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. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Score 34.6 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 36% · Metascore 35
  2. Center Stage: Turn It Up Score 34.4 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 60%
  3. Nights in Rodanthe Score 34.3 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 30% · Metascore 39
  4. The Man Who Loved Yngve Score 34.3 · IMDb 7.1
  5. Cass Score 34.3 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 53%
  6. Baghead Score 34.1 · IMDb 6.0 · Tomatometer 79% · Metascore 62
  7. Flashbacks of a Fool Score 34.0 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 41%
  8. Death Note: L Change the World Score 33.8 · IMDb 6.0
  9. Last Stop 174 Score 33.7 · IMDb 7.1
  10. Smart People Score 33.4 · IMDb 6.1 · Tomatometer 50% · Metascore 57