I used The Class in my 2009 list. I think Wikipedia might be telling some fibs about release dates. Although release dates are gonna be different in different countries.

1. Let the Right One In
2. Martyrs
3. In Bruges
4. The Dark Knight
5. Eden Lake
6. Control
7. Frontier(s)
8. The Wrestler
9. Lakeview Terrace
10. Religulous

Great year for horror.

@JustinJackFlash said:

I used The Class in my 2009 list. I think Wikipedia might be telling some fibs about release dates. Although release dates are gonna be different in different countries.

I go with the lazy route of simply picking the date listed on IMDb, even if that is only a festival showing. The Class was released in France in 2008 and won the 2008 Palm d'Or, so for me it qualifies for that year.

I added Control to my list. For some reason Wikipedia neglected to mention it's release this year.

Control was released in 2007, at least in the UK and Europe but I think it also had some American screenings in that year.

I'm gonna pretend it was released in 2008 because I really don't want Kung Fu Panda in my top 10. And Besides, the back of my DVD says 2008.

I start my lists by using Box Office Mojo and crosscheck with IMDb. It's hard to know what to go with sometimes. I don't usually use the initial release (this only really counts for films made outside the US) if it only showed at 1-5 festivals in different countries (usually just to qualify for award season). But if it has a 'wide release' in numerous places in its initial year I will use that year. Does any of that make sense? This website even lists the movies that went straight to video: https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/year/2008

I don't worry too much about release dates now. Especially has we're now in the 90's and 80s and release windows between the US and the UK (where I'm from) are a lot greater. So it's completely impossible to get it right. A year of film for you is probably completely different from a year for me.

No particular order:

Ashes of Time Redux

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

The Duchess

Mongol

Il y a longtemps que je t'aime

Jodhaa Akbar

Låt den rätte komma in

Sukiyaki Western Django

Honorable mentions:

Quantum of Solace (my least favorite of the Craig films)

The Duchess of Langeais

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

Penelope

Battle in Seattle

Transporter 3

The Other Boleyn Girl

The House Bunny (yeah I know but it made me laugh)