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Roger Ebert's Top 20 Films of 2008

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.
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 Ballast (2008)
by Lance Hammer
  
2. The Band's Visit  
3. Chop Shop
by Ramin Bahrani
  
4. The Dark Knight  
5.
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 Doubt
by John Patrick Shanley
  
6.
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 The Fall  
7.
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 Frost/Nixon [Theatrical Release]  
8.
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 Frozen River
by Courtney Hunt
  
9.
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 Happy-Go-Lucky [Theatrical Release]  
10. Iron Man (Two-Disc Special Collectors' Edition)
by Jon Favreau
  
11.
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 Milk
by Gus Van Sant
  
12.
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 My Winnipeg
by Guy Maddin
  
13.
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 Rachel Getting Married [Theatrical Release]  
14.
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 The Reader [Theatrical Release]
by Stephen Daldry
  
15.
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 Revolutionary Road
by Sam Mendes
  
16. Shotgun Stories  
17.
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 Slumdog Millionaire
by Danny Boyle
  
18.
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 Synecdoche, New York
by Charlie Kaufman
  
19.
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 W [Theatrical Release]  
20. Wall-E  
21. Encounters at the End of the World
by Werner Herzog
  
22.
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 I.O.U.S.A. [Blu-ray]  
23. Man on Wire
by James Marsh
  
24. Standard Operating Procedure  
25.
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 Trouble the Water
by Carl Deal, Tia Lessin
  
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Created by javert on Dec 05, 2008.