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Foreign Affair, A

Foreign Affair, A

πŸ“… Release: March 26, 2004
🎭 Genre: Comedy Romance
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Tim Blake Nelson, David Arquette, Emily Mortimer, Lois Smith, Larry Pine
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the charming romantic comedy A Foreign Affair, a meticulously planned life is hilariously upended by an unexpected inheritance. [c=Emily Mortimer] stars as a sophisticated New York City book edito...
Home On The Range

Home On The Range

πŸ“… Release: April 2, 2004
🎭 Genre: Animation
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Roseanne Barr, Cuba Gooding Jr., Sarah Jessica Parker, Randy Quaid, David Burnham, Gregory Jbara, Judi Dench
πŸ“– Synopsis: A young widow (Sarah Jessica Parker) and mother is in danger of watching her farm be foreclosed unless she can come up with $1,000 for the mortgage. The various farm animals overhear this and, knowi...
Mean Girls

Mean Girls

πŸ“… Release: April 30, 2004
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Jonathan Bennett, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, Tim Meadows, Amy Poehler, Ana Gasteyer, Tina Fey
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the sharp and witty comedy [m=Mean Girls], directed by [c=Mark Waters] and penned by the talented [c=Tina Fey], viewers are introduced to Cady Heron, played by [c=Lindsay Lohan], a teenager who na...
Without A Paddle

Without A Paddle

πŸ“… Release: August 20, 2004
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Dax Shepard, Ethan Suplee, Abraham Benrubi, Rachel Blanchard, Burt Reynolds, Christina Moore
πŸ“– Synopsis: A high-speed comedy-adventure in which three young guys go into the Oregon wilderness in search of lost treasure. They take a canoe upriver and everything that can go wrong does. Hunted by two backw...
Godsend

Godsend

πŸ“… Release: April 30, 2004
🎭 Genre: ThrillerHorror
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn, Robert De Niro
πŸ“– Synopsis: Following the death of their eight year old son on his birthday, Jessie (Romijn-Stamos) and Paul (Greg Kinnear) are befriended by a doctor on the forefront of genetic research (Robert DeNiro) at the...
United States Of Leland, The

United States Of Leland, The

πŸ“… Release: April 2, 2004
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein, Jena Malone, Lena Olin, Kevin Spacey, Michelle Williams
πŸ“– Synopsis: On an ordinary school day, a seemingly ordinary student named Leland Fitzgerald (Ryan Gosling) commits a devastating, inexplicable crime ... and everything changes forever ... not only for Leland bu...
Walking Tall

Walking Tall

πŸ“… Release: April 9, 2004
🎭 Genre: Action
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: The Rock, Johnny Knoxville, Neal McDonough, Kristen Wilson, Ashley Scott
πŸ“– Synopsis: In Walking Tall, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson plays Chris Vaughn, a retired soldier who returns to his hometown to make a new life for himself, only to discover his wealthy high school rival, Jay Hamil...
Young Adam

Young Adam

πŸ“… Release: April 16, 2004
🎭 Genre: Thriller
⭐ Rating: NC-17
🎬 Starring: Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Emily Mortimer, Peter Mullan, Jack McElhone, Therese Bradley, Alan Cooke, Rory McCann
πŸ“– Synopsis: Joe, a rootless young drifter, finds work on a barge travelling between Glasgow and Edinburgh, owned by Leslie and his wife Ella. One afternoon they discover the corpse of a young woman floating in ...
Breakin' All The Rules

Breakin' All The Rules

πŸ“… Release: May 14, 2004
🎭 Genre: Comedy Romance
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Jamie Foxx, Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Esposito, Peter MacNicol
πŸ“– Synopsis: Jamie Foxx stars in Breakin’ All the Rules, a film about a man who, after being unceremoniously dumped by his fiancΓ©e, pens a "how to" book on breaking up and becomes a best-selling author on the...
Eurotrip

Eurotrip

πŸ“… Release: February 20, 2004
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg, Travis Wester, Jessica Boehrs, Kristin Kreuk, Lucy Lawless, Matt Damon
πŸ“– Synopsis: Have you ever pressed "Send" on an email and immediately wished you could get it back? Scotty Thomas (Scott Mechlowicz) and his Berlin-based computer pen pal Mieke (Jessica Boehrs) have been writing...
Reckoning (2004), The

Reckoning (2004), The

πŸ“… Release: March 5, 2004
🎭 Genre: DramaCrime
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Paul Bettany, Willem Dafoe, Ewen Bremner, Vincent Cassel, Jared Harris, Gina McKee, Tom Hardy
πŸ“– Synopsis: The Reckoning is a murder mystery set in the Middle Ages yet steeped in moral dilemmas about the power of art, the temptations of evil and the search for justice that continue to haunt us in modern ...
Valiant

Valiant

πŸ“… Release: August 19, 2005
🎭 Genre: AnimationActionComedy
⭐ Rating: G
🎬 Starring: Ewan McGregor, Sir Ben Kingsley, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie, John Hurt, Ricky Gervais, John Cleese, Tim Curry, Olivia Williams
πŸ“– Synopsis: From the producer of "Shrek" and "Shrek 2," comes this high-flying computer-animated comedy-adventure tale of a brave-but-undersized pigeon named Valiant (voiced by Ewan McGregor), who dreams of joi...
Red Eye

Red Eye

πŸ“… Release: August 19, 2005
🎭 Genre: ThrillerActionDrama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Rachel McAdams, Cillian Murphy, Brian Cox, Kyle Gallner, Laura Johnson, Max Cash, Suzie Plakson
πŸ“– Synopsis: From director Wes Craven (the "Scream" franchise) comes "Red-Eye," a suspense thriller at 30,000 feet. Lisa Reisert (Rachel McAdams) hates to fly, but the terror that awaits her on the night flight...
40 Year-Old Virgin, The

40 Year-Old Virgin, The

πŸ“… Release: August 19, 2005
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen, Shelley Malil, Elizabeth Banks, Loren Berman, Jonah Hill, Elizabeth DeCicco
πŸ“– Synopsis: 40-year-old Andy Stitzer (Steve Carrell) has done quite a few things in his life. He's got a cushy job stamping invoices at an electronics superstore, a nice apartment with a proud collection of actio...
Nascar 3D: The IMAX Experience

Nascar 3D: The IMAX Experience

πŸ“… Release: March 12, 2004
🎭 Genre: Action
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Jeff Gordon
πŸ“– Synopsis: "NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience" will transport fans directly into the driver's seat to explore the world of today's elite NASCAR drivers and teams. The film will briefly take fans into reverse to r...
Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow

Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow

πŸ“… Release: September 17, 2004
🎭 Genre: Action Thriller
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Bai Ling, Giovanni Ribisi, Omid Djalili
πŸ“– Synopsis: Famous scientists around the world have mysteriously disappeared and Chronicle reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) along with ace aviator Sky Captain (Jude Law) are on the investigation. Riskin...
Asylum

Asylum

πŸ“… Release: August 12, 2005
🎭 Genre: DramaRomanceThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Ian McKellen, Augustus Jeremiah Lewis, Natasha Richardson, Marton Csokas, Joss Ackland, Judy Parfitt
πŸ“– Synopsis: Stella Raphael, a cultured and elegant but restless young woman, lives with her husband, Max, a forensic psychiatrist, and their small son, Charlie, at a high-security mental hospital in rural Engla...
Teacher's Pet

Teacher's Pet

πŸ“… Release: January 16, 2004
🎭 Genre: Animation
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Nathan Lane, Shaun Fleming, Rob Paulsen, Debra Jo Rupp, David Ogden Stiers
πŸ“– Synopsis: The hysterical tale of a "Spot", a talking canine whose ultimate wish is to become "a real boy". When the opportunity presents itself - through the DNA manipulations of whacko scientist Ivan Krank (...
Bobby Jones, Stroke Of Genius

Bobby Jones, Stroke Of Genius

πŸ“… Release: April 30, 2004
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: James Caviezel, Claire Forlani, Jeremy Northam, Malcolm McDowell, Connie Ray, Brett Rice, Aidan Quinn, Larry Thompson
πŸ“– Synopsis: 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 gam...
Dear Frankie

Dear Frankie

πŸ“… Release: March 4, 2005
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler, Sharon Small, Jack McElhone, Mary Riggans, Sean Brown
πŸ“– Synopsis: Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the tru...
Darkness

Darkness

πŸ“… Release: December 25, 2004
🎭 Genre: Horror
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Anna Paquin, Lena Olin, Iain Glen, Giancarlo Giannini, Fele Martinez
πŸ“– Synopsis: There's something in this house...Something ancient and dark that remains still, hidden and silent. It can only wait, having been concealed in the shadows for years. In fact, its milieu is darkness. O...
Terminal, The

Terminal, The

πŸ“… Release: June 18, 2004
🎭 Genre: DramaRomance
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci, Chi McBride, Diego Luna, Zoe Saldana
πŸ“– Synopsis: "The Terminal" tells the story of Viktor Navorski (Tom 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. Stran...
Chronicles Of Riddick, The

Chronicles Of Riddick, The

πŸ“… Release: June 11, 2004
🎭 Genre: Adventure
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore, Alexa Davalos, Karl Urban, Thandie Newton
πŸ“– Synopsis: Vin Diesel reprises his star-making Pitch Black role of enigmatic anti-hero Richard B.Riddick in the new science fiction action-adventure epic, THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK. Riddick has spent the last...
Stepford Wives, The

Stepford Wives, The

πŸ“… Release: June 11, 2004
🎭 Genre: ComedyDrama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick, Christopher Walken, Faith Hill, Glenn Close, Roger Bart, Jon Lovitz
πŸ“– Synopsis: Your husband deserves the best. But being the perfect wife is hard work. You've tried yoga, plates and Atkins, but still can't get rid of the cellulite on your thighs. You've memorized the Kama Sutr...
Raising Helen

Raising Helen

πŸ“… Release: May 28, 2004
🎭 Genre: Drama Comedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Kate Hudson, John Corbett, Joan Cusack, Hayden Panettiere, Spencer Breslin, Abigail Breslin
πŸ“– Synopsis: In this heartwarming comedy from director Garry Marshall ("Runaway Bride," "The Princess Diaries"), Helen Harris (Academy AwardΒ¨ nominee KATE HUDSON) is living the life she always dreamed of. Her ...
Mother, The

Mother, The

πŸ“… Release: May 28, 2004
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Anne Reid, Peter Vaughan, Anna Wilson-Jones, Daniel Craig, Danira Govich, Harry Michell, Rosie Michell
πŸ“– Synopsis: May and Toots, a couple in their sixties, travel south by train to visit their children and grandchildren in London. The pace and scale of the city overwhelms them immediately and the urban chaos is...
Grudge, The

Grudge, The

πŸ“… Release: October 22, 2004
🎭 Genre: HorrorThriller
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jason Behr, Clea DuVall, William Mapother, Kadee Strickland, Bill Pullman, Rosa Blasi
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the chilling horror thriller "The Grudge," directed by [c=Takashi Shimizu], a terrifying curse is born from a house in Tokyo where a violent death occurs, and anyone who enters becomes part of its...
White Chicks

White Chicks

πŸ“… Release: June 23, 2004
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Maitland Ward, Anne Dudek, Jaime King, Brittany Daniel, Busy Philipps, Terry Crews
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the outrageously funny comedy directed by [c=Keenen Ivory Wayans], two disgraced FBI agents, played by [c=Shawn Wayans] and [c=Marlon Wayans], are given one last chance to prove themselves. Their ...
Cellular

Cellular

πŸ“… Release: September 10, 2004
🎭 Genre: CrimeThriller
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Chris Evans, Kim Basinger, Jason Statham, William H. Macy, Valerie Cruz, Matt McColms, Jessica Biel
πŸ“– Synopsis: In a high-stakes race against time, [m=Cellular] delivers a taut, pulse-pounding thriller that explores the life-or-death power of a single phone call. When a woman named Jessica Martin ([c=Kim Basin...
Best Of Youth, The

Best Of Youth, The

πŸ“… Release: January 1, 2005
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Luigi Lo Cascio, Alessio Boni, Adriana Asti, Sonia Bergamasco, Fabrizio Gifuni, Maya Sansa, Valentina Carnelutti
πŸ“– Synopsis: Spanning four decades, from the chaotic 1960s to the present, director Marco Tullio Giordana’s passionate epic "The Best of Youth" follows two Italian brothers through some of the most tumultuous ...