1. Taken (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0936501/)
Liam Neeson stars as Bryan Mills, a retired CIA agent. When his daughter Kim goes to Paris, she accidentally reveals to a stranger in a taxi that she and her girl friend are alone in Paris. It turns out that this stranger is connected with human traffickers from Albania. Girls get kidnapped, and she only gets one call.
She uses it to call her father, who threatens to kill the kidnappers. This sets Bryan on a journey through the street of Paris, and he is racing with the time.
Will he manage save Kim and her friend from their ill faith? This French pursuit definitely deserved it’s place in this list of 2008 thriller films because of it’s great plot.
2. The Strangers (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0482606)
Young couple decides to stay in a vacation home, far from civilization. This means that they are completely alone, and also, completely unprepared for what comes next. In the middle of the night, they hear knocking on the door. Soon, they get terrorized by three assassins wearing masks.
They know absolutely nothing about their stalkers, including the reason for their aggression. These two young people now have to do their best in order to survive, and while they are struggling for their bear lives, they are going to discover that they can do much more than they originally thought. This is the only horror included in our list of 2008 thriller films.
These two young people now have to do their best in order to survive, and while they are struggling for their bear lives, they are going to discover that they can do much more than they originally thought. This is the only horror included in our list of 2008 thriller films.
3. Quantum of Solace (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0830515/)
James Bond returns once again. Really, is it that weird that he is on our list of 2008 thriller films? This time, 007 has to balance between his own feelings and his assignment.
He has to stop a mysterious organization from destroying some of the most valuable resources of our planet, while at the same time he must come to the terms with his own personality, because he seeks the revenge for the one he loved. CIA abandoned him, and now, James Bond has to fight for the world’s destiny with the help of a former spy and, of course, beautiful new Bond Girl, now portrayed by Olga Kurylenko.
CIA abandoned him, and now, James Bond has to fight for the world’s destiny with the help of a former spy and, of course, beautiful new Bond Girl, now portrayed by Olga Kurylenko.
4. Body of Lies (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758774/)
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Roger Ferris, a CIA agent, based in Middle East, Jordan. When cleric starts leading the group that plants the bombs all over the Europe, CIA decides that they need to put an end to it. Roger becomes assigned to this mission, and together with Ed (Russel Crowe), his control in the USA, he plots a plan. However, things could very easily get complicated because they need to hide their entire plan from Hani, Roger’s head of security in Jordan. It is pretty important to notice the importance of Leonardo DiCaprio’s presence during the whole movie. His charisma and appearance are like a glue that keep things together, and he managed to completely put Russel Crowe in the corner.
When cleric starts leading the group that plants the bombs all over the Europe, CIA decides that they need to put an end to it. Roger becomes assigned to this mission, and together with Ed (Russel Crowe), his control in the USA, he plots a plan.
However, things could very easily get complicated because they need to hide their entire plan from Hani, Roger’s head of security in Jordan. It is pretty important to notice the importance of Leonardo DiCaprio’s presence during the whole movie. His charisma and appearance are like a glue that keep things together, and he managed to completely put Russel Crowe in the corner.
5. Wanted (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493464/)
This movie has some fantasy details, but that doesn’t prevent it from being a good thriller. Wesley’s life changes when he finds out that his long lost father was an assassin with some kind of superhuman killing abilities.
He gets approached by an organization his father worked for, and during his training, he is going to find many interesting things about himself.
This is a story of one young man that finds himself in a completely strange situation, but no matter what, he manages to go through it all in order to follow in his dad’s footsteps.