Best Female Lead movies of 2008

Actors : Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui, Pascale Arbillot, Jamel Debbouze,
Directors : Agnès Jaoui,

Agnes Jaoui plays a local political candidate Agathe Villanova, who returns to her childhood home in the south of France in order to help her sister Florence (Pascale Arbillot) sort through...

Actors : Natasha Richardson, Aidan Quinn, Lexi Ainsworth, Emma Roberts,
Directors : Nick Moore,

A rebellious Malibu princess is shipped off to a strict English boarding school by her father.

Actors : Nicholas Gleaves, Michelle Williams, Ewan McGregor, Matthew Macfadyen,
Directors : Sharon Maguire,

A woman's life is forever changed when tragedy strikes at a soccer match.

Actors : Elisabeth Harnois, Jesse McCartney, Margo Harshman, Ignacio Serricchio,
Directors : Todd Kessler,

Natalie has it all: yearbook editor, scholarship to college, star athlete, reigning social queen. Then Keith enters her life. Secretive and enigmatic, he slowly lures her from her comfort ...

Actors : Gillian Jacobs, John Malkovich, Tom Arnold, Ryan Simpkins,
Directors : Damian Harris,

After being abducted as children, and suffering years of abuse, a teenage boy and girl find themselves living on the street.

Actors : Drake Bell, Kevin Covais, Andrew Caldwell, Andree Moss,
Directors : Deb Hagan,

A wild weekend is in store for three high school seniors who visit a local college campus as prospective freshmen.

Actors : Peter-Henry Arnatsiaq, Madeline Ivalu, Paul-Dylan Ivalu, Mary Qulitalik,

Two isolated families meet for a summertime celebration. Food is abundant and the future seems bright, but Ningiuq, a wise old woman, sees her world as fragile and moves through it with a ...

Actors : Joe Swanberg, Greta Gerwig, Alison Bagnall, Elizabeth Donius,

A man and woman must face the tension that builds between them during a long-distance relationship.

Actors : Simon Abkarian, Lizzie Brocheré, Olympe Borval, Najib Oudghiri,
Directors : Karin Albou,

The Nazi occupation of Tunisia strains the bonds of friendship between a Muslim woman and a Sephardic Jewish woman who are both preparing for their marriages.

Actors : Raquela Rios, Stefan C. Schaefer, Olivia Galudo, Brax Villa,
Directors : Olaf de Fleur Johannesson,

Raquela, a transsexual from the Philippines, dreams of escaping the streets of Cebu City for a fairy tale life in Paris.

Actors : Anita Linda, Jason Abalos, Angeli Bayani, Joem Bascon,
Directors : Adolfo Alix Jr.,

Adela celebrates her 80th birthday in the slums of Manila. Alone and without support, she longs for the family and stability of years gone by. Mundane events take on heightened meaning as ...

Actors : Eva Birthistle, Rachel Shelley, Stephen Campbell Moore, Jeremy Sheffield,
Directors : Tom Shankland,

A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.

Actors : JeeJa Yanin, Taphon Phopwandee, Pongpat Wachirabunjong, Hiroshi Abe,
Directors : Prachya Pinkaew,

An autistic girl with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.

Actors : Ryan Phillippe, Eva Green, Sam Riley, Bernard Hill,
Directors : Gerald McMorrow,

A portrait of the broken lives of four people (a vigilante detective, a worried parent, an awkward man looking for love and a suicidal artist) as they all struggle to cope in their religiously-dystopian city.

Actors : Mario Pupella, Veronica D'Agostino, Marcello Mazzarella, Gérard Jugnot,
Directors : Marco Amenta,

The true story of 17-year-old Sicilian Rita Atria (Veronica D'Agostino) -- who broke the Sicilian Mafia's code of silence and testified against the "family business" after both her father ...

Actors : John Reardon, Riley Smith, Tessa Thompson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead,
Directors : Darren Grant,

Embarking on a journey to fulfill her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that will prove to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery.

Actors : Elli Medeiros, Laura García, Martina Gusman, Rodrigo Santoro,
Directors : Pablo Trapero,

An incarcerated woman struggles to raise her son from prison.

Actors : Ana Layevska, Maya Zapata, Julio Bracho, Patricia Llaca,
Directors : Issa López,

Four ambitious and beautiful young women. From four very different corners of Mexico. Just like hundreds of others, they are caught up in the frenzy that sweeps the nation when Alejandro ...

Actors : Famke Janssen, Bobby Cannavale, Ed Westwick, Michael Paré,
Directors : Eric Red,

After Marnie Watson kills her abusive husband in self-defense, she is condemned to house arrest... only to discover that the house is possessed by the enraged and violent spirit of her dead husband.

Actors : Akio Ôtsuka, Atsuko Tanaka, Tesshô Genda, Kôichi Yamadera,
Directors : Mamoru Oshii,

A hacker known as the Puppet Master is hunted by a female cyborg cop and her partner. This film is a revised version of Kôkaku Kidôtai (1995).