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The year 2008 involved many major film events. The Dark Knight was the year's highest-grossing film, while Slumdog Millionaire won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards).
2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema.
The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to The Dark Knight . Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's WALL-E becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of Cloverfield . Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up The Avengers with the blockbuster hit Iron Man and their respectable attempt at rebooting The Incredible Hulk . The games-to-film genre took a hit this year, with only Max Payne proving to be a worthy adaptation of the source material. We also saw the highly anticipated big-screen returns of iconic characters like Batman , James Bond , and Indiana Jones – some were more successful than others." [1]
The film industry and review website IndieWire described 2008 as "a stellar year for movies" that "gave us tons of unforgettable classics" such as The Wrestler , 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days and Che . [2]
The top 10 films released in 2008 by worldwide gross are as follows: [3]
| Rank | Title | Distributor | Worldwide gross |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Dark Knight | Warner Bros. | $997,000,000 [4] [nb 1] |
| 2 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Paramount | $790,653,942 |
| 3 | Kung Fu Panda | $631,744,560 | |
| 4 | Hancock | Sony Pictures | $629,443,428 |
| 5 | Mamma Mia! | Universal | $609,841,637 |
| 6 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Paramount | $603,900,354 |
| 7 | Quantum of Solace | Sony Pictures / MGM | $589,580,482 |
| 8 | Iron Man | Paramount | $585,796,247 |
| 9 | WALL-E | Disney | $521,311,860 |
| 10 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian | $419,665,568 |
For 2008, the top ten films consisted of three superhero films, three animated films, three action films and one musical film.
| Month | Day | Event |
| January | 7 | Due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America Strike, NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association scrap plans to hold its 65th Golden Globe Awards ceremony and instead hold a press conference announcing the winners |
| 13 | The 65th Golden Globe Awards winners were announced. | |
| 16 | The 61st BAFTA Awards nominations were announced with Atonement the leading film with 14 nominations closely followed by No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood , both with 7 nominations | |
| 17 – 27 | The 26th Sundance Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Martin McDonagh's In Bruges and screens over 120 films. The Grand Jury and Audience Award prizes are awarded to Frozen River and The Wackness , respectively. The festival is closed by the world premiere of Bernard Shakey's CSNY/Déjà Vu | |
| 22 | The 80th Academy Awards nominations were announced with No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood the leading films with 8 nominations each, closely followed by Atonement and Michael Clayton , both with 7 | |
| The Oscar-nominated actor Heath Ledger, 28, is found dead at his home in Manhattan, New York City, from an accidental prescription pills overdose. | ||
| 23 – 3 | The 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Lucía Cedrón's narrative feature-film debut Lamb of God (Cordero de Dios). | |
| 26 | The 60th Directors Guild of America Award dinner is held in the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles. The Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film prize is awarded to Joel and Ethan Coen | |
| 27 | The 14th Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony is held in the Shrine Exposition Center, Los Angeles. | |
| February | 7 – 17 | The 58th Berlin International Film Festival is opened with the world premiere of Martin Scorsese's Shine a Light and screens over 350 films. The Golden Bear prize is awarded to Elite Squad . The Silver Bear prizes are awarded to Paul Thomas Anderson, Best Director, Reza Naji, Best Actor and Sally Hawkins, Best Actress. The festival is closed by the international premiere of Michel Gondry's Be Kind Rewind |
| 8 | The 35th Annie Awards ceremony is held in the UCLA's Royce Hall, Los Angeles. The Best Animated Feature prize is awarded to Ratatouille | |
| 9 | The 60th Writers Guild of America Awards are announced in a brief statement. The Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay prizes are awarded to Joel and Ethan Coen ( No Country for Old Men ) and Diablo Cody ( Juno ), respectively | |
| 10 | The 61st BAFTA Awards ceremony is held in the Royal Opera House, London. Anthony Hopkins is honoured with the Academy Fellowship. | |
| 12 | The members of the WGA agree a three-year deal with the AMPTP and vote to end the 3-month 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America Strike | |
| 23 | The 28th Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony is held in Santa Monica, California. | |
| The 23rd Independent Spirit Awards ceremony is broadcast. The Best Film award is given to Juno . The Best Actor and Best Actress awards are given to Philip Seymour Hoffman and Elliot Page respectively | ||
| 24 | The 80th Academy Awards ceremony is held in the Kodak Theatre, Hollywood. | |
| March | 3 | The 28th Genie Awards |
| 9 | The 13th Empire Awards is held in the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, England. | |
| 13 – 21 | 7th Tiburon International Film Festival | |
| April | 4 – 13 | 10th Sarasota Film Festival |
| 23 – 4 | 7th Tribeca Film Festival
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| 24 – 8 | 51st San Francisco International Film Festival | |
| May | ||
| 14 – 25 | Entre les murs wins the Palme d'Or while Gomorrah receives the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival. | |
| 22 – 15 | 34th Seattle International Film Festival | |
| 26 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull earns $126 million in the United States and Canada, becoming the highest-grossing debut of 2008 and the second-highest-grossing for a Memorial Day weekend debut behind Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End . | |
| June | 1 | The 2008 MTV Movie Awards winners were announced |
| A massive fire destroys portions of facilities at Universal Studios in Universal City near Los Angeles. | ||
| 14 – 22 | 11th Shanghai International Film Festival | |
| 18 | Iron Man becomes the first movie of 2008 to earn $300 million in the United States and Canada. | |
| 18 – 29 | 62nd Edinburgh International Film Festival. The festival launches a new sidebar celebrating the spirit of discovery, including selections Bigga than Ben , Blood Car , Crack Willow, Spike , Strange Girls, and The Third Pint. [12] | |
| July | 17 – 26 | 8th Era New Horizons Film Festival |
| August | 4 | The Dark Knight reached $400 million in record time at 18 days. The previous record was held by Shrek 2 , which reached it in 43 days. [5] |
| 6 – 16 | 61st Locarno International Film Festival | |
| 21 – 1 | 32nd Montreal World Film Festival | |
| 27 – 6 | 65th Venice International Film Festival | |
| September | 4 – 13 | 33rd Toronto International Film Festival |
| 15 – 20 | 33rd Polish Film Festival in Gdynia | |
| 18 – 27 | 56th San Sebastián International Film Festival | |
| 23 – 30 | 6th Bangkok International Film Festival | |
| October | 1 – 12 | 16th Raindance Film Festival |
| 15 – 30 | 52nd London Film Festival | |
| 18 – 26 | 21st Tokyo International Film Festival | |
| November | 18 – 28 | 32nd Cairo International Film Festival |
| December | 5 – 14 | 10th Jakarta International Film Festival |
| 4 – 14 | 23rd Mar del Plata International Film Festival |
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 1 | Peter Caffrey | 58 | Ireland | Actor | |
| 2 | George MacDonald Fraser | 82 | UK | Screenwriter | ||
| 2 | Brice Mack | 90 | US | Background Artist | ||
| 10 | Maila "Vampira" Nurmi | 86 | US | Actress | ||
| 15 | Brad Renfro | 25 | US | Actor | ||
| 18 | Lois Nettleton | 80 | US | Actress | ||
| 19 | Suzanne Pleshette | 70 | US | Actress | ||
| 21 | Russell Lloyd | 92 | UK | Film Editor | ||
| 22 | Kenneth Higgins | 88 | UK | Cinematographer | ||
| 22 | Heath Ledger | 28 | Australia | Actor | ||
| 22 | Kevin Stoney | 87 | UK | Actor | ||
| 25 | Christopher Allport | 60 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Louisa Horton | 87 | US | Actress | ||
| February | 2 | Barry Morse | 89 | UK | Actor | |
| 3 | Charles Fawcett | 92 | US | Actor | ||
| 4 | Augusta Dabney | 89 | US | Actress | ||
| 6 | John Alvin | 59 | US | Poster Artist | ||
| 7 | Tamara Desni | 94 | Germany | Actress | ||
| 8 | Eva Dahlbeck | 87 | Sweden | Actress | ||
| 9 | Robert DoQui | 73 | US | Actor | ||
| 10 | Roy Scheider | 75 | US | Actor | ||
| 11 | James Quinn | 88 | UK | Producer | ||
| 12 | Oscar Brodney | 100 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 12 | David Groh | 68 | US | Actor | ||
| 13 | Kon Ichikawa | 92 | Japan | Director | ||
| 13 | Lionel Mark Smith | 62 | US | Actor | ||
| 14 | Perry Lopez | 76 | US | Actor | ||
| 14 | Trevor Williams | 76 | UK | Production Designer | ||
| 19 | Mary Barclay | 91 | UK | Actress | ||
| 19 | David Hildyard | 91 | UK | Sound Engineer | ||
| 19 | David Watkin | 82 | UK | Cinematographer | ||
| 22 | Dennis Letts | 73 | US | Actor | ||
| 23 | Carl Pingitore | 84 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 25 | Sidney Beckerman | 87 | US | Producer | ||
| 28 | John Bliss | 77 | US | Actor | ||
| 29 | Gayne Rescher | 83 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| March | 4 | Leonard Rosenman | 83 | US | Composer | |
| 5 | Ronald Pierce | 98 | US | Sound Engineer | ||
| 6 | Alex Sharp | 86 | US | Stuntman, Actor | ||
| 6 | Malvin Wald | 90 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 7 | Kay Callard | 84 | Canada | Actress | ||
| 16 | Ivan Dixon | 76 | US | Actor, Director | ||
| 18 | Anthony Minghella | 54 | UK | Director, Screenwriter, Producer | ||
| 19 | Arthur C. Clarke | 90 | UK | Screenwriter | ||
| 19 | Paul Scofield | 86 | UK | Actor | ||
| 24 | Rafael Azcona | 81 | Spain | Screenwriter | ||
| 24 | Richard Widmark | 93 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Art Aragon | 80 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Abby Mann | 80 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 31 | Jules Dassin | 96 | US | Director | ||
| April | 1 | Mosko Alkalai | 77 | Israel | Actor | |
| 1 | Floyd Simmons | 84 | US | Actor | ||
| 1 | Maury Winetrobe | 85 | US | Film Editor | ||
| 2 | Guy McElwaine | 71 | US | Producer, Executive | ||
| 5 | Charlton Heston | 84 | US | Actor | ||
| 8 | Stanley Kamel | 65 | US | Actor | ||
| 11 | Willoughby Goddard | 81 | UK | Actor | ||
| 14 | Ollie Johnston | 95 | US | Animator | ||
| 14 | June Travis | 93 | US | Actress | ||
| 15 | Hazel Court | 93 | UK | Actress | ||
| 18 | Kay Linaker | 94 | US | Actress, Screenwriter | ||
| 18 | Joy Page | 83 | US | Actress | ||
| 23 | Dave Atkins | 67 | UK | Actor | ||
| 24 | Tristram Cary | 82 | UK | Composer | ||
| 28 | Alan Jaggs | 90 | UK | Film Editor | ||
| 29 | Julie Ege | 64 | Norway | Actress | ||
| May | 1 | Bernard Archard | 91 | UK | Actor | |
| 1 | Terry Duggan | 76 | UK | Actor | ||
| 2 | Beverlee McKinsey | 72 | US | Actress | ||
| 4 | Fred Haines | 72 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
| 12 | Robert Russell | 71 | UK | Actor | ||
| 12 | Claudio Undari | 73 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 13 | Jill Adams | 77 | UK | Actress | ||
| 13 | John Phillip Law | 70 | US | Actor | ||
| 14 | John Forbes-Robertson | 80 | UK | Actor | ||
| 15 | Alexander Courage | 88 | US | Orchestrator, Composer | ||
| 15 | Hanna Hertelendy | 88 | Hungary | Actress | ||
| 16 | Sandy Howard | 80 | US | Director, Producer | ||
| 18 | Joseph Pevney | 96 | US | Director | ||
| 22 | Harry Lange | 77 | Germany | Production Designer | ||
| 24 | Dick Martin | 86 | US | Actor | ||
| 26 | Sydney Pollack | 73 | US | Director, Producer, Actor | ||
| 28 | Earle Hagen | 88 | US | Composer, Orchestrator | ||
| 29 | Harvey Korman | 81 | US | Actor | ||
| June | 2 | Bo Diddley | 79 | US | Actor, Musician | |
| 2 | Mel Ferrer | 90 | US | Actor, Director | ||
| 7 | Dino Risi | 91 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 11 | Jean Desailly | 87 | France | Actor | ||
| 15 | Sydney J. Bartholomew Jr. | 54 | US | Production Designer | ||
| 15 | Stan Winston | 62 | US | Makeup Artist | ||
| 17 | Henry Beckman | 86 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 17 | Cyd Charisse | 86 | US | Actress, Dancer | ||
| 18 | Jean Delannoy | 100 | France | Director | ||
| 22 | George Carlin | 71 | US | Actor, Comedian | ||
| 22 | Dody Goodman | 93 | US | Actress | ||
| 23 | John Furlong | 75 | US | Actor | ||
| 24 | William Vince | 45 | Canada | Producer | ||
| 26 | Lilyan Chauvin | 82 | France | Actress | ||
| 29 | Don S. Davis | 67 | US | Actor | ||
| July | 1 | Adele Palmer | 92 | US | Costume Designer | |
| 2 | Elizabeth Spriggs | 78 | UK | Actress | ||
| 4 | Evelyn Keyes | 91 | US | Actress | ||
| 6 | Nonna Mordyukova | 82 | Russia | Actress | ||
| 7 | Bruce Conner | 74 | US | Director | ||
| 9 | Charles H. Joffe | 78 | US | Producer | ||
| 22 | Greg Burson | 59 | US | Voice Actor | ||
| 22 | Patrick Connor | 81 | UK | Actor | ||
| 22 | Estelle Getty | 84 | US | Actress | ||
| 27 | Youssef Chahine | 82 | Egypt | Director | ||
| 27 | Marisa Merlini | 84 | Italy | Actress | ||
| 29 | Luther Davis | 91 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| August | 1 | Gertan Klauber | 76 | UK | Actor | |
| 7 | Bernie Brillstein | 77 | US | Producer | ||
| 9 | Bernie Mac | 50 | US | Actor, Comedian | ||
| 10 | Isaac Hayes | 65 | US | Actor, Singer, Songwriter | ||
| 11 | George Furth | 75 | US | Actor | ||
| 11 | Terence Rigby | 71 | UK | Actor | ||
| 14 | Robert Jessup | 78 | US | Cinematographer | ||
| 15 | Molly McClure | 89 | US | Actress | ||
| 16 | Roberta Collins | 63 | US | Actress | ||
| 19 | Julius Carry | 56 | US | Actor | ||
| 24 | Morris Sullivan | 91 | US | Producer | ||
| 24 | Peter Sutton | 65 | UK | Sound Engineer | ||
| 25 | Marpessa Dawn | 74 | US | Actor | ||
| 25 | Rita Quigley | 85 | US | Actress | ||
| 31 | Ken Campbell | 66 | UK | Actor | ||
| 31 | Jerry Reed | 71 | US | Actor, Singer, Songwriter | ||
| September | 1 | Michael Pate | 88 | Australia | Actor, Director | |
| 2 | Bill Melendez | 91 | Mexico | Animator, Director, Producer | ||
| 6 | Anita Page | 98 | US | Actress | ||
| 8 | Celia Gregory | 58 | UK | Actress | ||
| 18 | Florestano Vancini | 82 | Italy | Director, Screenwriter | ||
| 19 | David Jones | 74 | UK | Director | ||
| 20 | William Fox | 97 | UK | Actor | ||
| 24 | Irene Dailey | 88 | US | Actress | ||
| 26 | Paul Newman | 83 | US | Actor, Director | ||
| 29 | Louis Guss | 90 | US | Actor | ||
| October | 1 | Robert Arthur | 87 | US | Actor | |
| 5 | Kim Chan | 90 | China | Actor | ||
| 5 | Ken Ogata | 71 | Japan | Actor | ||
| 7 | Peter Copley | 93 | UK | Actor | ||
| 8 | Eileen Herlie | 90 | UK | Actress | ||
| 11 | Vija Artmane | 79 | Latvia | Actress | ||
| 11 | Neal Hefti | 85 | US | Composer | ||
| 11 | Mark Shivas | 70 | UK | Producer | ||
| 11 | Gil Stratton | 86 | US | Actor | ||
| 13 | Guillaume Depardieu | 37 | France | Actor | ||
| 15 | Edie Adams | 81 | US | Actress | ||
| 15 | Nathan Davis | 91 | US | Actor | ||
| 15 | Vicki Graef | 58 | US | Costume Designer | ||
| 18 | Xie Jin | 84 | China | Director | ||
| 19 | Rudy Ray Moore | 81 | US | Actor | ||
| 23 | Gianluigi Braschi | 45 | Italy | Producer | ||
| 24 | Milton Katselas | 75 | US | Director | ||
| 27 | Roy Stewart | 83 | Jamaica | Actor | ||
| 31 | Jonathan Bates | 68 | UK | Sound Engineer | ||
| 31 | John Daly | 71 | UK | Producer | ||
| November | 1 | Yma Sumac | 85 | Peru | Singer, Actress | |
| 5 | Michael Crichton | 66 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
| 5 | Michael Higgins | 88 | US | Actor | ||
| 8 | Arthur A. Ross | 88 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 17 | Irving Brecher | 94 | US | Screenwriter, Director | ||
| 17 | Ennio de Concini | 84 | Italy | Screenwriter | ||
| 19 | John Michael Hayes | 89 | US | Screenwriter | ||
| 20 | June Vincent | 89 | US | Actress | ||
| 26 | De'Angelo Wilson | 29 | US | Actor | ||
| December | 1 | Paul Benedict | 70 | US | Actor | |
| 2 | Malcolm Cooke | 79 | UK | Film Editor | ||
| 5 | Nina Foch | 84 | Netherlands | Actress | ||
| 5 | Beverly Garland | 82 | US | Actress | ||
| 8 | Robert Prosky | 77 | US | Actor | ||
| 8 | Bob Spiers | 63 | UK | Director | ||
| 12 | Van Johnson | 92 | US | Actor | ||
| 16 | Sam Bottoms | 53 | US | Actor | ||
| 16 | Richard Coleman | 78 | UK | Actor | ||
| 17 | Paul Greco | 53 | US | Actor | ||
| 18 | John Costelloe | 47 | US | Actor | ||
| 18 | Jack Douglas | 81 | UK | Actor | ||
| 20 | Robert Mulligan | 83 | US | Director | ||
| 24 | Harold Pinter | 78 | UK | Screenwriter, Actor, Director | ||
| 25 | Eartha Kitt | 81 | US | Actress, Singer | ||
| 25 | Ann Savage | 87 | US | Actress | ||
| 30 | Bernie Hamilton | 80 | US | Actor | ||
| 31 | Brad Sullivan | 77 | US | Actor | ||
| 31 | Donald E. Westlake | 75 | Mexico | Screenwriter | ||
2002 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country- and genre- specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. Paramount Pictures celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2002.
2004 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. Shrek 2 was the year's top-grossing film, and Million Dollar Baby won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay co-written with his brother Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is the sequel to Batman Begins (2005) and the second installment in The Dark Knight trilogy. The plot follows the vigilante Batman, police lieutenant James Gordon, and district attorney Harvey Dent, who form an alliance to dismantle organized crime in Gotham City. Their efforts are derailed by the Joker, an anarchistic mastermind who seeks to test how far Batman will go to save the city from chaos. The ensemble cast includes Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Morgan Freeman.
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films. Also in 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of that year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five.
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Patel in his film debut as Jamal, and filmed in India, it was directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson, with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director. As a contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati, an Indian-Hindi version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Jamal surprises everyone by answering every question correctly so far, winning ₹1 crore, and he is one question away from winning the grand prize of ₹2 crore. Accused of cheating, he recounts his life story to the police, illustrating how he was able to answer each question.
The following is an overview of the events of 2011 in film, including the highest-grossing films, film festivals, award ceremonies and a list of films released and notable deaths. More film sequels were released in 2011 than any other year before it, with 27 sequels released.
2012 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2012, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Most notably, Universal and Paramount, two of America's oldest surviving film studios, celebrated their centennial anniversaries, marking the first time that two major film studios celebrate 100 years. The Dolby Atmos sound format was launched for the premiere of Brave. The James Bond film series celebrated its 50th anniversary and released its 23rd film, Skyfall. Six box-office blockbusters from previous years were re-released in 3D and IMAX. Also, the year marked the debut for high frame rate technology. The first film using 48 F.P.S., a higher frame rate than the film industry standard 24 F.P.S., was The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the story with David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the final installment in Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy, and the sequel to The Dark Knight (2008). The film stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman, alongside Anne Hathaway, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, Morgan Freeman, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Michael Caine. Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight, the terrorist Bane forces Bruce Wayne to resume his role as Batman and save Gotham City from nuclear destruction.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is a 2011 fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. The film is the second of two cinematic parts based on the 2007 novel Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling. It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and the eighth and final instalment in the Harry Potter film series. The story concludes Harry Potter's quest to find and destroy Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes in order to stop him once and for all.
2015 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths.
American Sniper is a 2014 American biographical war drama film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood and written and executive-produced by Jason Hall, loosely based on the memoir American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History (2012) by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. The film follows the life of Kyle, who became the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history with 255 kills from four tours in the Iraq War, 160 of which were officially confirmed by the Department of Defense. While Kyle was celebrated for his military successes, his tours of duty took a heavy toll on his personal and family life. It stars Bradley Cooper as Kyle and Sienna Miller as his wife Taya, with Luke Grimes, Jake McDorman, Cory Hardrict, Kevin Lacz, Navid Negahban, and Keir O'Donnell in supporting roles.
2019 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and movie programming. Avengers Endgame was the year's highest grossing film and the highest-grossing of all-time until Avatar regained the top spot in 2021.
2018 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2018, festivals, a list of films released, and notable deaths.
2023 in film is an overview of events, including award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country- and genre-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Warner Bros. and Walt Disney Studios celebrated their 100th anniversaries this year.
