Movie Releases by Genre

Capote

Capote

September 30, 2005 | R
A profile of Truman Capote during the years he researched the story that was to become the basis for the book "In Cold Blood."
Metascore:
88
User Score:
7.7
Into the Blue

Into the Blue

September 30, 2005 | PG-13
What begins as a carefree treasure hunt turns into a deadly battle over an ancient shipwreck in the Bahamas.
Metascore:
45
User Score:
5.7
A History of Violence

A History of Violence

September 23, 2005 | R
Tom Stall is living a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana, until one night their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted robbery in his diner. (New Line Cinema)
Metascore:
82
User Score:
7.4
Dear Wendy

Dear Wendy

September 23, 2005 | Unrated
Focusing on a group of young people in a poverty-stricken coal mining town somewhere in the American south-east, Dear Wendy is an audacious and stylish exploration of guns and violence in America. (Wellspring Media)
Metascore:
33
User Score:
6.9
Dangerous Men

Dangerous Men

September 23, 2005 | Not Rated
After Mina witnesses her fiance's brutal murder by beach thugs, she sets out on a venomous crime spree to eradicate all trash from Los Angeles. Armed with a knife, a gun and an undying rage, she murders her way through the masculine half of the city's populace. A renegade cop is hot on her heels, a trail that also leads him to the subhuman criminal overlord known as Black Pepper.
Metascore:
32
User Score:
tbd
Lord of War

Lord of War

September 16, 2005 | R
The film, based on fact, follows the globetrotting exploits of arms dealer Yuri Orlov (Cage). Through some of the deadliest war zones, Yuri struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent (Hawke), his business rivals, even some of his customers who include many of the world’s most notorious dictators. Finally, Yuri must also face his own conscience. (Lions Gate)
Metascore:
62
User Score:
8.5
The Man

The Man

September 9, 2005 | PG-13
A comedy about an affable dental salesman (Levy) and a hard-edged federal agent (Jackson) who are forced to work together and who eventually grow to tolerate each other. (New Line Cinema)
Metascore:
33
User Score:
7.8
The Exorcism of Emily Rose

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

September 9, 2005 | Unrated
In an extremely rare decision, the Catholic Church officially recognized the demonic possession of a 19 year-old college freshman. The Exorcism of Emily Rose chronicles the haunting trial of the priest accused of negligence resulting in the death of the young girl believed to be possessed. Inspired by true events, the film stars Laura Linney as the lawyer who takes on the task of defending the priest (Wiklinson) who performed the controversial exorcism. (Sony)
Metascore:
46
User Score:
6.6
Green Street Hooligans

Green Street Hooligans

September 9, 2005 | R
When American Matt Buckner (Wood) is expelled unfairly from Harvard, he flees to England and is draw into the underworld of British football hooliganism. Green Street Hooligans is a story of loyalty, trust, and the sometimes brutal consequences of living close to the edge. (Freestyle Releasing)
Metascore:
55
User Score:
8.4
Transporter 2

Transporter 2

September 2, 2005 | R
Jason Statham returns in his signature role as ex-Special Forces operative Frank Martin, aka "The Transporter." Now retired in Miami, Martin makes a living driving for a wealthy family, including the young son, with whom he has unexpectedly bonded. But when the boy is abducted, Martin must use all his skills to bring him to safety and discover the kidnapper's master plan. (20th Century Fox)
Metascore:
56
User Score:
4.1
Underclassman

Underclassman

September 2, 2005 | PG-13
LA's youngest cop Tre Stokes (Cannon) is about to get his biggest assignment: he must go undercover to break up a dangerous crime ring rooted in a upscale prep school. The deeper Tre goes the more dangerous and volatile the situation becomes. Fighting both his personal demons and the forces determined to take him down, he must risk everything to catch the ones closest to him. (Miramax)
Metascore:
19
User Score:
2.1
The Memory of a Killer

The Memory of a Killer

August 26, 2005 | R
Angelo Ledda (Decleir) is an international hitman who has been hired to terminate two people in Belgium. Unknown to those around him, Ledda has advanced symptoms of Alzheimers, and this double murder will likely be his last. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.0
Matando Cabos

Matando Cabos

August 26, 2005 | R
A dark comedy about a kidnapping scheme in Mexico City.
Metascore:
44
User Score:
8.1
El Crimen Perfecto (The Perfect Crime)

El Crimen Perfecto (The Perfect Crime)

August 19, 2005 | Unrated
This black comedy centers on the intense rivalry between two Madrid department store employees.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
6.8
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

August 19, 2005 | R
The first film in the "revenge trilogy" by Korean director Chan-wook Park centers around illegal trafficking in human organs.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
8.0
Four Brothers

Four Brothers

August 12, 2005 | R
After their adoptive mother is murdered during a grocery store holdup, the Mercer brothers -- hotheaded Bobby (Wahlberg), hard-edged Angel (Gibson), family man and businessman Jeremiah (Benjamin) and hard rocking Jack (Hedlund) -- reunite to take the matter of her death into their own hands. As they track down the killer, the four brothers come together to discover that they are bound by ties thicker than blood. (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
49
User Score:
6.2
Chaos

Chaos

August 12, 2005 | Not Rated
Quite definitely one of the most brutal displays of violence ever set to celluloid, Chaos is a dark fairy tale of two young happy teens whose rose-colored contact lenses tint their wooded path a little too densely,causing them to lose themselves in their youthful immortality, and the big bad wolf is all too real. (Dinsdale Releasing)
Metascore:
1
User Score:
2.5
11:14

11:14

August 12, 2005 | TV-MA
11:14 tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. It’s a sort of musical chairs with a corpse, with the structurally intriguing storytelling style of "Memento" and "Run Lola Run." (Media 8 Entertainment)
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.1
Secuestro express

Secuestro express

August 5, 2005 | R
Secuestro Express -- the business of quick kidnapping perpetrated by two or three organized thugs who chose their victims among the upper-class in Latin America. This film tells the frightening story of one young couple's ordeal as they careen through the underbelly of Caracas, Venezuela in the hands of three thugs who've made them their latest payday. (Miramax Films)
Metascore:
48
User Score:
8.4
Hustle & Flow

Hustle & Flow

July 22, 2005 | R
The redemptive story of a streetwise Memphis hustler trying to find his voice and realize his long-buried dreams. (Paramount Classics / MTV Films)
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.4
The Edukators

The Edukators

July 22, 2005 | R
Three young German radicals enjoy breaking into the homes of the wealthy as an act of political rebellion. When they are forced to deal with a businessman who has caught them in the act, the trio makes a rash decision and their futures are quaked. Ideals are tested as generations collide, passions rage, and loyalties shatter. (IFC Films)
Metascore:
68
User Score:
7.9
The Devil's Rejects

The Devil's Rejects

July 22, 2005 | Unrated
From the visionary mind of acclaimed musician Rob Zombie comes the follow-up to his smash hit "House of 1000 Corpses." Written and directed by Zombie, this film further explores the Dr. Satan Cult Murders by blending traditional horror elements with the Western genre to paint a shocking portrait of vigilante justice. [Lions Gates Films]
Metascore:
54
User Score:
6.8
Chronicles

Chronicles

July 8, 2005 | R
A gripping crime drama starring John Leguizamo as Manolo Bonilla, a star reporter for a Miami-based tabloid TV show, who is determined to unearth a serial killer in a small town in Ecuador. (Palm Pictures)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
6.4
The Beat That My Heart Skipped

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

July 1, 2005 | Unrated
In this follow-up to his critical smash "Read My Lips," Jacques Audiard has adapted and updated James Toback’s cult 1978 noir "Fingers" to come up with this memorable character study about a young man torn between a life of crime and classical music. (Wellspring Media)
Metascore:
75
User Score:
7.9
Lila Says

Lila Says

June 24, 2005 | R
Based on the best-selling and highly controversial French novel of the same name, Lila Says is an incredibly seductive story of sexual awakening. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
7.4
Memories of Murder

Memories of Murder

June 24, 2005 | Unrated
Memories of Murder tells the harrowing true story of the hunt for a sadistic serial rapist and murderer terrorizing a small province in 1980s South Korea. Marking the first of many successful collaborations between four-time Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho and leading man Song Kang Ho, the film follows the paths of three increasingly desperate detectives as they attempt to decipher the violent mind of a killer in a futile effort to solve the case. [Neon]
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.5
The Deal

The Deal

June 17, 2005 | R
Christian Slater stars in this political thriller involving oil shortages, Wall Street and the Russian mafia.
Metascore:
46
User Score:
7.9
Batman Begins

Batman Begins

June 15, 2005 | PG-13
Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. [Warner Bros.]
Metascore:
70
User Score:
8.3
High Tension

High Tension

June 10, 2005 | NC-17
A white-knuckle journey into the heart of fear, this is the terrifying story of two girls' battle for survival at the hands of a sadistic psychopath. (Lions Gate Films)
Metascore:
42
User Score:
6.5
Chrystal

Chrystal

June 10, 2005 | R
Set in the Ozark mountains, Chrystak combines red-dirt realism with the fabulist Southern literary tradition – part Flannery O'Connor, part Johnny Cash – to tell a wild and haunting tale of the power of true love. (First Look)
Metascore:
65
User Score:
7.4
6ixtynin9

6ixtynin9

May 20, 2005 | R
In the critically-acclaimed Thai comedy, 6ixtynin9 a young woman named Tum finds a mysterious noodle box full of money on her doorstep, shortly after losing her job. The clever beauty attempts to hold on to the loot and soon finds herself at the center of a thrilling, high-stakes caper between Thai Boxing gangsters, corrupt executives and the bungling authorities. (Palm Pictures)
Metascore:
65
User Score:
6.5
Unleashed

Unleashed

May 13, 2005 | Not Rated
On and beneath the meanest streets of Glasgow, fiery gangster Bart (Hoskins) is merciless with debtors, would-be rivals, and anyone else to whom he even takes a passing dislike. How does Bart maintain his chokehold? Through his unwitting enforcer Danny (Li), who he has "raised" since boyhood. (Rogue Pictures)
Metascore:
58
User Score:
8.3
Layer Cake

Layer Cake

May 13, 2005 | TV-MA
A riveting thriller set in the drug underworld of the UK. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
73
User Score:
8.4
Crash

Crash

May 6, 2005 | Unrated
A provocative, unflinching look at the complexities of racial tolerance in contemporary America. Diving headlong into the diverse melting pot of post-9/11 Los Angeles, this compelling urban drama tracks the volatile intersections of a multi-ethnic case of characters' struggles to overcome their fears as they careen in and out of one another's lives. (Lions Gate Films)
Metascore:
66
User Score:
8.5
xXx: State of the Union

xXx: State of the Union

April 29, 2005 | PG-13
NSA Agent Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson), fresh off the success of his last renegade recruitment, once again finds himself in need of an outsider. Gibbons and his new agent (Ice Cube), also code named "XXX," must track a dangerous military splinter group led by Willem Dafoe that is conspiring to overthrow the U.S. Government in the nation's capital. [Sony]
Metascore:
37
User Score:
6.1
3-Iron

3-Iron

April 29, 2005 | R
A battered woman finds an unlikely hero in a transient young man who breaks into empty homes while the residents are away.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.3
À Tout de Suite (Right Now)

À Tout de Suite (Right Now)

April 29, 2005 | Not Rated
A stylish, erotically charged thriller based on actual events, À Tout de Suite tells the story of sexy, free-spirited Lili, a Parisian art student who falls for a charismatic bank robber and joins him on the run. [Cinema Guild]
Metascore:
63
User Score:
8.2
King's Ransom

King's Ransom

April 22, 2005 | PG-13
When a wealthy businessman is faced with a divorce, he plots his own kidnapping.
Metascore:
11
User Score:
1.4
The Man Who Copied

The Man Who Copied

April 22, 2005 | R
A sweetly quirky work that tells a story of love, art, robbery and photocopying. In combining magical realism and comedy, director Jorge Furtado creates a new cinematic vision that is propelled by a lively Brazilian soundtrack and a first-class ensemble cast. (TLA Releasing)
Metascore:
49
User Score:
7.5
Save the Green Planet!

Save the Green Planet!

April 20, 2005 | Not Rated
Save the Green Planet is a tilt-a whirl genre-blender from Korea that turns film history against itself to create one of the most savage, affecting and inspired anti-violence movies ever made. This is a movie that defies all marketing labels and is exactly what it wants to be: like nothing you've ever seen before. [Koch Lorber Films]
Metascore:
70
User Score:
5.8
State Property 2

State Property 2

April 13, 2005 | R
Three notorious gangsters battle for supremacy in the City of Brotherly Love.
Metascore:
33
User Score:
4.8
Kung Fu Hustle

Kung Fu Hustle

April 8, 2005 | R
Set amid the chaos of pre-revolutionary China, small time thief, Sing (Chow), aspires to be one of the sophisticated and ruthless Axe Gang whose underworld activities overshadow the city. (Sony)
Metascore:
78
User Score:
8.5
Sin City

Sin City

April 1, 2005 | Unrated
Robert Rodriguez and comic book icon Frank Miller co-direct Sin City, based on the series of graphic novels created, written and illustrated by Miller. The film is infested with criminals, crooked cops and sexy dames, some searching for vengeance, some for redemption and others, both. [Dimension Films]
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.7
Control

Control

April 1, 2005 | R
The massive labyrinthine netherworld that is the Budapest subway system, provides the stunning setting for Kontroll, a high-style, high-speed romantic thriller in which the lives of assorted outcasts, lovers and dreamers intersect and collide. (ThinkFilm)
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.4
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous

March 24, 2005 | PG-13
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous catches up with FBI agent Gracie Hart (Bullock) shortly after she successfully disarmed a threat against the Miss United States Pageant while working undercover as a contestant and became an overnight media sensation. Things haven't been going so well for her lately. Reeling from a broken romance and frustrated to find her newfound fame is jeopardizing the undercover work she loves, Gracie now reluctantly agrees to serve the Bureau in the only way possible: coifed and styled for the talk show circuit as "the face of the FBI." (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
34
User Score:
5.0
16 Years of Alcohol

16 Years of Alcohol

March 18, 2005 | R
Kevin McKidd plays Frankie, in this semi-autobiographical tale expressed mainly in flashbacks. As a grown man, Frankie is faced with the choice of falling backwards into alcohol-soaked violence, or facing up to his dubious past. To do this, he has to explore what led him there and break the cycle in which he finds himself trapped, if he is to achieve his dream of finding (and keeping) true love. (Tartan Films)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
6.1
Hostage

Hostage

March 11, 2005 | R
Devastated by an unspeakable tragedy while on the job as a hostage negotiator for the LAPD, Jeff Talley (Willis) resigns and accepts a low profile job as the chief of police in a sleepy town. On a slow Monday morning Talley's job becomes anything but quiet and sets him on a course that could change not only his professional but personal life forever. (Miramax)
Metascore:
44
User Score:
8.5
Millions

Millions

March 11, 2005 | TV-14
A heartwarming story of two little boys, faith, miracles...and lots of money. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.2
Nowhere Man

Nowhere Man

March 11, 2005 | Unrated
Just how bad can things get? Conrad has found a pornographic video featuring his fiancé. Shocked, he calls the wedding off. But now, after an emotionally brutal week, an abused Jennifer has cut off Conrad's penis - and taken it with her for ransom! A doctor has advised Conrad that if found immediately, there is some hope for re-attachment. But where is Jennifer hiding? Vengeful and furious, Conrad blunders gun first into the underworld of her "blue-film" past, to find her – and his missing member! (First Run Features)
Metascore:
41
User Score:
tbd
Be Cool

Be Cool

March 4, 2005 | PG-13
John Travolta is back as Chili Palmer in Be Cool, a sequel to the comedy smash Get Shorty. This time, Chili becomes a different kind of "hit" man -- he abandons the movie industry to bring his wiseguy skills and negotiation tactics to the music business. (MGM)
Metascore:
37
User Score:
7.6
Ong Bak

Ong Bak

February 11, 2005 | R
One dark night, a former native of a rural Thai village, has his men steal the head of the town's Ong Bak (Buddha statue) to win favor with a ruthless crime boss. The locals regard the theft as a catastrophe, and seek a champion to retrieve their lost treasure. They find their man in Ting (Tony Jaa), an orphaned youngster raised at the local temple in an ancient system of Muay Thai: Nine Body Weapons. [Magnolia Pictures]
Metascore:
69
User Score:
8.3
Assault on Precinct 13

Assault on Precinct 13

January 19, 2005 | R
To survive the night, cops and criminals alike will have to unite and fight. A classic head-to-head showdown ignites in this all-new update of the 1976 action thriller of the same name. (Rogue Pictures)
Metascore:
54
User Score:
7.8
The Assassination of Richard Nixon

The Assassination of Richard Nixon

December 29, 2004 | TV-MA
A chilling drama that explores and exposes the dark side of the American Dream, this film focuses on the prescient and tragic true story of Sam Bicke (Penn), a disillusioned "everyman" who, in 1974, was driven to plot the assassination of the 37th President of the United States. (ThinkFilm)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
8.1
Ocean's Twelve

Ocean's Twelve

December 10, 2004 | PG-13
Danny Ocean (Clooney) and his team look to burgle three different locations throughout Europe. (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
58
User Score:
6.9
Freeze Frame

Freeze Frame

December 10, 2004 | R
A fast-moving, contemporary thriller with a deep and disturbing resonance for the paranoid world in which we currently find ourselves. (Universal)
Metascore:
55
User Score:
7.9
Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst

Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst

November 26, 2004 | Unrated
An unprecedented account of the Symbionese Liberation Army, arguably the most notorious and flamboyant domestic terrorist group in American history. (Magnolia Pictures)
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Bob, Verushka & the Pursuit of Happiness

Bob, Verushka & the Pursuit of Happiness

November 22, 2004
A comic morality tale about getting ahead. (Two Boots Pioneer Theater)
Metascore:
42
User Score:
tbd
Days of Being Wild (re-release)

Days of Being Wild (re-release)

November 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
Bad Education

Bad Education

November 19, 2004 | NC-17
In the early 60s, two boys - Ignacio and Enrique - discover love, movies and fear in a Christian school. Father Manolo, the school principal and Literature teacher, both witnesses and takes part in these discoveries. The three characters come against one another twice again, in the late 70s and in 1980. These meetings are set to change the life and death of some of them. (Club Cultura)
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.7
After the Sunset

After the Sunset

November 12, 2004 | PG-13
This high-stakes action comedy begins where most great heist movies end - with a pair of master thieves escaping to a tropical paradise to enjoy the spoils of their labor. But when an FBI agent, who has pursued them for seven years, becomes convinced that they are actually plotting to pull off a million-dollar theft from a nearby "diamond cruise," a riveting game of cat and mouse begins. (New Line Cinema)
Metascore:
38
User Score:
7.8
800 Bullets

800 Bullets

October 29, 2004 | R
This hyper-stylized tribute to spaghetti westerns finds a young boy searching for his father after his curiosity is sparked after thumbing through old photographs. (TLA Releasing)
Metascore:
51
User Score:
4.9
Malevolence

Malevolence

October 29, 2004 | R
In a small rural farm town that you never heard of, in a house far removed from the main road, something terrible is happening. (Anchor Bay Entertainment)
Metascore:
43
User Score:
4.4
Saw

Saw

October 29, 2004 | NC-17
Obsessed with teaching his victims the value of life, a deranged, sadistic serial killer is abducting morally wayward people and forcing them to play horrific games for their own survival. Faced with impossible choices, each victim must struggle to win back his/her life, or else die trying. (Lions Gate Films)
Metascore:
46
User Score:
8.3
The Manson Family

The Manson Family

October 22, 2004 | Unrated
For the first time a motion picture accurately, honestly and openly explores the Manson family's life prior to the infamous murders. (Asmodeus/Mercury Films)
Metascore:
56
User Score:
4.1
Vera Drake

Vera Drake

October 10, 2004 | R
A portrait of a back street abortionist in 1950's London.
Metascore:
83
User Score:
7.4
The Hillside Strangler

The Hillside Strangler

October 8, 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
The Child I Never Was

The Child I Never Was

October 8, 2004
A fictionalized biography of German convicted child-murderer Jürgen Bartsch.
Metascore:
59
User Score:
tbd
The Card Player

The Card Player

October 6, 2004 | Not Rated
Cult legend Dario Argento's latest is a maniacal and cynical tale of a serial killer pinning the life of his captives on the outcome of a video poker game. (Two Boots Pioneer Theatre)
Metascore:
48
User Score:
6.0
Taxi

Taxi

October 6, 2004 | PG-13
New York's fastest cabbie (Queen Latifah) uses her skills beind the wheel of her souped-up car to help an overeager undercover cop (Fallon) pursue a gand of female bank robbers. (20th Century Fox)
Metascore:
27
User Score:
4.8
Infernal Affairs

Infernal Affairs

September 24, 2004 | R
A tightly wound thriller which centers on two Hong Kong police officers - one a gang mole on the force and the other an undercover cop in the gang - who share the same objectives and who find their destinies intertwined in this high-octane police actioner. [Miramax]
Metascore:
75
User Score:
6.8
National Lampoon's Gold Diggers

National Lampoon's Gold Diggers

September 17, 2004 | Unrated
National Lampoon breaks new comedic ground as it explores the misadventures of two completely incompetent con men who, in desperation, turn their attention to the art of gold digging. (Voyage Entertainment)
Metascore:
6
User Score:
2.5
Cellular

Cellular

September 10, 2004 | PG-13
A random wrong number on his cell phone sends a young man into a high-stakes race against time to save a woman's life. [New Line Cinema]
Metascore:
60
User Score:
8.1
Criminal

Criminal

September 10, 2004 | R
Set in Los Angeles over the course of 24 hours, Criminal follows a day in the life of two smalltime bunco artists who stumble upon a foolproof, and extremely lucrative, scam. (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
61
User Score:
8.4
Paparazzi

Paparazzi

September 3, 2004 | PG-13
A celebrity plots revenge against a group of paparazzi photographers who caused a car accident involving his wife and son.
Metascore:
38
User Score:
2.2
Suspect Zero

Suspect Zero

August 27, 2004 | R
A thriller about an FBI agent tracking down a serial killer who targets serial killers.
Metascore:
37
User Score:
5.4
Mean Creek

Mean Creek

August 20, 2004 | R
When a group of teenage boys and one bold young girl seek playful revenge on the kid who has tormented them, nothing turns out the way they expected. What begins as a trip down a river and a childish prank soon turns into an eye-opening encounter with the enemy -- a harrowing journey into wilderness and an event that will force them to grapple with the very meaning of friendship and responsibility. (Paramount Classics)
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.9
Nicotina

Nicotina

August 20, 2004 | R
A highly stylized caper about the addictive, intoxicating possibility of an easy life. (Arenas Entertainment)
Metascore:
49
User Score:
6.5
Collateral

Collateral

August 6, 2004 | R
Max (Foxx) has lived the mundane life of a cab driver for 12 years. The faces have come and gone from his rearview mirror, people and places he's long since forgotten -- until tonight. Vincent (Cruise) is a contract killer. When an offshore narcotrafficking cartel learns they are about to be indicted by a federal grand jury, they mount an operation to identify and kill the key witnesses, and the last stage is tonight. Tonight, Vincent arrives in L.A. -- and five bodies are supposed to fall. (DreamWorks)
Metascore:
71
User Score:
8.5
Stander

Stander

August 6, 2004 | R
The gripping true story of Andre Stander, the youngest Captain in the Johannesburg Police Force and South Africa's most notorious bank robber. (Newmarket Films)
Metascore:
62
User Score:
6.2
Gozu

Gozu

July 30, 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
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi

July 23, 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
Catwoman

Catwoman

July 23, 2004 | PG-13
Sleek, mysterious, dangerous and sexy, Catwoman has never had any trouble captivating fans...or making enemies. A sometime defender of the underdog, she isn't above breaking the law to achieve her own ends. Free to walk in both the dark and the light, she is superhero and arch-villain all rolled into one. (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
27
User Score:
2.8
Maria Full of Grace

Maria Full of Grace

July 16, 2004 | R
This film follows a bright, gutsy young woman on a life-changing -- and life-threatening -- odyssey from Colombia to New York, weaving a gripping narrative of risk, determination and survival. (Fine Line Features)
Metascore:
87
User Score:
2.6
White Chicks

White Chicks

June 23, 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
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead

June 18, 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
The Youth

The Youth

May 21, 2004
3 young men. From 3 strata of society. With 3 entirely different points of view towards life. Their path cross over the Hoogly Bridge on a Thursday morning. Their lives change irreversibly. (Madras Talkies)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
7.2
Carandiru

Carandiru

May 14, 2004 | R
Based on a true story, Carandiru is an adaptation of the book Carandiru Station by Drauzio Varella. Through the eyes of a doctor who worked in So Paulo's infamous Casa de Detneco, over twelve years, it tells stories of crime, revenge, love and friendship, culminating in the fateful massacre of 1992. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.4
Bulgarian Lovers

Bulgarian Lovers

April 30, 2004 | R
Daniel (Cuervo) is a middle-aged, gay man who comes from an established family and lives a charmed, middle-class existence. He is a "regular" of Madrid's gay bar scene sometimes hunting for good-looking, young foreigners. At one of these bars, he meets Kyril (Beba), a hunky 23-year-old Bulgarian. After a night of animalistic passion, Daniel is under his Eastern European spell. Wild, reckless and slightly dangerous, Kyril seems to turn Daniel's conservative and rather predictable life upside down. (TLA Releasing)
Metascore:
55
User Score:
tbd
Man on Fire

Man on Fire

April 23, 2004 | R
Denzel Washington stars as a government operative/soldier of fortune who has pretty much given up on life. In Mexico City, he reluctantly agrees to take a job to protect a child (Fanning) whose parents are threatened by a wave of kidnappings. He eventually becomes close to the child and their relationship reawakens and rekindles his spirit. When she is abducted, his fiery rage is unleashed on those he feels responsible, and he stops at nothing to save her. (20th Century Fox)
Metascore:
47
User Score:
8.5
Close Your Eyes

Close Your Eyes

April 23, 2004 | R
Hypnotherapist Dr Michael Strother (Visnjic) has a dangerous gift; he gets flashes from the inside of his patients' minds. The thrills start when Strothers, whilst trying to help a police detective stop smoking, sees in her mind an image of a young girl floating below the surface of a stream. He is soon caught up in the detective's pursuit of a ritualistic killer who believes he has found the secret of immortality. (First Look Media)
Metascore:
45
User Score:
6.4
Young Adam

Young Adam

April 16, 2004 | NC-17
Based on Scottish beat writer Alexander Trocchi's novel and inspired by the great Hollywood film noirs of the 40s and 50s, Young Adam is a highly original thriller set on the canals between Glasgow and Edinburgh. (HanWay Films)
Metascore:
67
User Score:
6.6
Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Kill Bill: Vol. 2

April 16, 2004 | TV-MA
An epic tale of one woman's quest for justice presented in two installments. (Miramax)
Metascore:
83
User Score:
8.2
The Punisher

The Punisher

April 16, 2004 | Unrated
Marvel's unstoppable vigilante hits the big screen. After losing his family in to mob violence, undercover FBI agent and former Marine Frank Castle (Jane) decides to dedicate himself fully to the eradication of crime from America.
Metascore:
33
User Score:
8.0
Connie and Carla

Connie and Carla

April 16, 2004 | PG-13
Connie (Vardalos) and Carla (Colette) are two small-town girls whose dreams of stardom have taken them nowhere. In a new place, with new identities, they create a cover (with a lot of cover-up) that makes them the toast of the town -- headlining in a local drag club, they soon find the acclaim that has always eluded them, singing the show tunes they've always loved. (Universal Pictures)
Metascore:
44
User Score:
6.8
The Whole Ten Yards

The Whole Ten Yards

April 9, 2004 | PG-13
Retired hitman Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Willis) is living the quiet life in a beachfront bungalow in Mexico, miles away from his former life. Suddenly, an uninvited and most unwelcome connection to their past shows up on the Tudeskis' doorstep. It's Oz (Perry), their former neighbor, breathless and desperate, begging them to help rescue his wife, Cynthia (Henstridge), from the Hungarian mob. (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
24
User Score:
3.1
Shade

Shade

April 9, 2004 | R
The hand is quicker than the eye in LA's underground gambling scene, hustlers get hustled and fortunes ride on every deal. Three small-time grifters devise a plan to beat the ultimate card mechanic - The Dean. But a seat at The Dean's table doesn't come cheap. [RKO Pictures]
Metascore:
40
User Score:
5.8
The United States of Leland

The United States of Leland

April 2, 2004 | R
On an ordinary school day in California, a seemingly ordinary student named Leland Fitzgerald (Gosling) commits a devastating, inexplicable crime...and changes everything forever...not only for Leland but his family, friends and the teacher who becomes obsessed with trying to figure out why. (Paramount Classics)
Metascore:
37
User Score:
7.1
Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly

March 26, 2004 | R
Based on the book by Roberts Drewe, this is the story of Australian gunslinger and outlaw, Ned Kelly and his Kelly Gang, famous for their many robberies from 1878-1880.
Metascore:
56
User Score:
6.6
The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers

March 26, 2004 | R
This retelling of the critically acclaimed 1955 comedy stars Hanks as Goldthwait Higginson Dorr III, Ph.D., a charlatan professor who's assembled a gang of "experts" for the heist of the century. (Touchstone Pictures)
Metascore:
56
User Score:
6.1
Never Die Alone

Never Die Alone

March 26, 2004 | R
A richly literate film noir about King David (DMX), a hard-boiled, stylish criminal who returns to his hometown seeking redemption and finding only violent death. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Metascore:
38
User Score:
7.0
Coming Soon
  1. Black Coal, Thin Ice

    • Runtime: 106 min
  2. City of Tiny Lights

    • Runtime: 110 min
Most Talked About Trailers