Films: 2004

Our 40 Favorite Films of 2004

1. The Life Aquatic (Wes Anderson) - 10/102. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry) - 10/103. Kill Bill, Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino) - 10/10

4. The Aviator (Martin Scorsese) - 9.75/10

5. Motorcycle Diaries (Walter Salles) 9.25/10

6. Before Sunset (Richard Linklater) - 9.25/10

7. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Alfonso Cuaron) - 9.25/10

8. The Dreamers (Bernardo Bertolucci) - 9/10

9. A Very Long Engagement (Jean-Pierre Jeunet) - 9/10

10. Sideways (Alexander Payne) - 9/10

11. Spider-Man 2 (Sam Raimi) - 8.75/10

12. Millions (Danny Boyle) - 8.5/10

13. Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood) - 8.5/10

14. Closer (Mike Nichols) - 8.25/10

15. The Notebook (Nick Cassavetes) - 8/10

16. Garden State (Zach Braff) - 8/10

17. I Heart Huckabees (David O. Russell) - 8/10

18. Napoleon Dynamite (Jared Hess) - 8/10

19. Code 46 (Michael Winterbottom) - 8/10

20. Finding Neverland (Marc Forster) - 7.75/10

21. Oceans 12 (Steven Soderbergh) - 7.75/10

22. Ray (Taylor Hackford) - 7.5/10

23. She Hate Me (Spike Lee) - 7/10

24. House of Flying Daggers (Yimou Zhang) - 7/10

25. Collateral (Michael Mann) - 7/10

26. Sucker Free City (Spike Lee) - 7/10

27. Coffee & Cigarettes (Jim Jarmusch) - 7/10

28. Spanglish (James L. Brooks) - 6.5/10

29. Maria Full of Grace (Joshua Marston) - 6.5/10

30. Russian Dolls (Cedric Klapisch) - 6.5/10

31. Farenheit 9/11 (Michael Moore) - 6.25/10

32. Wicker Park (Paul McGuigan) - 6/10

33. Kinsey (Bill Condon) - 6/10

34. The United States of Leland (Matthew Hoge) - 5.5/10

35. Mean Girls (Mark Waters) - 5.5/10

36. Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright) - 5.5/10

37. Dawn of the Dead (Zack Snyder) - 5.5/10

38. The Incredibles (Brad Bird) -5.5/10

39. Supersize Me (Morgan Spurlock) - 5/10

40. Danny Deckchair (Jeff Balsmeyer) - 5/10

BEST ACTOR: Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator

BEST DIRECTOR: Bernardo Bertolucci for The Dreamers

BEST SCREENPLAY: Charlie Kaufman for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

 

Best Actor (Male):

1. Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator)

2. Gael Garcia Bernal (Motorcycle Diaries)

3. Bill Murray (The Life Aquatic)

4. Jamie Foxx (Ray)

5. Anthony Mackie (Sucker Free City / She Hate Me)

 

Best Actor (Female):

1. Cate Blanchett (The Aviator)

2. Audrey Tautou (Very Long)

3. Kate Winslet (Eternal Sunshine)

4. Eva Green (The Dreamers)

5. Kate Winslet (Finding Neverland)

 

Best Director:

1. Bernardo Bertolucci (The Dreamers)

2. Martin Scorsese (The Aviator)

3. Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill, Vol. 2)

4. Wes Anderson (The Life Aquatic)

 

Best Screenplay:

1. Eternal Sunshine

2. The Aviator

3. The Life Aquatic

4. Kill Bill, Vol. 2

5. Sideways

6. Before Sunset

Posted by G. William Locke