The best dramas of 2008

276 dramas from 2008, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Slumdog Millionaire Score 95.4 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 92% · Metascore 84 · Drama, Romance
  2. The Hurt Locker Score 85.6 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 95 · Drama, Thriller, War
  3. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Score 81.9 · IMDb 7.8 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 70 · Drama, Fantasy, Romance
  4. Milk Score 76.7 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 83 · History, Drama
  5. The Wrestler Score 74.5 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 99% · Metascore 80 · Drama, Romance
  6. Gran Torino Score 72.4 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 81% · Metascore 73 · Drama
  7. The Class Score 70.6 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 92
  8. Red Cliff Score 69.5 · IMDb 7.3 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 73
  9. Frost/Nixon Score 68.5 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 80
  10. The Reader Score 67.9 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 63% · Metascore 58