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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
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William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice
Maria Full of Grace
Vera Drake
Hotel Rwanda
The Incredibles
Also Memorable:
Osama
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Moolaade
Good Bye Lenin!
The Motorcycle Diaries
The Assassination of Richard Nixon
Sharp Performances:
Sideways
Million Dollar Baby
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Offbeat Discoveries:
Garden State
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
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