newsweek's 10 best movies of 2004

Seeing Sideways made me wonder what else is popular, so here's the Newsweek top 10.

Ten Best Movies of 2004
Newsweek
1. Sideways
Top vintage goes to Alexander Payne's hilariously melancholy comedy of wine, women and male midlife crisis. As rich and subtle as a fine novel.

2. Before Sunset
Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke reunite in Richard Linklater's breathtaking romance. Great talk. Great ending.

3. Osama
A devastating Afghan drama about a girl caught in the Taliban's nightmare reign. Unforgettable.

4. Million Dollar Baby
A knockout blow from Clint Eastwood, this boxing saga leaves you reeling.

5. Bad Education
Nothing is what it seems in Almodovar's dark, devious film noir about desire, revenge and abusive priests. Gael Garcia Bernal shines.

6. The Aviator
The crown jewel in the Year of the Biopic, Scorsese's epic about eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes dazzles, delights and disturbs.

7. Friday Night Lights
A bone- and heart-crunching look at the glory, and the horror, of Texas high-school football.

8. The Manchurian Candidate
Jonathan Demme reworks a classic thriller into a taut paranoid parable for our times.

9. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Third time's the charm. Alfonso Cuaron finds real magic in his wizardly installment.

10. Kinsey
Bill Condon's smart, nuanced, surprisingly sweet tribute to the revolutionary sex researcher. Liam Neeson is touching as the troubled, tenacious scientist.