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    Linewatch 2008 POSTER

    Linewatch

    2008

    English

    5.5

    12

    28%

    28%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    Thriller

    Kevin Bray Kevin Bray Director Luce Rains Luce Rains as Harris Omari Hardwick Omari Hardwick as Kimo Cuba Gooding Jr. Cuba Gooding Jr. as Michael Dixon Dean Norris Dean Norris as Warren Kane
    Academy Award Winner Cuba Gooding, Jr. is a Border Patrol Officer in the New Mexico desert with a secret past that is about to catch up with him. When his old gang leader tracks him down and forces him to smuggle drugs across the border, he must choose between the life he swore to leave behind and saving his family at any cost.
    The Clique 2008 POSTER

    The Clique

    2008

    English

    5.2

    15

    58%

    58%

    Action

    based on young adult novel

    Comedy

    Drama

    Family

    group of friends

    Michael Lembeck Michael Lembeck Director Vanessa Marano Vanessa Marano as Layne Abeley Roger Dillingham Jr. Roger Dillingham Jr. as Paramedic Dylan Minnette Dylan Minnette as Todd Lyons David Chisum David Chisum as William Block
    A young girl tries to fit in with a clique of popular middle school girls after moving into the guest house of one of their homes.
    The Children of Huang Shi 2008 POSTER

    The Children of Huang Shi

    2008

    Chinese

    7.0

    19

    29%

    66%

    1930s

    Action

    based on a true story

    based on true story

    children in wartime

    Drama

    duringcreditsstinger

    japanese occupation of china

    War

    Roger Spottiswoode Roger Spottiswoode Director Jonathan Rhys Meyers Jonathan Rhys Meyers as George Hogg Radha Mitchell Radha Mitchell as Lee Pearson Michelle Yeoh Michelle Yeoh as Mrs. Wang Shane Briant Shane Briant as Roger Appsley
    About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.
    Hell Ride 2008 POSTER

    Hell Ride

    2008

    English

    5.0

    16

    10%

    30%

    Action

    biker

    Drama

    exploitation

    grindhouse

    Thriller

    Larry Bishop Larry Bishop Director Michael Beach Michael Beach as Goody Two Shoes Francesco Quinn Francesco Quinn as Machete Cristos Cristos as Speed Michael Madsen Michael Madsen as The Gent
    Two rival bikers gangs, the Victors and the Six-Six-Six's, refuel their decades-old rivalry.
    The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond 2008 POSTER

    The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond

    2008

    English

    5.8

    8

    27%

    40%

    Action

    Drama

    memphis, tennessee

    period drama

    plantation

    Romance

    woman director

    Jodie Markell Jodie Markell Director Bryce Dallas Howard Bryce Dallas Howard as Fisher Chris Evans Chris Evans as Jimmy Will Patton Will Patton as Mr. Dobyne Peter Gerety Peter Gerety as Mr. Van Hooven
    Fisher Willow is the disliked Memphis débutante daughter of a plantation owner with a distaste for narrow-minded people and a penchant for shocking and insulting those around her. After returning from studies overseas, Fisher falls in love with Jimmy, the down-and-out son of an alcoholic father and an insane mother who works at a store on her family's plantation.
    Sunshine Cleaning 2008 POSTER

    Sunshine Cleaning

    2008

    English

    6.8

    23

    74%

    63%

    Action

    cleaning lady

    Comedy

    Drama

    family business

    new mexico

    sibling relationship

    single parent

    suicide

    Christine Jeffs Christine Jeffs Director Steve Zahn Steve Zahn as Mac Emily Blunt Emily Blunt as Norah Amy Adams Amy Adams as Rose Paul Dooley Paul Dooley as Sherm
    A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in this off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.
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    The Ramen Girl

    2008

    English

    6.3

    30

    51%

    51%

    Action

    Comedy

    cooking

    Drama

    family business

    japan

    language barrier

    restaurant

    restaurant owner

    Romance

    Robert Allan Ackerman Robert Allan Ackerman Director Brittany Murphy Brittany Murphy as Abby Tsutomu Yamazaki Tsutomu Yamazaki as Grand Master Masayoshi Nogami Masayoshi Nogami as Merchant 1 Kimiko Yo Kimiko Yo as Reiko
    An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction in life, she trains to be a ramen chef under a tyrannical Japanese master.
    Smart People 2008 POSTER

    Smart People

    2008

    English

    6.1

    11

    50%

    39%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    professor

    Romance

    Noam Murro Noam Murro Director Thomas Haden Church Thomas Haden Church as Chuck Wetherhold Ashton Holmes Ashton Holmes as James Wetherhold Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid as Lawrence Wetherhold Ellen Page Ellen Page as Vanessa Wetherhold
    Professor Lawrence Wetherhold might be imperiously brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an intellectual giant -- but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and family, he's as downright flummoxed as the next guy.
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    The Tender Hook

    2008

    English

    5.2

    10

    27%

    27%

    1920s

    boxing

    Crime

    Drama

    jazz age

    love triangle

    Mystery

    Romance

    Thriller

    Jonathan Ogilvie Jonathan Ogilvie Director Matthew Le Nevez Matthew Le Nevez as Art Walker Pia Miranda Pia Miranda as Daisy Rose Byrne Rose Byrne as Iris Hugo Weaving Hugo Weaving as McHeath
    The story is about Iris's rise to the apex of a love/power triangle that includes her roguish English lover, McHeath, and Art, an earnest young boxer. Within the flawed moral landscape, each character struggles to establish their sovereignty.
    Arn: The Kingdom at the End of the Road 2008 POSTER

    Arn: The Kingdom at the End of the Road

    2008

    Swedish

    6.6

    26

    Action

    Adventure

    arabian

    based on novel or book

    christianity

    church

    Drama

    order of the templars

    Romance

    sweden

    War

    Peter Flinth Peter Flinth Director Bill Skarsgård Bill Skarsgård as Erik Gustaf Skarsgård Gustaf Skarsgård as Kung Knut Bibi Andersson Bibi Andersson as Moder Rikissa Joel Kinnaman Joel Kinnaman as Sverker Karlsson
    Arn has served his term in the Holy land and returns home to be reunited with his beloved Cecilia. When he returns home, he discovers that political forces tries to separate him and Cecilia - but thanks to queen Blanka they can finally get married. Arn knows that war is looming and with his martial knowledge he starts to build an army at his new home at Forsvik.
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    Killshot

    2008

    English

    27

    38%

    28%

    Action

    Crime

    criminal

    Drama

    hitman

    thriller

    Thriller

    John Madden John Madden Director Mickey Rourke Mickey Rourke as Armand 'Blackbird' Degas Diane Lane Diane Lane as Carmen Colson Tom McCamus Tom McCamus as Paul Scallen / FBI Chief Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Richie Nix
    Beautiful Carmen Colson and her ironworker husband Wayne are placed in the Federal Witness Protection program after witnessing an "incident". Thinking they are at last safe, they are targeted by an experienced hit man and a psychopathic young upstart killer.
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    Evet, I Do!

    2008

    German

    6.5

    5

    71%

    71%

    Action

    Comedy

    gay

    gay character

    gay theme

    Romance

    Sinan Akkus Sinan Akkus Director Tim Seyfi Tim Seyfi as Coskun Idil Üner Idil Üner as Günay Vedat Erincin Vedat Erincin as Kadir Hilmi Sözer Hilmi Sözer as (uncredited)
    The movie revolves around three different couples who have to overcome familial and cultural obstacles to be with their ones they love. A man looking for a bride-for-hire also learns the hard way that expectations and reality do not always come together well.
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    Genius Party Beyond

    2008

    Japanese

    7.0

    14

    69%

    69%

    Action

    Animation

    anime

    anthology

    Fantasy

    Music

    Sci-Fi

    Mahiro Maeda Mahiro Maeda Director Urara Takano Urara Takano as (segment "Gala") (voice) Arata Furuta Arata Furuta as (segment "Moondrive") (voice) Shôko Takada Shôko Takada as (segment "Moondrive") (voice) Akiko Suzuki Akiko Suzuki as (segment "Wanwa") (voice)
    Five stories, five maestros, five styles and one common denominator: maximum creativity. Studio 4°C, the coolest label on the planet, invites us for the second time to an exclusive reunion of a talents with a group film, full of freedom and ingenuity, that goes from Mahiro Maeda's classic anime, to Kazuto Nakazawa's intricate urban sketches, Shinya Ohira's bedlam of color and Tatsuyuki Tanaka's animated cyberpunk. And as if that wasn't enough, Koji Morimoto, the studio big boss, is charge of putting the icing on the cake with fantafabulous piece of abstract poetry that would make a VJ die of ecstasy. The party of the year.
    Keyzer & De Boer advocaten Klokkenluider 2008 POSTER

    Keyzer & De Boer advocaten Klokkenluider

    2008

    English

    6.6

    5

    Action

    Documentary

    Drama

    Diederik Van Rooijen Diederik Van Rooijen Director Kevin Eastman Kevin Eastman as (Himself) George R.R. Martin George R.R. Martin as (Himself) Stan Lee Stan Lee as Himself Hans Kesting Hans Kesting as OVJ Frits Oostwegel
    Pim defends Jesse van Alphen, who is accused of storing 600 kilos of drugs in his hangar. Jesse vehemently denies, and a detective reveals to Pim that the Attorney General is only prosecuting Jesse because they could not get the real culprit. Nina helps an old Jewish man who is about to divorce his wife after 42 years of marriage. His wife demands half of the profits from selling their house, but he does not want to sell as the house is linked to deeply rooted memories of his youth in World War II. Nina is later startled when her boyfriend Carel turns out to be the judge assigned to the case.—Dutch90
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    Rough Cut

    2008

    Korean

    7.0

    15

    66%

    66%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    gangster

    movie actor

    Hun Jang Hun Jang Director Soo-Young Park Soo-Young Park as Co. President Lee Jae-seop Choi Jae-seop Choi as Drunk man at club Ji-seob So Ji-seob So as Lee Kang-Pae Jeong-hwan Kong Jeong-hwan Kong as Seong Min
    Gang-pae is #2 gangster in his organization who longs to become an actor. Su-ta is a superstar actor who takes on the role of a gangster in an action movie called Rough Cut. When another actor leaves the set due to Su-tas violent ways, the production is on the verge of shutting down. Su-ta asks Gang-pae, whom he met by chance, to play alongside him in the movie in order to save the production.
    Chocolate 2008 POSTER

    Chocolate

    2008

    Thai

    6.9

    52

    Action

    autism

    debt

    Drama

    female martial artist

    gang

    thailand

    yakuza

    Prachya Pinkaew Prachya Pinkaew Director Hiroshi Abe Hiroshi Abe as Masashi Pongpat Wachirabunjong Pongpat Wachirabunjong as No.8 JeeJa Yanin JeeJa Yanin as Zen Ammara Siripong Ammara Siripong as Zin
    Zen, an autistic teenage girl with powerful martial arts skills, gets money to pay for her sick mother Zin's treatment by seeking out all the people who owe Zin money and making them pay.
    Fifty Dead Men Walking 2008 POSTER

    Fifty Dead Men Walking

    2008

    English

    6.8

    13

    83%

    68%

    Action

    Crime

    Drama

    ira (irish republican army)

    riot police

    slot machine

    Thriller

    woman director

    Kari Skogland Kari Skogland Director Nick Dunning Nick Dunning as Doctor Ben Kingsley Ben Kingsley as Fergus Rose McGowan Rose McGowan as Grace Anthony Brophy Anthony Brophy as Johnathan
    It's 1989, and in a Belfast torn apart by conflict and terrorism, petty criminal Marty McGartland is recruited by the British police to infiltrate the IRA. Guided by Special Forces officer 'Fergus', McGartland gains unparalleled insight into the organisation's dealings, providing his British handler with priceless, life-saving information. Based on a true story.
    Lady Cop & Papa Crook 2008 POSTER

    Lady Cop & Papa Crook

    2008

    Cn

    5.3

    5

    30%

    30%

    Action

    Comedy

    Crime

    Thriller

    Alan Mak Alan Mak Director Patrick Tam Patrick Tam as Donald Ng Richie Jen Richie Jen as Gogo Sammi Cheng Sammi Cheng as Senior Inspector Maureen Szeto Mo Lin Kai Man Tin Kai Man Tin as Toto
    A corrupt red oil kingpin enlists the aid of a female police officer to help find his son.
    Flash of Genius 2008 POSTER

    Flash of Genius

    2008

    English

    7.0

    16

    62%

    55%

    Action

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    inventor

    Marc Abraham Marc Abraham Director Conor O'Farrell Conor O'Farrell as Chris Finley Dermot Mulroney Dermot Mulroney as Gil Previck Aaron Abrams Aaron Abrams as Ian Meillor Chuck Shamata Chuck Shamata as Professor Irwin
    In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly pursues recognition for his invention, as well as the much-deserved financial rewards for the sake of his wife and six kids.
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    Shifty

    2008

    English

    6.5

    6

    96%

    67%

    Action

    cocaine

    Crime

    Drama

    drug dealer

    heroin

    police

    Thriller

    Eran Creevy Eran Creevy Director Tim Plester Tim Plester as Blair Daniel Mays Daniel Mays as Chris Jason Flemyng Jason Flemyng as Glen Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed as Shifty
    Shifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his best friend returns home. Stalked by a customer desperate to score at all costs, and with his family about to turn their back on him for good, Shifty must out-run and out-smart a rival drug dealer, intent on setting him up for a big fall.
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