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Max Manus: Man of WarMax Manus: Man of War (2008) Recommended
Dir. Joachim Roenning, Espen Sandberg
Feat. Aksel Hennie, Agnes Kittelsen, Nicolai Cleve Broch
Rousing wartime actioner chronicles the exploits of irrepressible Norwegian resistance hero Max Manus, whose sabotaging of the Nazi’s stampede…
Max PayneMax Payne (2008)
Dir. Jason Moore
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Beau Bridges
Another over–stylised blockbuster based on a video game, this stars Wahlberg as a particularly grim maverick cop on a mission of revenge to…
Miracle at St. AnnaMiracle at St. Anna (2008)
Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Derek Luke, John Turturro, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
A messily formed, though nonetheless vital piece of corrective history, with Spike Lee directing this recreation of the feats of the…
Mummy, The - Tomb of the Dragon EmperorMummy, The - Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
Dir. Rob Cohen
Feat. Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello
Veteran adventurer Rick O’Conner (Fraser) returns with family in tow to battle Jet Li’s ‘Dragon Emperor’ in this bloated third installment of…
North FaceNorth Face (Nordwand) (2008) Aro Favourite
Dir. Philipp Stölzl
Feat. Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas
Exceptionally vivid, nerve–wracking mountaineering thriller in which two novice climbers attempt to be the first to scale the treacherous north…
Ong-Bak 2Ong-Bak 2 (Ong-Bak 2: The Beginning) (2008)
Dir. Tony Jaa, Panna Rittikrai
Feat. Tony Jaa, Sorapong Chatree, Sarunyu Wongkrachang
Heavy–handed follow–up to the decade’s best martial arts movie, co–directed by and starring ONG–BAK’s Tony Jaa as a…
Pride and GloryPride and Glory (2008)
Dir. Gavin O'Connor
Feat. Colin Farrell, Edward Norton, Jon Voight
A withdrawn, honest Irish cop becomes tangled in a web of betrayal when his brother's drug bust goes savagely wrong and he is ordered to investigate…
Quantum Of SolaceQuantum Of Solace (2008)
Dir. Marc Forster
Feat. Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Olga Kurylenko
Number 22 in the enduring Bond series is an action–heavy adventure with Daniel Craig returning as the man with the gun on a revenge mission to…
Rambo: ReloadedRambo: Reloaded (2008)
Dir. Sylvester Stallone
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, Matthew Marsden
Rambunctious, ultra–violent Sylvester Stallone–directed actioner sees Sly reprising his ammo–strapped role (this time in…
Red Baron, TheRed Baron, The (Der rote Baron) (2008)
Dir. Nikolai Müllerschön
Feat. Maxim Mehmet, Til Schweiger, Joseph Fiennes
Biographical melodrama focused around Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the celebrated showboating WW1 pilot. Thrilling airborne set–pieces make up…

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