121. Twist
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jacob Tierney
Actors: Nick Stahl, Gary Farmer, Stephen McHattie, Tygh Runyan, Brigid Tierney, Michèle-Barbara Pelletier
Plot: A gay re-telling of Charles Dickens' classic Oliver Twist. Updated to current times, moved out of the poor house and onto the streets, the tale is told from the point of Dickens' character, Artful Dodger--now Dodge. The prosaically beautiful Oliver falls into the hands of down-and-out young men. Dodge takes the young man under his wing and instructs him in the unforgiving arts of drug abuse and prostitution. As Oliver's innocence dissolves, both young men confront inner and outer demons and, strangely, it is Dodge who finds he cannot escape his past.
122. Ladder 49
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jay Russell
Actors: John Travolta, Joaquin Phoenix, Robert Patrick, Jacinda Barrett, Billy Burke, Kevin Chapman
Plot: Two firefighters, one young and one old, go through the daily grinds of being a full time firefighter while the older preps the younger for a full life of action and drama.
123. The Woodsman
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Nicole Kassell
Actors: Kevin Bacon, David Alan Grier, Eve, Kyra Sedgwick, Benjamin Bratt, Mos Def
124. Blind Shaft ( Mang jing )
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yang Li
Actors: Qiang Li, Baoqiang Wang, Jing Ai, Shuangbao Wang, Sun Wei, Yining Wang
125. Nicotina
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Comedy/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Hugo Rodríguez
Actors: Diego Luna, Lucas Crespi, Norman Sotolongo, Jesús Ochoa, Martha Tenorio, Rafael Inclán
126. Kinsey
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Bill Condon
Actors: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell, Peter Sarsgaard, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow
Plot: Follows the life and work of Alfred Kinsey, including his books on male and female human sexuality.
127. Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: William Lau
Actors: Kelly Sheridan, Melissa Lyons, Julie Stevens, Martin Short, Mark Hildreth, Mark Luna
Plot: Based on Mark Twain’s classic novel "The Prince and the Pauper", this is the first Barbie musical movie. Princess Annaliese and pauper Erika live completely different lives but look identical, fate brings them together in order to save both their lives and their kingdom.
128. Koma ( Jiu ming )
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Cantonese
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Chi-Leung Law
Actors: Kar Yan Lam, Angelica Lee, Andy Hui Chi-On, Raymond Wong, Kai Chi Liu, Roy Chow
129. The Day After Tomorrow
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Roland Emmerich
Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dennis Quaid, Emmy Rossum, Sela Ward, Jay O. Sanders, Dash Mihok
Plot: Strange weather phenomena is just the precursor for a climatologist who works to warn the world about a new, rapidly approaching ice age.
130. Team America: World Police
Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Trey Parker
Actors: Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kristen Miller, Masasa, Daran Norris, Phil Hendrie
Plot: Team America unites to fight terrorists and keep the American way of life safe for the world - no matter the collatoral damage.
