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One Swallow Brought Spring

One Swallow Brought Spring

December 7, 2004 Not Rated
This film powerfully evokes the spectacular Rhone Alps, the beauty, simplicity and hardships of farm life, taking chances and dealing with the necessary sacrifices, the ever-present conflict between city and rural, past and present, the cycles of nature and life. (Films Philos)
Metascore:
64
User Score:
5.5
Smooth Talk

Smooth Talk

December 7, 2004 | PG-13
A free-spirited 15-year-old girl flirts with a dangerous stranger in the Northern California suburbs and must prepare herself for the frightening and traumatic consequences.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
tbd
Warriors of Heaven and Earth

Warriors of Heaven and Earth

December 7, 2004 | R
In the tradition of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, Warriors of Heaven and Earth weaves a thread of battle, comradeship and honor. Set in the ferocious Gobi desert, the story follows two first-class warriors and master swordsmen. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
54
User Score:
5.7
Wild at Heart

Wild at Heart

December 7, 2004 | R
David Lynch explores old theme: the story of two people (Cage and Dern) who thoroughly love each other, of two people whose love seems so strong that nothing can corrupt it. Yet, the evil forces of murder, corruption and perversion, which lurk beneath the seemingly clean surface of modern day America transform their journey into a ghost train ride and challenge their love to the extremes. (Von Marc Eberle)
Metascore:
52
User Score:
6.9
Rana's Wedding

Rana's Wedding

December 1, 2004 | Unrated
Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad's timely feature explores love among the ruins of an occupied territory and is the winner of the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival's 2003 Nestor Almendros Prize for courage in filmmaking. (Arab Film Distribution)
Metascore:
71
User Score:
5.8
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

November 30, 2004 | PG
For some athletes, the ultimate win comes through a stroke of luck, but for Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., "Bobby Jones," it was truly a stroke of genius. His natural skill and uncanny passion for the game of golf earned him the title of "The Best Golfer in the World." But it was his style that set him apart. A dashing smile. Impeccable integrity. Unrivaled intensity. Legendary wit and intelligence. An epic passion for life, born out of adversity. For a brief moment in time, this incredible man became an American hero. Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius tells the story of that man. (Bobby Jones Film Company)
Metascore:
45
User Score:
5.7
Crying Ladies

Crying Ladies

November 30, 2004 Not Rated
Meet the last of the professional mourners of Manila's Chinatown. These are the crying ladies - three women who decide to accept a part-time job to be the professional mourners for a traditional Chinese funeral for the late George Washington Chua. A heartwarming comedy, Crying Ladies sheds light on the struggles and little dreams of ordinary people living in the back streets of Chinatown. (Unitel Films)
Metascore:
54
User Score:
7.5
Faster

Faster

November 30, 2004 | PG-13
This is the first feature-length MotoGP documentary to take you inside the world of motorcycle racing. (Slamdance)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
6.0
Hero

Hero

November 30, 2004 | PG-13
The time: two thousand years ago. The place: the violent dawn of the Qin dynasty. The story: the soon-to-be First Emperor of China is on the brink of conquering a war-torn land. Three opponents are determined to assassinate him and one loyal subject stands in their way. [Miramax]
Metascore:
85
User Score:
8.7
The Keep

The Keep

November 30, 2004 | R
Nazis are forced to turn to a Jewish historian for help in battling the ancient demon they have inadvertently freed from its prison.
Metascore:
34
User Score:
4.5
Luther

Luther

November 30, 2004 | PG-13
Joseph Fiennes stars as Martin Luther, whose bold actions fostered an era of personal and religious freedoms unprecedented in history. (R.S. Entertainment)
Metascore:
47
User Score:
6.4
My Flesh and Blood

My Flesh and Blood

November 30, 2004 | Unrated
A feature length verit documentary about the Tom family -- eleven special needs children adopted by Fairfield, California mother Susan Tom -- and the story of Susan's battle with her emotionally disturbed teenage son. (Strand Releasing)
Metascore:
78
User Score:
4.5
Racing with the Moon

Racing with the Moon

November 30, 2004 | PG
In 1942 California, two young men await induction into the U.S. Marines and say goodbye to their girlfriends.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
Spider-Man 2

Spider-Man 2

November 30, 2004 | PG-13
In the second installment in the Spider-Man series, based on the classic Marvel Comics hero, Tobey Maguire returns as the mild-mannered Peter Parker, who is juggling the delicate balance of his dual life as a college student and a superhuman crime fighter. The entertaining adventure escalates and Spider-Man's life becomes even more complicated when he confronts a new nemesis, the brilliant Otto Octavius, (Molina) who has been reincarnated as the maniacal and multi-tentacled "Doc Ock." (Sony)
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.5
Cloak & Dagger

Cloak & Dagger

November 23, 2004 | PG
Davey Osborne (Henry Thomas) is an imaginative youngster who loves role-playing games, and who often enlists the aid of his best friend, an imaginary super-spy named Jack Flack (Dabney Coleman). One day he witnesses a real murder of an FBI agent who passes a videogame called "Cloak & Dagger" to him before he dies. When the police come, the body is gone, and no one will believe him, including his father, Col. Hal Osborne. Soon Davey finds himself up to his neck in hairbreadth escapes, real bullets, and slam-bang action as the hitmen close in. Can Jack save him before time runs out?
Metascore:
64
User Score:
6.3
Gozu

Gozu

November 23, 2004 | Unrated
From the acclaimed director, Takashi Miike, comes a Yakuza/horror film to shock and amaze audiences everywhere. When Minami is sent to kill his mentor, Ozaki, who is in the midst of a nervous breakdown, he embarks on a journey of unexplained natural phenomenon. (Pathfinder Pictures)
Metascore:
58
User Score:
6.9
Gypsy 83

Gypsy 83

November 23, 2004 | R
Two outcasts who feel small-town Sandusky, Ohio closing in on them, Gypsy and Clive lose themselves in Gothic fantasies, soothed by the retro sounds of The Cure, Siouxie and the Banshees, and Bauhaus. When Gypsy and Clive learn about the annual "Night of 1000 Stevies" in New York City, their deep-seeded dreams are unleashed. With Clive's encouragement, Gypsy crushes her fears and vows to be the best Stevie Nicks impersonator Gotham has ever seen. (Small Planet Pictures)
Metascore:
47
User Score:
7.6
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

November 23, 2004 | PG
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry, Ron and Hermione, now teenagers, return for their third year at Hogwarts, where they are forced to face escaped prisoner, Sirius Black, who poses a great threat to Harry. Harry and his friends spend their third year learning how to handle a half-horse half-eagle Hippogriff, repel shape-shifting Boggarts and master the art of Divination. They also visit the wizarding village of Hogsmeade and the Shrieking Shack, which is considered the most haunted building in Britain. In addition to these new experiences, Harry must overcome the threats of the soul-sucking Dementors, outsmart a dangerous werewolf and finally deal with the truth about Sirius Black and his relationship to Harry and his parents. With his best friends, Harry masters advanced magic, crosses the barriers of time and changes the course of more than one life. [Warner Bros.]
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.3
Last Dance

Last Dance

November 23, 2004 Not Rated
An inside look at one of the most innovative dance companies, the Pilobolus Dance Theatre. This documentary follows the development of the dance from its conception, through the process of improvisation and composition, to the premiere and beyond. (First Run Features)
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
Missing

Missing

November 23, 2004 | PG
When an idealistic American writer disappears during the Chilean coup d'état in September 1973, his wife and father try to find him.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
7.6
Oasis

Oasis

November 23, 2004 Not Rated
A hardened ex-con falls for a severely disabled woman in this psychological drama.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.1
Secret Things

Secret Things

November 23, 2004 | Unrated
After they are both fired, two penniless but shapely young French women set out to climb the social ladder by manipulating men.
Metascore:
55
User Score:
5.9
Sexual Dependency

Sexual Dependency

November 23, 2004 Not Rated
This teen drama is a fascinating exploration of sexual desire.
Metascore:
44
User Score:
7.5
Sleepover

Sleepover

November 23, 2004 | PG
In an attempt to cast off their less-than-cool reputations once and for all, Julie (Vega) and her three best friends enter into an all-night scavenger hunt against their "popular girl" rivals. (MGM)
Metascore:
33
User Score:
3.8
Springtime in a Small Town

Springtime in a Small Town

November 23, 2004 | PG
Set in China in 1946, shortly after the withdrawal of Japanese troops, this is the story of a couple in a small town whose lives are interrupted by the visit of the husband's old friend from Shanghai.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
tbd
The Terminal

The Terminal

November 23, 2004 | PG-13
The Terminal tells the story of Viktor Navorski (Hanks), a visitor to New York City from Eastern Europe, whose homeland erupts in a fiery coup while he is in the air en route to America. Stranded at John F. Kennedy International Airport with a passport from nowhere, he is unauthorized to actually enter the United States and must improvise his days and nights in the terminal's international transit lounge until the war at home is over. As the weeks and months stretch on, Viktor finds the compressed universe of the terminal to be a richly complex world of absurdity, generosity, ambition, amusement, status, serendipity and even romance with a beautiful flight attendant (Zeta-Jones). (DreamWorks)
Metascore:
55
User Score:
8.1
Zhou Yu de huo che

Zhou Yu de huo che

November 23, 2004 | PG-13
Driven by three remarkable performances and a multi-layered narrative structure, this film reveals the intimate parallels within the folds of a love triangle. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
49
User Score:
tbd
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice

November 16, 2004 | R
Documentary film-maker Bob Sanders and his wife Carol attend a group therapy session that serves as the backdrop for the opening scenes of the film. Returning to their Los Angeles home, the newly "enlightened" couple chastise their closest friends, Ted and Alice, for not coming to grips with their true feelings. Bob insists that everyone "feel" rather than intellectualize their emotions, and Carol pronounces "that's beautiful" after anyone says anything even remotely personal. Ted and Alice humor their friends, but it is obvious that there is a good-natured sexual tension at work within the foursome.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
6.8
The Chronicles of Riddick

The Chronicles of Riddick

November 16, 2004 | Unrated
Vin Diesel reprises his star-making Pitch Black role of enigmatic anti-hero Richard B. Riddick in this science fiction action-adventure epic. [Universal Pictures]
Metascore:
38
User Score:
7.5
Elf

Elf

November 16, 2004 | PG
A boy who was raised by Santa's elves returns to New York City to find his biological family.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
8.4
Fanny and Alexander (re-release)

Fanny and Alexander (re-release)

November 16, 2004 | R
Set in Sweden in the early 20th century, this film focuses on the young children of a wealthy, theatrical family.
Metascore:
100
User Score:
8.5
Foul Play

Foul Play

November 16, 2004 | PG
A shy San Francisco librarian (Goldie Hawn) and a bumbling cop (Chevy Chase) fall in love as they solve a crime involving albinos, dwarves, and the Catholic Church.
Metascore:
45
User Score:
7.4
The Hebrew Hammer

The Hebrew Hammer

November 16, 2004 | Unrated
By creating The Hebrew Hammer, writer/director Kesselman has brought to life a character rarely seen in Hollywood or off-Hollywood films: a sexy and powerful Jewish action hero. (ContentFilm)
Metascore:
41
User Score:
6.1
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

November 16, 2004 | R
An exploration of family, revenge and the conflicts inherent in trying to escape one's past. (Paramount Classics)
Metascore:
56
User Score:
5.1
Promises

Promises

November 16, 2004 Not Rated
A documentary exploring the Middle East conflict and prospects for peace by drawing viewers into the hearts and minds of seven Palestinian and Israeli children from Jerusalem -- those captured by the region's hatreds as well as those able to transcend them. (Promises Project)
Metascore:
80
User Score:
8.2
Ragtime

Ragtime

November 16, 2004 | PG
Set in the early 1900s, an upper middle class family takes in a young African-American woman and her infant son. When the father of the child returns, everything changes.
Metascore:
57
User Score:
5.9
Robot Stories

Robot Stories

November 16, 2004 Not Rated
Four stories in which utterly human characters struggle to connect in a world of robot babies, robot toys, android office workers, and digital immortality.
Metascore:
66
User Score:
tbd
The Saddest Music in the World

The Saddest Music in the World

November 16, 2004 | R
It's 1933 in Winnipeg and the Great Depression is in full bloom. Beer Baroness Lady Port-Huntly (Rossellini) announces a global competition to determine the saddest music in the world, and musicians from across the globe pour into town to vie for the whopping $25,000 prize. Part musical melodrama, part tongue-in-cheek social satire, Guy Maddin's expressionistic film achieves a level of lunacy rarely seen since the Marx Brothers. (IFC Films)
Metascore:
78
User Score:
6.6
Short Cuts

Short Cuts

November 16, 2004 | R
Using the short stories of Raymond Carver as inspiration, Robert Altman revisits the formula of his 1975 film "Nashville," portraying various interlocking stories set against the backdrop of contemporary middle-class Los Angeles.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.4
A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

November 16, 2004 | Approved
A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, but achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.5
Strayed

Strayed

November 16, 2004 | Unrated
As the German army storms through Paris in June, 1940, a woman flees the city with her two children, heading south.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.4
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie

Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie

November 16, 2004 | PG
Based on the trading card and television series phenomenon,Yu-Gi-Oh! is the story of Yugi, a boy captivated by the card game sweeping the nation: Duel Monsters! (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
15
User Score:
5.6
Alila

Alila

November 9, 2004 Not Rated
The story of over a dozen distinct characters who inhabit an apartment complex located in a rundown neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel. (Kino International)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
tbd
Before Sunset

Before Sunset

November 9, 2004 | R
The timeless romantic story of two questing hearts and minds whose powerful bond defies time and place. [Warner Independent Pictures]
Metascore:
91
User Score:
8.6
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

November 9, 2004 | R
Director Takeshi Kitano takes on Japanese cinematic legend Zatoichi. Kitano stars as the blind wanderer with a distinctive red cane and a shock of platinum blonde hair. Softly-spoken, he makes a living as a masseur and by gambling, but his humble, shuffling facade masks a lightning-fast, deadly swordsman. (Miramax)
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.4
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

November 9, 2004 | Unrated
The most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form, Broadway tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. (Second Act Productions)
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
The Clearing

The Clearing

November 9, 2004 | R
The story of a parallel emotional struggle between the victim of a kidnapping and the family that is left behind. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Metascore:
60
User Score:
7.9
A Day Without a Mexican

A Day Without a Mexican

November 9, 2004 | R
In this satire, California wakes up one morning to find that one third of its population has disappeared. A strange thick pink fog surrounds the state and communication outside its boundaries is completely cut off. As the day goes by, we discover that the characteristic that links the 14 million disappeared is their Hispanic background. (Televisa Cine)
Metascore:
30
User Score:
3.9
The Hillside Strangler

The Hillside Strangler

November 9, 2004 | R
The disturbing case of two serial killing cousins (Howell, Turturro) that terrorized Southern California in the late 70s is brought gruesomely to film with explicit sex and graphic violence. (TLA Entertainment Group)
Metascore:
19
User Score:
tbd
Ju-on: The Grudge

Ju-on: The Grudge

November 9, 2004 | R
Director/screenwriter Shimizu Takashi spins the tale of a family that is brutally killed in their own home, leaving behind an evil spirit burning with hatred. When an unknowing homecare worker enters the house, the spirit is awakened and a terrifying chain of events begins, passing through all those who set foot within its walls. (Lions Gate Films)
Metascore:
48
User Score:
7.3
Rick

Rick

November 9, 2004 | R
This modern take on Verdi's Rigoletto is a tale of internet porn, capitalism and murder.
Metascore:
52
User Score:
tbd
The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

November 9, 2004 | PG-13
Stepford has a secret. All of the wives are far too perfect, and all of the husbands are way too happy. The Stepford Wives is a sophisticated and comic re-imagining of the 1975 suspense classic. Welcome to Stepford -- the American way of love. (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
42
User Score:
3.6
Shrek 2

Shrek 2

November 5, 2004 | PG
The fairy tale continues as everyone's favorite ogre faces his greatest challenge of all -- the inlaws! (DreamWorks)
Metascore:
75
User Score:
8.7
2009: Lost Memories

2009: Lost Memories

November 2, 2004 | R
2009 Lost Memories unfolds from an intriguing premise: what if An Jung-geun had failed to assassinate Ito Hirobumi in Harbin, 1909, and this single incident opened a completely different history, one in which Japan had never lost the Second World War, and Korea had never gained independence. (ADV Films)
Metascore:
40
User Score:
7.2
Adored

Adored

November 2, 2004 Not Rated
Italian porn icon Riki Kandinsky discovers the humanity burning beneath his legendary flesh.
Metascore:
28
User Score:
5.2
Ali G Indahouse

Ali G Indahouse

November 2, 2004 | R
Ali G unwittingly becomes a pawn in the Chancellor's plot to overthrow the Prime Minister of Great Britain. However, Ali is embraced by the nation as a voice of the youth, making the PM and his government more popular than ever.
Metascore:
46
User Score:
5.0
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

November 2, 2004 | PG
Fabulous adventures, hilarious predicaments and exhilarating action await an all-star international cast as three unlikely heroes attempt to settle an outrageous wager in this spectacle based on the novel by Jules Verne. (Walt Disney Pictures)
Metascore:
49
User Score:
5.8
California Split

California Split

November 2, 2004 | R
When a casual gambler befriends a professional one, he begins to mirror his life, sending both deeper into the sleazy gambling world where the stakes keep getting bigger.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
7.5
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

November 2, 2004 | GP
Through a series of military and political accidents, a psychotic general - U.S. Air Force Commander Jack D. Ripper (Hayden) - triggers an ingenious, irrevocable scheme to attack Russia's strategic targets with nuclear bombs. The U.S. President (Sellers) and Dr. Strangelove (Sellers), a wheelchair-bound nuclear scientist who has bizarre ideas about man's future, work with the Soviet premier in a desperate effort to save the world.
Metascore:
97
User Score:
8.4
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

November 2, 2004 | R
Sissy (Thurman), a young woman with large thumbs hitchhikes across the country and meets a group of cowgirls lead by Bonanza Jellybean (Phoenix).
Metascore:
28
User Score:
6.9
Facing Windows

Facing Windows

November 2, 2004 | R
A drama about how we find love and passion in our lives in the midst of chaos and disruption. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
55
User Score:
6.7
Farmingville

Farmingville

November 2, 2004 Not Rated
The hate-based attempted murder of two Mexican day laborers catapults the Long Island town of Farmingville into national headlines, unmasking a new frontline of the border wars-suburbia. (Independent Television Service)
Metascore:
62
User Score:
3.0
Festival Express

Festival Express

November 2, 2004 | R
A rousing record of a little-known, but monumental, moment in rock n roll history. Set in 1970, Festival Express was a multi-band, multi-day extravaganza that captured the spirit and imagination of a generation and a nation. (ThinkFilm)
Metascore:
85
User Score:
6.2
A Home at the End of the World

A Home at the End of the World

November 2, 2004 | R
This chronicle of two childhood friends looks at what we mean by love, commitment and loyalty. Perhaps most importantly, it re-examines the idea of family, and in doing so shows us its very essence and the ways in which that essence can be redefined. (Warner Independent Pictures)
Metascore:
59
User Score:
7.4
Lost Boys of Sudan

Lost Boys of Sudan

November 2, 2004 | Unrated
A feature-length documentary that follows two Sudanese refugees on an extraordinary journey from Africa to America.
Metascore:
78
User Score:
6.5
Philadelphia

Philadelphia

November 2, 2004 | PG-13
Hailed as a landmark film that dazzles with deep emotion and exceptional acting, Philidelphia is the story of two competing lawyers who join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. And as their unlikely friendship develops, their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries. (Sony Pictures)
Metascore:
66
User Score:
7.7
Ten

Ten

November 2, 2004 | Not Rated
A look at the modern sociopolitical landscape of Iran as seen through the eyes of one woman as she drives through the streets of Tehran over a period of several days. Her journey is comprised of ten conversations with various female passengers. [Zeitgeist Films]
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.2
Brain Donors

Brain Donors

October 26, 2004 | PG
Three manic idiots; a lawyer, cab driver and a handyman team up to run a ballet company to fulfill the will of a millionaire. Stooge-like antics result as the trio try to outwit the rich widow and her scheming big-shot lawyer, who also wants to run the ballet.
Metascore:
44
User Score:
tbd
Control Room

Control Room

October 26, 2004 Not Rated
Directed by Jehane Noujaim, an award-winning Arab-American filmmaker who has lived within and embraced both worlds, Control Room re-examines what is perhaps the pressing question of: "is America radicalizing or stabilizing the Arab world?" By providing a balanced view of Al-Jazeera's presentation of the second Iraq war to their worldwide Arab audience, it calls into question many of the prevailing images and positions offered up by the U.S. news media. (Magnolia Pictures)
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.5
Dawn of the Dead

Dawn of the Dead

October 26, 2004 | Unrated
In this remake of George A. Romero's horror classic, a nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman, and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a Midwestern shopping mall.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
8.6
Father and Son

Father and Son

October 26, 2004 | Unrated
Father and Son explores the intricate dynamics of familial relations and the profound, ambiguous nature of love and loss between inextricably linked souls. (Wellspring Media)
Metascore:
64
User Score:
7.1
Grand Theft Parsons

Grand Theft Parsons

October 26, 2004 | PG-13
Inspired by the true story that marked the end of the life of cult musician Gram Parson, this film examines the kind of friendship that saw one man break the law, jeopardise his freedom and race hundreds of miles, to see to it that in death his friend's wishes were honoured. (Swipe Films)
Metascore:
46
User Score:
7.1
Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me

October 26, 2004 | R
At the snobby Crawford Academy, Virginia's group of friends start to go missing years after horrible events that happened to her as a child around her birthday.
Metascore:
24
User Score:
5.0
Mulan

Mulan

October 26, 2004 | G
Mulan chronicles the daring adventures of a young Chinese woman whose irrepressible spirit clashes with her tradition-bound society.  [Disney]
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.4
September 11

September 11

October 26, 2004 | Unrated
A collective film. 11 directors from different countries and cultures. 11 visions of the tragic events which occurred in New York City on September 11, 2001. 11 points of view engaging their individual conscience. Complete freedom of expression. (Empire Pictures)
Metascore:
61
User Score:
7.6
White Chicks

White Chicks

October 26, 2004 | Unrated
Two African-American men trying to pass themselves off as very, very, very white women? Sounds preposterous. But with the help of an FBI friend, who just happens to be a genius with make-up, that's exactly what the hapless Marcus and Kevin Copeland (Marlon and Shawn Wayans) do when they go undercover as Hamptons' socialites Tiffany and Brittany Wilson. (Sony Pictures)
Metascore:
41
User Score:
6.6
À cause d'un garçon

À cause d'un garçon

October 19, 2004 Not Rated
A direct and compassionate look at a teenager's struggle to of adapt to life as a gay young man. (Picture This! Entertainment)
Metascore:
52
User Score:
6.9
Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July

October 19, 2004 | R
Based on a true story, the film follows the young Ron Kovic from a zealous teen who eagerly volunteers for the Vietnam War, to an embittered veteran paralyzed from the mid-chest down. Deeply in love with his country, Kovic returned to an environment vastly different from the one he left, and struggled before emerging as a brave new voice for the disenchanted. (Universal Studios)
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.7
The Butterfly

The Butterfly

October 19, 2004 Not Rated
Eight-year-old Elsa (Bouanich) and her mom Isabelle (Dieu) move in next to Julien (Serrault), an ornery old entomologist with a lavish butterfly collection in his apartment. Her mother is hardly ever home, and Elsa soon grows attached to her neighbor. (First Run Features)
Metascore:
64
User Score:
8.2
A Cinderella Story

A Cinderella Story

October 19, 2004 | PG
In this twisted and hilarious update of the classic fairy tale, Hilary Duff stars as a high school senior whose anonymous cyber soul mate turns out to be her high school's ĂĽber-popular quarterback (Murray). (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
25
User Score:
6.7
Days of Being Wild (re-release)

Days of Being Wild (re-release)

October 19, 2004 | Unrated
In his first hypnotic backward glance at Hong Kong in 1960, Wong Kar Wai creates a post-modern La Ronde set in a fluorescent labyrinth of cool desperation and unfulfilled need. Against the echoing rhythms of period rumbas, Days of Being Wild (1991) tracks a half dozen characters through their individual searches for intimate connection. (Kino International)
Metascore:
93
User Score:
8.1
Ed Wood

Ed Wood

October 19, 2004 | R
Portrait of a young man (Johnny Depp) trying to claw his way up into Hollywood from the bottom.
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.2
Explorers

Explorers

October 19, 2004 | PG
Ben Crandall, an alien-obsessed kid, dreams one night of a circuit board. Drawing out the circuit, he and his friends Wolfgang and Darren set it up, and discover they have been given the basis for a starship. Setting off in the ThunderRoad, as they name their ship, they find the aliens Ben hopes they would find... but are they what they seem?
Metascore:
58
User Score:
6.9
Fat Girl

Fat Girl

October 19, 2004 | Unrated
The story of Anais (Reboux), an overweight 12-year-old, and her beautiful, thin 15-year-old sister, Elena (Mesquida).
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.3
Fire in the Sky

Fire in the Sky

October 19, 2004 | PG-13
An Arizona logger mysteriously disappears for five days in an alleged encounter with a flying saucer in 1975.
Metascore:
42
User Score:
6.6
Garfield

Garfield

October 19, 2004 | PG
Garfield marks the long-awaited motion picture debut of America's favorite feline and the world's laziest cat. (20th Century Fox)
Metascore:
27
User Score:
5.4
Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry

Going Upriver: The Long War of John Kerry

October 19, 2004 | PG-13
This documentary takes an inside look at John Kerry, where he has come from, and how these roots have driven him forward in his public life. (ThinkFilm)
Metascore:
70
User Score:
8.2
I'm Not Scared

I'm Not Scared

October 19, 2004 | TV-MA
Something sinister is lurking under the surface of 10 year old Michele's idyllic summer in 1978. While the days in his remote southern Italian village are filled with the familiar routines of childhood, a chance discovery leads to a shocking revelation. (Miramax)
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.6
Intermezzo: A Love Story

Intermezzo: A Love Story

October 19, 2004 | Approved
A concert violinist becomes charmed with his daughter's talented piano teacher. When he invites her to go on tour with him, they make beautiful music away from the concert hall as well. He soon leaves his wife so the two can go off together.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
tbd
Intermission

Intermission

October 19, 2004 Not Rated
A raucous story of the interweaving lives and loves of small-town delinquents, shady cops, pretty good girls and very (very) bad boys. With Irish guts and grit, lives collide, preconceptions shatter and romance is tested to the extreme. (IFC Films)
Metascore:
64
User Score:
7.5
Love Me If You Dare

Love Me If You Dare

October 19, 2004 | R
A movie about love, games and the search for a never-ending childhood. (Paramount Classics)
Metascore:
45
User Score:
8.0
The Return

The Return

October 19, 2004 | Unrated
In contemporary Russia young brothers Vanya and Andrey have grown a deep attachment to each other to make up for their fatherless childhood. They are shocked to discover their father has returned after a twelve year absence. With their mother's uneasy blessing Vanya and Andrey set out on what they believe will be a fishing vacation with their taciturn father. [Kino International]
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.2
A Slipping-Down Life

A Slipping-Down Life

October 19, 2004 | R
Based on the novel by Anne Tyler, A Slippping Down Life is the story of the unusual courtship of an awkward young woman and a charismatic singer/songwriter, and the profound effect that their unlikely relationship has on each other's lives. (Lions Gate Entertainment)
Metascore:
44
User Score:
7.5
To Be and to Have

To Be and to Have

October 19, 2004 Not Rated
Inspired by the French phenomenon of 'single-class' schools, this film charts the life of a small one-class village school over the course of one academic year, and takes a warm and serene look at primary education in the French heartlands. (New Yorker Films)
Metascore:
87
User Score:
7.7
Twist

Twist

October 19, 2004 | R
A calmly lucid re-telling of Charles Dickens' classic Oliver Twist, updated to current times and moved out of the poor house and onto the streets of Toronto. (Strand Releasing)
Metascore:
39
User Score:
tbd
Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War

Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War

October 19, 2004 Not Rated
This documentary deconstructs the Bush Administration's quest to invade Iraq following the events of September 11, 2001.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
7.3
Van Helsing

Van Helsing

October 19, 2004 | PG-13
Gabriel Van Helsing (Jackman) is a man cursed with a past he cannot recall and driven by a mission he cannot deny. Charged by a secret organization to seek out and defeat evil the world over, his efforts to rid the world of its nightmarish creatures have been rewarded with the title that now follows him: murderer. (Universal Pictures)
Metascore:
35
User Score:
6.3
The Bellboy

The Bellboy

October 12, 2004 | Approved
Mute bellboy Stanley works at the luxurious Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. In spite of being a serviceable and friendly employee, the clumsy Stanley gets successively into trouble with his mistakes.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
tbd
Betty Blue

Betty Blue

October 12, 2004 | Not Rated
A lackadaisical handyman and aspiring novelist tries to support his younger girlfriend as she slowly succumbs to madness.
Metascore:
56
User Score:
8.2
Breakin' All the Rules

Breakin' All the Rules

October 12, 2004 | PG-13
In this comedy of errors, a man (Foxx), who is unceremoniously dumped by his fiancée pens a "how to" book on breaking up and becomes a best-selling author on the subject. (Screen Gems)
Metascore:
46
User Score:
tbd