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The China Syndrome
August 27, 2001
This thriller about the dangers of nuclear power arrived in theaters a mere thirteen days before the disaster at Three Mile Island. In it, a reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a California nuclear power plant.
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42: Forty Two Up
August 21, 2001
Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. One of the most interesting film experiments ever. This time the group is 42, with eleven of the original fourteen still being documented.
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Body Snatchers
August 21, 2001
A teenage girl and her father discover alien clones are replacing humans on a remote U.S. military base in Alabama.
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The Changeling
August 21, 2001
A man staying at a secluded historical mansion finds himself being haunted by the presence of a spectre.
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Creepshow
August 21, 2001
An anthology which tells five terrifying tales based on the E.C. horror comic books of the 1950s.
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Cujo
August 21, 2001
Cujo, a regular St. Bernard, contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
August 21, 2001
Dream-haunting Freddy Krueger returns yet again to troll the nightmares of Springwood's last surviving teenager, and of a woman whose personal connection to Krueger may mean his doom.
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The Goonies
August 21, 2001
Following a mysterious treasure map into a spectacular underground realm of twisting passages, outrageous booby-traps and a long-lost pirate ship full of golden dubloons, the kids race to stay one step ahead of a family of bumbling bad guys... and a mild-mannered monster with a face only a mother could love. [Warner Bros.]
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Hannibal
August 21, 2001
Hannibal continues the story begun in "The Silence of the Lambs." Ten years have passed since Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Hopkins) escaped from custody, ten years since FBI Agent Clarice Starling (Moore) interviewed him in a maximum-security hospital for the criminally insane. The doctor is now at large in Italy, gloriously at liberty in an unguarded world. But Starling has never forgotten her encounters with Dr. Lecter -- his cold voice still haunts her dreams. (Universal Pictures)
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
August 21, 2001
Survivors of undead serial killer Freddy Krueger - who stalks his victims in their dreams - learn to take control of their own dreams in order to fight back.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
August 21, 2001
The last girl from Elm Street is still bothered by dreams about Freddy; soon he returns and kills her, but before she died she wills her power to a new friend.
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A Place in the Sun
August 21, 2001
A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.
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Pokémon 3: The Movie
August 21, 2001
Young Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum and his loyal friends journey to the beautiful mountain town of Greenfield, where they will encounter the Unown, the most mysterious of all Pokémon. (Warner Brothers)
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Safe
August 21, 2001
Carol White (Julianne Moore) lives with her husband and son in suburban comfort until she collapses one day, for no apparent reason. Her condition worsens in the weeks that follow, as she suffers from coughing fits, exhaustion, and spontaneous nose bleeds, triggered by sources as disparate as car exhaust, cologne, and the sun. Failing to find any medical explanation for her maladies, her doctor refers her to a psychiatrist, who suggests that her physical ailments are psychosomatic -- a theory echoed by her callous and increasingly frustrated husband. At her wits' end, Carol withdraws to an expensive New Age retreat for sufferers of "20th century disease," where the community's guru (Peter Friedman) champions a dubious regimen of diet, climate control, introspection, and self-love.
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Say It Isn't So
August 21, 2001
The Farrelly brothers put a comically depraved spin on a classic love story: Boy (Klein) meets girl (Graham); Boy falls in love (and has wild, non-stop sex) with girl; Boy loses girl...when they learn they are brother and sister! Or are they? (20th Century Fox)
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Smiling Fish & Goat on Fire
August 21, 2001
Follows two brothers as they journey from problematic romantic relationships towards a new understanding of love, life and family. (Stratosphere Entertainment)
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South of Heaven, West of Hell
August 21, 2001
In the Tucson territory of the early 1900's, Valentine Casey (Yoakam) must confront his sinister past. When the outlaw family who raised him comes back and threatens his new love (Fonda), Valentine and his partner (McIlvain) journey through the desert to a small town in order to save her.
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Waiting for Guffman
August 21, 2001
A town of Blaine, Missouri is preparing for celebrations of its 150th anniversary. Corky St.Clair, an off-off-off-off-off-Broadway director is putting together an amateur theater show about the town's history, starring a local dentist, a couple of travel agents, a Dairy Queen waitress, and a car repairman. He invites a Broadway theater critic Mr. Guffman to see the opening night of the show. (Warner Bros.)
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Water Drops on Burning Rocks
August 21, 2001
A 50 year old businessman falls in love with a boy of 19 in 70's Germany. They begin a love affair, but a difference of opinion ends their "we" status.
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Wes Craven's New Nightmare
August 21, 2001
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
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Written on the Wind
August 21, 2001
Alcoholic playboy Kyle Hadley marries the woman secretly loved by his poor but hard-working best friend, who in turn is pursued by Kyle's nymphomaniac sister.
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Cyborg
August 15, 2001
A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future.
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The Falcon and the Snowman
August 15, 2001
The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
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Force 10 from Navarone
August 15, 2001
During World War II, several oddly assorted military experts are teamed in a mission to raid and destroy a bridge vital to enemy strategy.
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The Killing
August 15, 2001
Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five man team to plan and execute a daring race-track robbery.
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On the Beach
August 15, 2001
After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
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The Pink Panther
August 15, 2001
Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as "The Phantom" before he conducts his most daring heist yet--a princess' priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as "The Pink Panther."
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again
August 15, 2001
Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
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Revenge of the Pink Panther
August 15, 2001
To prove that he still is strong and powerful, Philippe Douvier decides to kill Clouseau. Once news of his "death" has been announced, Clouseau tries to take advantage of it and goes undercover with Cato to find out who tried to kill him.
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The Thomas Crown Affair
August 15, 2001
A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist, only to match wits with a sexy insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.
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15 Minutes
August 14, 2001
A thriller seen through an eye-popping new lens - that of the media's hunt for shocking imagery, no matter the cost. In 15 Minutes, as the cops chase the murderers, the media chases the cops, and the whole thing fuels an escalating firestorm. (New Line Cinema)
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The Amityville Horror
August 14, 2001
Once the scene of a grisly mass murder, a family's dream house turns into a nightmare from hell when the dead come back for revenge.
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Blow Dry
August 14, 2001
When the National Hairdressing Championships descend upon a small and unsuspecting Yorkshire town, no one is prepared for the glamour and the heartache, the scheming and the cheating which disrupt their lives. (Intermedia Films)
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Child's Play
August 14, 2001
A single mother gives her son a much sought-after doll for his birthday, only to discover that it is possessed by the soul of a serial killer.
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Chutney Popcorn
August 14, 2001
When Sarita discovers she can't have children, Reena finds that for the first time in their lives, she, Reena, can do something her perfect sister Sarita can't: get pregnant! Now she just needs to convince her commitment-phobic girlfriend to go along with the idea. (Mata Productions)
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The Dark Half
August 14, 2001
A writer's fictional alter ego wants to take over his life...at any price.
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The Doors
August 14, 2001
The rise and fall of The Doors frontman Jim Morrison (Kilmer) in the 1960s.
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Enemy at the Gates
August 14, 2001
While the Nazi and Russian armies hurl rank after rank of soldiers at each other and the world fearfully awaits the outcome of the battle of Stalingrad, the celebrated Russian sniper, Vassili Zaitsev (Law) quietly stalks his enemies one man at a time. His fame, however, soon thrusts him into a duel with the Nazi's best sharpshooter, Major Konig (Harris), and the two find themselves waging an intense personal war while the most momentous battle of the age rages around them. (Paramount Pictures)
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Get Over It
August 14, 2001
Berke Landers (Foster) has done the impossible and landed the babe of everyone's high school dreams, Allison (Sagemiller). Just as he is really beginning to enjoy his newfound popularity -- he gets unexpectedly dissed for the hot new guy in school. Crushed, he is willing do just about anything to win Allison back. (Miramax)
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Grey Gardens
August 14, 2001
An old mother and her middle-aged daughter, the aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy, live their eccentric lives in a filthy, decaying mansion in East Hampton.
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The Hunter
August 14, 2001
The story of professional bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson (Steve McQueen).
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The Jewel of the Nile
August 14, 2001
When Joan Wilder is abducted while on a trip along the Nile, her boyfriend, Jack Colton, and friend Ralph rush to rescue her and retrieve a fabled jewel.
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Josie and the Pussycats
August 14, 2001
In this live-action comedy based on the Archie comic book, Josie (Cook), Melody (Reid) and Val (Dawson) are life-long friends from Riverdale determined to take their band out of the garage and into the stratosphere - while staying true to their own look, style and sound. (Universal Pictures)
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Les amants criminels
August 14, 2001
A grisly story in which teenager Alice convinces her boyfriend Luc to kill the man who orchestrated her rape. The two become lost while disposing of the body in the woods and fall into the hands of a hermit who takes them captive.
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Leviathan
August 14, 2001
An American deep-sea mining colony stumbles upon a sunken Soviet vessel hiding a horrific secret.
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Monkey Shines
August 14, 2001
A quadriplegic man has a trained monkey help him with his paralysis, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master.
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My Cousin Vinny
August 14, 2001
Two young New Yorkers are accused of murder in rural Alabama while on their way back to college, and one of their cousins--an inexperienced, loudmouth lawyer (Joe Pesci) not accustomed to Southern rules and manners--comes in to defend them.
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Office Space
August 14, 2001
A comedy about the angst of suburban twenty-somethings in modern office life.
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Romancing the Stone
August 14, 2001
After her sister is kidnapped by thugs amidst their search for a priceless gem in the Colombian jungle, a romance novelist (Kathleen Turner) realizes that her own life is in danger! And when she sets out to rescue her sister, she meets a handsome fortune seeker (Michael Douglas), who more than sidetracks her!
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The Siege
August 14, 2001
A political thriller, a cautionary fiction that is chillingly close to leading news stories of the day. (Fox)
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Swamp Thing
August 14, 2001
After a violent incident with an unusual chemical, a research scientist is transformed into a swamp plant monster.
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The Tavern
August 14, 2001
Best friends Ronnie and Dave struggle to run a Manhattan tavern and find their self-respect. (Redeemable Features)
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Tomcats
August 14, 2001
The story of Michael Delaney (O'Connell), a struggling cartoonist, who must get his best friend and avowed bachelor, Kyle Bremmer (Busey) to wed within 30 days in order to win a bet and save himself from financial ruin. (Revolution Studios)
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Universal Soldier
August 14, 2001
Deveraux and Scott were killed in Vietnam, but the army has a secret project for reanimating their dead as near-perfect soldiers.
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White Men Can't Jump
August 14, 2001
Black and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances of winning money on the street courts and in a basketball tournament.
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A Soldier's Story
August 8, 2001
An African American officer investigates a murder in a racially charged situation in World War II.
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3 Ninjas Kick Back
August 7, 2001
During a championship baseball match, the three brothers hear that their grandfather in Japan is in trouble, and head out to help him, conceding the match. When they arrive in Japan, they must use all their powers to defend him against his ancient enemy, who has returned to exact revenge.
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3 Ninjas Knuckle Up
August 7, 2001
In this movie Rocky, Colt and TumTum must battle an evil wealthy toxic waste dumper in order to save a local Indian tribe and their friend Jo. The 3 Ninjas must help find Jo's father and find a secret disk that contains evidence that could stop the toxic landfill that is destroying the Indian community. However the town is owned by the rich man and he controls the police and even the mayor. They must fight a motorcycle gang and renegade cowboys in this non-stop ninja adventure.
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3000 Miles to Graceland
August 7, 2001
It's International Elvis Week in Las Vegas, where the strip is flooded by a sea of King wannabes decked out in jumpsuits and sideburns. But five of the impersonators swaggering into the Riviera Hotel and Casino are toting heavy weaponry in their guitar cases. It's the heist of a lifetime, orchestrated by ex-con Michael (Russell) and his cunning former cellmate, Murphy (Costner). (Warner Brothers)
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Boys Life 3
August 7, 2001
A collection of short films with gay themes.
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Candyman
August 7, 2001
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
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Chocolat
August 7, 2001
When Vianne (Binoche), a mysterious stranger, and her child arrive in a tranquil French town in the winter of 1959, nobody could have imagined the impact that she and her spirited daughter would have on this community stubbornly rooted in tradition. (Miramax Films)
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An Everlasting Piece
August 7, 2001
Against the turbulent backdrop of Belfast in the 1980s, two fellow barbers -- Colm, a Catholic, and George, a Protestant -- form an unlikely partnership to corner the toupee market in Northern Ireland. (DreamWorks)
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I Know What You Did Last Summer
August 7, 2001
After an accident on a winding road, four teens make the fatal mistake of dumping their victim's body into the sea. But exactly one year later, the dead man returns from his watery grave, and he's looking for more than an apology. (Sony)
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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
August 7, 2001
The screamer sequel to the blood-chilling box office hit "I Know What You Did Last Summer." (Sony)
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The Mexican
August 7, 2001
Jerry Welbach (Pitt) is a reluctant bagman who has been given two ultimatums: The first is from his mob boss to travel to Mexico and retrieve a priceless antique pistol, known as "The Mexican"...or suffer the consequences. The second is from his girlfriend Samantha (Roberts) to end his association with the mob. Jerry figures alive and in trouble with Samantha is better than the more permanent alternative, so he heads south of the border. (Dreamworks SKG)
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
August 7, 2001
A fictionalized account in four chapters of the life of celebrated Japanese writer Yukio Mishima.
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Recess: School's Out
August 7, 2001
The school year is finally over, and T.J. Detweiler is looking forward to a fun-filled summer. Boredom quickly sets in, until T.J. uncovers a scheme to do away with summer vacation! (Disney)
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Ricochet
August 7, 2001
A District Attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
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Sweet Dreams
August 7, 2001
The story of Patsy Cline (Jessica Lange), the velvet-voiced country music singer who died a tragic death at the height of her fame.
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Time and Tide
August 7, 2001
An exciting thriller with an international cast, Time and Tide takes place in remote comers of the world and features intrigue, a breathless pace and a series of exhilarating action sequences staged with the explosive bravura that has become Tsui's signature. (Columbia Tristar)
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To Die For
August 7, 2001
Structured in a documentary style, the film focuses on the life of a woman (Kidman) obsessed with the dream of becoming a media personality. (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
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Vatel
August 7, 2001
Set during the reign of France's King Louis XIV (Sands), this film portrays the events of a three-day feast prepared and conducted by Vatel (Depardieu), the king's master of entertainment.
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Kelly's Heroes
August 1, 2001
A group of U.S. soldiers sneaks across enemy lines to get their hands on a secret stash of Nazi treasure.
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The Brothers
July 31, 2001
Traces the hilarious journey of four African-American men as they take on love, sex, friendship and two of life's most terrifying prospects -- honesty and commitment. (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
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Hanover Street
July 31, 2001
Margaret (Lesley-Anne Down) is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David (Harrison Ford), an American pilot.
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Head Over Heels
July 31, 2001
Amanda (Potter) is an art restorer living in New York with four supermodel roommates (Harlow, Milicevic, O'Hare, Fraser). When she suspects one of her neighbors (Prinze) of committing a murder, she is surprised to find herself falling in love with the very same boy next door.
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Shadow Hours
July 31, 2001
A recovering alcoholic and expectant father is paid by a wealthy sensation seeker to hang out with him after hours in Los Angeles, observing and participating in many of the unreported shocking things that happen after dark.
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The Trumpet of the Swan
July 31, 2001
Based on the classic children's book by E.B. White, this is the tale of a trumpeter swan named Louis who learns to speak to the world with a trumpet stolen from a music store by his father.
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Two Ninas
July 31, 2001
A struggling New York City writer (Livingston) feels unlucky in love and in his professional life, until he meets two beautiful Ninas (Buono, Peet).
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Akira
July 24, 2001
Based on Katsuhiro Otomo's 2,000 page manga, Akira begins on July 16, 1988, when what was believed to be an atomic bomb was dropped on Tokyo, completely destroying the city and marking the beginning of WWIII.
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Bagdad Cafe
July 24, 2001
A lonely German woman ends up in the most desolate motel on Earth and decides to make it brighter.
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Chocolat
July 24, 2001
A French woman returns to her childhood home in Cameroon - formerly a colonial outpost - where she's flooded by memories, particularly of Protée, her servant.
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Ed Gein
July 24, 2001
A film based closely on the life of the famed Wisconsin serial killer. (Overseas FilmGroup)
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Hollywood Shuffle
July 24, 2001
An actor (Robert Townsend) limited to stereotypical roles because of his ethnicity, dreams of making it big as a highly respected performer. As he makes his rounds, the film takes a satiric look at African American actors in Hollywood.
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Paint Your Wagon
July 24, 2001
Two unlikely prospector partners share the same wife in a California gold rush mining town.
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Pollock
July 24, 2001
A look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." (Sony Pictures Classics)
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The Shootist
July 24, 2001
A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.
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Sweet November
July 24, 2001
Nelson (Reeves) and Sara (Theron) have nothing in common except an hour spent in DMV hell. Intrigued by each other, but not quite ready to commit, they settle on a rather unconventional courtship: a one-month trial, after which they'll go their separate ways. No expectations. No pressure. No strings attached. What neither of them counts on is falling in love. (Warner Brothers)
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Un Flic (re-release)
July 24, 2001
Police commissioner Edouard Colemane must track down the team responsible for a deadly bank robbery while dealing with his mistress whom he shares with a gang leader and Paris night club owner who happens to be his friend and a suspect in the robbery.
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Valentine
July 24, 2001
Five best friends are each looking for a relationship -- a valentine to die for. And this year they might just get their wish. (Warner Brothers)
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The Wild Child
July 24, 2001
In a French forest in 1798, a child is found who cannot walk, speak, read or write. A doctor becomes interested in the child and patiently attempts to civilize him.
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The Caveman's Valentine
July 17, 2001
In this penetrating and touching neo-Gothic thriller, Samuel L. Jackson delivers a powerful performance as Romulus Ledbetter, a man caught on the sharp edge between genius and madness. (Universal Focus)
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Double Take
July 17, 2001
This high-octane action/comedy finds successful New York investment banker Daryl Chase (Jones) suddenly on the run and having to switch identities with low-life petty thief Freddy Tiffany (Griffin). (Touchstone Pictures)
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Duel
July 17, 2001
A business commuter is pursued and terrorized by the malevolent driver of a massive tractor-trailer.
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The Family Man
July 17, 2001
In this romantic comedy drama about life's possibilities, Jack Campbell (Cage) must choose between a his glamorous, fast-paced career or life as a suburban husband and father. (Universal Pictures)
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The Gift
July 17, 2001
A haunting psychological thriller, The Gift is ultimately a profound celebration of the human spirit. (Paramount Classics)
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Mommie Dearest
July 17, 2001
The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted.
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Mr. Magoo
July 17, 2001
The myopic millionaire (Leslie Nielsen) defeats jewel smugglers in his usual bumbling manner.
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My Favorite Martian
July 17, 2001
A Martian lands on Earth and makes friends with a reporter.
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