2004 independent films

2004 film directed by Michel Gondry

2004 film directed by James Wan

2004 film by Paul Haggis

The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 American epic biblical drama film co-produced and directed by Mel Gibson from a screenplay he wrote with Benedict Fitzgerald. It is the first installment of The Passion of the Christ film series. The film stars Jim Caviezel as Jesus, Maia Morgenstern as his mother Mary, and Monica Bellucci as Mary Magdalene. It depicts the arrest, trial and crucifixion of Jesus, largely according to the canonical gospels as well as additional accounts such as the purported mystical visions by Anne Catherine Emmerich and the Friday of Sorrows.

2004 film directed by Mike Nichols

2004 film directed by Michael Moore

2004 film by Walter Salles

Sideways is a 2004 American comedy-drama film directed by Alexander Payne and written by Jim Taylor and Payne. A film adaptation of Rex Pickett's 2004 novel, Sideways follows two men in their forties, Miles Raymond (Paul Giamatti), a depressed teacher and unsuccessful writer, and Jack Cole (Thomas Haden Church), a past-his-prime actor, who take a week-long road trip to Santa Barbara County wine country to celebrate Jack's upcoming wedding. Sandra Oh and Virginia Madsen also star as women they encounter during their trip.

2004 film by Alejandro Amenábar

2004 film by Brad Anderson

2004 film directed by Pedro Almodóvar

2004 film directed by Fatih Akın

2004 film directed by Richard Linklater

2004 film directed by Wong Kar-Wai

2004 film by Jared Hess

2004 film by Bill Condon

2004 film directed by Morgan Spurlock

2004 film directed by Zach Braff

2004 film by Mike Leigh

3-Iron () is a 2004 romantic drama film written, produced and directed by Kim Ki-duk. An international co-production between South Korea and Japan, the film stars Jae Hee as a young drifter who develops a relationship with an abused housewife (Lee Seung-yeon). The film's title is derived from a type of golf club used prominently throughout the narrative.

2004 film directed by Gregg Araki

2004 Kurdish film by Bahman Ghobadi

2004 film directed by Shane Carruth

2004 film by Matthew Vaughn

2004 film by Dennis Gansel

2004 film directed by Michael Winterbottom

2004 film by Joshua Marston

Saved! is a 2004 American satirical black comedy film directed by Brian Dannelly and starring Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit, Heather Matarazzo, Eva Amurri, Martin Donovan, and Mary-Louise Parker. Its plot follows a teenage girl (Malone) at a Christian high school who has sex with her boyfriend in an attempt to "cure" him of his homosexuality. She becomes pregnant as a result and is ostracized by her schoolmates. It was filmed in British Columbia.

2004 Canadian film directed by Ernie Barbarash

2004 film by Tod Williams

2004 film directed by Paweł Pawlikowski

2004 film directed by Angela Robinson

2004 film by Mary McGuckian

2004 film by Q. Allan Brocka

2004 film directed by Jessica Sharzer

2004 film by Zana Briski

2004 film by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

2004 film by Damien O'Donnell

2004 film by Alice Wu

2004 film by Jacob Aaron Estes

2004 film by Dario Argento

2004 film directed by Danny Boyle

2004 film by Dan Harris

2004 film

2004 film directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner

2004 film by Ian Iqbal Rashid

2004 French film by Lucile Hadžihalilović

2004 film by Spike Lee

2004 film by Nicole Kassell

2004 film by Todd Solondz

Evilenko is a 2004 English-language Italian crime horror thriller film very loosely based on the Ukrainian-born Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo. Written and directed by David Grieco in his theatrical feature directorial debut, the film stars Malcolm McDowell, Marton Csokas, and Ronald Pickup.

2004 film by Wim Wenders

2004 film by Asia Argento

2004 film by Tobe Hooper

2004 film by Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll

2004 film by Stefan Fjeldmark

2004 film by Lucrecia Martel

2004 film by Greg Harrison

2004 film by Daniel Burman

2004 Spanish film directed by Brian Yuzna