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

Gift Guide: Every DVD that got an A in 2004

Foreign

The Battle of Algiers Grade: A
(Brahim Haggiag, Jean Martin)

City of God Grade: A-
(Alexandre Rodrigues, Leandro Firmino)

La Dolce Vita Grade: A-
(Marcello Mastroianni, Anita Ekberg)

The Leopard Grade: A-
(Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale)

Osama Grade: A-
(Marina Golbahari, Arif Herati)

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter...and Spring Grade: A
(Yeong-su Oh, Ki-duk Kim)

Horror

Dawn of the Dead Grade: A
(David Emge, Ken Foree)

Eyes Without a Face Grade: A-
(Pierre Brasseur, Edith Scob)

Music

1987-1991: Don't Let Our Youth Go To Waste Grade: A-
(Galaxie 500)

Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special Grade: A
(Elvis Presley)

Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon Grade: A
(John Lennon, Yoko Ono)

The Who: Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 Grade: A
(The Who)

Wattstax Grade: A-
(Isaac Hayes, Richard Pryor, Jesse Jackson)

Musicals

The Apple Grade: A
(Catherine Mary Stewart, George Gilmour)

Footloose Grade: A
(Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer)

Meet Me in St. Louis Grade: A
(Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Grade: A-
(Jane Powell, Howard Keel)

The Singing Detective Grade: A
(Michael Gambon., Patrick Malahide)

TV Shows

Chappelle's Show: Season One Uncensored! Grade: A-
(David Chappelle)

Cheers: The Complete Second Season Grade: A-
(Ted Danson, Shelley Long)

Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Complete First Season Grade: A
(Larry David)

The Dukes of Hazzard Grade: A-
(Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Catherine Bach)

Freaks and Geeks Grade: A
(Linda Cardellini, James Franco, Martin Starr, Samm Levine)

Friends: The Complete Seventh Season Grade: A-
(Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston)

Magnum P.I.: The Complete First Season Grade: A
(Tom Selleck, John Hillerman)

Monk: Season One Grade: A-
(Tony Shalhoub)

The O.C.: The Complete First Season Grade: A-
(Peter Gallagher, Benjamin McKenzie, Mischa Barton, Adam Brody)

The Office Grade: A
(Ricky Gervais, Martin Freeman, Lucy Davis, Mackenzie Crook)

Playmakers: The Complete Series Grade: A-
(Omar Gooding, Marcello Thedford)

Reno 911!: The Complete First Season Grade: A-
(Cedric Yarbrough, Niecy Nash, Ben Garant)

SCTV Network 90 Volume One Grade: A-
(John Candy, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara)

Seinfeld: Seasons 1 & 2 Grade: A
(Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, Michael Alexander)

Sex and the City: The Complete Fifth Season Grade: A
(Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Kim Cattrall)

The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season Grade: A
(Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith)

Six Feet Under: The Complete Second Season Grade: A-
(Peter Krause, Frances Conroy, Rachel Griffiths, Lauren Ambrose)

South Park: The Complete Fourth Season Grade: A-
(Trey Parker, Matt Stone)

South Park: The Passion of the Jew Grade: A-
(Trey Parker, Matt Stone)

Starsky & Hutch: The Complete Second Season Grade: A-
(David Soul, Paul Michael Glaser)

The West Wing - The Complete Third Season Grade: A
(Allison Janney, Rob Lowe, Stockard Channing, Bradley Whitford, Martin Sheen)

Wiseguy: Mel Profitt Grade: A-
(Ken Wahl)

Wiseguy: Season 1 Part 1 Grade: A
(Ken Wahl)