List of American films of 2004

A list of American films released in 2004. Million Dollar Baby won the 2004 Academy Award for Best Picture and Crash won the 2005 Academy Award for Best Picture. The Aviator won the BAFTA Award for Best Film and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. Sideways won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy. Hotel Rwanda won the Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama.
The Incredibles won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and the Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature
Born into Brothels won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature). Super Size Me won the Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film.
DiG! won the Grand Jury Prize: Documentary. Primer won the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic. Fahrenheit 9/11 won the Palme d'Or
Catwoman won the Razzie Award for Worst Picture.
Title 	Director 	Cast (Subject of documentary) 	Genre 	Notes
13 Going on 30 	Gary Winick 	Jennifer Garner 	Comedy 	Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios
50 First Dates 	Peter Segal 	Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore 	Comedy 	Columbia Pictures
After the Sunset 	Brett Ratner 	Pierce Brosnan, Salma Hayek, Woody Harrelson, Don Cheadle 	Crime 	New Line Cinema
Against the Ropes 	Charles S. Dutton 	Meg Ryan, Omar Epps 	Drama, Sports 	Paramount Pictures
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London 	Kevin Allen 	Frankie Muniz, Anthony Anderson 	Family 	MGM Pictures. Preceded by Agent Cody Banks
The Alamo 	John Lee Hancock 	Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Patric, Patrick Wilson 	Western 	Touchstone Pictures, Imagine Entertainment
Alexander 	Oliver Stone 	Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer, Rosario Dawson, Jared Leto, Raz Degan, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Hopkins 	Action, history 	Based on Alexander the Great by Robin Lane Fox; 6 Razzie nominations
Alfie 	Charles Shyer 	Jude Law, Susan Sarandon, Marisa Tomei, Jane Krakowski, Omar Epps 	Comedy 	Based on Alfie by Bill Naughton
Alien vs. Predator 	Paul W.S. Anderson 	Sanaa Lathan, Lance Henriksen, Raoul Bova, Ewen Bremner 	Horror, sci-fi 	Preceded by Alien Resurrection and Predator 2
Along Came Polly 	John Hamburg 	Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Debra Messing 	Comedy 	
America's Heart and Soul 	Louis Schwartzberg 	George Woodard 	Documentary 	
Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid 	Dwight H. Little 	Johnny Messner, Matthew Marsden, Morris Chestnut, Salli Richardson 	Horror 	Preceded by Anaconda
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 	Adam McKay 	Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell 	Comedy 	
Around the Bend 	Jordan Roberts 	Christopher Walken, Josh Lucas, Michael Caine 	Drama 	
Around the World in 80 Days 	Frank Coraci 	Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Cécile de France 	Adventure 	Based on the novel by Jules Verne
The Assassination of Richard Nixon 	Niels Mueller 	Sean Penn 	Biopic, crime 	
The Aviator 	Martin Scorsese 	Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, John C. Reilly, Alan Alda, Jude Law, Kate Beckinsale, Danny Huston, Ian Holm 	Biopic, drama 	winner of the BAFTA Award for Best Film and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Barbershop 2: Back in Business 	Kevin Rodney Sullivan 	Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, Queen Latifah 	Comedy 	Preceded by Barbershop
Before Sunset 	Richard Linklater 	Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy 	Drama 	preceded by Before Sunrise
Being Julia 	István Szabó 	Annette Bening, Jeremy Irons 	Drama 	Based on Theatre by W. Somerset Maugham
Benji: Off the Leash! 	Joe Camp 	Nick Whitaker 	Family 	
The Best Thief in the World 	Jacob Kornbluth 	Mary-Louise Parker 	Comedy-drama 	
Beyond the Sea 	Kevin Spacey 	Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Bob Hoskins, John Goodman 	Biopic 	Story of singer Bobby Darin
The Big Bounce 	George Armitage 	Owen Wilson, Morgan Freeman, Gary Sinise, Sara Foster, Bebe Neuwirth, Charlie Sheen 	Comedy, crime 	Based on the novel by Elmore Leonard
Birth 	Jonathan Glazer 	Nicole Kidman, Cameron Bright, Danny Huston, Lauren Bacall 	Drama 	
Blade: Trinity 	David S. Goyer 	Wesley Snipes, Jessica Biel, Ryan Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson 	Horror 	Preceded by Blade II
Black Cloud 	Rick Schroder 	Rick Schroder, Eddie Spears, Russell Means, Julia Jones, Tim McGraw 	Drama 	
The Blue Butterfly 	Léa Pool 	William Hurt, Pascale Bussières, Marc Donato 	Adventure 	
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius 	Rowdy Herrington 	James Caviezel, Claire Forlani, Jeremy Northam 	Biography, sports	
Book of Love 	Alan Brown 	Frances O'Connor, Simon Baker, Gregory Smith 	Comedy 	
Born into Brothels 	Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman 	the children of prostitutes in India 	Documentary 	winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary
The Bourne Supremacy 	Paul Greengrass 	Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Brian Cox, Julia Stiles 	Action 	based on The Bourne Supremacy by Robert Ludlum
Breakin' All the Rules 	Daniel Taplitz 	Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union 	Comedy 	
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason 	Beeban Kidron 	Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant 	Romantic comedy 	preceded by Bridget Jones's Diary
Brother to Brother 	Rodney Evans 	Anthony Mackie, Roger Robinson 	Drama 	
The Butterfly Effect 	Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber 	Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart 	Sci-fi, thriller 	
Catch That Kid 	Bart Freundlich 	Kristen Stewart, Corbin Bleu, Max Thieriot 	Crime, family 	based on Klatretøsen
Catwoman 	Pitof 	Halle Berry, Benjamin Bratt, Sharon Stone, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy, Alex Borstein 	Superhero 	winner of 4 Razzie Awards including Worst Picture
Cellular 	David R. Ellis 	Kim Basinger, Chris Evans, Jason Statham, William H. Macy 	Crime, thriller 	
Celsius 41.11 	Kevin Knoblock 	Rebuttal of Fahrenheit 9/11 	Documentary 	
Chasing Liberty 	Andy Cadiff 	Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode 	Comedy 	
Christmas with the Kranks 	Joe Roth 	Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis 	Comedy 	based on Skipping Christmas by John Grisham
The Chronicles of Riddick 	David N. Twohy 	Vin Diesel 	Sci-fi 	preceded by Pitch Black
A Cinderella Story 	Mark Rosman 	Hilary Duff, Chad Michael Murray 	Comedy 	based on Cinderella
The Clearing 	Pieter Jan Brugge 	Robert Redford, Helen Mirren, Willem Dafoe 	Crime drama 	
Clifford's Really Big Movie 	Robert Ramirez 	John Ritter 	Animation 	based on Clifford the Big Red Dog by Norman Bridwell
Closer 	Mike Nichols 	Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Clive Owen 	Drama 	Based on a play by Patrick Marber
Cloud Cuckoo Land 	Matt Dickinson 	Derek Jacobi 	Drama 	
Club Dread 	Jay Chandrasekhar 	Bill Paxton, Kevin Heffernan, Brittany Daniel, Steve Lemme 	Comedy 	
Collateral 	Michael Mann 	Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith 	Crime drama 	
Communication Breakdown 	Richard O'Sullivan 	Dan Lashley, William V. Repoley 	Comedy 	
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen 	Sara Sugarman 	Lindsay Lohan 	Comedy 	
Connie and Carla 	Michael Lembeck 	Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette 	Comedy 	
Control Room 	Jehane Noujaim 	Al Jazeera and its relations with the United States Central Command 	Documentary 	
The Cookout 	Lance Rivera 	Tim Meadows, Ja Rule, Eve 	Comedy 	
Crash 	Paul Haggis 	Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Esposito, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Thandie Newton, Ryan Philippe 	Crime drama 	won Academy Award for Best Picture
Criminal 	Gregory Jacobs 	John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal 	Comedy 	Based on Nine Queens
D.E.B.S. 	Angela Robinson 	Sara Foster, Jordana Brewster, Meagan Good, Devon Aoki 	Comedy 	Based on D.E.B.S.
Dawn of the Dead 	Zack Snyder 	Sarah Polley, Ving Rhames, Jake Weber, Michael Kelly 	Horror 	Based on Dawn of the Dead
The Day After Tomorrow 	Roland Emmerich 	Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Ian Holm, Sela Ward 	Disaster, sci-fi 	
A Day Without a Mexican 	Sergio Arau 	Yareli Arizmendi, John Getz, Maureen Flannigan 	Comedy 	
De-Lovely 	Irwin Winkler 	Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd 	Biopic 	Story of Cole Porter
Dead & Breakfast 	Matthew Leutwyler 	Ever Carradine, Brent David Fraser, Portia de Rossi 	Comedy 	
Dead Birds 	Alex Turner 	Henry Thomas, Nicki Aycox, Isaiah Washington 	Horror 	
DiG! 	Ondi Timoner 	The bands The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre. 	Documentary 	winner of Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 	Guy Ferland 	Diego Luna, Romola Garai, Sela Ward 	Romance 	Preceded by Dirty Dancing
A Dirty Shame 	John Waters 	Tracey Ullman, Johnny Knoxville, Selma Blair, Chris Isaak 	Comedy 	
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 	Rawson Marshall Thurber 	Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Rip Torn 	Comedy 	20th Century Fox
The Door in the Floor 	Tod Williams 	Jeff Bridges, Kim Basinger, Jon Foster 	Drama 	from A Widow for One Year by John Irving
Drum 	Zola Maseko 	Taye Diggs, Gabriel Mann, Jason Flemyng 	Thriller 	
Ella Enchanted 	Tommy O'Haver 	Anne Hathaway 	fantasy 	Based on story by Gail Carson Levine
Envy 	Barry Levinson 	Ben Stiller, Jack Black 	Comedy 	
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 	Michel Gondry 	Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Elijah Wood, Tom Wilkinson 	Drama, Sci-Fi 	Focus Features
Exorcist: The Beginning 	Renny Harlin 	Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, Ralph Brown 	Horror 	Preceded by The Exorcist III
Eurotrip 	Jeff Schaffer 	Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Matt Damon, Lucy Lawless 	Comedy 	
Fade to Black 	Pat Paulson, Michael John Warren 	The career of Jay-Z 	Documentary 	
Fahrenheit 9/11 	Michael Moore 	On George W. Bush, War on Terrorism, American media 	Documentary 	winner of the Palme d'Or
Fat Albert 	Joel Zwick 	Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt 	Family 	Based on Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Finding Neverland 	Marc Forster 	Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Dustin Hoffman 	Drama, Family 	Based on The Man Who Was Peter Pan by Allan Knee
The Final Cut 	Omar Naim 	Robin Williams, Mira Sorvino, Jim Caviezel 	Sci-fi 	
First Daughter 	Forest Whitaker 	Katie Holmes 	Comedy 	Regency Enterprises
Flight of the Phoenix 	John Moore 	Dennis Quaid, Giovanni Ribisi, Tyrese Gibson, Hugh Laurie 	Adventure 	Based on The Flight of the Phoenix by Elleston Trevor
The Forgotten 	Joseph Ruben 	Julianne Moore, Anthony Edwards, Lee Tergesen, Alfre Woodard 	Thriller 	
Forty Shades of Blue 	Ira Sachs 	Rip Torn, Dina Korzun 	Drama 	Based on Charulata
Friday Night Lights 	Peter Berg 	Billy Bob Thornton 	Drama, Sports 	Based on Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H. G. Bissinger
Gamebox 1.0 	David Hillenbrand, Scott Hillenbrand 	Nate Richert, Danielle Fishel 	Sci-fi 	
Garden State 	Zach Braff 	Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ian Holm, Method Man 	Dramedy 	
Garfield: The Movie 	Peter Hewitt 	Bill Murray, Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt 	Comedy 	Based on Garfield by Jim Davis
The Girl Next Door 	Luke Greenfield 	Elisha Cuthbert, Emile Hirsch 	Romance 	
Godsend 	Nick Hamm 	Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn, Robert De Niro, Cameron Bright 	Horror 	
Godzilla: Final Wars 	Ryuhei Kitamura 	Tsutomu Kitagawa, Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa 	Sci-fi 	preceded by Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
The Grudge 	Takashi Shimizu 	Sarah Michelle Gellar 	Horror 	Based on Ju-on: The Grudge
Hair Show 	Leslie Small 	Kellita Smith, Mo'Nique, David Ramsey, Gina Torres 	Comedy 	
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle 	Danny Leiner 	John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris 	Comedy 	New Line Cinema
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 	Alfonso Cuarón 	Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Richard Griffiths, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Maggie Smith, Julie Walters, Dawn French	Family, Fantasy 	Based on Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. RowlingPreceded by Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Heights 	Chris Terrio 	Glenn Close, Elizabeth Banks, James Marsden, Jesse Bradford 	Drama 	
Hellboy 	Guillermo del Toro 	Ron Perlman, Doug Jones, Selma Blair, John Hurt, Rupert Evans 	Superhero 	Based on Hellboy: Seed of Destruction
Her Summer 	Bryan Woods 	Justin Marxen 	Drama 	
Hidalgo 	Joe Johnston 	Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif 	Drama 	
Highwaymen 	Robert Harmon 	Jim Caviezel, Rhona Mitra, Colm Feore 	Action 	
A Home at the End of the World 	Michael Mayer 	Colin Farrell, Robin Wright Penn, Dallas Roberts, Sissy Spacek 	Drama 	based on A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham
Home on the Range 	Will Finn, John Sanford 	Roseanne Barr, Judi Dench, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Randy Quaid 	Animation 	
Hotel Rwanda 	Terry George 	Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix 	Drama, War 	winner of the Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama
The Hunting of the President 	Nickolas Perry, Harry Thomason 	The presidency of Bill Clinton 	Documentary 	Based on The Hunting of the President by Joe Conason and Gene Lyons
I Heart Huckabees 	David O. Russell 	Mark Wahlberg, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Huppert, Jude Law, Jason Schwartzman, Lily Tomlin 	Black comedy 	Fox Searchlight Pictures
I, Robot 	Alex Proyas 	Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan 	Sci-fi 	Based on I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
Imaginary Heroes 	Dan Harris 	Sigourney Weaver, Emile Hirsch, Jeff Daniels 	Drama 	
The Incredibles 	Brad Bird 	voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell 	Animation 	Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
In Good Company 	Paul Weitz 	Dennis Quaid, Scarlett Johansson, Topher Grace 	Drama 	Universal Pictures
Jailbait 	Brett C. Leonard 	Michael Pitt, Stephen Adly Guirgis 	Drama 	
Jandek on Corwood 	Chad Freidrichs 	The music and career of Jandek 	Documentary 	
Jersey Girl 	Kevin Smith 	Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, George Carlin, Stephen Root, Mike Starr, Raquel Castro, Jason Biggs, Jennifer Lopez 	Comedy-drama 	Miramax Films
Johnson Family Vacation 	Christopher Erskin 	Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa L. Williams, Bow Wow, Solange Knowles, Shannon Elizabeth, Steve Harvey 	Comedy 	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Keane 	Lodge Kerrigan 	Damian Lewis, Abigail Breslin, Amy Ryan 	Thriller 	
Kill Bill Volume 2 	Quentin Tarantino 	Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, Michael Parks 	Action 	preceded by Kill Bill Volume 1
King Arthur 	Antoine Fuqua 	Clive Owen, Keira Knightley, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen Dillane, Ray Winstone, Hugh Dancy, Til Schweiger, Ioan Gruffudd 	Adventure 	Touchstone Pictures
Kinsey 	Bill Condon 	Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Peter Sarsgaard, Timothy Hutton, Chris O'Donnell, Oliver Platt 	Biography, drama 	Story of Alfred Kinsey
Knots 	Greg Lombardo 	Scott Cohen, Annabeth Gish, Paulina Porizkova 	Comedy 	
Ladder 49 	Jay Russell 	Joaquin Phoenix, John Travolta, Jay Hernandez, Morris Chestnut, Robert Patrick 	Drama 	Touchstone Pictures
The Ladykillers 	Ethan Coen, Joel Coen 	Tom Hanks 	Comedy 	Based on film The Ladykillers
The Land Has Eyes 	Vilsoni Hereniko 	Sapeta Taito, Rena Owen 	Drama 	
The Last Shot 	Jeff Nathanson 	Matthew Broderick, Alec Baldwin, Toni Collette, Calista Flockhart 	Comedy 	
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	Brad Silberling 	Jim Carrey, Jude Law, Liam Aiken, Emily Browning, Meryl Streep 	Comedy, family 	based on 3 stories by Lemony Snicket
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 	Stephen Hopkins 	Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson 	Biography, drama 	based on The Life and Death of Peter Sellers by Roger Lewis
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 	Wes Anderson 	Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston, Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Michael Gambon, Bud Cort 	Comedy 	
Little Black Book 	Nick Hurran 	Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston 	Romantic comedy 	
A Love Song for Bobby Long 	Shainee Gabel 	John Travolta, Scarlett Johansson 	Drama 	Based on Off Magazine Street by Ronald Everett Capps
Man on Fire 	Tony Scott 	Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Giancarlo Giannini, Radha Mitchell, Marc Anthony, Rachel Ticotin, Mickey Rourke 	Crime drama 	Based on the 1987 film of the same name and novel by A. J. Quinnell
The Manchurian Candidate 	Jonathan Demme 	Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight, Kimberly Elise, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright 	Drama, Thriller 	Based on the 1962 film of the same name and novel by Richard Condon
Maria Full of Grace 	Joshua Marston 	Catalina Sandino Moreno 	Drama 	
Me and You and Everyone We Know 	Miranda July 	Miranda July, John Hawkes, Miles Thompson, Brandon Ratcliff 	Comedy-drama 	
Mean Creek 	Jacob Aaron Estes 	Rory Culkin, Trevor Morgan, Scott Mechlowicz 	Drama 	
Mean Girls 	Mark Waters 	Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, Tina Fey 	Comedy 	Based on Queen Bees and Wannabees by Rosalind Wiseman
Meet the Fockers 	Jay Roach 	Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand 	Comedy 	Universal Pictures, DreamWorks PicturesPreceded by Meet the Parents
The Merchant of Venice 	Michael Radford 	Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons, Joseph Fiennes, Lynn Collins 	Drama 	based on The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Melinda and Melinda 	Woody Allen 	Chiwetel Ejiofor, Will Ferrell, Jonny Lee Miller, Radha Mitchell, Amanda Peet, Chloë Sevigny, Wallace Shawn 	Comedy-drama 	Fox Searchlight Pictures
Million Dollar Baby 	Clint Eastwood 	Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel, Anthony Mackie 	Drama 	Winner of Academy Award for Best Picture
Mindbenders 	Anthony Wayne Pettus 	Tomiko Martinez, Jennifer Goodrich, Nicole Turner 	Sci-fi 	
Mindhunters 	Renny Harlin 	LL Cool J, Jonny Lee Miller 	Thriller 	
Miracle 	Gavin O'Connor 	Kurt Russell 	Family 	Walt Disney Pictures
The Misbehavers 	Bryan Young, Elias Pate 	the meeting of guerrilla warfare filmmakers 	Documentary 	
Modigliani 	Mick Davis 	Andy García 	Biopic 	
Mojados: Through the Night 	Tommy Davis 	Illegal immigration to the United States 	Documentary 	
Mondovino 	Jonathan Nossiter 	the impact of the globalization of wine 	Documentary 	
The Motorcycle Diaries 	Walter Salles 	Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna 	Biopic 	
Mr. 3000 	Charles Stone III 	Bernie Mac, Angela Bassett, Paul Sorvino, Chris Noth 	Comedy 	
My Baby's Daddy 	Cheryl Dunye 	Eddie Griffin, Anthony Anderson, Michael Imperioli, Method Man 	Comedy 	
Mysterious Skin 	Gregg Araki 	Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet, Michelle Trachtenberg 	Drama 	
Napoleon Dynamite 	Jared Hess 	Jon Heder 	Comedy 	
National Treasure 	Jon Turteltaub 	Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Jon Voight 	Adventure 	Walt Disney Pictures
Never Die Alone 	Ernest R. Dickerson 	DMX, David Arquette 	Crime drama 	Fox Searchlight PicturesBased on story by Donald Goines
New York Minute 	Dennie Gordon 	Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Eugene Levy 	Comedy 	
Noel 	Chazz Palminteri 	Susan Sarandon, Alan Arkin, Penélope Cruz 	Drama 	
The Notebook 	Nick Cassavetes 	Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner, Gena Rowlands 	Romance 	Based on novel by Nicholas Sparks
November 	Greg Harrison 	Courteney Cox 	Thriller 	
Ocean's Twelve 	Steven Soderbergh 	George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Andy Garcia, Don Cheadle, Bernie Mac, Julia Roberts 	Comedy, Crime 	Warner Bros. PicturesPreceded by Ocean's Eleven
Otaku Unite! 	Eric Bresler 	 	Documentary 	
P.S. 	Dylan Kidd 	Laura Linney, Topher Grace, Gabriel Byrne 	Romance 	
Palindromes 	Todd Solondz 	Ellen Barkin, Matthew Faber, Rachel Corr 	Drama 	
Paparazzi 	Paul Abascal 	Cole Hauser, Robin Tunney, Tom Sizemore, Daniel Baldwin 	Action 	
The Passion of the Christ 	Mel Gibson 	Jim Caviezel, Monica Belluci 	Drama 	
The Perfect Score 	Brian Robbins 	Scarlett Johansson, Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, Darius Miles 	Crime 	Paramount Pictures
The Phantom of the Opera 	Joel Schumacher 	Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson 	Musical 	based on The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker 	Kunihiko Yuyama 	Veronica Taylor, Eric Stuart, Amy Birnbaum 	Animation, Anime 	Miramax Films Direct-to-Video
The Polar Express 	Robert Zemeckis 	Tom Hanks, Daryl Sabara 	Animation 	Based on story by Chris Van Allsburg
Primer 	Shane Carruth 	Shane Carruth, David Sullivan 	Sci-fi 	winner of the Grand Jury Prize: Drama
The Prince and Me 	Martha Coolidge 	Julia Stiles, Luke Mably, Ben Miller 	Comedy 	Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement 	Garry Marshall 	Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews, Hector Elizondo, Raven-Symoné, Chris Pine, Heather Matarazzo 	Comedy 	Preceded by The Princess Diaries
Proud 	Mary Pat Kelly 	Reggie Austin 	Drama 	
The Punisher 	Jonathan Hensleigh 	Thomas Jane, John Travolta 	Superhero 	
Raise Your Voice 	Sean McNamara 	Hilary Duff 	Musical 	
Raising Helen 	Garry Marshall 	Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere, Spencer Breslin, Helen Mirren, Abigail Breslin 	Comedy 	Touchstone Pictures
Ray 	Taylor Hackford 	Jamie Foxx 	Biopic 	Academy Award for Foxx
Riding Giants 	Stacy Peralta 	The art of big wave surfing 	Documentary 	
Riding the Bullet 	Mick Garris 	Jonathan Jackson, David Arquette, Cliff Robertson 	Horror 	Based on "Riding the Bullet" by Stephen King
Ripley's Game 	Liliana Cavani 	John Malkovich, Dougray Scott, Ray Winstone, Chiara Caselli, Lena Headey 	Thriller 	Based on Ripley's Game by Patricia Highsmith
Saved! 	Brian Dannelly 	Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit, Heather Matarazzo, Eva Amurri, Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker 	Comedy, Teen 	United Artists
Saw 	James Wan 	Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover, Monica Potter 	Horror 	Lionsgate
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 	Raja Gosnell 	Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini 	Comedy 	Preceded by Scooby-Doo
Secret Window 	David Koepp 	Johnny Depp 	Thriller 	Columbia Pictures
Seed of Chucky 	Don Mancini 	Jennifer Tilly, Redman, Hannah Spearritt, John Waters 	Horror 	Preceded by Bride of Chucky
Shall We Dance? 	Peter Chelsom 	Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon 	Romance 	Based on Shall We Dance?
Shark Tale 	Bibo Bergeron, Vicky Jenson, Rob Letterman 	Will Smith, Jack Black, Renée Zellweger, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese 	Animation, family	DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks Animation
She Hate Me 	Spike Lee 	Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin, Monica Bellucci, Jim Brown, Brian Dennehy, Woody Harrelson, Bai Ling, Q-Tip, Dania Ramirez, John Turturro 	Comedy-drama 	Sony Pictures Classics
Shrek 2 	Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, Conrad Vernon	Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas 	Animation, family	DreamWorks PicturesPreceded by Shrek
Sideways 	Alexander Payne 	Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh 	Comedy 	Based on Sideways by Rex Pickettwinner of Golden Globe and Satellite Award for Best Musical or Comedy
Six: The Mark Unleashed 	Kevin Downes 	Stephen Baldwin, Eric Roberts, Kevin Downes 	Action 	
Silver City 	John Sayles 	Danny Huston, Chris Cooper, Richard Dreyfuss, Maria Bello 	Comedy 	
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow 	Kerry Conran 	Jude Law, Gwenyth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie 	Sci-fi 	Paramount Pictures
Sleepover 	Joe Nussbaum 	Alexa Vega, Sara Paxton, Mika Boorem, Sam Huntington 	Comedy 	
Some Kind of Monster 	Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky 	the band Metallica 	Documentary 	
Soul Plane 	Jessy Terrero 	Snoop Dogg, Tom Arnold, Kevin Hart 	Comedy 	
Spanglish 	James L. Brooks 	Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, Paz Vega, Cloris Leachman 	Comedy-drama 	
Spartan 	David Mamet 	Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H. Macy 	Crime drama 	Warner Bros. Pictures
Speak 	Jessica Sharzer 	Kristen Stewart, Steve Zahn 	Drama 	based on Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Spider-Man 2 	Sam Raimi 	Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris 	Superhero 	Preceded by Spider-Man
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 	Stephen Hillenburg 	Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke 	Animation 	Based on SpongeBob SquarePants
Stage Beauty 	Richard Eyre 	Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett 	Drama 	based on Compleat Female Stage Beauty by Jeffrey Hatcher
Starsky & Hutch 	Todd Phillips 	Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Snoop Dogg, Juliette Lewis, Amy Smart, Carmen Electra 	Crime, Comedy 	Based on Starsky and Hutch
Stateside 	Reverge Anselmo 	Rachael Leigh Cook, Jonathan Tucker, Agnes Bruckner 	Drama 	
The Stepford Wives 	Frank Oz 	Nicole Kidman, Matthew Broderick, Bette Midler, Christopher Walken 	Comedy, Sci-Fi 	based on The Stepford Wives and on The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin
Straight-Jacket 	Richard Day 	Matt Letscher, Carrie Preston 	Comedy 	
Super Size Me 	Morgan Spurlock 	30-day period of eating food only from McDonald's 	Documentary 	winner of the Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film
SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 	Bob Clark 	Jon Voight, Scott Baio, Vanessa Angel 	Comedy 	preceded by Baby Geniuses; 4 Razzie nominations
Surviving Christmas 	Mike Mitchell 	Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate, Catherine O'Hara 	Comedy 	3 Razzie nominations
Suspect Zero 	E. Elias Merhige 	Aaron Eckhart, Ben Kingsley, Carrie-Anne Moss 	Thriller 	
Taking Lives 	D. J. Caruso 	Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland, Olivier Martinez, Gena Rowlands 	Horror 	based on Taking Lives by Michael Pye
Taxi 	Tim Story 	Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon 	Comedy 	Based on Taxi
Teacher's Pet 	Timothy Björklund 	Nathan Lane, Kelsey Grammer, Shaun Fleming 	Animation 	based on Teacher's Pet
Team America: World Police 	Trey Parker 	Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kristen Miller 	Animation 	
The Terminal 	Steven Spielberg 	Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones 	Comedy 	
Torque 	Joseph Kahn 	Martin Henderson, Ice Cube, Monet Mazur, Jay Hernandez 	Action 	
Troy 	Wolfgang Petersen 	Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Brian Cox 	Adventure 	based on Iliad by Homer
Twisted 	Philip Kaufman 	Ashley Judd, Samuel L. Jackson, Andy García 	Thriller 	
Tying the Knot 	Jim de Sève 	same-sex marriage in the United States 	Documentary 	
Undertow 	David Gordon Green 	Jamie Bell, Dermot Mulroney, Josh Lucas, Devon Alan 	Thriller 	
University Heights 	Scott Beck 	Jim Siokos, Shane Simmons, Travis Shepherd 	Drama 	
Van Helsing 	Stephen Sommers 	Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale 	Horror 	
Vanity Fair 	Mira Nair 	Reese Witherspoon, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, James Purefoy 	Romance 	based on Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
A Very Long Engagement 	Jean-Pierre Jeunet 	Audrey Tautou, Gaspard Ulliel, Jodie Foster 	War film 	based on Un long dimanche de fiançailles by Sébastien Japrisot
The Village 	M. Night Shyamalan 	Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver 	Suspense 	
Voces inocentes 	Luis Mandoki 	Carlos Padilla, Leonor Varela, Xuna Primus 	War film 	
Voices of Iraq 	Martin Kunert 	Iraq 	Documentary 	
Walking Tall 	Kevin Bray 	Dwayne Johnson 	Action 	based on Walking Tall
Wake of Death 	Philippe Martinez 	Jean-Claude Van Damme 	Action 	
Watermarks 	Yaron Zilberman 	women from Viennese Hakoah swim team 	Documentary 	
We Don't Live Here Anymore 	John Curran 	Mark Ruffalo, Laura Dern, Naomi Watts, Peter Krause 	Drama 	based on stories by Andre Dubus
Welcome to Mooseport 	Donald Petrie 	Ray Romano, Gene Hackman 	Comedy 	
When Will I Be Loved 	James Toback 	Neve Campbell, Fred Weller, Alex Feldman 	Drama 	
White Chicks 	Keenen Ivory Wayans 	Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans 	Comedy 	5 Razzie nominations
The Whole Ten Yards 	Howard Deutch 	Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Amanda Peet 	Comedy 	Preceded by The Whole Nine Yards
Wicker Park 	Paul McGuigan 	Josh Hartnett 	Drama 	based on L'Appartement
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! 	Robert Luketic 	Kate Bosworth, Topher Grace, Josh Duhamel 	Comedy 	
With All Deliberate Speed 	Peter Gilbert 	Brown v. Board of Education 	Documentary 	
Without a Paddle 	Steven Brill 	Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Dax Shepard 	Comedy 	
Woman Thou Art Loosed 	Michael Schultz 	Kimberly Elise, Loretta Devine, Debbi Morgan 	Drama 	based on a book by T. D. Jakes
The Woodsman 	Nicole Kassell 	Kevin Bacon, Kyra Sedgwick, Eve, Mos Def 	Drama 	
The Work and the Glory 	Russell Holt 	Sam Hennings, Brenda Strong, Eric Johnson 	Drama 	based on Pillar of Light by Gerald N. Lund
The Year of the Yao 	Adam Del Deo, James D. Stern 	The first of year of Yao Ming's American career 	Documentary 	
You Got Served 	Chris Stokes 	Marques Houston, Omarion Grandberry, Jennifer Freeman 	Comedy 	
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light 	Hatsuki Tsuji 	Dan Green, Eric Stuart, Scottie Ray, Wayne Grayson, Frank Frankson, Amy Birnbaum, Tara Jayne, Maddie Blaustein, Darren Dunstan, Mike Pollock 	Animation, Anime 	Dubbed in USA
==External links==
* American films of 2004 at the Internet Movie Database
Films
American
2004