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Insanitarium
Insanitarium (2008) on 15 july 2008
, 1h29
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Lobotomie
Actors Jesse Metcalfe, Kiele Sanchez, Peter Stormare, Kevin Sussman, Olivia Munn, Carla Gallo
Rating50% 2.5042052.5042052.5042052.5042052.504205
The film follows a man, Jack (Jesse Metcalfe), faking insanity in order to save his sister, Lily (Kiele Sanchez), who has been involuntarily institutionalized. The siblings soon find that the strange doctor at the asylum, Mr. Gianetti (Peter Stormare), has been testing an experimental compound, orphium, on the patients that seems to be turning them into flesh-eating zombies; Loomis (Kurt Caceres), another patient, spreads the infection. The two siblings band together with a terminally paranoid man, Dave (Kevin Sussman), and a helpful nurse, Nancy (Olivia Munn), in the hopes of finding a way out of the asylum. They are attacked by most of the prisoners and staff, who kill Nancy; while on the 4th floor, they encounter the doctor, who gives Dave an icepick lobotomy, incapacitating him; he attempts to get Jack too, but ends up being infected by Loomis. At the end of the film, as the two siblings are in a police car heading to the asylum to investigate, the officers (Mark Kelly & Sharon Schaffer) accidentally let the patients escape into the outside world. It ends with a panning shot, revealing the city below the asylum's hillside location.
Kismat Konnection
Kismat Konnection (2008) on 18 july 2008

Directed by Aziz Mirza
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Shahid Kapoor, Vidya Balan, Juhi Chawla, Om Puri, Boman Irani, Vishal Malhotra
Rating52% 2.649612.649612.649612.649612.64961
This is a story about an architect Raj Malhotra (Shahid Kapoor). While he was a top student in his school and college days, he is not having much luck in finding work, clients or projects. All he does, seems to go wrong. Raj goes to a gypsy named Haseena Bano Jaan (Juhi Chawla). She advises him that his luck is not good and he needs a lucky charm or a person who can change his life. Afterwards, Raj meets Priya (Vidya Balan), who is ready to help the citizens of a community by trying to save a community center. Although they do not get along at first, Raj eventually realizes that Priya is his lucky charm. Priya ends up helping Raj through sticky situations and Raj eventually figures out that she is, in fact, changing his life. Knowing this, Raj lies to Priya by telling her that he will help her save the community center, but instead, he is trying to build a shopping mall there so he can finally be recognized as an architect. He also falls in love with Priya and she too falls for him. However, when Priya finds out the truth about what Raj is trying to do, she becomes very upset and hurt. To make up for his lie, Raj sells everything he has, not caring about his job. He proposes a plan to save the community center and ends up winning Priya's love and admiration. After Priya and Raj finally get together, Raj's life changes and he becomes prosperous.
Contract
Contract (2008) on 18 july 2008

Directed by Ram Gopal Varma
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Films about terrorism
Actors Kishor Kadam, Zakir Hussain, Amruta Subhash, Sakshi Gulati, Amruta Khanvilkar, Ziyah Vastani
Rating40% 2.044442.044442.044442.044442.04444
The story revolves around an ex-Special Protection Group Commando Amaan Malik, whose wife and daughter are killed in a Jihad inspired terrorist attack. Indian Agents working with the RAW of India, approach Amaan to collaborate with him to hunt the mastermind Sultan responsible for these serial attacks in Mumbai. Sultan, is executing another mission of serial blasts including a Government Hospital in Mumbai. Supported with Intelligence Bureau (India), how Amaan is able to infiltrate the underworld gangs to reach Sultan, the Chief Mentor forms the rest of the plot.
The Ode
The Ode (2008) on 17 july 2008

Themes Films set in Africa, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Wilson Cruz, Sakina Jaffrey, Parvesh Cheena, Diego Serrano, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, Lakshmi Manchu
Rating72% 3.6144253.6144253.6144253.6144253.614425
Thew storyline spans two generations of Indians. There is the doomed but passionate love story of Parin (Sakina Jaffrey) and Shiraz (Anil Kumar). This is intertwined with the life of their gay son Ali (Sachin Bhatt) who discovers that the past is always present no matter how far you run from it.
Wonderful Town
Wonderful Town (2007) on 18 july 2008
, 1h32
Directed by Aditya Assarat
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Romance
Rating64% 3.242913.242913.242913.242913.24291
À Takua Pa, une petite commune du sud de la Thaïlande : Ton, un architecte envoyé par Bangkok pour participer à la reconstruction d'un complexe balnéaire dévasté par le tsunami, fait la connaissance de Na, une jeune femme qui dirige le petit hôtel où il séjourne. Ils apprennent à se connaître et finissent par s'aimer tendrement. Mais, Wit, frère de Na et chef d'un gang, est plutôt méfiant... Un jour, il surprend une conversation téléphonique entre Ton et son ancienne maîtresse. Furieux, Wit assassine Ton.
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, 1h58
Directed by Alex Gibney
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about writers, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Johnny Depp, Warren Beatty
Rating75% 3.7942253.7942253.7942253.7942253.794225
L'écrivain, journaliste américain Hunter S. Thompson, génial fauteur de troubles, précieux témoin d'une époque unique, sorte de poète, voire de prophète halluciné, amoureux désespéré d'une Amérique qui n'a cessé de le tromper, appartient à cette race de phénomènes typiquement «sixties» dont on ne retient généralement que les frasques. Ayant très jeune pris conscience que son appartenance à la classe moyenne inférieure le privait de privilèges accordés à ses amis mieux nantis, le jeune homme a développé un goût extrême pour la provocation. Celle-ci est devenue le carburant principal de son métier de journaliste. Chacune de ses investigations ont été plutôt des immersions, donnant naissance à des enquêtes bourrées d'anecdotes,, d'expériences souvent à la limite de la légalité.
Asylum
Asylum (2008) on 15 july 2008
, 1h33
Directed by David Richard Ellis
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Actors Sarah Roemer, Mark Rolston, Ellen Hollman, Travis Van Winkle, Cody Kasch, Joel Heyman
Rating40% 2.0049052.0049052.0049052.0049052.004905
A college student discovers her dorm was once a notorious asylum. According to Winthrop's campus newspaper, The Johnsonian, a group of college freshmen with troubled pasts and nightmares are at Richard Miller University for orientation a couple of weeks prior to the beginning of classes. They stumble into an old restricted area and awaken the spirit of a mad doctor, who then proceeds to torture and torment the students in the same way he tortured the patients in 1939 at Burke Asylum. During the film, first String is killed, then Maya, followed by Tommy, school's caretaker Mackey, and Ivy. All are killed by the Doctor. In the end The Doctor chases Madison and Holt through a tunnel, an abandoned factory, and the woods until Madison kills him by stabbing him in the head, causing him to lose all his power and the souls that he has taken. The movie ends with Madison and Holt walking out of the forest finally being able to have closure with their pasts.
Before I Forget
Before I Forget (2007) on 18 july 2008
, 1h48
Directed by Jacques Nolot
Origin France
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films, LGBT-related films, HIV/AIDS in film, LGBT-related film
Actors Jacques Nolot, Jean-Pol Dubois, Marc Rioufol, Jean Pommier, Raphaëline Goupilleau
Rating60% 3.0029953.0029953.0029953.0029953.002995
Pierre is a 58-year-old gay man who was a hustler in his youth. He is no longer considered desirable and now finds himself in the reverse position: He is the one paying for sex. He has trouble sleeping, has a coffee, and starts chain smoking. In the morning, he receives a visit from Marc, a young hustler. They have sex, but the joyless encounter ends quickly; Pierre has been HIV positive for 24 years and his various medications have affected his performance. Marc invites him to a drag club but Pierre rejects the offer because he would have to shave his mustache.
School's Out
School's Out (2008) on 16 july 2008
, 1h33
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Théo Frilet, Valentine Catzéflis, Michel Blanc, Bernadette Lafont, Arthur Dupont, Julia Piaton
Rating60% 3.033723.033723.033723.033723.03372
The depicts the lives of two groups of French teenagers in 1989 during their preparation for Baccalauréat, and features a number of homages to the 1980s.
Six Reasons Why
Six Reasons Why (2008) on 15 july 2008
, 1h29
Directed by Matt Campagna, Jeffrey Michael Campagna
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action, Western
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Disaster films
Actors Colm Feore, Jeffrey Michael Campagna, Matt Campagna
Rating33% 1.6877951.6877951.6877951.6877951.687795
Four men stand staring one another down before a shootout. In a flashback one of the gunslingers, The Nomad, shows he shot a man in the Badlands named Milton while he is describing a vision of paradise just beyond the dunes. The Nomad loots through Milton's remains before camping for the night. That night the Nomad dreams of the preacher who sent him into the desert to protect a mysterious city, reminding him to make sure the horse is looked after. The Nomad wakes up realizing that the horse is more important to the mission than he is, and that he was never to see his home again. Rather than kill the next desert intruder, The Nomad conspires with him in faking his own death, which causes the horse to head home, tracked and followed by the Nomad. After the deal is struck, the Nomad goes to stop two more intruders entering the badlands. Now knowing his horse is actually an enemy, The Nomad takes a liking to the two strangers, The Entrepreneur and The Sherpa and chooses to stay with them. After a day of travel and a congenial dinner, they fall sleep around the fire. The Nomad again dreams of the preacher and his warnings. When the Nomad wakes up he finds his horse has vanished. Believing the two new strangers are responsible, he attacks them and ties them up for questioning. He finally realizes the culprit must have been the shady stranger from the day before.
Dying or Feeling Better
Dying or Feeling Better (2008) on 16 july 2008
, 1h53
Directed by Laurence Ferreira Barbosa
Genres Drama
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Florence Thomassin, François Civil, Émile Berling, Marc Bodnar, Valérie Lang, Pascal Bongard
Rating52% 2.62552.62552.62552.62552.6255
Un collégien devient ami avec deux jeunes filles de sa classe, des sœurs jumelles mystérieuses.
Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero
Directed by Rusty Nails
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors George A. Romero, Dario Argento, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodríguez, Stephen King, John Landis
Rating61% 3.0872353.0872353.0872353.0872353.087235
Nails' documentary, Dead On: The Life and Cinema of George A. Romero will go over Romero’s body of film work as it stands to date. The film will also examine a number of aspects of George's work, working method, and association with the independent and Hollywood film communities. Among the interviewees are Dennis Hopper, Ed Harris, Stephen King, John Carpenter, Dario Argento, Danny Boyle, John Waters, Quentin Tarantino, Richard Linklater, Penn Jillette, Roger Ebert and Tom Savini. Dead On will investigate Romero's lifelong fascination with making films.
Death in Love
Death in Love (2008) on 17 july 2008
, 1h40
Directed by Boaz Yakin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Romance, Erotic thriller
Themes Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism, Erotic thriller films
Actors Jacqueline Bisset, Adam Brody, Josh Lucas, Lukas Haas, Morena Baccarin, Emma Bell
Rating47% 2.3611452.3611452.3611452.3611452.361145
In 1940s Nazi Germany, a young Jewish woman in a Nazi concentration camp saves her own life by seducing the young doctor who performs medical experiments on prisoners. Decades later in the year 1993, that same woman (Jacqueline Bisset) is living in New York City and married with two grown sons.
Space Chimps
Space Chimps (2008) on 18 july 2008
, 1h21
Directed by Kirk DeMicco
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Animation, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Comedy science fiction films, Films about apes, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Cheryl Hines, Andy Samberg, Jeff Daniels, Patrick Warburton, Kristin Chenoweth, Kenan Thompson
Rating45% 2.256172.256172.256172.256172.25617
The film begins with Ham III, grandson of the first chimpanzee in space, being a cannonball at his circus and later being criticized by his grandfather's friend Houston. Meanwhile, an unmanned NASA space probe called the Infinity is dragged into an intergalactic wormhole, and crash-lands on an Earth-like planet on the other side of the galaxy. Zartog, an evil-minded inhabitant, accidentally discovers how to take manual control of the on-board machinery and uses it to enslave the population.
The Secret of the Magic Gourd
The Secret of the Magic Gourd (2007) on 18 july 2008
, 1h25
Directed by Jon Chu
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Themes Children's films
Actors Jake Toranzo Austin, Chen Peisi, Corbin Bleu, Sean Lau, Jim Conroy, Gigi Leung
Rating53% 2.6792652.6792652.6792652.6792652.679265
Thomas Bao est un jeune collégien un peu tête en l'air, qui se rêverait une grande star, mais qui n'a pas trop de courage pour mener à terme ses ambitieux projets. Un jour de pêche, plutôt que de faire ses devoirs, il se prend à souhaiter réussir sans avoir trop à se fouler. C'est à ce moment qu'il va trouver une gourde magique, une sorte de Djinn bienfaisant, qui va tenter de réaliser tous ses vœux les plus chers. Mais les petits miracles vont pour la plupart se retourner contre lui, jusqu'à provoquer toute une série de véritables catastrophes...
Donkey Punch
Donkey Punch (2008) on 18 july 2008
, 1h39
Directed by Olly Blackburn
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Robert Boulter, Sian Breckin, Nichola Burley, Tom Burke, Julian Morris, Jaime Winstone
Rating51% 2.598332.598332.598332.598332.59833
While on a holiday in Mallorca, Spain, Lisa (Sian Breckin), Kim (Jaime Winstone) and Tammi (Nichola Burley) meet four young men, Bluey (Tom Burke), Josh (Julian Morris), Sean (Robert Boulter) and Marcus (Jay Taylor). After spending the day at the resort together, the girls are invited to the men's yacht where they plan to party out at sea. While aboard the boat, they take drugs and the conversation turns to sex, and in particular, types of sexual acts. Bluey describes a sex act called a "donkey punch" which involves punching the female in the back of the head while having doggy style sex in order to increase the sexual pleasure for the man.
The King of the Hill
The King of the Hill (2008) on 16 july 2008
, 1h30
Directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego
Origin Espagne
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Leonardo Sbaraglia, María Valverde
Rating60% 3.046753.046753.046753.046753.04675
Quim is driving through an isolated rural area and arrives at a petrol station where it is revealed he is trying to get in contact with a woman named Sofia. Whilst on the phone he spots a woman shoplifting and meets her in the bathroom where they have sex and she steals his wallet. In an attempt to follow her to recover his belongings his car is shot at, and, when he pulls over to inspect the damage, a man with a rifle and dog appears and shoots him in the leg. He manages to get back into his car but he only gets so far until he discovers the road is blocked by a bulldozer and fallen tree. Leaving the car in an attempt to get a signal for his phone to call for help he hears a rumbling back at the road where he left his car and promptly drives back the way he came, only to run over his apparent pursuer.
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight (2008) on 18 july 2008
, 2h33
Directed by Christopher Nolan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Action, Crime
Themes Films about children, Films about terrorism, Batman films, Superhero films, Super-héros inspiré de comics
Actors Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Maggie Gyllenhaal
Rating85% 4.269824.269824.269824.269824.26982
In Gotham City, the Joker and his crew rob a mob bank of millions of dollars, killing each other in the process, the Joker as sole survivor.
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) on 15 july 2008
, 42minutes
Directed by Joss Whedon
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Musical
Themes Superhero films, Musical films
Actors Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Felicia Day, Simon Helberg, Nick Towne, Jed Whedon
Rating83% 4.197684.197684.197684.197684.19768
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog consists of three acts of approximately 14 minutes each. They were first released online in July 2008 as individual episodes, with two-day intervals between each release.
Shiver
Shiver (2008) on 18 july 2008
, 1h30
Origin Espagne
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Junio Valverde, Blanca Suárez, Jimmy Barnatan, Mar Sodupe, Ariadna Cabrol
Rating60% 3.002283.002283.002283.002283.00228
Aménagé depuis Barcelone, une mère et son fils atteint d'une maladie génétique rare appelé Xeroderma pigmentosum s'installent dans les montagnes des Asturies, au Nord de l'Espagne, à l'abri du soleil pour ce dernier. Contrairement à ce qu'ils croyaient, les forêts couvrent une créature mystérieuse tuant l'un après l'autre des villageois. Tous soupçonnent le jeune garçon…
Felon
Felon (2008) on 17 july 2008
, 1h44
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Prison films, Gangster films
Actors Stephen Dorff, Harold Perrineau, Jr., Marisol Nichols, Anne Archer, Sam Shepard, Val Kilmer
Rating73% 3.69873.69873.69873.69873.6987
Family man Wade Porter (Stephen Dorff) is living the American Dream with his girlfriend Laura (Marisol Nichols) and their son Michael: they have a nice house, Wade has just raised a loan to make his company grow and they are going to get married. However, their dream becomes a nightmare when Wade unintentionally kills a burglar on his lawn that had broken into their house in the middle of the night.
Triloquist
Triloquist (2008) on 15 july 2008
, 1h21
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality
Actors Paydin LoPachin, Rocky Marquette, Bruce Weitz, Katie Chonacas, Brian Krause
Rating39% 1.9908151.9908151.9908151.9908151.990815
In a hotel in Hollywood California. A young lady (Dagmar Peterson) is a down and out ventriloquist who can't find work anymore. She is also a drug addict. One night the hotel manager comes in and tells her she has to pay the rent tomorrow or her and her two kids, Angelina and Norbert, will be thrown out.