Survive Style 5+ (2004)

Survive Style 5+ (2004)

[7] Five disparate stories intertwine in absurd ways in this bizarre but beautifully executed Tarantino-esque flick from Japan. The main story, by a narrow margin, focuses on a man who keeps killing and burying his wife only to find her…
Collateral (2004)

Collateral (2004)

[7] Jamie Foxx stars as an L.A. cab driver forced to chauffeur a hitman played by Tom Cruise. Director Michael Mann (Heat, Last of the Mohicans) works from a solid script by Stuart Beattie that balances action and suspense with…
Kinsey (2004)

Kinsey (2004)

[8] Writer/director Bill Condon (Gods and Monsters) takes on the life and work of sexual research pioneer Alfred Kinsey, whose teachings and publications caused a national uproar in the late '40s and 50s. If you think America is sexually prudish…
The Butterfly Effect (2004)

The Butterfly Effect (2004)

[5] Talk about a hard pitch. Try to follow me here. So, there's this kid. And whenever something dramatic is about to happen to him, his memory blacks out. He basically jumps a minute or two into the future, all…
Decoys (2004)

Decoys (2004)

[3] While trying to lose their virginity, two college guys discover some of the girls on campus are actually terrifying creatures from outer space. You're either going to like that summary or you're not. Decoys is a low-budget flick with…
The Forgotten (2004)

The Forgotten (2004)

[6] Julianne Moore stars as a woman convinced that she once had a son who died in a tragic plane crash, but everyone around her -- including her own husband -- insists the boy never existed. The movie is full…
Birth (2004)

Birth (2004)

[6] Nicole Kidman stars as a recently widowed woman who meets a young boy claiming to be her husband reincarnated. Jonathan Glazer (Sexy Beast) directs from a script he co-wrote, keeping the true nature of the piece shrouded in mystery…
The 24th Day (2004)

The 24th Day (2004)

[6] An HIV-positive man kidnaps a former fling and forcibly tests him for the virus, ready to exact revenge if the test results are positive. Scott Speedman (Felicity, Underworld) plays the aggressor and James Marsden (X-Men, Enchanted) plays the victim.…
Closer (2004)

Closer (2004)

[7] Closer features some of the most incredible dialogue I've heard in a long time, and the cast are all rock-solid in what boils down to a messy four-way of sexual and romantic entanglement. It's a slick, polished, elegant film…
The Aviator (2004)

The Aviator (2004)

[9] Martin Scorsese directs Leonardo DiCaprio in this biopic of Howard Hughes, the billionaire aviator, filmmaker, and playboy whose considerable ambition was tragically counterbalanced by his mental illness. The Aviator opens with Hughes' mammoth, three-year-long production of the aerial battle…