Preview of Top 15 Films of 2008

The film reunites Bale with director Christopher Nolan and takes Batman across the world in his quest to fight a growing criminal threat in the Joker, played creepily by Heath Ledger.

2. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Harrison Ford returns to claim the role of the wipe-wielding Indiana Jones, which is directed by Steven Spielberg.

3. Iron Man

Based upon Marvel's iconic Super Hero, Robert Downey Jr. is Tony Stark, a billionaire industrialist and genius inventor who is kidnapped and forced to build a devastating weapon. Instead, using his intelligence and ingenuity, Tony builds a high-tech suit of armor and escapes captivity.

4. Valkyrie

Tom Cruise heads an international cast as Col. Claus von Stauffenberg, the German officer who led the heroic attempt to bring down the Nazi regime and end the war by planting a bomb in Hitler's bunker.

5. Pineapple Express

From the guys who brought you Knocked Up and Superbad starring Seth Rogen and James Franco.

6. Hancock

With great power comes great responsibility - everyone knows that - everyone, that is, but Hancock (Will Smith). Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock's well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake.

7. The Incredible Hulk

The Hulk returns the big screen this time with Edward Norton at the helm as the not so jolly green gaint.

8. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Adapted from the classic 1920s story by F. Scott Fitzgerald about a man who is born in his eighties and ages backwards. Stars Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, and Tilda Swinton.

9. Bond 22

Daniel Craig reprises his role as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007.

10. Cloverfield

J.J. Abrams' monster pic from the view of a personal camcorder in the city of Manhattan.

11. Semi-Pro

Will Ferrell stars in an outrageous comedy set in 1976 against the backdrop of the maverick ABA - a fast-paced, wild and crazy basketball league that rivaled the NBA and made a name for itself with innovations like the three-point shot and slam dunk contest.

12. Defiance

The film revolves around Jewish brothers living in Nazi-occupied Poland who escape into the Belorussian forest where they join Russian resistance fighters in battling the Nazis. Starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber and directed by Edward Zwick.

13. The Happening

A couple goes on the run from an apocalyptic crisis that presents a large-scale threat to humanity. Starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

14. Revolutionary Road

A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet and directed by Sam Mendes.

15. Madagascar: The Crate Escape

The sequel to the 2005 hit with voices from Ben Stiller, David Schwimmer, Chris Rock, and Jada Pinkett Smith.