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