14.
    The Reader [Theatrical Release]
    by Stephen Daldry

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  14. 15.
    Revolutionary Road
    by Sam Mendes

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  15. 16.
    Shotgun Stories

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  16. 17.
    Slumdog Millionaire
    by Danny Boyle

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  17. 18.
    Synecdoche, New York
    by Charlie Kaufman

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  18. 19.
    W [Theatrical Release]

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  19. 20.
    Wall-E

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  20. 21.
    Encounters at the End of the World
    by Werner Herzog

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  21. 22.
    ?
    I.O.U.S.A. [Blu-ray]

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  22. 23.
    Man on Wire
    by James Marsh

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  23. 24.
    Standard Operating Procedure

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  24. 25.
    Trouble the Water
    by Carl Deal, Tia Lessin

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Created by javert on Dec 05, 2008.
 

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Trouble — 15 weeks ago

Replaced the 2008 short film “Trouble in the Water” with the 2008 documentary film “Trouble the Water” which Ebert actually reviewed.