Movie Releases by Genre
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Hollywood Homicide
June 13, 2003
Veteran detective Joe Gavilan (Ford) is on the biggest case of his career and saddled with a new partner, K.C. Calden (Hartnett), who can't quite decide between being a cop or an aspiring actor. (Sony)
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Wattstax (re-released)
June 6, 2003
This documentary contains selections from a non-stop 7-hour musical event celebrating the seventh annual Watts Summer Festival, held at the Los Angeles Coliseum on August 20, 1972.
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Controlled Chaos
June 4, 2003
A "Film A Clef" Comedy/Thriller based on Azita Zendel's Four Years as Oliver Stone's Assistant, about the harried Assistant to a famous Director forced to cover up her boss' frequent scandals. (Azita Zendel)
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Finding Nemo
May 30, 2003
This visually stunning underwater adventure follows the comedic and eventful journeys of two fish - a father and his son Nemo - who become separated in the Great Barrier Reef. [Disney/Pixar]
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Bruce Almighty
May 23, 2003
Bruce is a local news reporter who is discontented with nearly everything in his life, and rarely misses an opportunity to complain about it. Until one day God endows Bruce with all of his powers and challenges him to take on his job and see if he can do any better. (Universal Pictures)
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The In-Laws
May 23, 2003
When prospective fathers-in-law Steve Tobias (Douglas) and Jerry Peyser (Brooks) meet for the first time to celebrate their children's upcoming marriage, the cake hits the fan. (Warner Bros.)
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Grazia's Island
May 23, 2003
Set on a small island near Western Sicily, this is the story of a free-spirited young wife and mother whose sometimes erratic behavior leads her husband?s family to question her stability.
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Ichi the Killer
May 19, 2003
An ultraviolent revenge movie based on a Manga cartoon in which a sinister hypnotist manipulates the timid but unstable Ichi to dispatch various mobsters in horrifically violent fashion by invoking false memories of witnessing a rape.
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A Woman Is a Woman
May 16, 2003
[Originally released in France in 1961; first U.S. release in 2003.] Angela, an afternoon stripper in the sleazy Zodiac Club, yearns for motherhood "just because," but live-in boyfriend Jean-Claude Brialy "isn't ready yet," though hanger-on Jean-Paul Belmondo is more than happy to help out. (Film Forum)
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L'Auberge Espagnole
May 16, 2003
Through cosmopolitan adventures and comic tribulations, Xavier (Roman Duris) finds his own unexpected place in a mixed-up, multi-cultural modern world. [Fox Searchlight]
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Friends and Family
May 16, 2003
The story of a pair of New York City lovers, Stephen (Lauren) and Danny (Gartin) whose world is turned upside-down when Stephen's parents pop in for an unexpected visit. Stephen's parents know that he is gay. What they don't know is that their son and his boyfriend are hit men for the Mafia! (Here! Films)
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Man on the Train
May 9, 2003
The story of two men who might never have met but for an accident, who appear to have nothing in common, yet who change each other's view of life at the last possible moment. (Paramount Classics)
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The Shape of Things
May 9, 2003
Writer/director Neil LaBute once again explores and explodes modern relationships in this contemporary story of love, sex and art set in a college town. (Focus Features)
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The Trip
May 9, 2003
A portrait of a love story spanning two decades between a gay-rights activist and a conservative journalist during the 1970s and 1980s.
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Down with Love
May 9, 2003
An old-fashioned romantic comedy with a twist. Putting a hip spin on the golden age of the classic Rock Hudson-Doris Day comedies, the film is the story of a sparkle-filled collision between a woman who has sworn off love and a ladies' man who thinks he doesn't need love. (20th Century Fox)
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Daddy Day Care
May 9, 2003
Charlie (Murphy) and Phil (Garlin) are so consumed by their high profile advertising jobs that they are completely missing out on the joys of fatherhood. In the family comedy Daddy Day Care, however, their kids provide them with a crash course in child rearing, with uproarious and heartwarming results. (Sony)
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A Family Affair
May 9, 2003
Writer/director Helen Lesnick stars as a newly-single lesbian returning home to her family in San Diego after fleeing New York and her most recent break-up.
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New Suit
May 2, 2003
In the tradition of "The Player" and "Swimming with Sharks" comes this biting comedy about Hollywood and the sycophants and schemers that feul its increasingly vacuous ideas. (Trillion Entertainment)
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The Lizzie McGuire Movie
May 2, 2003
Disney serves up the comic foibles of lovable Lizzie McGuire and her pals, who all pack their bags and plan to live la dolce vita while on a class trip to Italy. When Lizzie is mistaken for Isabella (who is part of an Italian pop duo) the adventure really begins. (Disney)
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Reno: Rebel Without a Pause
May 2, 2003
Performance artist Reno's rapid-fire witness of the events of September 11th -- of the day itself and of the country?s response, how they affected her personally and in the context of the world at large.
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Returning Mickey Stern
April 25, 2003
Mickey Stern remembers a time of big dreams and no regrets, a time when he had a few more hairs on his head and fewer in his ears. (2 Life! Films)
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Jersey Guy
April 25, 2003
The life of a twenty-five-year-old Garden State native becomes topsy-turvy after he meets a New York model.
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Venus and Mars
April 18, 2003
As Venus and Mars are lining up, four friends gather and hope that one of them will fall in love.
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Malibu's Most Wanted
April 18, 2003
Malibu's most wanted rapper, Brad "B-Rad" Gluckman, maintains a hip-hop lifestyle that is seriously hindering his father's bid for governor. When his dad's campaign manager tries to neutralize the "problem" and teach him a lesson about what gangsta life is really like, B-Rad proves to the player-haters that he's for real and wins the affection of a business-savvy South Central hottie. (Warner Bros.)
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Holes
April 18, 2003
Based on the award-winning 1999 children's book of the same name, this funny and poignant film features an unusual young hero who is in for the adventure of his life when he is sent to a Texas detention camp. (Walt Disney Pictures)
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Bulletproof Monk
April 16, 2003
The Monk (Yun-Fat) is a Zen-calm martial arts master whose duty has been to protect a powerful ancient scroll. Faced with finding the scroll's next guardian, the Monk's quest brings him to New York City, where, to his disbelief, it appears his successor is a smart-mouthed pickpocket named Kar (Scott). (MGM)
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Chasing Papi
April 16, 2003
Three women think they have found the perfect man. When they converge on Los Angeles, they are shocked to discover their three perfect men are really just one. (20th Century Fox)
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A Mighty Wind
April 16, 2003
In the tradition of "This is Spinal Tap," "Waiting for Guffman," and "Best in Show," this mockumentary looks at the world of folk music.
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Samehada otoko to momojiri onna
April 16, 2003
A comic, violent, tragically hip first feature that brings a fresh new look to a classic genre, the couple-on-the-run. Derived from a manga, the bizarre collection of characters in this gangster story have been brought to life in an eruption of vivid color, surf punk music, flashy designer wear, outlandish campyness and one long, fast paced chase. (Two Boots Pioneer Theater)
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Anger Management
April 11, 2003
Dave Buznik (Sandler) is usually a mild-mannered, non-confrontational guy. But after an altercation aboard an airplane, he is remanded to the care of an anger management therapist, Dr. Buddy Rydell (Nicholson), who could probably use some anger management himself. (Columbia Pictures)
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What a Girl Wants
April 4, 2003
Determined to live out her fantasy of forging a storybook relationship with her long-absent dad, a spirited young American girl (Bynes) impulsively hops a flight to London, where she quickly discovers that her father (Firth) is a high profile politician. (Warner Bros.)
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Manna from Heaven
April 4, 2003
A lighthearted comedic fable about what happens when you get a "gift from God" (a financial windfall), but many years later you find out it was a just a loan -- and it's due immediately. (Five Sisters Productions)
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Cowboy Bebop the Movie: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
April 4, 2003
Set on Mars in the year 2071, this film, based on the wildly popular Japanese Anime TV series "Cowboy Bebop," pits Spike and his gang of gypsy vigilantes against their deadliest adversary ever.
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DysFunktional Family
April 4, 2003
This concert film showcases Eddie Griffin's raucous and frank take on life, family and celebrity. (Miramax)
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The Man Without a Past
April 4, 2003
The second installation of Aki Kaurismäki's "Finland Trilogy," this touching and amusing film portrays a man who must start his life anew when he is brutally mugged and loses his memory. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Flickering Lights
March 28, 2003
This Danish gangster comedy follows a group of ruffians who attempt to turn their lives around while turning the restaurant business upside down.
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Head of State
March 28, 2003
Mays Gilliam (Chris Rock) is a Washington, D.C. neighborhood Alderman who is about to be redlined out of his job. But after the untimely death of the party forerunner, Gilliam is plucked from obscurity and thrust into the limelight as his party's nominee -- for President of the United States. [DreamWorks Pictures]
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Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie
March 28, 2003
This comedy concert movie features the stage performances of the four headliners in their entirety, as well as behind-the-scenes sequences.
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Unknown Pleasures
March 26, 2003
A harrowing account of disillusioned young people living in China. (New Yorker Films)
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Boat Trip
March 21, 2003
A sexy, uninhibited romantic comedy about following your heart…no matter where it leads you. (MPCA)
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View from the Top
March 21, 2003
A comedy about a young woman (Paltrow) from meager beginnings who dreams of becoming a first class international flight attendant and is wiling to do whatever it takes to ensure that her dreams come true. (Miramax)
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One Swallow Brought Spring
March 21, 2003
This film powerfully evokes the spectacular Rhone Alps, the beauty, simplicity and hardships of farm life, taking chances and dealing with the necessary sacrifices, the ever-present conflict between city and rural, past and present, the cycles of nature and life. (Films Philos)
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Gaudi Afternoon
March 21, 2003
Award-winning director Susan Seidelman's latest film takes place in Barcelona where the flamboyant Gaudi architecture matches the twists and turns of this delightful comic adventure. (Quad Cinema)
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Down and Out with the Dolls
March 21, 2003
A raunchy, wry and in-your-face tale of the fast rise and fall of an all-girl, four-piece Portland rock band, The Paper Dolls. (Whyte House Productions)
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Agent Cody Banks
March 14, 2003
Cody Banks (Muniz) seems like a typical teenager - he loves skateboarding, hates math, his mom drives him crazy, and he feels like a complete idiot around girls. But Cody has a really big secret even his family and best friends don't know: he's actually an elite undercover agent for the CIA. (MGM)
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Spun
March 14, 2003
America's answer to "Trainspotting," this film follows a speed freak on a three day adventure.
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Bend It Like Beckham
March 12, 2003
A British film about a teenage girl named Jess (Nagra) living in London who must make a choice between following the traditions of her Indian family or pursuing her dream of becoming a soccer sensation. (Fox Searchlight)
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Bringing Down the House
March 7, 2003
A divorced, uptight attorney (Martin) is smitten with a brainy, bombshell barrister he's been chatting with on-line. However, when they finally meet, she (Queen Latifah) turns out to be a prison escapee who's proclaiming her innocence and wants his to help clear her name. In the end, the unlikely pair has the chance to put each other's lives on higher ground?if they don't end up bringing down the house. (Touchstone Pictures)
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Old School
February 21, 2003
A raucous comedy about a trio of thirty-something buddies who try to recapture the outrageous, irrepressible fun of their college years by starting their own off-campus frat house. (DreamWorks Pictures)
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Tales of Erotica
February 21, 2003
Three of the 24 brilliant and witty short films produced by award-winning Regina Zeigler. (Quad Cinema)
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Lawless Heart
February 21, 2003
A sharp, modern love story where lust, love and loyalty are stretched to their limits. Told from three different perspectives, Lawless Heart reveals the comic and subtle realities of modern relationships. (First Look Pictures)
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Zus & zo
February 7, 2003
A quirky romantic comedy about 3 sisters who connive to prevent their gay brother from inheriting their beautiful seaside vacation home. (Quad Cinema)
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How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
February 7, 2003
A ladies man just bet his friends that he can make a woman fall in love with him in 10 days. In a twist of fate, his target is a magazine columnist writing about (and practicing) all the things women do to drive men away.
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Shanghai Knights
February 7, 2003
After taming the wild west in the comedy "Shanghai Noon," Chon Wang (Chan) and Roy O'Bannon (Wilson) are back in the saddle, but off the range. This time, they're out to settle a score in civilized London. (Buena Vista Pictures)
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Deliver Us from Eva
February 7, 2003
A trio of men plot to free themselves from their mates' unattached and seemingly omnipresent older sister Eva (Union). (Focus Features)
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The Guru
January 31, 2003
Pairing comedic screen siren Heather Graham as an honest young woman who has kept one very big secret and English actor Jimi Mistry as an Indian immigrant who wants to be a star, The Guru spins the romantic comedy on its head. (Universal Pictures)
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Chaos
January 29, 2003
When a bourgeois French couple witnesses a young prostitute being violently attacked by a group of men just outside of their car, all three of their lives are changed.
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A Guy Thing
January 17, 2003
Paul (Lee) is about to tie the knot with Karen (Blair), the perfect fiancée. But after a completely unexpected encounter with Karen's cousin Becky (Stiles), Paul tells Karen a teensy lie to keep her from finding out what may or may not be the truth. That teensy lie turns into a bigger one, and soon his life is a series of comical misunderstandings. (MGM)
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Kangaroo Jack
January 17, 2003
Two friends from Brooklyn are forced to deliver mob money to Australia. Their misadventures begin when a kangaroo hops off with the cash.
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Divine Intervention
January 17, 2003
Palestinian director and performer Elia Suleiman delivers a darkly comic masterpiece. Suleiman utilizes irreverence, wit, mysticism and insight to craft an intense, hallucinogenic and extremely adept exploration of the dreams and nightmares of Palestinians and Israelis living in uncertain times. (Avatar Films)
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National Security
January 17, 2003
Two L.A.P.D. rejects end up partnered as security guards and uncover a sophisticated smuggling operation.
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P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!
January 17, 2003
Two desperate men, thrown together one New Year's Eve when their lives have crumbled, willing to kill each other, until they discover that each is the other's only salvation. (TLA Releasing)
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Just Married
January 10, 2003
Can this unlikely marriage survive the honeymoon?
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
December 31, 2002
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. This is the story of the double life of legendary showman Chuck Barris -- television producer by day, CIA assassin by night. (Miramax)
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Love Liza
December 30, 2002
A showpiece of comic and human desperation, a wonderfully inspired tale of a survivor and the possibilities and impossibilities for resolution. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Chicago
December 27, 2002
A new interpretation that takes the award-winning Broadway show into fresh and expansive cinematic realms, Chicago shifts adroitly from the reality of intrigue, rivalry and betrayal to spectacular fantasies of music and dance, offering tongue-in-cheek commentary on the cult of celebrity and the scandalous lengths to which people will go to attain it. [Miramax]
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Pinocchio
December 25, 2002
Roberto Benigni brings one of the world's most famous and beloved tales magically to the screen. (Miramax)
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Catch Me If You Can
December 25, 2002
Frank W. Abagnale (DiCaprio) worked as a doctor, a lawyer and as a co-pilot for a major airline -- all before his 21st birthday. A master of deception, he was also a brilliant forger, whose skill at check fraud had netted him millions of dollars in stolen funds. FBI agent Carl Hanratty (Hanks) has made it his prime mission to capture Frank and bring him to justice, but Frank is always one step ahead of him, baiting him to continue the chase. [DreamWorks]
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Two Weeks Notice
December 20, 2002
A romantic comedy about a charming, irresponsible millionaire (Grant) and his brilliant, neurotic attorney (Bullock).
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The Wild Thornberrys Movie
December 20, 2002
In this movie version of the popular Nickelodeon series, the Thornberrys clan is on an African safari.
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Devils on the Doorstep
December 18, 2002
By turns an elaborate wartime drama of China, suffering under Japanese occupation during the 1930s and 40s, and an absurdist comedy of madness, cultural disconnects and historical booby-traps that Samuel Beckett would recognize in an instant. (Film Forum)
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The Jimmy Show
December 13, 2002
Set in the 1970's and 1980's, this is the story of a failed New Jersey inventor (Whaley) who embarks on a career as a standup comedian.
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Maid in Manhattan
December 13, 2002
A Cinderella story about a maid (Lopez) in a luxury hotel and her encounter with a prominent politician (Fiennes).
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About Schmidt
December 13, 2002
Warren Schmidt (Nicholson) has arrived at several of life's crossraods all at the same time. With no job, no wife, and no family, he is desperate to find something meaningful in his thoroughly unimpressive life. He sets out on a journey of self-discovery, exploring his roots across Nebraska in a 35-foot motor home. (New Line Productions)
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Drumline
December 13, 2002
A unique look at the world and culture of show-style marching bands ar America's black universities. (20th Century Fox)
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The Hot Chick
December 13, 2002
Jessica Spencer is convinced she has the perfect life. She's the hottest, most popular girl in high school, head cheerleader, and dating the dreamy quarterback. But she gets a big dose of reality when she wakes up in the body of a 30-year-old man (Schneider)! (Touchstone Pictures)
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Adaptation.
December 6, 2002
The lives of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman (Cage), author Susan Orlean (Streep) and orchid poacher John Laroche (Cooper) become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others' in this adaptation of the best-selling "The Orchid Thief." [Columbia Pictures]
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Analyze That
December 6, 2002
As mob boss Paul Vitti (De Niro) is nearing the end of his term in Sing Sing, his former psychotherapist Ben Sobel (Crystal) gets called in to consult on the case. (Warner Bros.)
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Dead or Alive: Final
November 29, 2002
The third film in Japanese director Takahi Miike's Triad trilogy.
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Eight Crazy Nights
November 27, 2002
Davey Stone, a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far. In keeping with the holiday spirit, the judge gives Davey one last chance at redemption -- spend the holiday performing community service as the assistant referee for the youth basketball league or go to jail. (Columbia Pictures)
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Friday After Next
November 22, 2002
In this third installment in the hit "Friday" film series, Craig (Ice Cube) and Day-Day (Epps) are back in the old neighborhood and ready for Christmas. (New Line Productions)
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Better Housekeeping
November 20, 2002
Follows the escalation of hostilities between an action doll collectibles salesman and his forklift-driving wife.
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Hush!
November 8, 2002
Set in Tokyo, this is the story of a gay engineer who is asked by an unhappy young woman to be the father of her baby.
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Dieu est grand, je suis toute petite
November 8, 2002
France's reigning sweetheart Audrey Tautou ("Amelie") plays Michele, a flaky fashion model with a spiritually searching nature. (Empire Pictures)
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The Flip Side
November 8, 2002
This film takes a satirical look at race and identity and offers a fresh, new perspective on family and sibling rivalry. (Puro Pinoy Productions)
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I Spy
November 1, 2002
Fists fly and the fighting gets down and dirty when undefeated middle-weight champion Kelly Robinson (Murphy) finally meets his match, Bureau of National Security super-agent Alex Scott (Wilson), in this hilarious adventure. It's hate at first sight when the two are unwittingly paired up to track down the Air Force's missing stealth bomber, the country's new top secret weapon. (Sony Pictures)
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Love in the Time of Money
November 1, 2002
In this quintessentially metropolitan sexual roundelay, set at the height of the Nasdaq boom, nine New Yorkers representing a cross section of society are linked by romance and commerce, and often both. (Quad Cinema)
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Besotted
November 1, 2002
A 21st century sorceress (Hardman) arrives in a Cape Cod fishing village for her summer holiday, with the intention of putting her magical powers to good use, creating love matches for the town's lost souls. (Artistic License Films)
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The Santa Clause 2
November 1, 2002
In this sequel to 1994's "The Santa Clause," a "clause" in Santa's contract is discovered that requires Santa to get married in order to keep his job.
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All the Queen's Men
October 25, 2002
Inspired by a true story during WWII, All the Queen's Men is a comedic drama that illustrates just how far some soldiers are willing to go for their country. (Strand Releasing)
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All or Nothing
October 25, 2002
An unexpected tragedy brings two people together to rediscover their love.
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Waking Up in Reno
October 25, 2002
A funny thing happens to two married couples on the way to the Monster Truck Show in Reno, Nevada. (Miramax)
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Jackass: The Movie
October 25, 2002
Johnny Knoxville and his crew of crazies take the concept of the MTV show "Jackass" - a bunch of guys doing dangerous and disturbing stunts just to see what happens - and turn it into a movie.
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Roger Dodger
October 25, 2002
In this coming-of-age tale, a teen boy from the Midwest (Jesse Eisenberg) spends a Friday night out on the town in New York City with his womanizing advertising executive uncle (Campbell Scott).
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Real Women Have Curves
October 18, 2002
The story of Ana (Ferrera), a first generation Mexican-American teenager torn between her mainstream ambitions and her cultural heritage. (HBO Films)
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Formula 51
October 18, 2002
Elmo McElroy (Jackson) is an American master chemist who heads to England to set up his last big deal, the introduction of a new designer drug to the European underworld. When he hooks up with a Liverpool local (Carlyle), his plans quickly go awry in this action-packed comedy.
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Punch-Drunk Love
October 11, 2002
Paul Thomas Anderson's fourth film features Sandler as a lonely man with serious emotional issues. As he concocts a scheme involving frequent flier miles and copious amounts of pudding, he finds himself both falling prey to a phone-sex scam and falling in love with his sister's colleague.
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Swept Away
October 11, 2002
Guy Ritchie's contemporary adaptation of Lina Wertmuller's 1974 romantic comedy, a story of love, sex, drugs and too much money -- all set against the backdrop of a Mediterranean island paradise. (Sony)
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The Rules of Attraction
October 11, 2002
Set at an affluent New England liberal arts college, this film takes a satiric look at an emerging sexual triangle.
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Knockaround Guys
October 11, 2002
The four sons of well-known Brooklyn-based mobsters must team up to retrieve a bag of cash in a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff.
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