Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films: 2004-2005

Directed by: Mike Newell
Produced by: David Barron, David Heyman, Peter MacDonald, Tanya Seghatchian, and John Trehy
Written by: Steve Kloves
Based on the book by: J.K. Rowling
Cinematography: Roger Pratt
Edited by: Mike Audsley
Music by: Patrick Doyle
Songs and lyrics by: Jarvis Cocker and Jason Buckle

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Mike Mitchell
Produced by: Andrew Gunn Mario Iscovich, and Ann Marie Sanderlin
Written by: Paul Hernandez, Bob Schooley, and Mark McCorkle
Cinematography: Shelly Johnson
Edited by: Peter Amundson
Music by: Michael Giacchio

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Tim Burton and Mike Johnson
Produced by: Allison Abbate, John August, and Tim Burton
Written by: John August, Tim Burton, Carlos Grangel, Caroline Thompson, and Pamela Pattell
Cinematography: Pete Kozachik
Edited by: Chris Lebenzon and Jonathan Lucas
Music by: Danny Elfman
Music and lyrics by: Danny Elfman and John August

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Produced by: Larry Franco, Benjamin Melnicker, Michael E. Uslan, Charles Roven, and Emma Thomas
Written by: Christopher Nolan
Based on characters created by: Bob Kane and Bill Finger
Cinematography: Wally Pfister
Edited by: Lee Smith
Music by: James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Sam Raimi
Produced by: Stan Lee, Avi Arad, Kevin Feige, Joseph M. Caracciolo, and Laura Ziskin
Written by: Alvin Sargent, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Michael Chabon
Based on characters created by: Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Cinematography: Bill Pope
Edited by: Bob Murawski
Music by: Danny Elfman

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Guillermo Del Toro
Produced by: Lawrence Gordon, Mike Richardson, and Lloyd Levin
Written by: Guillermo Del Toro and Peter Briggs
Based on charecters created by: Mike Mignola
Cinematography: Guillermo Navarro
Edited by: Peter Amundson
Music by: Marco Beltrami

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Brad Bird
Produced by: John Walker and John Lasseter
Written by: Brad Bird
Cinematography: Andrew Jimenez, Patrick Lin, and Janet Lucroy
Edited by: Stephen Schaffer
Music by: Michael Giacchino

Distributed by: Walt Disney Picturex and Pixsr Animation

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Produced by: Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis, Gary Goetzman, and
William Teitler
Screenplay by: Robert Zemeckis and William Broyles, Jr.
Based on a story by: Chris Van Allsburg
Cinematography: Don Burgess and Robert Presley
Edited by: R. Orlando Duenas and Jeremiah O'Driscoll
Music by: Alan Silvestri

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: Nick Park and Steve Box
Produced by: Carole Jennings, Cecil Kramer, Peter Lord, Nick Park, Michael Rose, Carla Shelley, and David Sproxton
Written by: Steve Box, Nick Park, Mark Burton, and Bob Baker
Based on charecters created by: Nick Park
Cinematography: Tristan Oliver and Dave Alex Riddett
Edited by: David McCormick, Angharad Owen, and Gregory Perler
Music by: Julian Nott

Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures

Directed by: Terry Gilliam
Produced by: Charles Roven, Jonathan Gordon, Chris McGurk, Andrew Rona, John D. Schofield, Bob WeInstein, and Harvey Weinstein
Written by: Ehren Kruger
Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sige
Edited by: Lesley Walker
Music by: Dario Marianelli

Disributed by: Miramax Picturex

Directed by: Dave McKean
Produced by: Martin G, Baker, Lisa Henson, Simon Moorhead, and Michael Polis
Written by: Dave McKean and Neil Gaiman
Cinematography: Tony Shearn
Edited by: Nicolas Gaster
Music by: Iain Ballamy

Distributed by: Samuel Goldwyn Films

Directed by: Michel Gondry
Produced by: Steve Golin, Anthony Bregman, Glenn Williamson, Georges Bermann, Steve Golin, and Charlie Kaufman
Written by: Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondry, and Pierre Bismuth
Cinematography: Ellen Kuras
Edited by: Valdís oskarsdóttir
Music by: Jon Brion

Distributed by: Focus Featutex

Directed by: Michael Bay
Produced by: Walter F. Parkes, Michael Bay, Laurie MacDonald, Ian Bryce
Written by: Caspian Tredwell-Owen, Robert Ocri, and Alex Kurtzman
Cinematography: Mauro Fiore
Edited by: Paul Rubell and Christian Wagner
Music by: Steven Jab!onsky

Distributed by: DreamWorks Picturex and Warner Brox.

Directed by: Mark Waters
Produced by: Marc Levy, Walter F. Parkes, and Laurie MacDonald
Written by: Peter Tolan and Leslie Dixon
Based on the novel by: Marc Levy
Cinematography: Daryn Okada
Edited by: Bruce Green
Music by: Rolfe Kent

Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures

Directed by: Alfonso Cuaron
Produced by: Callum McDougall, Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, David Heyman, and Mark Ratcliffe
Written by: Steve Kloves
Cinematography: Michael Seresin
Edited by: Steven Weisberg
Music by: John Williamx

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: David Twohy
Produced by: Vin Diesel, Tom Engelman, Ted Field, and Scott Kroopf
Written by: David Twohy
Based on characters created by: Jim Wheat and Ken Wheat
Cinematography: Hugh Johnson
Edited by: Dennis Virkler and Martin Hunter
Music by: Graeme Revell

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon
Produced by: Aron Warner, David Lipman, and John H. Williams
Written by: Andrew Adamson, Joe Stillman, J. David Stem, and
David N. Weiss
Based on charecters created by: William Stieg
Edited by: Michael Andrews and Sim Evan Jones
Music by: Harry Gregson Williams

Distributed by: DreamWorks Animation

Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov
Produced by: Konstantin Ernstv and Anatoli Maksimov
Written by: Timur Bekmambetov and Laeta Kalogridis
Based on the novel by: Sergei Lukyanenko
Cinematography: Sergei Trofimov
Edited by: Dmitriy Kiselev
Music by: Yuryi Poteenko

Distributed by: Fox Searchlight Pictures and Gemini Films

Directed by: Gary Winick
Produced by: Susan Arnold, Donna Arkoff Roth, Gina Matthews, and Todd Garner
Written by: Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa
Cinematography: Don Burgess
Edited by: Susan Littenberg
Music by: Theodore Shapiro

Distributed by: Columbiz Pictures

Directed by: Alex Proyas
Produced by: Laurence Mark, John Davis, Topher Dow, and Wyck Godfrey
Written by: Jeff Vintar and Akiva Goldsman
Based on a concept by: Issac Asimov
Cinematography: Simon Duggan
Edited by: Richard Learoyd, Armen Minasian, and William Hoy
Music by: Marco Beltrami

Distributed by: Columbia Pictures

Directed by: Pierre Morrel
Produced by: Luc Besson and Bernard Grenet
Written by: Luc Beeson and Bibi Naceri
Cinematography: Manuel Teran
Edited by: Stephanie Gaurier and Frederic Thoraval
Music by: Bastide Donny and Damien Roques

Distributed by: EuropaCorp Distribution

Directed by: Garth Jennings
Produced by: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jonathan Glickman,
Nick Goldsmith, and Jay Roach
Written by: Karey Kirkpatrick and Douglas Adams
Based on the novel by: Douglas Adams
Cinematography: Igor Jadue-Lillo
Edited by: Niven Howie
Music by: Joby Talbot

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Andrew Adamson
Produced by: Andrew Adamson, K.C. Hodenfield, Mark johnson, Philip Steuer, and Perry Moore
Written by: Ann Peacock, Andrew Adamson, Christopher Markus, and Stephen McFeely
Based on the novel by: C.S Lewis
Cinemtography: Donald McAlpine
Edited by: Sim Evan-Jones and Jim May
Music by: Harry Gregson-Williams

Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures

Directed by: Kerry Conran
Produced by: Jon Avnet, Sadie Frost, Jude Law, and Marsha Oglesby
Written by: Kerry Conran
Cinematography: Eric Adkins
Edited by: Sabrina Plisco
Muxic by: Edward Shearmur

Distributed by: Psramount Pictures

Directed by: Tim Story
Produced by: Mark Radcliff, Stan Lee, Chris Columbus, Kevin Feige, Ralph Winter, and Bernd Eichinger
Written by: Mark Frost and Michael France
Based on characters created by: Jack Kirby and Stan Lee
Cinematography: Oliver Wood
Edited by: William Hoy
Music by: John Ottman

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

Directed by: Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber
Produced by: Anthony Rhulen, Chris Bender, Ashton Kutcher, JC Spink, and A.J. Dix
Written by: Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber
Cinematography: Matthew F. Leonetti
Edited by: Peter Amundson
Music by: Michael Ruby

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Directed by: Francis Lawrence
Produced by: Lauren Shuler Donner, Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Erwin Stoff, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, and Akiva Goldsman
Based on the characters created by: Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, and David McKeon
Written by: Kevin Brodbin and Frank Cappello
Cinematography: Philippe Rousselot
Edited by: Wayne Wahrman
Music by: Brian Tyler and Klaus Badelt

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Produced by: Sam Mercer, Scott Rudin, and M. Night Shyamalan
Written by: M. Night Shyamalan
Cinematography: Roger Deakins
Edited by: Christopher Tellefsen
Music by: James Newton Howard and Hillary Hahn

Distributed by: Touchstone Pictures

Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Produced by: Damian Collier, Kathleen Kennedy, Paula Wagner, and Colin Wilson
Written by: David Koeep and Josh Friedman
Based on the novel by: H.G. Wells
Cinematography: Janusz Kaminski
Edited by: Michael Kahn
Music by: John. Williams

Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures

Directed by: Peter Jackson
Produced by: Jan Blenkin, Carolynne Cunningham, Fran Walsh, and Peter Jackson
Written by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson
Based on the film by: Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace
Cinematography: Andrew Lesnie
Edited by: Jamie Selkirk
Music by: James Newton Howard

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: Joss Whedon
Produced by: Christopher Buchanan, David V. Lester, Barry Mendel, and Alisa Tager
Written by: Joss Whedon
Cinematography: Jack N. Green
Edited by: Lisa Lassek
Music by: David Newman

Distributed by: Universal Pictures

Directed by: George Lucas
Produced by: George Lucas and Rick McCallum
Written by: George Lucas
Based on characters created by: George Lucas
Cinematography: David Tattersall
Edited by: Ben Burtt
Music by: John Williams

Distributed by: 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilms

Directed by: James McTeague
Produced by: Lily Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Grant Hill, and Joel Silver
Written by: Lily Wachowski and Lana Wachowski
Based on a graphic novel by: Allan Moore and David Lloyd
Cinematography: Adrian Biddle
Edited by: Martin Walsh
Music by: Dario Marianelli

Distributed by: Warner Bros.

Directed by: David S. Goyer
Produced by: David S. Goyer, Lynn Harris, Stan Lee, Avi Arad, Peter Frankfurt, Cale Boyter, Wesley Snipes, Toby Emmerich, Erik Holmberg, and Brian Walsh
Based on comic books series by: Gene Colin and Marv Wolfman
Written by: David S. Goyer
Cinematography: Gabriel Beristain
Edited by: Howard E. Smith and Conrad Smart
Music by: RZA and Ramin Djawadi

Distributed by: New Line Cinema