Best Female Lead movies of 2008

Actors : Manon Alving, Cheryl Ashruf, Ali Ben Horsting, Anneke Blok,
Directors : Paula van der Oest,

Bookkeeper Jacob newest client is the talented and flamboyant actress Anne. They first meet each other on her houseboat, the morning after the premiere of Anne's new theatrical play. Jacob ...

Actors : Janaina Suaudeau, Anne Dorval, Colm Feore, Clara Furey,
Directors : Guylaine Dionne,

This is a film about two women who struggle to endure lousy working conditions they face as strippers.

Actors : Ibolya Oláh, Edit Balázsovits, Ildikó Bényi, András Kern,
Directors : Péter Tímár,

Actors : Ara Mina, Paolo Paraiso, Cristine Reyes, Rochelle Barrameda,
Directors : Lore Reyes,

Helen (Ara Mina) and Dave (Paolo Paraiso) are a happy couple, but their relationship is tested when Helen's younger sister Cleo (Cristine Reyes) comes into the picture.

Actors : Dolores Fonzi, Vera Carnevale, Daniel de la Vega, María Esquivel,
Directors : James Merendino,

Four rich kids come to terms with their friend's suicide in an unconventional way.

Actors : Morning Tzu-Yi Mo, Hsi-Sheng Chen, Li-li Pan, Heng-Yin Chou,
Directors : Hsiu-Chiung Chiang,

A woman who believes she chose an unconventional path in her life is startled to find her children are stepping father beyond society's boundaries in this drama from Taiwanese filmmaker ...

Actors : Hélène Fillières, Jérémie Renier, Amira Casar, Denis Podalydès,
Directors : Laetitia Masson,

When the dead body of Mr Kaplan is found, a kitchen knife in the back, all eyes turn to the maid. When the widow reveals that her departed husband was incapable of giving her children, all ...

Actors : Sobahle Mkhabase, Sibonelo Malinga, Tshepang Mohlomi, Sanele Ndawo,
Directors : Madoda Ncayiyana,

Two orphaned rural siblings find themselves in the big city of Durban in search for a priest who could be the key to their new lives.

Actors : Karimah Westbrook, Jade Jenise Dixon, Celeste Sully, Tamara 'Gingir' Curry,
Directors : Jade Jenise Dixon,

College friends reunite for their best friends' wedding, only to discover that the lies of their past are about to collide with the truths of their present.

Actors : Dian Sastrowardoyo, Nicholas Saputra, Donny Alamsyah, Ario Bayu,
Directors : Riri Riza,

Drupadi is adapted from the ancient Indian epic Mahabharata. This movie depicts the story of Drupadi, the wife of five brothers known as the Pandawas. One fateful night, the Pandawa ...

Actors : Diane Venora, Barbara Hershey, James Naughton, Joe Mantegna,
Directors : Charlie Levi,

Katherine is a typical teenager. Today's her funeral. The four adults in her life have a lot on their mind - and it's not all about Katherine either. With a frankness that's strikingly disarming as well as frequently self-serving, the grown-ups struggle with being... well... grown-up.

Actors : Roxanne Guinoo, Mylene Dizon, JC de Vera, Wendell Ramos,

Shake Rattle & Roll X opens the curtains of the first episode: Emergency. JC De Vera and Roxanne Guinoo head the cast as Jay and Dr. Sarah respectively. Here, they will face the wrath of ...

Actors : Chloe Armstrong, Jonathan auf der Heide, Nick Barkla, David Campbell,
Directors : Alkinos Tsilimidos,

In a big city downtown we meet Emma and Jay, two young 20 something lovers buying drugs and then watch as they waste the rest of the day away, oblivious to everything around them. As always...

Actors : Serge Riaboukine, Anne Coesens, Morgan Marinne, Filip Peeters,
Directors : Taylan Barman,

A gunshot tears to shred the outward appearance of a modest family: father, mother and son connected by love, faith, hate, anger and resentment. Who shot who and why?

Actors : Shaina Magdayao, Carlo Aquino, Ai-Ai de las Alas, Eugene Domingo,
Directors : Wenn V. Deramas,

An unstoppable mother of twelve children gets a job at the presidential palace and ends up in the public eye after unwittingly saving the president's life. She gets thrust onto the national...

Actors : Upendra Limaye, Nargis Bagheri, Sudha Chandran, Raman Trikha,
Directors : Hridesh Kamble,

Forced into traditional prostitution, a woman speaks out against tyranny, oppression and corruption in modern secular India.

Actors : Tereza Nvotová, Ági Gubík, Anna Sisková, Bolek Polívka,
Directors : Zdenek Tyc,

"...everyone lives however they know how to...or however they can..." The story of a mother-daughter relationship in the rhythm of salsa, which is reportedly just as good as sex. Starring ...

Actors : Kristian Day, Jeff Duis, Kimberly Caydle, Barron Christian,
Directors : Kristian Day,

Midwestern life comes to a halt when a young girl is found brutally murdered in a dumpster behind a small-town diner. There's something not quite right about the deserted church on the edge of town.

Actors : David House, Neil Newbon, Alexandra Weaver, Trey Farley,
Directors : Tania Meneguzzi,

For most drug mules once is enough, for Amanda and Rowly it's just the beginning, until the consequences they both face are far worse than the fear of imprisonment.

Actors : Holly Cox, Kalon Dillon, Adam Elsenheimer, Jolee Lewison,
Directors : Benjamin Gruchow,

An exploration of guilt and regrets, and what they can do to a person if taken too far. Angela Woodsborough seeks out fellow student James when her friend Jeremy goes missing; he was the ...