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
  2. 2.
    The Band's Visit
    by Eran Kolirin
  3. 3.
    Chop Shop
    by Ramin Bahrani
  4. 4.
    The Dark Knight (Single-Disc Widescreen Edition)
    by Christopher Nolan
  5. 5.
    Doubt
    by John Patrick Shanley
  6. 6.
    The Fall
    by Tarsem Singh
  7. 7.
    Frost/Nixon [Theatrical Release]

  8. 8.
    Frozen River
    by Courtney Hunt
  9. 9.
  10. 10.
    Iron Man (Ultimate 2 Disc Edition)
    by Jon Favreau
  11. 11.
    Milk
    by Gus Van Sant
  12. 12.
    My Winnipeg
    by Guy Maddin
  14. 14.
    The Reader [Theatrical Release]
    by Stephen Daldry
  15. 15.
    Revolutionary Road
    by Sam Mendes
  16. 16.
    Shotgun Stories

  17. 17.
    Slumdog Millionaire
    by Danny Boyle
  18. 18.
    Synecdoche, New York
    by Charlie Kaufman
  19. 19.
    W

  20. 20.
    Wall-E (Three-Disc Special Edition)
    by Andrew Stanton
  21. 21.
    Encounters at the End of the World
    by Werner Herzog
  22. 22.
    ?
    I.O.U.S.A. [Blu-ray]

  23. 23.
    Man on Wire
    by James Marsh
  24. 24.
    Standard Operating Procedure
    by Errol Morris
  25. 25.
    Trouble the Water
    by Carl Deal, Tia Lessin
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Created by javert on Dec 05, 2008.
 

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Knaldskalle

Trouble — 2 years ago

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

Aug 07, 06:06PM | 0 comments | Reply to this



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