Starting as an up-and-coming professional boxer, Muhammad Ali (Will Smith) punches his way through his personal and professional struggles with religion, politics and fame, eventually becoming an American icon. More than just the greatest fighter of all-time, Muhammad Ali uses his notoriety and gift for verbal fireworks to champion the Civil Rights and anti-war movements. With Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles and Jada Pinkett Smith. Directed by Michael Mann. Categories: Biography, Drama and Sports. Year: 2001.
2001 in Ali
Amelie (Audrey Tautou) is a waitress with a special imagination who creates a dream world full of mischief. She spends her time enjoying life's simple pleasures until she discovers that she has the ability to use her creativity to help others without them ever knowing. But Amelie's most difficult case turns out to be Nino Quicampoix (Mathieu Kassovitz), a lonely young man who collects photos abandoned at coin-operated photo booths. Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. With Serge Merlin, Jamel Debbouze, Yolande Moreau, Isabelle Nanty and Dominique Pinon. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
2001 in Amelie
When a powerful baron seizes all the deeds to the homesteads in a Midwestern town, a group of young ranchers band together to take back their land and end the baron's tyranny. As their power and fame grows, they become the centers of an enormous manhunt aimed at capturing their leader, Jesse James (Colin Farrell). Directed by Les Mayfield. With Scott Caan, Ali Larter and Gabriel Macht. Categories: Action, Comedy, Western. Year: 2001.
2001 in American Outlaws
Directed by J.B. Rogers. With Jason Biggs, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott, Natasha Lyonne, Shannon Elizabeth, Tara Reid and Eugene Levy. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2001.
2001 in American Pie 2
Marvin (Rob Schneider) dreams of becoming a heroic cop, but he just doesn't have what it takes. His fortunes change when he's critically injured in a car accident and Dr. Wilder (Michael Caton), a deranged scientist, rebuilds Marvin from the inside out using animal organs. At first, Marvin's new body gives him remarkable new abilities, allowing him to gain the instant fame he's always wished for. But, when his animal instincts begin to take over at all the wrong times, Marvin struggles to keep his mind on his duties and maintain his relationship with his new love, Rianna (Colleen Haskell). Directed by: Luke Greenfield. With John C. McGinley and Edward Asner. Category: Comedy. Year: 2001.
2001 in The Animal
In the future, life-like robots with sophisticated artificial intelligence called mechas serve mankind as friends, lovers and companions. One of the mecha-producing companies builds David (Haley Joel Osment), an artificial child programmed to have real feelings, including an unwavering love for his mother, Monica (Frances O'Connor). David lives his early years happily with Monica and her husband (Sam Robards, but when their real child awakes from a coma, David is forced to journey out into the world. With the help of a robot named Gigolo Joe (Jude Law), David seeks out a way to become a real boy and discovers the how difficult life can be. Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Ken Leung, Ken Leung, Brendan Gleeson, Robin Williams, Ben Kingsley and Adrian Grenier. Categories: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi. Year: 2001.
2001 in Artificial Intelligence: AI
John Forbes Nash (Russell Crowe) is a mathematical genius studying at Princeton University when he hallucinates for the first time. As his brilliance grows, so does his mental illness, caused by schizophrenia that even his love for Alicia (Jennifer Connelly) can't fix. After accepting a job as a cryptologist for the military, Nash's delusions explode and he must defeat the insanity threatening to destroy his life. Directed by Ron Howard. With Ed Harris, Christopher Plummer, Paul Bettany and Judd Hirsch. Categories: Biography, Drama, Mystery. Year: 2001.
2001 in A Beautiful Mind
In the Brazilian badlands of 1910, two families are locked in a deadly feud. Tonho Breves (Rodrigo Santoro) is ordered by his father to avenge the death of his older brother. He knows that if he abides by the code of vengeance that goes with defending one's land, he will surely be hunted and killed by a member of the rival family. Urged by his younger brother Pacu (Ravi Ramos Lacerda), Tonho begins to question the logic of this tradition before meeting with two performers from a small traveling circus. Directed by Walter Salles. Categories: Drama, Based on a Novel, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
2001 in Behind the Sun
Danny Balint (Ryan Gosling) transforms himself from a religious Jew into a powerful leader in the Neo-Fascist political movement. But, after a stay in a training enclave, another change begins, and as the contradictions multiply something in Danny's soul prompts a complex journey back to Judaism. Directed by Henry Bean. With Summer Phoenix and Billy Zane. Categories: Drama, Independent Film. Year: 2001.
2001 in The Believer
Based on the real life destruction of two Black Hawk helicopters in Somalia that left over 100 U.S. Rangers stranded in Mogadishu in the middle of an army of opposing gunmen. Facing incredible firepower and scattered throughout the city, the troops must to repel enemy attacks while simultaneously devising a plan for extraction. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Jason Isaacs, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana and Sam Shepard. Categories: Action, Drama, History, War. Year: 2001.
2001 in Black Hawk Down
The true story of how George Jung (Johnny Depp) almost single-handedly created America's cocaine industry, rising from Boston's blue-collar suburbs to become multi-billion dollar trafficker for the Colombian cartels. Rather than working in construction like his father (Ray Liotta), George pursues his own version of the American dream and ends up losing everything that ever mattered to him. Directed byTed Demme. With Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente, Rachel Griffiths, Paul Reubens, Ethan Suplee, Jordi Mollà and Cliff Curtis. Categories: Biography, Crime, Drama, Based on a True Story. Year: 2001.
2001 in Blow
Francois Pignon (Daniel Auteuil), a forty-something accountant for a contraceptive manufacturer, becomes suicidal when he learns he is about to lose his job. With a wife who left him and a 16-year-old son who avoids him, work is the center of Francois' sad, boring life. But things change when his psychologist neighbor persuades him to masquerade as a gay man to save his job. Directed by Francis Veber. With Gérard Depardieu. Categories: Comedy, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
2001 in The Closet
In this period comedy/crime drama, Woody Allen plays an insurance investigator in the 1940s. When Betty (Helen Hunt), is sent to reorganize his office, the two instantly dislike each other. But after they attend a magic show, they are hypnotized into carrying out heists for the magician. Dan Aykroyd is the cost-cutting boss who doesn't have a clue who is committing so many thefts, and Charlize Theron plays a rich girl who catches the thieves in the act. Directed by Woody Allen. Categories: Comedy, Crime, Mystery. Year: 2001.
2001 in The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
The Santa Lucia School shelters orphans and other abandoned childre, during the final days of the Spanish Civil War. Upon his arrival, 10-year-old Carlos (Fernando Tielve) is confronted with the hostility of the other children and the adults who run the school. Gradually, Carlos uncovers the dark ties that bind the Saint Lucia's inhabitants, including the secret that haunts them all. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Categories: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Horror, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
2001 in The Devil's Backbone
Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) is your average 1980s suburban teenager, except that he is beset by visions of a giant, sinister rabbit and recently had an airplane engine fall through the roof of his bedroom. After the demonic bunny tells him that the world will end in 28 days, Donnie falls for the new girl in town (Jena Malone) and tries to make sense of his life before time runs out. Directed by Richard Kelly. With Holmes Osborne, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle, Seth Rogen and Drew Barrymore. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Independent Film. Year: 2001.
2001 in Donnie Darko
Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. With Jude Law, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, Bob Hoskins and Joseph Fiennes. Categories: Drama, History, Thriller, War. Year: 2001.
2001 in Enemy at the Gates
When a meteor falls in the Arizona desert, two local community college professors, Dr. Ira Cane (David Duchovny) and Prof. Harry Block (Orlando Jones), are the first to investigate. What they discover is that the meteor has brought alien organisms that have begun to evolve at an incredible rate in earth's atmosphere. Joined by Dr. Allison Reed (Julianne Moore), a government scientist, and Wayne Grey (Seann William Scott), a fireman in training, it's up to Ira and Harry to stop the aliens before they take over the planet. Directed by Ivan Reitman. With Ethan Suplee, Dan Aykroyd and Ted Levine. Categories: Comedy, Sci-Fi. Year: 2001.
2001 in Evolution
Dr. Aki Ross (Ming-Na) is a scientist struggling to combat an invasion of mysterious aliens trying to wipe out life on Earth. Working with her friend Grey Edwards (Alec Baldwin), leader of a deadly military unit, she must contend with the actions of the barbaric General Hein (James Woods) as he tries to destroy the alien presence once and for all, even if it means the destruction of our planet. Directed by Hironobu Sakaguchi and Moto Sakakibara. With Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Donald Sutherland and Jean Simmons. Categories: Fantasy, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Action, Animation. Year: 2001.
2001 in Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Directed by Bill Paxton. With Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe and Matthew McConaughey. Categories: Drama, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2001.
2001 in Frailty
Directed by Terry Zwigoff. With Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson and Steve Buscemi. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2001.
2001 in Ghost World
Charlie Sheen is Ryan, an investment banker who suddenly gets laid off and moves in with his friend, Cindy (Denise Richards), a self-absorbed newspaper advice columnist. Then she runs off with her boyfriend. In desperate need of a paycheck, he pretends to be her go-fer and writes her column for her. This brings him close to Page (Angie Harmon), her editor, and romance blossoms. Jon Lovitz plays Ryan's best buddy. Directed by Steve Rash. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2001.
2001 in Good Advice
The first film in the Harry Potter series, this tells the story of Harry's early life: How he grew up an orphan without knowing he has magic powers, and how he enrolls in Hogwarts and reclaims his place in the wizarding world. Daniel Radcliffe plays Harry, while Rupert Grint and Emma Watson are Ron and Hermione, his best friends. Richard Harris is Hogwarts head Prof. Dumbledore, while Maggie Smith is a formidable witch. John Cleese plays a scene-stealing ghost. Directed by Chris Columbus. With Tom Felton. Categories: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery. Year: 2001.
2001 in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Liz (Thora Birch) and four of her friends (Desmond Harrington, Daniel Brocklebank, Keira Knightley and Laurence Fox) at a British high school go on what they think will be a fun adventure, climbing into an abandoned bunker from World War II. But this outing turns into a nightmare. They get stuck and start playing psychological games with each, which soon turn deadly. Directed by Nick Hamm. Categories: Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2001.
2001 in The Hole
Silas (Method Man) and Jamal (Redman) ace their college entrance exams with the help of some magical marijuana that raises their IQs. Managing to be accepted into Harvard, everything goes right for these two stoners until their super weed run out. On their own, they'll have to outsmart the meddling Dean Cain (Obba Babatundé) and still find time to party. Directed by Jesse Dylan. With Mike Epps, Fred Willard, Jeffrey Jones, Hector Elizondo, Lark Voorhies and Essence Atkins. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2001.
2001 in How High
Sam Dawson (Sean Penn) is a mentally-challenged single father who loves his daughter Lucy (Dakota Fanning) and the Beatles. Although an extraordinary group of friends help Sam with Lucy, child services step in and set up Lucy with a foster family when it becomes apparent that the 7-year-old's intelligence has begun to surpass her father's. Never giving up hope of getting his daughter back, Sam hires Rita Harrison (Michelle Pfeiffer), a high priced lawyer, to help him plead his case and convince the court that he is a fit father. Directed by Jessie Nelson. With Dianne Wiest, Richard Schiff, Laura Dern, Doug Hutchison and Mary Steenburgen. Categories: Drama. Year: 2001.
2001 in I Am Sam
After being barred from their favorite hangout spot, foul-mouthed drug dealer Jay (Jason Mewes) and his best friend Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) come up against another injustice when they discover that a major movie studio is making a film based on their alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic. After their friend Brodie (Jason Lee) breaks the news, Jay and Silent Bob set off from New Jersey to Hollywood, hoping to stop production and receive a huge settlement from film producer Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck). During the colorful duo's eventful road trip, they learn the rules of the road from a hitchhiker (George Carlin), meet a gang of gorgeous jewel thieves and have to deal with an inept Federal Wildlife Marshall (Will Ferrell) after they liberate an orangutan. Directed by Kevin Smith. With Shannon Elizabeth, Eliza Dushku, Ali Larter, Carrie Fisher, Seann William Scott, Jon Stewart and Tracy Morgan. Categories: Adventure, Comedy. Year: 2001.
2001 in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jimmy Neutron is a child genius, smarter than all his friends but also the most awkward kid in school. When parents all over the Earth are suddenly kidnapped by diabolical aliens, Jimmy is thrown into the spotlight as the only little boy who can lead the rescue and bring them back home. Directed by John A. Davis. Voices by Megan Cavanagh, Mark DeCarlo, Debi Derryberry, Jeffrey Garcia, Martin Short, Patrick Stewart and Bob Goen. Categories: Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family, Animation. Year: 2001.
2001 in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Joe Dirt (David Spade), a white trash janitor with a huge mullet and an irrepressible sense of optimism, sets out on a cross-country trip to locate his parents, who he hasn't seen since a family vacation to the Grand Canyon when he was a kid. Eventually, Joe's wandering, misguided search leads him to Los Angeles, where shock-jock Zander Kelly (Dennis Miller) brings the overgrown goofball on the air to have fun at his expense. But, as Joe recounts his life story, Zander's opinion begins to change, and eventually the entire city is tuned in to hear his heartbreaking tale. Directed by Dennie Gordon. With Brittany Daniel, Adam Beach, Christopher Walken, Jaime Pressly and Kid Rock. Categories: Comedy, Adventure, Mystery, Romance. Year: 2001.
2001 in Joe Dirt
Josie (Rachael Leigh Cook), Melody (Tara Reid) and Valerie (Rosario Dawson) are Josie and the Pussycats, a small band with big dreams. When they are approached by Wyatt Frame (Alan Cumming), an evil music producer, the star-struck girls willingly sell their credibility for fame. As their names flood the market, the terrible secret of the music recording industry may not reach them in time to save their own lives. Directed by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan. With Parker Posey, Seth Green and Eugene Levy. Categories: Comedy, Music, Based on a Cartoon. Year: 2001.
2001 in Josie and the Pussycats
In order to secure funding for his new research, Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) is persuaded by wealthy adventurer Paul Kirby (William H. Macy) and his wife, Amanda (Téa Leoni), to accompany them on an aerial tour of an island populated by cloned dinosaurs. When an accident leaves the party stranded on the island, Grant and company encounter new creatures and old enemies as they try to escape with their lives. Directed by Joe Johnston. With Laura Dern, Alessandro Nivola and Michael Jeter. Categories: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi. Year: 2001.
2001 in Jurassic Park III
Kate (Meg Ryan) is a 21rst century career woman. Leopold (Hugh Jackman) is a 19th century British aristocrat who needs to marry a wealthy woman to restore his family fortune. When Kate's ex-boyfriend finds a way to travel through time, he meets Leopold and brings him back to contemporary New York. Most of Kate's friends think he is just an actor staying in character, but Kate believes Leopold's story. To her surprise, she finds herself falling in love with this perfect gentleman. Directed by James Mangold. With Breckin Meyer. Categories: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance. Year: 2001.
2001 in Kate & Leopold
Born wealthy and educated at the world's elite schools, Lara Croft (Angelina Jolie) is a highly trained warrior who speaks numerous foreign languages and travels the world in search of ancient artifacts from temple ruins and lost cities. After a mysterious clock she finds hidden in her mansion is stolen, Lara receives a letter from her dead father (Jon Voight) explaining that the clock is the key to uniting two halves of the Triangle of Light. To prevent the Illuminati from gaining the power of the Triangle, Lara sets off to recover the pieces and destroy them before they can be used for evil. Directed by Simon West. With Noah Taylor, Iain Glen and Daniel Craig. Categories: Action, Adventure. Yea: 2001.
2001 in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Billy Byrne (Max Beesley) is the only person who knows that time is running out. Once thought to be the next big thing by London's glitterazzi, Byrne's fame is short lived and his world comes crashing down. Before he knows what's happening, Byrne is thrown straight into the dangerous London underground, a land of murderers, thieves and talent agents. Directed by Stephen Norrington. With Kate Ashfield and Stephen Dorff. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2001.
2001 in The Last Minute
Elle Woodes (Reese Witherspoon), a beautiful, blonde sorority queen, seems to have the perfect life until her boyfriend (Matthew Davis) dumps her for being too ditzy. Determined to get back at him, she follows him to law school, cleverly finding her way into Harvard. Faced with doubters at every turn, Elle uses her enthusiasm and attention detail to become a top student and successfully defend a former member of her sorority accused of murder. Directed by Robert Luketic. With Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Ali Larter and Jennifer Coolidge. Categories: Politics, Comedy. Year: 2001.
2001 in Legally Blonde
Pure-hearted hobbit Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) begins his quest to destroy the One Ring before the evil Lord Sauron can regain his source of ultimate power. Aiding Frodo in his journey are his hobbit companions, Sam (Sean Astin), Pippin (Billy Boyd) and Merry (Dominic Monaghan), as well as the wizard Gandalf (Ian McKellen), sharp-shooting elf archer Legolas (Orlando Bloom), gruff dwarf Gimli (John Rhys-Davies) and the noble ranger Strider (Viggo Mortensen). As the path becomes more difficult, Frodo must make a difficult decision and make the burden of the ring his own. Directed by Peter Jackson. With Cate Blanchett, Sean Bean, Liv Tyler, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Andy Serkis and Hugo Weaving. Categories: Action, Adventure, Fantasy. Year: 2001.
2001 in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Lucia (Paz Vega) flees to a secluded island after she thinks she has lost her boyfriend, Lorenzo (Tristán Ulloa, a tortured writer. On the island that Lorenzo often spoke of, Lucia meets Carlos (Daniel Freire) and Elena (Najwa Nimri), who unbeknownst to them all also share a connection to Lorenzo. As Lucia learns more about the past, she begins to remember the book Lorenzo was writing and fact and fiction begin to drift together. Directed by Julio Medem. Categories: Drama, Romance, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
2001 in Lucia
In 1496, Juana de Castilla (Pilar López de Ayala) travels to Flandes to marry the Archduke Felipe de Austria (Daniele Liotti). Originally a political marriage, their relationship is eventually filled with passion and desire. When Juana later becomes Queen of Spain, the pressure of her duty and the discovery that her husband has many lovers injures her mental health, and Felipe decides to send her to a monastery, proclaiming himself the king. Directed by Vicente Aranda. Categories: Drama, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
2001 in Mad Love
Jerry Welbach (Brad Pitt) can't catch a break. On one side, his mobster boss (Bob Balaban) demands that he travel to Mexico to retrieve a cursed antique gun, or suffer the consequences. On the other side, his girlfriend, Samantha (Julia Roberts), has given him an ultimatum to give up his criminal ways once and for all. Believing that he can only make things right with Samantha if he is alive, Jerry chooses to go after the gun. Finding the cursed piece of metal is easy, but getting it back across the border proves difficult, especially when Samantha is taken hostage by a gay hitman (James Gandolfini). Directed by Gore Verbinski. With Gene Hackman and J.K. Simmons. Categories: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Romance. Year: 2001.
2001 in The Mexican
Lalit Verma (Naseeruddin Shah), the stressed-out father of the bride, brings his extended family together in New Delhi for the last-minute arranged marriage of his daughter, Aiditi (Vasundhara Das). During the hectic prepartions for the wedding, five stories reveal the boundaries of love, class and continent, and expose long-hidden family secrets. Directed by Mira Nair. With Lillete Dubey and Shefali Shetty. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Romance. Year: 2001.
2001 in Monsoon Wedding
Christian (Ewan McGregor), a struggling, idealistic writer in turn of the century Paris, becomes emersed in the glamorous, risque world of the Moulin Rouge, an infamous nightclub filled with sex, drugs and questionable clientele. After being asked to write a play to be performed at the club, Christian is lovestruck by Satine (Nicole Kidman), the Moulin Rouge's beautiful star performer. But, her love does not come easily, and Christian must compete for her heart with The Duke (Richard Roxburgh), a jealous investor who can offer Satine the life she has always dreamed of. Directed by Baz Luhrmann. With John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Kylie Minogue and Ozzy Osbourne. Categories: Drama, Romance, Music. Year: 2001.
2001 in Moulin Rouge!
After traveling to Los Angeles in search of stardom, wide-eyed Hollywood hopeful Betty Elms (Naomi Watts) crosses paths with Rita (Laura Harring), an amnesic woman who has just been in a violent car accident. While tracking down clues that might explain the events leading up to Rita's memory loss, the pair becomes engulfed in a murderous conspiracy, which leaves them wondering where illusion ends and reality begins. Directed by David Lynch. With Ann Miller, Dan Hedaya, Justin Theroux, Brent Briscoe, Robert Forster, Patrick Fischler and Michael Cooke. Categories: Drama, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2001.
2001 in Mulholland Dr.
This sequel to The Mummy takes place nine years after the events of the first film. Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Evelyn (Rachel Weisz) have married and are raising their son in England. But when the evil mummy Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo) returns to life and breaks out of the British Museum, where he was housed, the couple gets involved in the struggle between Imhotep and the Scorpion King (Dwayne Johnson). It's a struggle that involves Meela (Patricia Velasquez), a sorceress, and threatens the life of their son. Directed by Stephen Sommers. Categories: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller. Year: 2001.
2001 in The Mummy Returns
Directed by Joel Gallen. With Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly, Beverly Polcyn, Deon Richmond, Mia Kirshner, Cody McMains, Chyler Leigh, Eric Jungmann and Ron Lester. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2001.
2001 in Not Another Teen Movie
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) is a charismatic master criminal with a plan for the heist of a lifetime. He wants to rob the vault shared by three of Las Vegas's biggest casinos during a huge boxing match, but he can't do it alone. To accomplish his mission, he assembles a group of ten accomplices, including Brad Pitt and Matt Damon, each with a special skill required to get the job done. When it's revealed that the casinos' owner, the ruthless entrepreneur Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia), is dating Ocean's beautiful ex-wife, Tess (Julia Roberts), it becomes clear that the job is about more than money. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Bernie Mac, Casey Affleck, Elliott Gould, Scott Caan, Carl Reiner and Don Cheadle. Categories: Comedy, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2001.
2001 in Ocean's Eleven
Randy (Matt Dillon) is a bartender at McCool's, a popular bar with a strange crowd. When the beautiful and mysterious Jewel (Liv Tyler) walks through the door, he has no idea what a terror she will become. Sexy, twisted and demanding, Jewel has Randy's cousin Carl (Paul Reiser) and a detective (John Goodman) wrapped around her finger, even as she is investigated for murder. Directed by Harald Zwart. With Mary Jo Smith, Michael Douglas, Reba McEntire, Helen Hunt. Categories: Comedy, Crime. Year: 2001.
2001 in One Night at McCool's
Luis Vargas (Antonio Banderas) is a wealthy Cuban merchant seeking an American mail-order bride. When Julia Russell (Angelina Jolie) responds to his advertisement, he invites her to Cuba and marries her as soon as she steps off the boat. Their relationship quickly explodes into a mystery of hidden identities and menacing strangers. As Luis loses his faith in love, Julia finds hers for the first time, but the arrival of her ex partner-in-crime, the sadistic Walter Downs (Thomas Jane), threatens more than their marriage. Directed by Michael Cristofer. Categories: Thriller, Drama, Romance. Year: 2001.
2001 in Original Sin
Grace (Nicole Kidman) lives with her two children on a remote island in a huge mansion during World War II. Grace's husband is a soldier but Grace has given him up for dead. The children need to live in this isolated spot because they are extremely sensitive to sunlight. Everything is peaceful at first, but when three mysterious servants start working at the house, they reveal terrifying secrets. Directed by Alejandro Amenábar. With Fionnula Flanagan. Categories: Horror, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2001.
2001 in The Others
During WWII, two childhood friends, Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett), join the US Army as fighter pilots. When Rafe's plane is shot down in Europe, it is assumed that he died in the crash. However, he survives the attack and makes his way to Hawaii, only to find Danny smitten with his former love, Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale). As the two grapple with burden of betrayal on their friendship, their personal confrontation takes a back seat to the tragedies of the fateful attack on Pearl Harbor. Directed by Michael Bay. With Cuba Gooding Jr., Jon Voight, Alec Baldwin, Tom Sizemore and Jaime King. Categories: Drama, Action, War, Romance. Year: 2001.
2001 in Pearl Harbor
In the year 2029, astronaut Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) embarks on a routine space mission, but accidentally falls through a worm hole. Landing on a strange planet, Davidson discovers that the alien land is ruled by a society of talking apes, who keep humans as slaves. After being captured, Davidson, aided by chimpanzee activist, Ari (Helena Bonham Carter), leads the humans in a revolt against General Thade (Tim Roth), his best warrior, Attar (Michael Clarke Duncan) and their Gorilla Army. Directed by Tim Burton. With Paul Giamatti and Estella Warren. Categories: Sci-Fi, Action, Remake. Year: 2001.
2001 in Planet of the Apes
Jack Nicholson stars as a police officer in a small town who is about to retire. Just before he works his final day, a 7-year-old girl is found murdered. He promises her mother that he will find out who killed her. But as he continues to work on the case, even after he leaves the force, one of his former colleagues (Aaron Eckhart) questions whether his interest in this case is as innocent as it appears. Directed by Sean Penn. With Dale Dickey. Categories: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Thriller. Year: 2001.
2001 in The Pledge
Directed by Erik Skjoldbj_rg. With Christina Ricci, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Jessica Lange. Categories: Drama. Year: 2001.
2001 in Prozac Nation
Eccentric billionare and Las Vegas casino owner Donald Sinclair (John Cleese) organizes an insane cross country race in which six teams compete for two million dollars stuffed in a locker. While the teams make their mad, no rules dash for the cash, Sinclair and his high-rolling buddies bet on every aspect of their journey. The colorful participants include a recently united mother and daughter (Whoopi Goldberg and Lanei Chapman), two inept brothers (Seth Green and Vince Vieluf), a despised NFL referee (Cuba Gooding Jr.), a father on a family vacation from hell (Jon Lovitz), a bumbling narcoleptic (Rowan Atkinson) and a straight-laced lawyer (Breckin Meyer). Directed by Jerry Zucker. With Amy Smart, Kathy Bates and Wayne Knight. Categories: Comedy, Adventure. Year: 2001.
2001 in Rat Race
Three former child prodigies, Chas (Ben Stiller), Richie (Luke Wilson) and Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow), beaten down by the unfulflled promise of their youth, return to their childhood home to live with their mother (Anjelica Huston). Their father, Royal (Gene Hackman), left them long ago, but comes back to make things right with his family after announcing that he has a terminal illness. As old grudges play out and long hidden feelings are revealed, the family's problems are further complicated by the increasing bizarre behavior of their neighbor and childhood friend, renowned author Eli Cash (Owen Wilson). Directed by Wes Anderson. With Danny Glover, Bill Murray, Alec Baldwin and Seymour Cassel. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2001.
2001 in The Royal Tenenbaums
A romantic comedy about a guy (John Cusack) and a girl (Kate Beckinsale), who meet by chance in New York one night while Christmas shopping. They hit it off immediately, but are both involved with other people. They go their separate ways. Fast forward to a couple of years later: They are both about to be married, but can't stop thinking about each other. Her best friend (Molly Shannon) and his buddy (Jeremy Piven) help them in their frantic search for their lost true love. Directed by Peter Chelsom. Categories: Comedy, Romance, Fantasy. Year: 2001.
2001 in Serendipity
Hal (Jack Black), a superficial male chauvinist, only dates beautiful women, partly based on the advice he received from his father just before his death. When he confesses his problems to famous self-help guru Anthony Robbins, Hal is hypnotized into seeing a woman's inner beauty on the outside. Before long, Hal meets Rosemary (Gwyneth Paltrow), a ridiculously obese woman, who in Hal's eyes is a perfect 10. Hal and Rosemary's relationship goes perfectly until Mauricio (Jason Alexander), Hal's macho best friend, points out the truth and attempts to undo the hypnosis. Directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly. With Joe Viterelli, Bruce McGill and Molly Shannon. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2001.
2001 in Shallow Hal
Shrek (Mike Myers) is an huge ogre with a kind heart underneath his intimidating green skin. Together with his loud-mouthed companion, Donkey (Eddie Murphy), Shrek must win the heart of the beautiful Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) before the sinister Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) steals her hand and Shrek's home. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson. With Clive Pearse and Vincent Cassel. Categories: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy. Year: 2001.
2001 in Shrek
Rafael Belvedere (Ricardo Darín) has many problems. He lives in the shadow of his father (Héctor Alterio), he feels guilty about rarely visiting his aging mother (Norma Aleandro), his ex-wife says he doesn't spend enough time with their daughter and he has yet to make a commitment to his girlfriend. At his lowest point, a minor heart attack reunites him with Juan Carlos (Eduardo Blanco), a childhood friend, who helps Rafael to reconstruct his past and look at the present in new ways. Directed by Juan José Campanella. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
2001 in Son of the Bride
Chihiro (Rumi Hiragi) is a young girl moving to a new town with her parents when a wrong turn takes them to a seemingly abandoned city full of mysterious and appetizing food. After stuffing themselves, Chihiro's parents (Takashi Naito and Yasuko Sawaguchi) are transformed into pigs, and Chihiro must set out with the help of a child named Haku (Miyu Irino) to rescue her parents and escape what turns out to be an enormous bath house for the millions of spirits and demons in the world. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Categories: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy. Year: 2001.
2001 in Spirited Away
CIA operative Nathan Muir (Robert Redford) thought he was done. After years of top-secret service protecting his country, Muir is only days away from retirement when he learns that his protégé, Tom Bishop (Brad Pitt), has been arrested for espionage in China. Memories of his early encounters with Bishop as a young rookie in Vietnam spur Muir forward as he tries to save his friend's life. But, as Bishop's situation turns from bad to worse, his infatuation with a mysterious woman (Catherine McCormack) threatens his own survival. Directed by Tony Scott. Categories: Politics, Action, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2001.
2001 in Spy Game
Carmen (Alexa Vega) and Juni Cortez (Daryl Sabara) live an ordinary life with their boring parents Gregorio (Antonio Banderas) and Ingrid (Carla Gugino). But, what they don't know is that once upon a time their Mom and Dad were two of the greatest secret agents in the world. Then, without warning, Gregorio and Ingrid are called out of retirement to investigate why a number of their former colleagues have gone missing. When they too disappear, it's up to Carmen and Juni to step into their parents shoes and prove they have what it takes to be super spies. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. With Alan Cumming, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, Robert Patrick, Teri Hatcher and Danny Trejo. Categories: Family, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy. Year: 2001.
2001 in Spy Kids
Thorny (Jay Chandrasekhar), Rabbit (Erik Stolhanske), Mac (Steve Lemme), and Foster (Paul Soter) are state troopers stationed in no-man’s-land, Vermont. Bored to tears, they pull more than their fair share of pranks while on duty. However, when the state is forced to slash the budget, the state trooper squad fears that their station could be shut down. Suddenly, a dead man and a possible drug ring are unearthed. This could be just the opportunity they need to prove their worth to the governor (Lynda Carter). Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar. With Kevin Heffernan, Brian Cox, Daniel von Bargen, Marisa Coughlan and John Bedford Lloyd. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2001.
2001 in Super Troopers
John Travolta stars as Gabriel, the head of a covert counter-terrorist operation who is desperately trying to access information locked inside a government computer. He hires Stanley (Hugh Jackman), a desperate computer expert, to help him hack into the system. Halle Berry plays Ginger, Gabriel's gorgeous accomplice, while Don Cheadle is a government agent trying to crack the caper. Directed by Dominic Sena. Categories: Action, Thriller, Crime. Year: 2001.
2001 in Swordfish
LAPD detective Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) is a crooked narcotics officer who has close ties to the streets. When he takes on rookie Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) he introduces him to the dark side of police work and pushes him to his breaking point. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. With Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger, Harris Yulin,Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Macy Gray. Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller. Year: 2001.
2001 in Training Day
David Aames (Tom Cruise) is a wealthy, charismatic publishing executive who lives his life with little regard for others. Everything changes in an instant when a terrible car accident caused by his his sometimes-lover Julie (Cameron Diaz) leaves him disfigured and horribly depressed. Just when he has lost hope, David reconnects with Sofia Serrano (Penélope Cruz), a beautiful women whom he fell in love with after a brief meeting at a party. But, things are not quite what they seem, and eventually David's grasp on reality begins to weaken. Charged with Sophia's murder, David is interviewed by Dr. McCabe (Kurt Russell), and slowly begins to piece together what really happened to him. Directed by Cameron Crowe. With Jason Lee, Noah Taylor, Timothy Spall and Tilda Swinton. Categories: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Mystery. Year: 2001.
2001 in Vanilla Sky
A young man (Wiley Wiggins) who is asleep travels through his dreams trying to wake up. Along the way, he speaks with people about the difference between dreams and reality. Through his quest, he tries to understand the meaning and purpose of the universe, and discover a way back to the real world. Directed by Richard Linklater. With Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Categories: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery. Year: 2001.
2001 in Waking Life
Mary Fiore (Jennifer Lopez) is a hyper-organized, eternally single wedding planner. Her life becomes complicated when she falls down in traffic and is saved by a charming man named Steve (Matthew McConaughey). After the two go out on a date and share immediate chemistry, Mary later discovers that Steve is the groom-to-be in the most important wedding of her career. Directed by Adam Shankman. With Bridgette Wilson, Judy Greer, Alex Rocco and Justin Chambers. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2001.
2001 in The Wedding Planner
With summer coming to an end, Camp Firewood director Beth (Janeane Garofalo) tries to keep the peace and fight off feelings for Henry Newman (David Hyde Pierce), a local astrophysics professor working to save the camp from falling space debris. Meanwhile, naive counselor Coop (Michael Showalter) does his best to win the heart of Katie (Marguerite Moreau), even though she has a thing for Andy (Paul Rudd), the sleazy lifeguard. And, as drama counselor Susie (Amy Poehler) struggles to put together a talent show that meets her high expectations, Victor (Ken Marino) abandons his campers on a field trip for a chance to lose his virginity. Directed by David Wain. With Michael Ian Black, Zak Orth, A.D. Miles, Christopher Meloni and Elizabeth Banks. Categories: Comedy, Independent Film. Year: 2001.
2001 in Wet Hot American Summer
Tenoch (Diego Luna) and Julio (Gael García Bernal) are two teenage friends whose girlfriends leave Mexico City one summer to travel in Europe. Fresh with a new sense of freedom, the pair meet Luisa (Maribel Verdú) at a wedding. While trying to impress the beautiful older woman, they invent a mythical, secluded beach and invite her on a road trip. Reluctant at first, Luisa eventually agrees and the three embark on a journey of bonding and sexual discovery through Mexico's rural villages and countryside. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón. Categories: Drama, Foreign Film. Year: 2001.
2001 in Y Tu Mama Tambien
Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) is a clueless male model whose super successful career is threatened by the arrival of Hansel (Owen Wilson), the fashion industry's next big thing. Just when Derek begins to give up hope, fashion czar Mugatu (Will Ferrell) offers him a spot modeling his hot new clothing line, Derelicte. Everything seems back to normal until a journalist (Christine Taylor) uncovers Mugatu's plot to brainwash Derek to kill the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Directed by Ben Stiller. With Jerry Stiller, David Duchovny, Milla Jovovich and Jon Voight. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2001.
2001 in Zoolander