Movie Releases by Genre

Proteus

Proteus

July 30, 2004
An exquisite, romantic period piece that skillfully explores the intersections of sex, race and politics. Set in South Africa in the eighteenth century and based on real events, the story concerns young livestock herder, Claas Blank, who is unjustly arrested and sentenced to hard labor, where he crosses paths with a Dutch sailor. Despite their vast cultural differences, Claas begins a tentative love affair with the sailor, setting in motion a course of events that brings tragic consequences for all. (Strand Releasing)
Metascore:
47
User Score:
tbd
Garden State

Garden State

July 28, 2004 | TV-MA
Andrew Largeman (Braff) shuffled through life in a lithium-induced coma until his mother's death inspired a vacation from the pills to see what might happen. When he travels from L.A. back to his hometown, he meets Sam (Portman), a girl who is everything he isn't. Her warmth and fearlessness give him the courage to open his heart to the joy and pain of the infinite abyss that is life. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Metascore:
67
User Score:
8.5
Free Radicals

Free Radicals

July 23, 2004
After being the lone survivor of a gruesome plane crash, Manu (Resetaritis) returns to a small Austrian town and successfully rebuilds her life. Five years after the near-fatal accident, Manu is surrounded by family members, friends, husband and a lovely young daughter. But for the sake of destiny - or chance - Manu's good luck disappears. (Kino International)
Metascore:
58
User Score:
tbd
Nola

Nola

July 23, 2004 | R
A romantic comedy with a cynical twist about a young girl who flees her trailer-trash existence in Kansas to pursue her dreams in New York City.
Metascore:
26
User Score:
6.0
A Home at the End of the World

A Home at the End of the World

July 23, 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
Touch of Pink

Touch of Pink

July 16, 2004 | R
Alim (Mistry) is a young, South-Asian Canadian who thinks he's living with the spirit of Cary Grant (MacLachlan). Happily residing in London with his partner Giles (Holden-Ried), Alim's charade begins to unravel when his mother (Mathew) shows up for a visit. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
46
User Score:
5.2
Zhou Yu de huo che

Zhou Yu de huo che

July 16, 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
A Cinderella Story

A Cinderella Story

July 16, 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 über-popular quarterback (Murray). (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
25
User Score:
6.7
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

July 9, 2004 | Unrated
Will Ferrell stars as Ron Burgundy, the top-rated anchorman in 70's San Diego, who finds his position threatened by a hotshot young female journalist (Applegate).
Metascore:
63
User Score:
7.9
Before Sunset

Before Sunset

July 2, 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
De-Lovely

De-Lovely

July 2, 2004 | PG-13
De-lovely is an original musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter filled with his own unforgettable songs. A sparkling celebration of Porter's music as well as a stirring exploration of the artist's journey and the undying power of love. (MGM)
Metascore:
53
User Score:
7.0
The Notebook

The Notebook

June 25, 2004 | PG-13
A sweeping love story told by a man (Garner) reading from his faded notebook to a woman in a nursing home (Rowlands), The Notebook follows the lives of two North Carolina teens from very different worlds who spend one indelible summer together before they are separated, first by her parents and then by WWII. (New Line Productions)
Metascore:
53
User Score:
8.5
Facing Windows

Facing Windows

June 18, 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
Swing

Swing

June 18, 2004 | PG-13
The dance- and music-filled story of Anthony Verdi (Casey), a young man caught between his dream of being a full-time musician and the conventional life of his security-minded father (Skerritt) and long-time fiancé (Waingort). (Swing Movie LLC)
Metascore:
36
User Score:
tbd
The Terminal

The Terminal

June 18, 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
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

June 16, 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
Imagining Argentina

Imagining Argentina

June 11, 2004 | R
Set in Argentina during the corrupt military dictatorship of the 1970's, this is the story of a man (Banderas) searching for his wife (Thompson), an outspoken journalist, and his daughter who are among the 30,000 "desaparecidos" (the disappeareds). (Arenas Entertainment)
Metascore:
27
User Score:
5.6
The Mother

The Mother

May 28, 2004 | R
May is an ordinary grandmother from the suburbs. When her husband dies on a family visit to London, she recedes into the background of her busy, metropolitan children's lives. Stuck in an unfamiliar city far from home, May fears that she has become another invisible old lady whose life is more or less over. Until she falls for Darren, a man half her age who is renovating her son's house and sleeping with her daughter. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
72
User Score:
8.0
Raising Helen

Raising Helen

May 26, 2004 | PG-13
Helen Harris's carefree lifestyle comes to a screeching halt when she learns that she is now responsible for her sister's three children. She comes to realize that the choice she has to make is between the life she's always loved and the new loves of her life. (Touchstone Pictures)
Metascore:
38
User Score:
6.2
Stateside

Stateside

May 21, 2004 | R
Based on a true story, Stateside follows the adventures of an outlaw rich kid who lands in the Marine Corps and, while on leave, falls in love with a crazy young actress/pop singer. This is a story of love that overcomes precarious trials and earns, for the spirit of youth, a heartfelt victory. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
Metascore:
35
User Score:
tbd
Love Me If You Dare

Love Me If You Dare

May 21, 2004 | R
A movie about love, games and the search for a never-ending childhood. (Paramount Classics)
Metascore:
45
User Score:
8.0
Strayed

Strayed

May 14, 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
A Slipping-Down Life

A Slipping-Down Life

May 14, 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
Springtime in a Small Town

Springtime in a Small Town

May 14, 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
Troy

Troy

May 14, 2004 | R
Throughout time, men have waged war. Some for power, some for glory, some for honor -- and some for love. (Warner Bros.)
Metascore:
56
User Score:
8.5
Breakin' All the Rules

Breakin' All the Rules

May 14, 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
A Foreign Affair

A Foreign Affair

May 7, 2004 | PG-13
When their mother dies, two brothers (Arquette, Nelson) go on a "romance tour" of Russia to meet prospective brides.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
6.0
Oasis

Oasis

May 7, 2004
A hardened ex-con falls for a severely disabled woman in this psychological drama.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.1
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

April 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
The Saddest Music in the World

The Saddest Music in the World

April 30, 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
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
Laws of Attraction

Laws of Attraction

April 30, 2004 | PG-13
High-powered New York divorce attorneys Daniel Rafferty (Brosnan) and Audrey Woods (Moore) have seen love gone wrong in all its worse case scenarios -- so how bad could their own chances be? (New Line Cinema)
Metascore:
38
User Score:
5.8
The Twilight Samurai

The Twilight Samurai

April 23, 2004
A family drama set in the late nineteenth century Japan, as the feudal Shogun period was giving way to the Meiji Restoration. [Empire Pictures]
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.4
13 Going on 30

13 Going on 30

April 23, 2004 | PG-13
It is 1987 and Jenna is a 13-year-old girl on the brink of womanhood. The problem is that adulthood is just not arriving fast enough. She makes a wish on her birthday: If only she could be all grown up, she'd have the life she's always wanted. Miraculously, her wish comes true. (Columbia Pictures)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
7.9
Rhinoceros Eyes

Rhinoceros Eyes

April 23, 2004 | R
A coming-of-age story about a young, reclusive prop-house employee (Pitt) who falls in love with a detail-obsessed movie production designer (Turco).
Metascore:
46
User Score:
tbd
Annie Get Your Gun (re-release)

Annie Get Your Gun (re-release)

April 16, 2004 | Passed
In its first theatrical screening in 31 years, this is MGM's adaptation of the Broadway musical starring Betty Hutton as Annie Oakley.
Metascore:
77
User Score:
7.0
A Thousand Peace Clouds Encircle the Sky

A Thousand Peace Clouds Encircle the Sky

April 16, 2004 | Unrated
Gerardo, a gay teenager, roams the streets of Mexico City in search of someone able to reveal the secret hidden between the lines of a goodbye letter from his ex-lover. (Strand Releasing)
Metascore:
35
User Score:
tbd
The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door

April 9, 2004 | Unrated
Eighteen-year-old Matthew Kidman (Hirsch) is a straight-arrow over-achiever who has never really lived life, until he falls for his new neighbor, the beautiful and seemingly innocent Danielle (Cuthbert). When Matthew discovers this perfect "girl next door" is a one-time porn star, his sheltered existence begins to spin out of control. (20th Century Fox)
Metascore:
47
User Score:
8.2
Ella Enchanted

Ella Enchanted

April 9, 2004 | PG
A fairy Godmother granted Ella (Hathaway) the gift -- and curse -- of obedience at her birth. As a result of this unfortunate circumstance, Ella cannot refuse any command, and is often left at the mercy of unscrupulous personalities. In a bid to regain control of her life, Ella goes on a quest to free herself from this mysterious curse. (Miramax)
Metascore:
53
User Score:
7.9
The Prince and Me

The Prince and Me

April 2, 2004 | PG
Paige, a pre-med student from Wisconsin, is on the fast track toward her lifelong goals. Edward, the Crown Prince of Denmark, is trying to escape a life he never chose. Needing an escape from his royal life, Edward treks to Wisconsin and poses as "Eddie," a college student. Now they've fallen in love and Edward is in line to become King. Paige has to choose between two dreams -- becoming a princess or the doctor she's always wanted to be. (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
47
User Score:
7.5
Jersey Girl

Jersey Girl

March 26, 2004 | R
An honest, heartfelt and often amusing story about the man who wanted it all but got all that he needed. (Miramax Films)
Metascore:
43
User Score:
7.5
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

March 19, 2004 | R
Joel (Carrey) is stunned to discover that his girlfriend Clementine (Winslet) has had her memories of their tumultuous relationship erased. Out of desperation, he contacts the inventor of the process, Dr. Howard Mierzwiak (Wilkinson), to have Clementine removed from his own memory. But as Joel's memories progressively disappear, he begins to rediscover his love for Clementine. (Focus Features)
Metascore:
89
User Score:
8.8
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London

March 12, 2004 | PG
Frankie Muniz returns as Agent Cody Banks on an undercover mission to recover a stolen min-control device from a rogue CIA agent.
Metascore:
32
User Score:
4.5
Down by Love

Down by Love

March 5, 2004
A young woman's long-standing affair with her adoptive father is discovered.
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights

February 27, 2004 | PG-13
Set against the decadent glamour and escalating danger of revolution-eve Cuba, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights re-imagines the 1987 film phenomenon from an exciting new perspective. This is a timeless story of a young woman's discovery of love, sensuality and independence - but with a sizzling style and rhythm all its own. (Lions Gate Films)
Metascore:
39
User Score:
7.2
Goodbye Lenin!

Goodbye Lenin!

February 27, 2004 | R
A human story of the reunification not only of an entire nation, but of a family living in East Berlin. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
68
User Score:
8.2
Welcome to Mooseport

Welcome to Mooseport

February 20, 2004 | PG-13
You think you've got competition for your girlfriend? Then, welcome to Mooseport, where the local plumber (Romano) find himself in a race for his girlfriend's affections - and in a race foe the mayor's office - with none other than the charismatic former President of the United States (Hackman). (20th Century Fox)
Metascore:
33
User Score:
3.5
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

February 20, 2004 | PG
Lola (Lohan) feels her life is simply not worth living when she moves with her family from every single thing on the planet that she loves (read: the Big Apple) and is plunked down in the middle of the cultural wasteland that is suburban New Jersey. How will this New York doll ever make it as a Jersey girl? (Disney)
Metascore:
33
User Score:
6.2
Against the Ropes

Against the Ropes

February 20, 2004 | PG-13
Meg Ryan stars as Jackie Kallen, the most successful female manager in boxing history. A smart, gutsy woman who wants to break out of a dead-end job, Kallen gets her chance when she sees Luther Shaw (Epps) in a brawl and knows he is a champion in the raw. (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
36
User Score:
1.3
Teknolust

Teknolust

February 20, 2004 | R
Anxious to use artificial intelligent robots to improve the world, Rosetta Stone (Swinton), a bio-geneticist, devises a recipe through which she can download her own DNA into a "live" brew she is growing in her computer. She succeeds in breeding three Self Replicating Automatons ? S.R.A.'s that look human, but were bred as intelligent machines. (ThinkFilm Inc.)
Metascore:
43
User Score:
7.2
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (re-released)

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (re-released)

February 13, 2004
Jacques Demy's 1964 musical fantasy stars Catherine Deneuve and Nino Castelnuovo.
Metascore:
86
User Score:
8.0
Love Object

Love Object

February 13, 2004 | R
The twisted tale of Kenneth, socially insecure technical writer who forms an obsessive relationship with "Nikki," an anatomically accurate silicone sex doll he orders over the Internet.
Metascore:
45
User Score:
6.4
50 First Dates

50 First Dates

February 13, 2004 | PG-13
Marine biologist Henry Roth finds the perfect woman, Lucy Whitmore, and falls head over heels for her. But when he sees her the following day, she hasn't a clue as to who is he due to a rare brain disorder that wipes her memory clean every night. Now, with the help of his friend Ula, Henry has to concoct new and increasingly clever ways to meet her and get her to fall for him every day. [Sony Pictures]
Metascore:
48
User Score:
6.6
An Amazing Couple

An Amazing Couple

February 6, 2004 | Unrated
This romantic comedy is the second segment of the unprecedented trilogy of films from Belgian actor/director Lucas Belvaux.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
tbd
The Dreamers

The Dreamers

February 6, 2004 | TV-MA
The tumultuous political landscape of Paris in 1968 is the backdrop as three young cineastes are drawn together through their passion for film. Matthew, an American exchange student, discovers in French twins Theo and Isabelle a relationship unlike anything he has ever experienced or will ever encounter again -- and he longs to be a part of it. (Fox Searchlight)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
8.5
Latter Days

Latter Days

January 30, 2004 | Unrated
Christian (Ramsey), a hunky, 20-something, West Hollywood party boy gets more than he bargains for when he tries to seduce 19-year-old Elder Aaron Davis (Sandvoss), a sexually confused Mormon missionary who moves into his apartment complex. (TLA Releasing)
Metascore:
45
User Score:
7.6
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

January 23, 2004 | PG-13
When a girl wins the chance to meet the movie star man of her dreams, she finds out that her best friend is secretly in love with her.
Metascore:
52
User Score:
7.9
Along Came Polly

Along Came Polly

January 16, 2004 | PG-13
Reuben (Ben Stiller) has made a fine life and a good career out of playing it safe. Polly (Jennifer Aniston) plays her life like a game of chance. So when a chance encounter reunites these childhood friends, Reuben finds his world turned upside down.
Metascore:
44
User Score:
8.0
Chasing Liberty

Chasing Liberty

January 9, 2004 | PG-13
Fed up with being followed around every moment of every day, the 18-year-old daughter (Moore) of the president (Harmon) of the United States evades her Secret Service handlers (Piven, Sciorra) to begin a romantic road trip through Europe.
Metascore:
46
User Score:
5.1
Secret Things

Secret Things

January 2, 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
Japanese Story

Japanese Story

December 31, 2003 | R
A cross-cultural journey, an emotional drama and a haunting love story between an ambitious geologist and a Japanese businessman. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.3
Millennium Mambo

Millennium Mambo

December 31, 2003 | R
Set in Taipei, this is the story of a young woman trapped in several bad relationships.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
5.3
Modern Times (re-release)

Modern Times (re-release)

December 26, 2003 | Passed
Playing a tramp struggling to survive in a modern industrial society, Charlie Chaplin created one of the most elaborate cinematic critiques of the effects of mass production on 20th century life with Modern Times. This digital restoration of the 1936 film entailed treating over 126,000 frames of film, correcting negative scratches and picture deterioration, and restoring its rich black and white cinematography.
Metascore:
96
User Score:
8.6
Peter Pan

Peter Pan

December 25, 2003 | PG
A live-action version of Peter Pan with all of the wonder, danger and excitement of J.M. Barrie's original vision. (Universal Pictures)
Metascore:
64
User Score:
7.6
Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

December 25, 2003 | R
Based on one of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, Cold Mountain sets off on a true American odyssey through a time that saw some of the greatest ferocity -- and heroism -- the nation has ever known. (Miramax)
Metascore:
73
User Score:
5.8
The Company

The Company

December 25, 2003 | R
This ensemble drama about the life of a company of ballet dancers focuses on a young dancer (Campbell) on the verge of becoming a principal dancer.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
6.9
Monster

Monster

December 24, 2003 | R
In a revelatory performance, Charlize Theron stars in the shocking and moving true-life story of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute executed last year in Florida after being convicted of murdering six men. While Wuornos confessed to the six murders, including a policeman, she claimed to have killed only in self-defense, resisting violent assaults while working as a prostitute. (Newmarket Films)
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.2
Mona Lisa Smile

Mona Lisa Smile

December 19, 2003 | PG-13
Set at all-female Wellesley College in 1953, this is an uplifting and poignant drama about one woman's desire to enrich the lives of her students. (Sony)
Metascore:
45
User Score:
6.9
Something's Gotta Give

Something's Gotta Give

December 12, 2003 | PG-13
A sophisticated romantic comedy from writer/director Nancy Meyers which proves that in matters of the heart, you can expect the unexpected. (Sony Pictures)
Metascore:
66
User Score:
6.1
Girl with a Pearl Earring

Girl with a Pearl Earring

December 12, 2003 | TV-PG
Set in 17th century Holland, this speculative account focuses on a 16-year-old housemaid who was the inspiration for one of Johannes Vermeer's most famous paintings.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
7.1
Love Don't Cost a Thing

Love Don't Cost a Thing

December 12, 2003 | PG-13
In an attempt to improve his reputation in school, an unpopular but super-intelligent teenage boy (Cannon), hires a cheerleader (Milian) to pose as his girlfriend.
Metascore:
37
User Score:
8.2
Honey

Honey

December 5, 2003 | PG-13
Honey Daniels (Alba) has been waiting all her life to show the world her dance moves and now, everything she ever wanted is just a step away. (Universal)
Metascore:
37
User Score:
6.2
Kal Ho Naa Ho

Kal Ho Naa Ho

November 27, 2003
A Bollywood romantic musical set in New York.
Metascore:
54
User Score:
7.6
The Cooler

The Cooler

November 26, 2003 | TV-MA
William H. Macy stars as the unluckiest guy in Vegas. (Lions Gate Films)
Metascore:
69
User Score:
6.7
In America

In America

November 26, 2003 | TV-MA
From master storyteller Jim Sheridan comes a deeply personal and emotionally raw tale of a family finding its soul In America. Through the wide-open eyes of two young heroines, Sheridan transforms a devastating human tragedy into a riveting, humor-tinged story about memory, secrets, love, loss, coming together and starting over. (Fox Searchlight)
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.2
Blue Gate Crossing

Blue Gate Crossing

November 21, 2003
A romantic triangle teen drama set in modern Taipei.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
tbd
The Barbarian Invasions

The Barbarian Invasions

November 21, 2003 | R
Director Denys Arcand revisits the situations and relationships that informed his international breakthrough The Decline of the American Empire. Set 17 years after Decline, this film, like its predecessor, examines the varying politics -- economic, personal and sexual -- at play among a group of friends, lovers and ex-spouses. [Miramax]
Metascore:
70
User Score:
5.4
The Singing Forest

The Singing Forest

November 14, 2003
Two lovers, killed during the Holocaust, are reincarnated. The first soul to return now has a twenty two year old daughter who is now in love with her father's past life lover.
Metascore:
1
User Score:
2.0
Anything But Love

Anything But Love

November 14, 2003 | PG-13
This homage to the golden era of 1950s Technicolor musicals tells the story of a woman looking for the place where dreams and reality intersect, if such a place exists at all. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
Metascore:
47
User Score:
tbd
One from the Heart (re-release)

One from the Heart (re-release)

November 14, 2003 | R
Coppola's 1983 film is a romantic comedy, a musical fantasy and an erotic love story set amidst the neon glitter of Las Vegas on a Fourth of July weekend. (American Zoetrope)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
5.3
Red Betsy

Red Betsy

November 14, 2003 | PG
Set amongst the rolling hills and farmlands of rural Wisconsin during the 1940's, Red Betsy tells the story and paints a lyrical portrait of a close-knit Midwestern family dealing with loss, change, and social progress during a pivotal time in American history. (Lang Films)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
tbd
Love Actually

Love Actually

November 7, 2003 | R
This ultimate romantic comedy weaves together a spectacular number of love affairs into one amazing story. [Universal Pictures]
Metascore:
55
User Score:
8.4
Gloomy Sunday

Gloomy Sunday

November 7, 2003
A romantic melodrama set in Budapest before and during the Holocaust.
Metascore:
60
User Score:
7.6
The Human Stain

The Human Stain

October 31, 2003 | R
The story of Coleman Silk (Hopkins), a distinguished professor at a prestigious New England college whose professional life is shattered by allegations of racism and whose personal life is infected with cancer of a lie he has been living with for fifty years. (Miramax)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
8.5
Beyond Borders

Beyond Borders

October 24, 2003 | R
A romance between a medical student turned international disaster relief worker (Owen) and a philanthropist socialite (Jolie) develops over the years and against the backdrop of disasters and wars.
Metascore:
32
User Score:
5.7
In the Cut

In the Cut

October 22, 2003 | R
In the underbelly of lower Manhattan, Frannie Avery (Meg Ryan), a reserved English professor, becomes obsessed after seeing more than she should of an impassioned couple. After the young woman turns up dead, Frannie is questioned by a homicide detective (Mark Ruffalo) who draws her into a liberating but disturbing erotic encounter. As the body count rises, familiar suspects begin to emerge.
Metascore:
47
User Score:
7.4
Sylvia

Sylvia

October 17, 2003 | R
Paltrow stars as legendary American author and poet Sylvia Plath, opposite Craig as British Poet Laureate Edward (Ted) Hughes. The film explores the source of creative genius, and love in all its passion. (Focus Features)
Metascore:
56
User Score:
6.5
Dopamine

Dopamine

October 10, 2003 | R
Dopamine looks at the complexities of finding love when post-modern angst, fate and personal obsessions conspire against you. Ultimately, it is a reminder that in this era of over communication, over information and over analysis, there is still room for blind faith and maybe even true love. (Dopamine Productions)
Metascore:
52
User Score:
tbd
Girls Will Be Girls

Girls Will Be Girls

October 10, 2003 | R
A hilarious comedy about three actresses at various places in the Hollywood food chain who navigate love, aging, and ambition. Oh yeah -- all three actresses are played by men. (IFC Films)
Metascore:
53
User Score:
6.9
Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

October 10, 2003 | PG-13
A romantic comedy about a man who wins in court and a woman who courts to win. (Universal Pictures)
Metascore:
71
User Score:
6.6
Rare Birds

Rare Birds

October 3, 2003 | R
Rare Birds pits a seemingly overmatched and defeated Newfoundland man (Hurt) against his quirky best buddy (Jones), a warmly sexy acquaintance (Parker) and his own mid-life crisis. (Pope Productions)
Metascore:
60
User Score:
6.0
My Life Without Me

My Life Without Me

September 26, 2003 | R
Burdened with the secret that she is dying of cancer, but liberated by her new sense of control, a young woman?s emotional journey leads her to unexpected places and gives her life new meaning. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
7.7
Under the Tuscan Sun

Under the Tuscan Sun

September 26, 2003 | PG-13
Inspired by the bestseller by Frances Mayes, this is the story of a woman (Lane) who travels to Tuscany in search of a new life.
Metascore:
52
User Score:
7.6
Bollywood/Hollywood

Bollywood/Hollywood

September 26, 2003 | PG-13
In Bollywood/Hollywood, a fun loving romp of a movie, the unpredictable is the only constant. After all, life isn't about what's right or wrong. It's about following your heart. (Mongrel Media)
Metascore:
35
User Score:
3.0
Yossi & Jagger

Yossi & Jagger

September 24, 2003 | Unrated
Based on a true story, Yossi & Jagger portrays the love affair of two Israeli officers in a remote army base on the Israeli-Lebanese border. (Lama Productions)
Metascore:
70
User Score:
6.8
Anything Else

Anything Else

September 19, 2003 | R
Woody Allen's new romantic comedy is a lesson in the reality that loves at first sight isn't always 20/20. Jerry Falk (Biggs) learns that lesson the hard way when he falls head over heels in love with the beautiful but flighty Amanda (Ricci). (DreamWorks Pictures)
Metascore:
43
User Score:
5.8
The Fighting Temptations

The Fighting Temptations

September 19, 2003 | PG-13
A New York advertising executive (Gooding) must return to his Georgia hometown when his aunt dies. He soon finds that he must help the local gospel choir with a competition in order to collect his inheritance.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
7.6
Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

September 12, 2003 | R
Unable to sleep, Bob (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), two Americans in Tokyo, cross paths one night in the luxury hotel bar. This chance meeting soon becomes a surprising friendship. Charlotte and Bob venture through Tokyo, having often hilarious encounters with its citizens, and ultimately discover a new belief in life's possibilities. [Focus Features]
Metascore:
91
User Score:
7.5
Millennium Actress

Millennium Actress

September 12, 2003 | PG
In this unique epic adventure, the lines between the past and the present, and truth and fiction, are blurred when a documentary filmmaker fulfills his quest to find the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, and learn why she mysteriously vanished at the height of her brilliant career. (Go Fish Pictures)
Metascore:
70
User Score:
7.8
Dummy

Dummy

September 12, 2003 | R
Steven Schoichet (Brody) is browbeaten at every turn, by his family, his dead-end job, the faceless suburb where he still lives at home. That is until he decides to make a change. Ventriloquism. Hey, a dream's a dream. (Artisan Entertainment)
Metascore:
48
User Score:
7.7
Coming Soon
  1. Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno

    • Runtime: 180 min
  2. Suite Française

    • Runtime: 107 min
  3. Sunshine on Leith

    • Runtime: 100 min
Most Talked About Trailers