Bob Mondello's Favorite Movies of 2004
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NPR resident film critic Bob Mondello looks back at the films released in 2004, and finds a handful that prove to filmmakers that you can create films that deal with politics, memory and religion and not suffer at the box office.
Mondello's Picks for 2004:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Bad Education
Kinsey
The Aviator
Finding Neverland
William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Maria Full of Grace
Vera Drake
Hotel Rwanda
The Incredibles
Also Memorable:
Osama
Moolaade
Good Bye Lenin!
The Motorcycle Diaries
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Sharp Performances:
Sideways
Million Dollar Baby
Offbeat Discoveries:
Garden State
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
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