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Jun 20, 2024 · Reflecting on the best movies from 2004, one can appreciate the plethora of diverse stories and innovative filmmaking that forever left their mark on cinema. These unforgettable films continue to captivate viewers, leaving a lasting impression on the history of cinema.
- 15 Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind
- 14 The Incredibles
- 13 Mean Girls
- 12 Closer
- 11 Bride & Prejudice
- 10 Saving Face
- 9 The Aviator
- 8 A Home at The End of The World
- 7 Napoleon Dynamite
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An iconic movie from 2004 is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the sci-fi-inflected romance filmstarring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet. They play a couple, Joel and Clementine, who opt to have their memories of one another wiped from their brains once their relationship breaks down. The plot is a great tool for exploring the intertwined nature o...
2004 also brought us an all-timer family movie, The Incredibles. It stars voice actors such as Craig T. Nelson, Samuel L. Jackson, and Holly Hunter, to name a few, and follows a family of undercover superheroes who have to come out of hiding when the world is in peril. It’s not uncommon to hear people talk about animation geared toward children by ...
Another crowd-pleaser from 2004 is Mean Girls, a teen comedy so popular, it has become the benchmark for the genre. Starring Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, and Tina Fey — who also co-wrote the script — it’s an impressive cast. Lohan’s character, Cady, is a new student who unfortunately falls for the most popular girl in school’s ex...
Closer is an interesting movie from the legendary director Mike Nichols (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Birdcage) and stars Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, and Clive Owen. They make up an interconnected foursome who are ostensibly two separate couples, though the boundaries are blurry. In contrast with typical infidelity shrouded in...
A much more charming and upbeat movie from 2004 is Bride & Prejudice, which, if it isn’t obvious, is an adaptation of Pride & Prejudice with a Bollywood twist. Here, we have Aishwarya Rai as Lalita Bakshi and Maritn Henderson as William Darcy. The matriarch of the family is hoping to marry off her four unmarried daughters, with visitors William and...
Another romantic comedy from that year is Alice Wu’s Saving Face. It stars Joan Chen and Michelle Krusiec as a mother and daughter— Ma and Wil — who are both hiding their relationships, but for very different reasons. Wil unexpectedly finds her mother asking to live with her after getting pregnant outside of marriage and must deal with her getting ...
Martin Scorsese’s 2004 release was the Howard Hughes biopic, The Aviator. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Hughes, with Cate Blanchett as Katharine Hepburn and Kate Beckinsale as Ava Gardner. The story touches on Hughes’ early years as a movie producer, but, as the title suggests, focuses mainly on his time spent working with aircraft. Additionally, ther...
Following a series of action-centric movies (S.W.A.T., Daredevil, Phone Booth), Colin Farrell made an interesting pivot in 2004. By taking a role in A Home at the End of the World, he displayed talents that stretched beyond a genre he could have been permanently pigeonholed into. The story charts the lives of two friends, played by Farrell and Dall...
Napoleon Dynamiteis another movie that stands out as iconic from the 2004 crop. With an interesting take on a common premise, we find Napoleon, played by John Heder, campaigning for his best friend, Pedro (Efren Ramirez), to win student body president. By using a deliberately jarring narrative structure, the movie is able to convey Napoleon’s alien...
Another hilarious, though campier, comedy from 2004 is D.E.B.S., which is about a group of teenage girls recruited to become a new team of government spies. However, when the star of the team, Amy, falls for the criminal they are pursuing, Lucy, chaos ensues. D.E.B.S. is written and directed by Angela Robinson and some of its stars include Sara Fos...
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1. Shaun of the Dead. 2004 1h 39m R. 7.9 (597K) Rate. 76 Metascore. The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse. Director Edgar Wright Stars Simon Pegg Nick Frost Kate Ashfield. 10/10. 2. Kung Fu Hustle. 2004 1h 39m R. 7.7 (152K) Rate. 78 Metascore.
Best 2004 Movies. Overall, 2004 was a great year for cinema, with a diverse range of movies that catered to a wide variety of audiences and tastes. 1. The Machinist (2004) “The Machinist” is a psychological thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and released in 2004.
- Shaun of the Dead 2004, 99 min. Edgar Wright • Starring: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Kate Ashfield. Apocalyptic Film • Comedy • Horror Comedy. find this movie on ►
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004, 108 min. Michel Gondry • Starring: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Elijah Wood. Comedy Drama • Drama • Mindbender.
- The Incredibles 2004, 115 min. Brad Bird • Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson. Action Comedy • Action • Adventure. find this movie on ►
- Kill Bill Vol. 2 2004, 136 min. Quentin Tarantino • Starring: Uma Thurman, Michael Madsen, Gordon Liu. Action Thriller • Action • Feminist Film. find this movie on ►
50 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. 2004 1h 59m R. 7.2 (212K) Rate. 62 Metascore. With a plan to exact revenge on a legendary shark that killed his partner, oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) rallies a crew that includes his estranged wife, a journalist, and a man who may or may not be his son.
"Shaun of the Dead", "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", "The Incredibles", "Kill Bill Vol. 2", & "The Bourne Supremacy" are on The Best Movies of 2004 on Flickchart.
