Subgenre Sampler
Action/Adventure: 2192 Films to Buy & Rent
Kung Fu Hustle (2004)
- Dir. Stephen Chow (Chiao)
Feat. Stephen Chow (Chiao), Wah Yuen
- Hong Kong superstar Stephen Chow trumps all previous efforts (and that's saying something) with this dynamic, bust–a–gut funny…
Ladder 49 (2004)
- Dir. Jay Russell
Feat. John Travolta, Joaquin Phoenix, Jay Hernandez…
- Without working up much heat, this firefighting drama is a melodramatic look at the life crises of those manning the hoses and ladders, with Phoenix…
Lady Death (2004)
- Elevated feature–length anime based on the "Lady Death" comic series about a beautiful girl accused of consorting with the devil and sentenced…
Las Vegas (TV Series) (2004)
- Feat. James Caan, Josh Duhamel
- Set in the environs of the fictional "Montecito Resort and Casino" of the Nevada gambling town, this escapist drama revolves chiefly around…
Librarian Trilogy, The (2004-2008)
- Feat. Noah Wyle, Bob Newhart, Stana Katic…
- Enthusiastic adventure trilogy stars Wyle as Flynn Carsen, a student who is suddenly and mysteriously employed as the Librarian at the New York…
Mindhunters (2004)
- Dir. Renny Harlin
Feat. LL Cool J, Jonny Lee Miller, Val Kilmer…
- Mindlessly contrived suspense yarn, gains satisfactions from the sheer loopiness of its central tale of seven trainee FBI 'profilers', who must…
Naruto - The Movie(s) (2004-2014)
- Dir. Tensai Okamura
- The NARUTO series concerns its titular hero and his companions protecting the world from bands of rogue ninjas and other dangers in wait.
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National Treasure (2004)
- Dir. Jon Turteltaub
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Sean Bean, Harvey Keitel…
- Deft treasure yarn with Nic Cage in the 'Indiana Jones' role – an archaeologist in hot pursuit of a legendary war chest hidden by the Founding…
New Police Story (2004)
- Dir. Benny Chan
Feat. Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Daniel Wu
- A groundbreaking fourth (or possibly fifth) entry in Jackie Chan's martial arts series about the life of a reckless Hong Kong policeman, here…
Ocean's Twelve (Ocean's 12) (2004)
- Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon…
- Virtually the entire attractive 'ratpack' of the OCEAN'S ELEVEN remake regroup for a further spin of the heist–comedy wheel, this time on the…