Best Movies of 2004

January 26, 2005

Before I saw Hotel Rwanda, I would have said that Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind was far and away the best movie of the year.  I still think it is, but Hotel Rwanda comes a lot closer than any other movie this year.  Those two movies would be outstanding in any year, but in this one, they really shine.  I had trouble thinking of a movie besides Eternal Sunshine that impressed me during the year; reviewing the list of movies released during the year (so far, I've seen 35 of the 267 movies eligible for the Oscars, which I think is an all-time low for me) jogged my memory, but I still can't put together a top-ten list.  These are the only movies I really find worthy of mention (no, no Fahrenheit 9/11):

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Hotel Rwanda

The Aviator
Closer
The Twilight Samurai
Hero
Kill Bill, Vol. 2
Super Size Me
Shaun of the Dead

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