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Best Picture 2004

by logandarko • Created 14 years ago • Modified 1 week ago
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  • Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

    1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    20041h 48mR89Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories forever.
    DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyKate WinsletTom Wilkinson
  • Nicole Kidman in Birth (2004)

    2. Birth

    20041h 40mR51Metascore
    6.3 (43K)
    A young boy attempts to convince a woman that he is her dead husband reborn.
    DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsNicole KidmanCameron BrightLauren Bacall
  • Christian Bale, Jean Simmons, Chieko Baishô, and Takuya Kimura in Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

    3. Howl's Moving Castle

    20041h 59mPG82Metascore
    8.2 (489K)
    When an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking castle.
    DirectorHayao MiyazakiStarsChieko BaishôTakuya KimuraTatsuya Gashûin
  • The Village (2004)

    4. The Village

    20041h 48mPG-1344Metascore
    6.6 (290K)
    A series of events tests the beliefs of a small isolated countryside village.
    DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsSigourney WeaverWilliam HurtJoaquin Phoenix
  • Jim Caviezel in The Passion of the Christ (2004)

    5. The Passion of the Christ

    20042h 7mR47Metascore
    7.3 (265K)
    Depicts the final twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem.
    DirectorMel GibsonStarsJim CaviezelMonica BellucciMaia Morgenstern
  • 2046 (2004)

    6. 2046

    20042h 9mR78Metascore
    7.4 (64K)
    Several women enter a science fiction author's life over the course of a few years, after the author has lost the woman he considers his one true love.
    DirectorWong Kar-WaiStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiZiyi ZhangFaye Wong
  • Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, and Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby (2004)

    7. Million Dollar Baby

    20042h 12mPG-1386Metascore
    8.1 (750K)
    Frankie, an ill-tempered old coach, reluctantly agrees to train aspiring boxer Maggie. Impressed with her determination and talent, he helps her become the best and the two soon form a close bond.
    DirectorClint EastwoodStarsHilary SwankClint EastwoodMorgan Freeman
  • Downfall (2004)

    8. Downfall

    20042h 36mR82Metascore
    8.2 (391K)
    Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.
    DirectorOliver HirschbiegelStarsBruno GanzAlexandra Maria LaraUlrich Matthes
  • Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

    9. Kill Bill: Vol. 2

    20042h 17mR83Metascore
    8.0 (843K)
    The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.
    DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsUma ThurmanDavid CarradineMichael Madsen
  • Don Cheadle, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix, Mosa Kaiser, Sophie Okonedo, Ofentse Modiselle, and Mathabo Pieterson in Hotel Rwanda (2004)

    10. Hotel Rwanda

    20042h 1mPG-1379Metascore
    8.1 (386K)
    Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager, houses over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda, Africa.
    DirectorTerry GeorgeStarsDon CheadleSophie OkonedoJoaquin Phoenix
  • Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, and Simon Pegg in Shaun of the Dead (2004)

    11. Shaun of the Dead

    20041h 39mR76Metascore
    7.9 (623K)
    The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.
    DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostKate Ashfield
  • Nacho Pérez in Bad Education (2004)

    12. Bad Education

    20041h 46mR81Metascore
    7.4 (65K)
    An examination on the effect of Franco-era religious schooling and sexual abuse on the lives of two longtime friends.
    DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsGael García BernalFele MartínezJavier Cámara
  • Chase Ellison and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Mysterious Skin (2004)

    13. Mysterious Skin

    20041h 45mUnrated74Metascore
    7.6 (81K)
    Two pre-adolescent boys both experienced a strange event and later it affects their lives in different ways. One becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute, while the other retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction.
    DirectorGregg ArakiStarsBrady CorbetJoseph Gordon-LevittElisabeth Shue
  • Javier Bardem in The Sea Inside (2004)

    14. The Sea Inside

    20042h 6mPG-1374Metascore
    8.0 (87K)
    The factual story of Spaniard Ramon Sampedro, who fought a 28-year campaign in favor of euthanasia and his own right to die.
    DirectorAlejandro AmenábarStarsJavier BardemBelén RuedaLola Dueñas
  • Thomas Haden Church and Paul Giamatti in Sideways (2004)

    15. Sideways

    20042h 7mR94Metascore
    7.5 (212K)
    Two men reaching middle age with not much to show but disappointment embark on a week-long road trip through California's wine country, just as one is about to take a trip down the aisle.
    DirectorAlexander PayneStarsPaul GiamattiThomas Haden ChurchVirginia Madsen
  • Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy in Before Sunset (2004)

    16. Before Sunset

    20041h 20mR91Metascore
    8.1 (305K)
    Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse's book tour.
    DirectorRichard LinklaterStarsEthan HawkeJulie DelpyVernon Dobtcheff
  • Vera Drake (2004)

    17. Vera Drake

    20042h 5mR83Metascore
    7.6 (28K)
    Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain--a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
    DirectorMike LeighStarsImelda StauntonJim BroadbentHeather Craney
  • Tom Cruise in Collateral (2004)

    18. Collateral

    20042hR71Metascore
    7.5 (454K)
    A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsTom CruiseJamie FoxxJada Pinkett Smith
  • Sarah Polley in Dawn of the Dead (2004)

    19. Dawn of the Dead

    20041h 41mR59Metascore
    7.2 (283K)
    A nurse, a policeman, a young married couple and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.
    DirectorZack SnyderStarsSarah PolleyVing RhamesMekhi Phifer
  • Andoni Gracia in The Uninvited Guest (2004)

    20. The Uninvited Guest

    20041h 30mR
    6.7 (6.3K)
    In the dark corridors of Félix's house, an intruder is hiding. Is he real, or is he a manifestation inside the obscure maze of his mind?
    DirectorGuillem MoralesStarsAndoni GraciaMónica LópezFrancesc Garrido
  • Matt Damon in The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

    21. The Bourne Supremacy

    20041h 48mPG-1373Metascore
    7.7 (502K)
    When Jason Bourne is framed for a CIA operation gone awry, he is forced to resume his former life as a trained assassin to survive.
    DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsMatt DamonFranka PotenteJoan Allen
  • Benoît Magimel and Laura Smet in The Bridesmaid (2004)

    22. The Bridesmaid

    20041h 51mNot Rated74Metascore
    6.7 (2.9K)
    A hard-working young man meets and falls in love with his sister's bridesmaid. He soon finds out how disturbed she really is.
    DirectorClaude ChabrolStarsBenoît MagimelLaura SmetAurore Clément
  • Jorge Bolani, Mirella Pascual, and Andrés Pazos in Whisky (2004)

    23. Whisky

    20041h 34m66Metascore
    7.1 (7.1K)
    When his long-lost brother resurfaces, Jacobo, desperate to prove his life has added up to something, looks to scrounge up a wife. He turns to Marta, an employee at his sock factory, with whom he has a prickly relationship.
    DirectorsJuan Pablo RebellaPablo StollStarsAndrés PazosMirella PascualJorge Bolani
  • Natalie Portman, Zach Braff, and Peter Sarsgaard in Garden State (2004)

    24. Garden State

    20041h 42mR67Metascore
    7.4 (227K)
    A quietly troubled young man returns home for his mother's funeral after being estranged from his family for a decade.
    DirectorZach BraffStarsZach BraffPeter SarsgaardNatalie Portman
  • Primer (2004)

    25. Primer

    20041h 17mPG-1368Metascore
    6.7 (119K)
    Four friends/fledgling entrepreneurs, knowing that there's something bigger and more innovative than the different error-checking devices they've built, wrestle over their new invention.
    DirectorShane CarruthStarsShane CarruthDavid SullivanCasey Gooden

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