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Enduring Love
Daniel Craig, Samantha Morton, and Rhys Ifans star in Roger Michell's adaption of Ian McEwan's novel "Enduring Love." Opens October 29, 2004 in limited release.

The Motorcycle Diaries
Walter Salles's award-winning film about revolutionary Che Guevara (Gael Garcia Bernal) as a young medical student on a personal odyssey.

It's All About Love
Thomas Vinterberg’s "It’s All About Love" takes place in the near future and tells the story of two lovers fighting for their love and ultimately for their lives in a world out of balance. Claire Danes, Phoenix, and Sean Penn star. Opens October 29, 2004.

Kinsey
Liam Neeson stars as Kinsey, who in 1948 irrevocably changed American culture and created a media sensation with his book "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male." Opens November 12th, 2004.

Birth
Nicole Kidman takes a bath with a ten year old boy who claims to be the reincarnation of her dead husband. The controversy has already begun with boos at the Venice Film Festival. Opens November 5, 2004.

Vera Drake
From acclaimed director Mike Leigh comes the story of a woman secretly performing illegal abortions in 1950s England. Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, "Vera Drake" opens October 8, 2004.

Undertow
Indie filmmaker David Gordon Green's third film is thriller about two brothers who run away from home to guard a secret following the death of their father and the arrival of their greedy, troubled uncle. Opens October 29, 2004.

Being Julia
Annette Benning stars in the title role about an aging actress estranged from her only son and pretending to be ignorant of her husband's philandering whose fortunes take a dramatic upturn when she meets a young admirer. Opens October 15, 2004.

Sideways
The highly anticipated new film of Alexander Payne's (Election, About Schmidt) opens in theaters October 20, 2004. Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, M.C. Gainey, and Sandra Oh co-star.

Finding Neverland
Johnny Depp is already getting Oscar buzz for his performance as J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan, in Marc Forster's "Finding Neverland." The film opens November 12th, 2004.

Hero
Jet Li stars as a fearless champion recruited to stop a plot by three assassins to kill the emperor of China. Zhang Ziyi, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Donnie Yen, and Maggie Cheung co-star. Opens August 20, 2004 in limited release.

Stage Beauty
Billy Crudup and Claire Danes stars as competing thespians and potential lovers in Richard Eyre's period drama "Stage Beauty." Opens October 29, 2004.

Vanity Fair
Mira Nair directs the new film version of William Makepeace Thackeray's classic novel. Reese Witherspoon, Romola Garai, and Jonathan Rhys Meyers lead an all-star cast. Opens September 1st, 2004.

Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Two master swordsmen from different countries must put aside their personal battle to take on a ruthless overlord. Opens September 3, 2004.

I Heart Huckabees
David O. Russell's ensemble comedy is about a married couple, the Jaffes (Dustin Hoffman, Lily Tomlin), who work as detectives, helping people solve existential crises in their lives. Jude Law, Naomi Watts, Mark Walberg also star. Opens October 1st, 2004.

When Will I Be Loved
Neve Campbell like you have never seen her before (naked) in James Toback's indie drama "When Will Be Loved." Opens September 10, 2004/

Head In The Clouds
John Duigan's war-time romance stars Charlize Theron, Penélope Cruz, and Stuart Townsend in an emotional love triangle. Opens September 17, 2004.

The Brown Bunny
Vincent Gallo's controversial road movie "The Brown Bunny" starring Gallo and Chloe Sevigny as Daisy has finally found distribution. Opens August 27, 2004 in limited release.

Rosenstrasse
After her father's death, a young woman learns of her mother's secret past during Germany in WWII. Opens August 20, 2004 (limited).

Before Sunset
Ten years later, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy resume their romance in Richard Linklater's "Before Sunset."

We Don't Live Here Anymore
Winner of the award at Sundance, "We Don't Live Here Anymore" stars Naomi Watts, Mark Ruffalo, Laura Dern, and Peter Krause. Opens August 13, 2004.

Code 46
Michael Winterbottom's first foray into science fiction, "Code 46" stars Tim Robbings and Samantha Mortons. Opens August 6, 2004 in limited release.

Riding Giants
After his acclaimed skate boarding documentary (Dogtown and Z-Boys),Stacy Peralta takes up surfing in "Riding Giants." Opens July 9, 2004.

Zhou Yu's Train
Gong Li stars in Sun Zhou's drama about a beautiful young woman traveling alone, journey across the country to give a gift to a distant lover. Tony Leung Ka Fai co-stars. Opens July 2, 2004.

Zelary
The heart-warming Czech film "Zelary" was nominated for Best Foreign film at the 2004 Acadamy Awards.

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