2004's top-rated DVDs -- organized by genre

Gift Guide: Every DVD that got an A in 2004

Action

The Great Escape Grade: A
(Steve McQueen, James Garner)

Kill Bill -- Vol. 2 Grade: A-
(Uma Thurman. David Carradine)

Adventure

Around the World in 80 Days Grade: A-
(David Niven, Cantinflas)

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Grade: A-
(Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen)

Animation

Aladdin Grade: A
(Robin Williams, Scott Weinger)

The Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Vol. 2 Grade: A-
(Mel Blanc)

The Triplets of Belleville Grade: A

Crime

GoodFellas Grade: A
(Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro)

The Untouchables Grade: A-
(Kevin Costner, Sean Connery)

Collections

The Ingmar Bergman Collection Grade: A-
Ingmar Bergman (director)

The Jack Paar Collection Grade: A-
(Jack Paar)

John Cassavetes: Five Films Grade: A
John Cassavetes (director)

The Monster Legacy Collection Grade: A

Shadows, Lies, and Private Eyes: The Film Noir Collection, Volume 1 Grade: A

That's Entertainment!: The Complete Collection Grade: A-

The Up Series Grade: A-
Michael Apted (director)

Comedy

Chump Change Grade: A
(Stephen Burrows, Traci Lords, Jerry Stiller)

Dr. Strangelove: 40th Anniversary Special Edition Grade: A
(Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, James Earl Jones)

Mean Girls Grade: A-
(Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert)

The Saddest Music in the World Grade: A
(Isabella Rossellini, Maria de Medeiros)

Slacker Grade: A-
(Richard Linklater)

Documentary

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer Grade: A-

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls Grade: A-

Fahrenheit 9/11 Grade: A-
(Michael Moore)

King of Bluegrass: The Life & Times of Jimmy Martin Grade: A

Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism Grade: A-

Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time Grade: A-

Spellbound Grade: A-

Step Into Liquid Grade: A-

To Be and To Have Grade: A

The Weather Underground Grade: A

Drama

21 Grams Grade: A-
(Sean Penn, Naomi Watts)

Angels in America Grade: A-
(Meryl Streep, Al Pacino)

Bonjour Tristesse Grade: A-
(Deborah Kerr, David Niven)

Coffee and Cigarettes Grade: A-
(Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett)

Cold Mountain Grade: A-
(Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger)

Dogville Grade: A
(Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Grade: A
(Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet)

Girl with a Pearl Earring Grade: A-
(Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth)

Gone With the Wind Grade: A
(Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh)

The Grapes of Wrath Grade: A
(Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell)

In America Grade: A-
(Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine)

Long Day's Journey Into Night Grade: A-
(Katharine Hepburn, Jason Robards)

Lost in Translation Grade: A
(Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson)

The Lower Depths Grade: A
(Toshio Mifune, Isuzu Yamada)

The Magdalene Sisters Grade: A
(Geraldine McEwan, Anne-Marie Duff, Nora-Jane Noone)

Purple Rain: 20th Anniversary Grade: A-
(Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day)

Rain Man Grade: A-
(Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise)

The Rules of the Game Grade: A
(Nora Gregor, Paulette Dubost)

Scenes From a Marriage Grade: A
(Liv Ullman, Erland Josephson)

Schindler's List Grade: A
(Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes)

Shattered Glass Grade: A-
(Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Chloe Sevigny)

Showgirls Grade: A
(Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon)

The Station Agent Grade: A-
(Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson)

Thirteen Grade: A
(Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed)