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The Lizard (2004)
Plot Summary:
Reza is a petty thief who escapes jail by posing as a mullah. When he has to stay in disguise longer than he expected, he accidentally becomes the revered leader of a small-town mosque, bringing people flooding in with his on the hoof sermons featuring sexual innuendo and references to 'brother' Tarantino's Pulp Fiction
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iran
Plot tags: prison escape, prison, village, hidden identity, criminal heroes, fugitives, society, pretense, warden, small town life, religions or cults, iranian, clergy, disguise, fake identity, priest, muslim, dialogue, existentialism, advice, persian culture, escape, politics, village life, chases and races
When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo (2004)
Plot Summary:
The film consists of three parallel stories that are interwoven and played in Vozdovac. In the first story, Braca tries to seduce Iris, a model from the city center. Although they try not to be "two worlds" they certainly are. In another story, Dule i Somi, in the football match Ipswich - Manchester, they bet on Ipswich to win because it defends their classmate. The third story takes place on the roof of the skyscraper where Avaks and Hybrid, proponents of the philosophy of "most cost effective when I'm sitting in the house - no income, but no expenses", spending the day doing nothing, expecting something to happen. Something happened - an unusual occurrence Avaks saw in the sky
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy
Country: Serbia
Plot tags: football, goalkeeper, neighborhood, taxi, cinema, beer, coca cola, best friend, ufo, pot smoking, urination, rooftop, smoking pot, best friends
G.O.R.A. (2004)
Plot Summary:
A slick young Turk kidnapped by extraterrestrials shows his great « humanitarian spirit » by outwitting the evil commander-in-chief of the planet of G.O.R.A
Duration: 127 min
IMDB Rating: 8.0/10
IMDB Votes: 66000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: abduction, space travel, fish out of water, distant planet, princess, save the world, escapades, rivalry, danger, imaginary, alien encounter, disorder, salesman, space, turk, evil alien, space wars, robot, spaceship, business, lgbt, escape, kidnapping, space race, hindu
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Plot Summary:
Shaun lives a supremely uneventful life, which revolves around his girlfriend, his mother, and, above all, his local pub. This gentle routine is threatened when the dead return to life and make strenuous attempts to snack on ordinary Londoners
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 7.9/10
IMDB Votes: 585000
Genere: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK, France, USA
Plot tags: zombie, dark humor, zombie apocalypse, zombie attack, pub, supernatural, zombie violence, zombie outbreak, siege, misfit, zombie survival, buddy, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friends, gore, living dead, flesh eating zombie, chases and races, race against time, chase, survival, end of the world, epidemic, undead, infected
Inside I'm Dancing (2004)
Plot Summary:
Michael is a 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy and long-term resident of the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled, run by the formidable Eileen. His life is transformed when the maverick Rory O'Shea moves in
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 16000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Ireland, France
Plot tags: disability, friendship, cerebral palsy, life, youth, human spirit, loneliness, psychology, friends, life philosophy, character study, disabled, bittersweet, life & death, disabled person, physical disability, love and romance, hopes, hospital, family reunited, drinking, handicapped, psychopath, mental disorder, sick
Mind Game (2004)
Plot Summary:
The film follows Nishi, a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, the film follows Nishi as he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place
Duration: 103 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Plot tags: self discovery, trippy, supernatural, family relations, danger, family in danger, hopes, dealing with death, righting the wronged, couples, imaginary, siblings relations, surrealism, time travel, heaven, existentialism, psychology, lsd, parallel universe, moving, darkness, sex crime, female nudity, voyeur, flashback
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
Plot Summary:
Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. Sing's actions eventually cause the Axe Gang and the slumlords to engage in an explosive kung-fu battle. Only one side will win and only one hero will emerge as the greatest kung-fu master of all
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 148000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China, USA
Plot tags: martial arts, kung fu, gangster, heroes, master warrior, mob boss, kung fu fighting, wuxia, gang, murder, rivalry, contests and competitions, violence, tough guy, chase, brutality, good versus evil, lone hero, kung fu classic, bully, magic, insanity, conflict, hopes, chaos and mayhem
As It Is in Heaven (2004)
Plot Summary:
A musical romantic tragedy about a famous composer who moves back to his small hometown after having had heart troubles. His search for a simple everyday life leads him into teaching the local church choir which is not easily accepted by the town yet the choir builds a great love for their teacher
Duration: 133 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Sweden
Plot tags: music, choir, bullying, village, self discovery, character study, musician's life, teachers and students, ambition, human nature, love, destiny, nordic, musician, church, rehearsal, christian, pastor, concert, heart attack, teacher, spirit, consciousness, girl, swedish
Survive Style 5+ (2004)
Plot Summary:
A man continually trying and failing to get his wife to stay dead; a self-absorbed ad agency creative director who comes up with one unworkably inane idea after another; a British hitman who only wants to know everyone's function in life; and an unfortunate office worker and father whose brain is left scrambled after a stage hypnotist is murdered in mid-performance
Duration: 120 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Plot tags: hitman, murder, hypnosis, losing-it hero, social relations, dark humor, multiple storylines, surrealism, undead, gay, mysticism, giant monster, stoner, humour, trippy, human relationship, asian prostitute, kaiju, masturbation, gay slur, new year, translator, sleazy, disorder, bodies
Sideways (2004)
Plot Summary:
Two middle-aged men embark on a spiritual journey through Californian wine country. One is an unpublished novelist suffering from depression, and the other is only days away from walking down the aisle
Duration: 127 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 200000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Hungary
Plot tags: road trip, wine, on the road, friendship, couples, vineyard, vacation, divorce, infidelity, golf, food, buddy, travel, life philosophy, character study, midlife crisis, melancholy, small town, love and romance, best friend, cooking, lifestyle, nothing goes right, writers, wedding
Life is a Miracle (2004)
Plot Summary:
Set during the Bosnian war in the early 1990s, Luka is a mild-mannered railway clerk whose life is turned upside down, not just by the outbreak of the war, but when his wife runs off with a local musician. Then Luka's son is conscripted and eventually captured in the fighting. To recover his son, Luka is commanded to guard a pretty young Muslim nurse who will be used in a hostage swapping operation
Duration: 155 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Romance, Music, Drama, War
Country: Serbia, France, Italy
Plot tags: village, life is a bitch, fall in love, wartime life, love affair, society, moral dilemma, unlikely couple, love and romance, unrequited love, relationships, family relations, dysfunctional family, father son relationship, male female relationship, family problems, marital problem, romantic relationship, kids and family, social problems, relationship problems, husband wife relationship, lifestyle, love interest, couple relations
Garden State (2004)
Plot Summary:
Andrew returns to his hometown for the funeral of his mother, a journey that reconnects him with past friends. The trip coincides with his decision to stop taking his powerful antidepressants. A chance meeting with Sam - a girl also suffering from various maladies - opens up the possibility of rekindling emotional attachments, confronting his psychologist father, and perhaps beginning a new life
Duration: 102 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 222000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: depression, self discovery, coming of age, funeral, melancholy, friendship, psychiatrist, cat, family relations, dysfunctional family, drug, small town, bittersweet, dealing with death, love, mental illness, love story, hipster, complex characters, relationships, family drama, loneliness, american football, friends, lifestyle
Where's Firuze? (2004)
Plot Summary:
Having failed incredibly many times in attempts to find a big talent and to be rich, the two producers and their only two contracted singers struggle to clean their debts and make their dreams come true, no matter what happens. Being in a tight spot, they rely on a gastarbeiter who they hear sing over the phone. They desperately invite him to Turkey. Then, out of the blue, an inspirational lady, Firuze, shows up and supports the gang both morally and financially. With the support they receive from Firuze, the gang start walking, slowly but decisively, towards their aim. Just when they think they really can turn things around, they learn that Firuze is actually a schizophrenic and they did it all by themselves
Duration: 128 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Turkey
Plot tags: ambition, lifestyle, desire for fame, rising to stardom, fall in love, showbiz, nothing goes right, musician's life, artists and showbiz, buddies, comedy team, model, friends, love and romance, folklore, partner, disorder, unsuccessful, mafia, angel, money, wedding, singer, suicide, dream
Saving Face (2004)
Plot Summary:
A Chinese-American lesbian and her traditionalist mother are reluctant to go public with secret loves that clash against cultural expectations
Duration: 91 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lgbtq, lesbian romance, gay, lesbian sex, gays and lesbians, sapphic, loneliness, depression, marriage, hospital, generation gap, glbt, family relations, relationships, pregnancy, parents and children, homosexuality, lgbtqi, love and romance, fall in love, single parent
The Terminal (2004)
Plot Summary:
Viktor Navorski is a man without a country; his plane took off just as a coup d'etat exploded in his homeland, leaving it in shambles, and now he's stranded at Kennedy Airport, where he's holding a passport that nobody recognizes. While quarantined in the transit lounge until authorities can figure out what to do with him, Viktor simply goes on living – and courts romance with a beautiful flight attendant
Duration: 128 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 486000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: airport, culture clash, loneliness, stranded, happy ending, fish out of water, fictional country, passenger, immigrant, nothing goes right, jazz, destiny, aviation, life philosophy, misfit, runaway, humanity, friendship, love and romance, rebellion, fighting the system, society, disorder, comedy of errors, hopes
Shrek 2 (2004)
Plot Summary:
Shrek, Fiona and Donkey set off to Far, Far Away to meet Fiona's mother and father. But not everyone is happy. Shrek and the King find it hard to get along, and there's tension in the marriage. The fairy godmother discovers that Shrek has married Fiona instead of her Son Prince Charming and sets about destroying their marriage
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 495000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: princess, cat, kingdom, creature, transformation, dragon, ogre, donkey, talking animal, prince, true love, satire, giant, godmother, animal, shrek, imaginary kingdom, friendship, royal family, honeymoon, magic, destiny, fairy, heroes, witchcraft
Summer Storm (2004)
Plot Summary:
Tobi and Achim, the pride of the local crew club, have been the best of friends for years and are convinced that nothing will ever stand in the way of their friendship. They look forward to the upcoming summer camp and the crew competition. Then the gay team from Berlin arrives and Tobi is totally confused. The evening before the races begin, the storm that breaks out is more than meteorlogical
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Germany
Plot tags: gay, gays and lesbians, lgbt, gay teenager, coming of age, gay love, summer camp, gay sex, erotica, self discovery, homosexuality, teenage love, lgbt teen, friendship, teenage crush, lgbtq, teenager, gay slur, love triangle, happy ending, youth, homosexual, gay athlete, gay interest, fall in love
It's All Gone Pete Tong (2004)
Plot Summary:
Its All Gone Pete Tong is a comedy following the tragic life of legendary Frankie Wilde. The story takes us through Frankie's life from one of the best DJ's alive, through subsequent battle with a hearing disorder, culminating in his mysterious disappearance from the scene
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 21000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK, Canada
Plot tags: dj, music, disability, clubbing, recording studio, mute or deaf, addiction, rave, comeback, musician's life, rise to the top, ambition, rise and fall, lifestyle, drug addiction, deaf, career, love and romance, acceptance, tragic hero, sign language, motivation, equality, musician, hospital
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Plot Summary:
Wes Anderson’s incisive quirky comedy build up stars complex characters like in ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ with Bill Murray on in the leading role. An ocean adventure documentary film maker Zissou is put in all imaginable life situations and a tough life crisis as he attempts to make a new film about capturing the creature that caused him pain
Duration: 119 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 208000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: ocean, submarine, revenge, expedition, dysfunctional family, eccentricity, filmmaking, vengeance, rivalry, magic realism, marijuana, midlife crisis, bittersweet, underwater, shark, loss of friend, sea voyage, pirate, friendship, dangerous animal, escapades, diving, absurd humor, adventurer, family problems
Team America: World Police (2004)
Plot Summary:
Team America World Police follows an international police force dedicated to maintaining global stability. Learning that dictator Kim Jong il is out to destroy the world, the team recruits Broadway star Gary Johnston to go undercover. With the help of Team America, Gary manages to uncover the plan to destroy the world. Will Team America be able to save it in time? It stars… Samuel L Jackson, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Michael Moore, Helen Hunt, Matt Damon, Susan Sarandon, George Clooney, Danny Glover, Ethan Hawke, Alec Baldwin… or does it?
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 177000
Genere: Action, Comedy
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: puppet, puppetry, terrorism, terrorist, secret agent, actor, stoner, satire, prejudice, stupidity, save the world, adventurer, heroic mission, death, heroes, undercover, danger, good versus evil, drinking problem, right and wrong, dictator, swearing, violence, buddies, conservative
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Plot Summary:
It's the 1970s, and San Diego super-sexist anchorman Ron Burgundy is the top dog in local TV, but that's all about to change when ambitious reporter Veronica Corningstone arrives as a new employee at his station
Duration: 94 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 374000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: journalism, workplace, battle of the sexes, farce, ambition, stupidity, journalist, sexism, friendship, rivalry, new job, nervous breakdown, career, lifestyle, media satire, success, rise to the top, popularity, reporter, workplace romance, ego clash, workplace situations, cat, teamwork, irreverent
Terkel in Trouble (2004)
Plot Summary:
In this unhinged Danish animation, 6th-grader Terkel (Anders Matthesen) begins experiencing a streak of bad luck after sitting on a black spider. His teacher dies and is replaced by the strange Justin (also Matthesen). At home, Terkel's Uncle Stewart (also Matthesen) erupts in sporadic fits of rage, and at school, Terkel is bullied by two boys after they learn that fat Doris likes him. On a school camping trip, Terkel begins receiving death threats and must figure out who wants to kill him
Duration: 77 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 12000
Genere: Animation, Comedy, Musical, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Plot tags: mischievous children, nothing goes right, eccentric family, child suicide, youth, escapades, danger, buddies, forced into action, kids in trouble, parents and children, little sister, overweight child, revenge, teacher, friendship, teachers and students, gore, vulgar, twists and turns, friends, family relations, profanity, spoiled brat, disorder
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
Plot Summary:
There's trouble brewing in Bikini Bottom. Someone has stolen King Neptune's crown, and it looks like Mr. Krab, SpongeBob's boss, is the culprit. Though he's just been passed over for the promotion of his dreams, SpongeBob stands by his boss, and along with his best pal Patrick, sets out on a treacherous mission to Shell City to reclaim the crown and save Mr. Krab's life
Duration: 87 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 100000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia, South Korea
Plot tags: underwater, sea, friendship, dialogue, danger, disorder, goofy hero, heroes, race against time, dishonesty, heroic mission, squid, ocean, road trip, unlikely friendships, mermaid, death, stupidity, ship, water, betrayal, believe in yourself, stoner, boat, migration
Mean Girls (2004)
Plot Summary:
Cady Heron is a hit with The Plastics, the A-list girl clique at her new school, until she makes the mistake of falling for Aaron Samuels, the ex-boyfriend of alpha Plastic Regina George
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 417000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA, Canada
Plot tags: high school, teenager, teenage girl, adolescence, fish out of water, high school life, bad girl, bullying, teenage life, female protagonist, popularity, female friendship, jealousy, friendship, popular girl, school, stereotypes, vengeance, gossip and rumors, college, rivalry, gossip, teacher student sex, coming of age, student
Ferpect Crime (2004)
Plot Summary:
A playboy has the tables turned on him when he finds himself being used as a plaything by an undesirable woman in this black comedy from Spain
Duration: 105 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Spain, Italy
Plot tags: murder, store, satire, ambition, rivalry, character study, salesman, dangerous attraction, couples, blackmail, job promotion, department store, revenge, dysfunctional family, sex, business, wedding, magic realism, gangsta, criminal mind, amor, ghost, unrequited love, sexual abuse, delusional woman
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
Plot Summary:
Sometimes, it takes a strange night to put everything else into focus. And that's exactly what happens to Harold and his roommate, Kumar, when they set out to get the best stoner fix money can buy: White Castle hamburgers. Both guys are at a crossroads, about to make major decisions that will affect the course of their lives. Yet they arrive at wisdom by accident as they drive around New Jersey in search of fast food
Duration: 88 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 204000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy
Country: USA, Canada, Germany
Plot tags: road trip, marijuana, stoner, weed, college, buddy, drug, nothing goes right, party, friendship, dumb, on the road, racial slur, escapades, silly humor, female nudity, sex scene, adultery, high school, friends, disorder, roommate, encounter, buddies, food
Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
Plot Summary:
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home
Duration: 96 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 233000
Genere: Comedy
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenager, small town, high school, adolescence, election, bullying, friendship, high school life, loser, nerd, youth, american football, teenage life, social misfits, eccentric family, goofy hero, coming of age, crazy, brutality, stupidity, rejection, satire, antisocial behavior, bully, salesman
Being Julia (2004)
Plot Summary:
Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of boredom and longs for something new and exciting to put the twinkle back in her eye. Julia finds exactly what she's looking for in a handsome young American fan, but it isn't long before the novelty fling adds a few more sparks than she was hoping for. Fortuately for her, this surprise twist in the plot will thrust her back into the greatest role of her life
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA, Hungary, UK
Plot tags: midlife crisis, older woman younger man relationship, theater, women, loneliness, complex characters, actor's life, love, art, adultery, backstage, vengeance, hallucination, infidelity, mental illness, revenge, teacher, friendship, mentor, actress, world war one, past, afterlife, age difference, actor
Main Hoon Na (2004)
Plot Summary:
An army major goes undercover as a college student. His mission is both professional and personal: to protect his general's daughter from a radical militant, and to find his estranged half-brother
Duration: 182 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Plot tags: terrorism, college, family relations, siblings relations, rescue, love and romance, fall in love, couples, danger, estrangement, undercover, chase, hindu, high school, die hard, heartwarming, covert operation, soldier, desire, couple relations, terrorist, hostage, tough guy, helicopter, arm wrestling
If Only (2004)
Plot Summary:
After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), a grief-stricken British businessman, Ian Wyndham, living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Plot tags: time loop, true love, tragic love, love, time travel, loss of loved one, relationships, changing the past or future, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, death of girlfriend, love story, love and romance, power of love, hopes, businessman, accident, male female relationship, loss of girlfriend, love affair, couple relations, destiny, time, magical, lifestyle change, time warp