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The Movies of 2004: U.S. Releases
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Top Ten List

1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Dir. Michel Gondry. Jim Carrey A
2. Oasis Dir. Lee Chang-dong. Sol Kyung-gu, Moon So-ri, Ahn Nae-sang, Chu Kwi-jung A
3. The Corporation Dir. Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott. Documentary A
4. Maria Full of Grace Dir. Joshua Marston. Catalina Sandino Moreno A
5. Time of the Wolf Dir. Michael Haneke. Isabelle Huppert, Anaïs Demoustier A–
6. Blissfully Yours Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Min Oo, Kanokporn Tongaram A–
7. Osama Dir. Siddiq Barmak. Marina Golbahari, Zubaida Sahar, Arif Herati A–
8. Birth Dir. Jonathan Glazer. Nicole Kidman, Cameron Bright, Anne Heche A–
9. The Bourne Supremacy Dir. Paul Greengrass. Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Brian Cox A–
10. Code 46 Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om Puri A–


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 The Corporation Dir. Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott. Documentary A
 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Dir. Michel Gondry. Jim Carrey A
 Maria Full of Grace Dir. Joshua Marston. Catalina Sandino Moreno A
Oasis Dir. Lee Chang-dong. Sol Kyung-gu, Moon So-ri, Ahn Nae-sang, Chu Kwi-jung A

 Before Sunset Dir. Richard Linklater. Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy A–
 Birth Dir. Jonathan Glazer. Nicole Kidman, Cameron Bright, Anne Heche A–
Blissfully Yours Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Min Oo, Kanokporn Tongaram A–
 The Bourne Supremacy Dir. Paul Greengrass. Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Brian Cox A–
Closer Dir. Mike Nichols. Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, Clive Owen A–
Code 46 Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om Puri A–
 Dawn of the Dead Dir. Zack Snyder. Sarah Polley, Jake Weber, Ving Rhames A–
 I ♥ Huckabees Dir. David O. Russell. Jason Schwartzman, Lily Tomlin A–
 Million Dollar Baby Dir. Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank A–
Notre musique Dir. Jean-Luc Godard. Sarah Adler, Nade Dieu, Jean-Luc Godard A–
Osama Dir. Siddiq Barmak. Marina Golbahari, Zubaida Sahar, Arif Herati A–
Since Otar Left Dir. Julie Bertucelli. Esther Gorintin, Dinara Drukarova A–
Time of the Wolf Dir. Michael Haneke. Isabelle Huppert, Anaïs Demoustier A–

Brother to Brother Dir. Rodney Evans. Anthony Mackie, Roger Robinson B+
 Collateral Dir. Michael Mann. Jamie Foxx, Tom Cruise, Jada Pinkett Smith B+
 Control Room Dir. Jehane Noujaim. Documentary about al-Jazeera and CentCom B+
Crimson Gold Dir. Jafar Panahi. Hossein Emadeddin, Kamyar Sheisi B+
Dogville Dir. Lars von Trier. Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Stellan Skarsgård B+
 Enduring Love Dir. Roger Michell. Daniel Craig, Samantha Morton, Rhys Ifans B+
Father and Son Dir. Aleksandr Sokurov. Andrei Shchetinin, Aleksei Nejmyshev B+
Good bye, Lenin! Dir. Wolfgang Becker. Daniel Brühl, Katrin Sass B+
Goodbye, Dragon Inn Dir. Tsai Ming-liang. Kiyonobu Mitamura B+
 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. Daniel Radcliffe B+
In Good Company Dir. Paul Weitz. Topher Grace, Dennis Quaid B+
The Incredibles Dir. Brad Bird. Voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter B+
Infernal Affairs Dir. Andrew Lau, Alan Mak. Andy Lau, Tony Leung, Eric Tsang B+
Kill Bill, Vol. 2 Dir. Quentin Tarantino. Uma Thurman, David Carradine B+
Moolaadè Dir. Ousmane Sembène. Fatoumata Coulibaly B+
Proteus Dir. John Greyson, Jack Lewis. Rouxnet Brown, Neil Sandilands B+
The Return Dir. Andrei Zvyagintsev. Ivan Dobronravov, Vladimir Garin B+
Sex Is Comedy Dir. Catherine Breillat. Anne Parillaud, Grégoire Colin B+
 Shrek 2 Dirs. Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon B+
Sideways Dir. Alexander Payne. Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church B+
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring Dir. Kim Ki-duk. Oh Yeong-su B+
Tarnation Dir. Jonathan Caouette. Exploration of filmmaker's family history B+
 Vera Drake Dir. Mike Leigh. Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Daniel Mays, Alex Kelly B+

 13 Going on 30 Dir. Gary Winick. Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer B
Bad Education Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Gael García Bernal, Fele Martínez B
Born into Brothels Dirs. Ross Kauffman, Zana Briski. Documentary B
Breakin' All the Rules Dir. Daniel Taplitz. Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut B
 The Clearing Dir. Pieter Jan Brugge. Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, Willem Dafoe B
 De-Lovely Dir. Irwin Winkler. Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce B
The Dreamers Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. Michael Pitt, Eva Green, Louis Garrel B
 Fahrenheit 9/11 Dir. Michael Moore. Documentary about Bush administration B
Hero Dir. Zhang Yimou. Jet Li, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi B
Hotel Rwanda Dir. Terry George. Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte B
House of Flying Daggers Dir. Zhang Yimou. Zhang Ziyi, Takeshi Kaneshiro B
In the Realms of the Unreal Dir. Jessica Yu. Documentary about Henry Darger B
The Merchant of Venice Dir. Michael Radford. Al Pacino, Joseph Fiennes B
The Mother Dir. Roger Michell. Anne Reid, Daniel Craig, Cathryn Bradshaw B
 The Motorcycle Diaries Dir. Walter Salles. Gael García Bernal B
 Napoleon Dynamite Dir. Jared Hess. Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino B
The Notebook Dir. Nick Cassavetes. Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner B
Primer Dir. Shane Carruth. Shane Carruth, David Sullivan, Casey Gooden B
Secret Things Dir. Jean-Claude Brisseau. Sabrina Seyvecou, Coralie Revel B
The Story of the Weeping Camel Dir. Byambasuren Davaa, Luigi Falorni B
 Super Size Me Dir. Morgan Spurlock. Documentary about American obesity B
A Thousand Clouds of Peace Dir. Julián Hernández. Juan Carlos Ortuño B
Twentynine Palms Dir. Bruno Dumont. David Wissak, Katerina Golubeva B
Undertow Dir. David Gordon Green. Jamie Bell, Devon Alan, Josh Lucas B

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer Dir. Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill B–
Alfie Dir. Charles Shyer. Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Omar Epps, Nia Long B–
The Assassination of Richard Nixon Dir. Niels Mueller. Sean Penn, Naomi Watts B–
The Aviator Dir. Martin Scorsese. Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Alan Alda B–
Cowards Bend the Knee Dir. Guy Maddin. Darcy Fehr, Melissa Dionisio B–
 The Day After Tomorrow Dir. Roland Emmerich. Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal B–
Elaine Stritch at Liberty Dir. Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus, D.A. Pennebaker B–
Facing Windows Dir. Ferzan Ozpetek. Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Massimo Girotti B–
Friday Night Lights Dir. Peter Berg. Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Derek Luke B–
 Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry Dir. George Butler. Documentary B–
Kinsey Dir. Bill Condon. Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Peter Sarsgaard B–
Last Life in the Universe Dir. Pen-ek Ratanaruang. Tadanobu Asano B–
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Dir. Brad Silberling B–
The Machinist Dir. Brad Anderson. Christian Bale, John Sharian B–
Mean Girls Dir. Mark S. Waters. Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert B–
 Mr. 3000 Dir. Charles Stone III. Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Brian White B–
Open Water Dir. Chris Kentis. Daniel Travis, Blanchard Ryan, Saul Stein B–
 The Passion of the Christ Dir. Mel Gibson. Jim Caviezel, Maia MorgensternB–
A Tale of Two Sisters Dir. Kim Ji-woon. Lim Su-jeong, Mun Geun-yeong B–
The Twilight Samurai Dir. Yoji Yamada. Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa B–
Vanity Fair Dir. Mira Nair. Reese Witherspoon, James Purefoy, Romola Garai B–
The Yes Men Dir. Chris Smith, Dan Ollman, Sarah Price. Documentary B–
Young Adam Dir. David Mackenzie. Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan B–

Baadasssss! Dir. Mario Van Peebles. Mario Van Peebles, Khleo Thomas, Nia Long C+
The Five Obstructions Dir. Jørgen Leth, Lars von Trier. Jørgen Leth C+
 The Forgotten Dir. Joseph Ruben. Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Linus Roache C+
Latter Days Dir. C. Jay Cox. Steve Sandvoss, Wes Ramsey, Rebekah Jordan C+
 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Dir. Stephen Hopkins. Geoffrey Rush C+
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Dir. Wes Anderson. Bill Murray C+
 The Manchurian Candidate Dir. Jonathan Demme. Denzel Washington C+
Mean Creek Dir. Jacob Aaron Estes. Rory Culkin, Scott Mechlowicz C+
 OutFoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism Dir. Robert Greenwald C+
The Seagull's Laughter Dir. Ágúst Guðmundsson. Ugla Egilsdóttir, Heino Ferch C+
 Shaun of the Dead Dir. Edgar Wright. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield C+
 Spider-Man 2 Dir. Sam Raimi. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Alfred Molina C+
This So-Called Disaster Dir. Michael Almereyda. Documentary about theatre C+
Touching the Void Dir. Kevin Macdonald. Joe Simpson, Simon Yates C+

Being Julia Dir. István Szábo. Annette Bening, Shaun Evans, Jeremy Irons C
Les Choristes Dir. Christophe Barratier. Gérard Jugnot, François Berléand C
The Grudge Dir. Takashi Shimizu. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr C
Meet the Fockers Dir. Jay Roach. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman C
 Ocean's Twelve Dir. Steven Soderbergh. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon C
 Ray Dir. Taylor Hackford. Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King C
The Saddest Music in the World Dir. Guy Maddin. Isabella Rossellini C
A Very Long Engagement Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel C
 Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! Dir. Robert Luketic. Kate Bosworth, Josh Duhamel C
Zhou Yu's Train Dir. Zhou Sun. Gong Li, Honglei Sun, Tony Leung Ka Fai C

The Brown Bunny Dir. Vincent Gallo. Vincent Gallo, Chloë Sevigny, Cheryl Tiegs C–
Cavedweller Dir. Lisa Cholodenko. Kyra Sedgwick, Regan Arnold, Aidan Quinn C–
Coffee and Cigarettes Dir. Jim Jarmusch. Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright C–
I, Robot Dir. Alex Proyas. Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, James Cromwell C–
The Intended Dir. Kristian Levring. Janet McTeer, JJ Feild, Tony Maudsley C–
Silver City Dir. John Sayles. Danny Huston, Chris Cooper, Richard Dreyfuss C–
Spanglish Dir. James L. Brooks. Paz Vega, Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni C–
 Stage Beauty Dir. Richard Eyre. Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett C–
Team America: World Police Dir. Trey Parker. Voices of Trey Parker, Matt Stone C–
 The Village Dir. M. Night Shyamalan. Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix C–
 We Don't Live Here Anymore Dir. John Curran. Mark Ruffalo, Naomi Watts C–
The Woodsman Dir. Nicole Kassell. Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Benjamin Bratt C–

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Dir. Adam McKay. Will Ferrell D+
 The Door in the Floor Dir. Tod Williams. Jeff Bridges, Jon Foster, Kim Basinger D+
 A Home at the End of the World Dir. Michael Mayer. Colin Farrell D+
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead Dir. Mike Hodges. Clive Owen, Jonathan Rhys Meyers D+
A Love Song for Bobby Long Dir. Shainee Gabel. John Travolta D+
The Phantom of the Opera Dir. Joel Schumacher. Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler D+
p.s. Dir. Dylan Kidd. Laura Linney, Topher Grace, Marcia Gay Harden D+
Saw Dir. James Wan. Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover D+
The Sea Inside Dir. Alejandro Amenábar. Javier Bardem, Belén Rueda D+
 The Stepford Wives Dir. Frank Oz. Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick D+
 Troy Dir. Wolfgang Petersen. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Brian Cox D+

Anatomy of Hell Dir. Catherine Breillat. Amira Casar, Rocco Siffredi D
Finding Neverland Dir. Marc Forster. Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet D
 Garden State Dir. Zach Braff. Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard D
 The Ladykillers Dirs. Joel and Ethan Coen. Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall D
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Dir. Kerry Conran. Jude Law D

 Alexander Dir. Oliver Stone. Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Jared Leto D–
Don't Move Dir. Sergio Castellitto. Sergio Castellito, Penélope Cruz D–

 Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Dir. Beeban Kidron. Renée Zellweger F
 The Terminal Dir. Steven Spielberg. Tom Hanks, Stanley Tucci F


In Need of Reappraisal
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain

Distant Dir. Nuri Bilge Ceylan. Muzaffer Özdemir, Emin Toprak
Springtime in a Small Town Dir. Tian Zhuangzhuang. Jun Wu, Jingfan Hu
Zatōichi: The Blind Swordsman Dir. Takeshi Kitano. Takeshi Kitano