20 BEST FILMS OF 2004
(Released theatrically in the U.S.)
1. Sideways
Alexander Payne, U.S.
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Michel Gondry, U.S.
3. Before Sunset
Richard Linklater, U.S.
4. Million Dollar Baby
Clint Eastwood, U.S.
5. Goodbye Dragon Inn
Tsai Ming-liang, Taiwan
6. Notre musique
Jean-Luc Godard, France
7. Vera Drake
Mike Leigh, U.K.
8. Kill Bill Vol. 2
Quentin Tarantino, U.S.
9. Dogville
Lars von Trier, Denmark
10. Moolaadé
Ousmane Sembene, Senegal
11. Bad Education
Pedro Almodóvar, Spain
12. The Aviator
Martin Scorsese, U.S.
13. The Incredibles
Brad Bird, U.S.
14. Crimson Gold
Jafar Panahi, Iran
15. Fahrenheit 9/11
Michael Moore, U.S.
16. I ♥ Huckabees
David O. Russell, U.S.
17. Los Angeles Plays Itself
Thom Andersen, U.S.
18. Collateral
Michael Mann, U.S.
19. House of Flying Daggers
Zhang Yimou, China
20. Tarnation
Jonathan Caouette, U.S.
20 BEST UNRELEASED FILMS OF 2004
1. Café Lumière
Hou Hsiao-hsien, Japan/Taiwan
2. The World
Jia Zhangke, China
3. The Holy Girl
Lucrecia Martel, Argentina
4. Tropical Malady
Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand
5. Kings and Queen
Arnaud Desplechin, France
6. Keane
Lodge Kerrigan, U.S.
7. Triple Agent
Eric Rohmer, France
8. The 10th District Court: Judicial Hearings
Raymond Depardon, France
9. 2046
Wong Kar-wai, China/Hong Kong/France
10. Los Muertos
Lisandro Alonso, Argentina
11. Saraband
Ingmar Bergman, Sweden
12. Woman Is the Future of Man
Hong Sang-soo, South Korea
13. Nobody Knows
Hirokazu Kore-eda, Japan
14. Checkpoint
Yoav Shamir, Israel
15. Oldboy
Chan-wook Park, South Korea
16. Five
Abbas Kiarostami, Iran
17. The Intruder
Claire Denis, France
18. Mondovino
Jonathan Nossiter, U.S./France
19. My Summer of Love
Pawel Pawlikowski, U.K.
20. Look at Me
Agnès Jaoui, France
