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My Top Twenty Movies of 2008
By an Amazon.com customer
Synecdoche New YorkSynecdoche New York
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $2.68
intellectually and emotionally devastating
The WrestlerThe Wrestler
Buy new: $15.49 / Used from: $2.25
Wendy and LucyWendy and Lucy
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $7.45
Paranoid ParkParanoid Park
Buy new: $11.49 / Used from: $3.45
Wall-E (Single-Disc Edition)Wall-E (Single-Disc Edition)
Buy new: $15.49 / Used from: $7.53
The Dark Knight (Two-Disc Special Edition)The Dark Knight (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Buy new: $24.49 / Used from: $2.40
My Blueberry Nights (The Miriam Collection)My Blueberry Nights (The Miriam Collection)
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $1.98
Waltz With BashirWaltz With Bashir
Buy new: $21.49 / Used from: $7.20
StuckStuck
Buy new: $14.49 / Used from: $0.33
Underrated, smart, B-movie (and I mean that as a compliment)
Pineapple Express (Two-Disc Unrated Edition + Digital Copy)Pineapple Express (Two-Disc Unrated Edition + Digital Copy)
Buy new: $25.49 / Used from: $7.02
Both a well made stoner comedy (not an oxymoron) and a sharp satire of 80s action movies.
Man on WireMan on Wire
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $3.76
RedbeltRedbelt
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $1.60
This was slept on. Why? It's awesome!
MilkMilk
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $3.23
Let The Right One InLet The Right One In
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $2.82
might be a little overrated but it's still very good
Gran Torino (Widescreen Edition)Gran Torino (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $4.32
it's definitely flawed but still way awesome and stuck in my mind long after it was over
Rachel Getting MarriedRachel Getting Married
Buy new: $17.49 / Used from: $1.76
Burn After ReadingBurn After Reading
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $1.31
Shotgun StoriesShotgun Stories
Buy new: $22.49 / Used from: $5.62
another slept on indie movie with a great performance from Michael Shannon
CloverfieldCloverfield
Buy new: $14.49 / Used from: $0.37
surprisingly effective
The StrangersThe Strangers
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $1.75
Pretty solid slasher film. Well made with great cinematography and sound design and, most importantly, scary!