Movie Releases by Genre
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Zoolander
September 28, 2001
Follows the world's most famous -- and empty-headed -- male model as he discovers the horrifying secret behind why there are no male models who live past the age of 30. (Paramount Pictures)
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Sobreviviré
September 28, 2001
An outrageous romantic comedy about a pregnant widow and a gay man.
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Jabberwocky (re-release)
September 28, 2001
A rerelease of Terry Gilliam's 1977 medieval parody.
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Born Romantic
September 28, 2001
Three young men, cursed with two left feet, pursue three beautiful women across London. (United Artists)
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Extreme Days
September 28, 2001
Four life-long friends with a love for extreme sports set off on one last "road trip" adventure before settling down into adulthood. (Providence Entertainment)
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God, Sex & Apple Pie
September 21, 2001
In their early 30's, seven old friends gather at a weekend cabin for their annual get-together.
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Haiku Tunnel
September 14, 2001
A comedy about tempness versus permness, both in the workplace and in life. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Two Can Play That Game
September 7, 2001
In this comedic battle of the sexes, Shante (Fox) is about to discover that not only are there no rules -- she's not the only one playing. (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
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The Iron Ladies
September 7, 2001
Tells the true story of a Thai male volleyball team that won the national championships in 1996 with a team consisting mostly of gay men, drag queens, and transsexuals.
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Rock Star
September 7, 2001
In an instant, Chris Cole (Whalberg) rockets to the dizzying heights of sudden stardom, rising from devotee to icon, from the ultimate rock fan to the ultimate rock god -- the wanna-be who got to be. So what happens when an average guy gets everything he wants...and discovers it's not enough? (Warner Bros.)
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The American Astronaut
September 5, 2001
Follows the adventures of an interplanetary trader (McAbee) through his Homeric intergalactic journey to provide the all-female population of Venus with a suitable singular male, all the while being pursued by the cold-blooded and childish killer, Professor Hess (Sisto), an enigmatic figure from his past. (Commodore Films)
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Happy Accidents
August 24, 2001
A tale of love and time travel set in contemporary New York.
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
August 24, 2001
Woody Allen's latest crime caper stars Allen as crackerjack insurance investigator CW Briggs. Briggs might be forced to relinquish bragging rights to being the best in the business when he falls under the spell of a crook -- and a beautiful colleague -- in his most baffling case to date, and finds that he is the one left clueless. (DreamWorks SKG)
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Tortilla Soup
August 24, 2001
An English-language remake of Ang Lee's "Eat Drink, Man Woman," set in the Latino community of Los Angeles.
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Bubble Boy
August 24, 2001
This coming of age comedy follows the adventures of Bubble Boy Jimmy Livingston as he leaves his protected world in a portable bubble and begins a cross-country journey to win back the girl of his dreams.
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
August 24, 2001
When Jay and Silent Bob learn that a "Bluntman and Chronic" movie is being made featuring their comic book counterparts, they drool at the thought of fat movie checks rolling in. But when the pair finds that there won't be any royalties coming their way, they set out to sabotage the flick at all costs. (News Askew)
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Together
August 24, 2001
A group of young people all living under the same roof in mid-70's Sweden finds themselves questioning their long-held social and political beliefs as the world rapidly changes around them. [IFC Films]
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Maybe Baby
August 24, 2001
A romantic comedy about Sam and Lucy, a loving married couple who seem to have it all -- good looks, successful careers, matching motorbikes, and an enthusiastic love life. The one thing they lack is what they really want -- a baby. (USA Films)
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Summer Catch
August 24, 2001
While pursuing his dream of becoming a major league baseball player, a working class boy (Prinze) falls for a wealthy girl (Biel) vacationing with her parents on Cape Cod.
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Lisa Picard Is Famous
August 22, 2001
This mockumentary is a roller coaster ride through the rose-tinted glasses of an aspiring actress's dreams and dramas. (First Look Pictures)
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Rat Race
August 17, 2001
An irreverent look at the outrageous lengths people will go for the chance to win two million dollars.
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American Pie 2
August 10, 2001
American Pie 2 finds the original characters back in their Michigan hometown, rounded up for the first time since leaving for college. It's been a year since their famous prom night of sexual misadventure, and they still haven't fully recovered. (Universal Pictures)
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All Over the Guy
August 10, 2001
A contemporary romantic comedy about the quest to find the 'one' when the 'one' doesn't know he's the 'one.' (Lions Gate Films)
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Osmosis Jones
August 10, 2001
A cutting-edge, live action/animated action adventure comedy about one white blood cell's (Rock) race against the biological clock to hunt down and destroy a lethal new virus (Fishburne). Bill Murray stars as Frank, in whose body the action unfolds. (Warner Brothers)
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Thomas in Love
August 3, 2001
A French comedy about an agoraphobic man who joins a dating club after spending the last eight years locked up in his apartment with his computer. The film is shot entirely from the man's point of view.
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Rush Hour 2
August 3, 2001
In this sequel to 1998's blockbuster "Rush Hour," Detective James Carter (Tucker) once again teams up with Detective Lee (Chan) to trap one of the world's most feared gangsters.
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The Princess Diaries
August 3, 2001
Shy teenager Mia Thermopolis (Hathaway) is thrown for a loop when, from out of the blue, she learns the astonishing news that she's a real-life princess! As the heir apparent to the crown of the small European principality of Genovia, Mia begins a comical journey towards the throne when her strict and formidable grandmother, Queen Clarisse Renaldi (Andrews), shows up to give her "princess lessons." (Walt Disney Pictures)
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Wet Hot American Summer
July 27, 2001
Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, Wet Hot American Summer follows a group of counselors who are each trying to complete their unfinished business before the day ends. (Eureka Pictures)
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Tokyo Eyes
July 27, 2001
Tokyo police are investigating a series of reckless and bizarre shootings by a suspect known only as "four eyes." Meanwhile, the teen-aged sister of one of the investigating officers begins her own investigation. Having spotted a strange young man named K who resembles the composite, an elaborate minuet ensues in which it is not always certain who is following and spying on whom -- surprisingly, an unexpected trust, and the beginnings of an amorous alliance, develops between the two. (Viz Films / Tidepoint Pictures)
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Bread and Tulips
July 27, 2001
This masterpiece of hope-fulfilled traces a married woman's hesitant first steps from a complacent nuptial bed to a giddy and lighthearted freedom she had never experienced and hardly even knew existed. (First Look Pictures)
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Jackpot
July 27, 2001
A film about the road to fame -- fame at any cost, at any level. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Greenfingers
July 27, 2001
The beauty and delicacy of a flower seem a sharp contrast to the rough exterior of a prison inmate. Yet these two images are exactly what writer/director Joel Hershman brings together in Greenfingers, a story of redemption that not only tickles the funny bone, but touches the soul. (IDP Productions)
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ReykjavÃk
July 25, 2001
A young man's sexual impulses go haywire when he discovers that the woman he has just been to bed with happens to be his mother's lesbian lover, and may be carrying his child. (101 ltd.)
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America's Sweethearts
July 20, 2001
For an awkward, self-conscious girl like Kiki (Roberts), being the personal assistant to a beautiful mega-star like Gwen (Zeta-Jones) isn't easy. But when she dutifully accepts the task of helping Gwen and her estranged mega-star husband Eddie (Cusack) make it through one last public appearance masterminded by legendary press agent Lee Phillips (Crystal), forever devoted Kiki finds that her job is about to get even harder. (Sony Pictures Entertainment)
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch
July 20, 2001
Adapted from the critically acclaimed off-Broadway rock theatre hit, Hedwig and the Angry Inch tells the story of an 'internationally ignored' rock singer, Hedwig, and her search for stardom and love. (Fine Line Features)
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Ghost World
July 20, 2001
Based on the well-known comic, Ghost World tells the story of neo-cool Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson) who, faced with high school graduation take a hard look at the world they wryly observe and decide what they really want. [MGM / UA]
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Downtown 81
July 13, 2001
The re-issue of the 1981 film depicting a day in the life of the legendary American artist Jean Michel Basquiat (1960-1988). The cast includes Deborah Harry, and leading bands of the era including Kid Creole and the Coconuts, James White and the Blacks, DNA, Tuxedo Moon, the Plastics, and Walter Steding and the Dragon People. (Zeitgeist Films)
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Legally Blonde
July 13, 2001
Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) has it all. She's the president of her sorority, a Hawaiian Tropic girl, Miss June in her campus calendar, and, above all, a natural blonde. She dates the cutest fraternity boy on campus and wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But, there's just one thing stopping Warner (Matthew Davis) from popping the question: Elle is TOO blonde. So, when Warner packs up for Harvard Law and reunites with an old sweetheart from prep school, Elle rallies all her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back. [MGM]
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That Obscure Object of Desire
July 13, 2001
A re-release of Luis Buñuel's 1978 film.
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Made
July 13, 2001
Reunited for the first time since their hit "Swingers," Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn co-star in a comedy about two hapless best friends who are plunged headlong into the world of organized crime. (Artisan Entertainment)
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Jump Tomorrow
July 6, 2001
George, a shy and introverted young man from Nigeria, is following tradition leading to an arranged marriage. He meeets and falls in love with a beautiful girl, who is also about to be married, and begins to question his future.
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Everybody's Famous!
July 6, 2001
An original and hilarious comedy about how far some people are willing to go for fame. (Miramax)
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Scary Movie 2
July 4, 2001
While "Scary Movie" targeted the onslaught of teen horror film flicks, the sequel takes aim at the root of the great classic horror movies. (Dimension Films)
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Cats & Dogs
July 4, 2001
Using a combination of live action plus cutting-edge technology including sophisticated puppetry and computer animation, the ancient and secret rivalry between cats and dogs is brought to the big screen -- complete with heroes, assassins, double agents, high-tech gadgets and, of course, a plot to take over the world! (Warner Brothers)
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Pootie Tang
June 29, 2001
Adapted from a comedy sketch on HBO's "The Chris Rock Show," Pootie Tang is the ultimate super hero. A cool-walking, smooth-talking ladies' man, Pootie is a hero and role model to all children. Everybody looks up to Pootie -- except the evil Dick Lecter, CEO of LecterCorp, the company that makes cigarettes, alcohol and fast food. Can Pootie's cool determination and strength prevail over Dick Lecter and his crew? (Paramount Pictures)
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The Closet
June 29, 2001
A hilarious story of how one little rumor not only brightens a simple man's life, but also triggers an awakening of everyone around him. (Miramax Films)
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Baby Boy
June 27, 2001
Ten years after "Boyz N the Hood," writer and director John Singleton returns to the same inner-city L.A. neighborhood and its complex social and political issues for the story of Jody (Gibson), a misguided, 20-year-old African-American who is really just a "baby boy" finally forced-kicking and screaming -- to face the commitments of real life.
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Dr. Dolittle 2
June 22, 2001
Eddie Murphy returns as the doctor who can talk to the animals in this sequel to the 1998 blockbuster comedy. This time, it's Dolittle versus Darwin in the ultimate man vs. nature show down, in the midst of the animal kingdom's first strike. (20th Century Fox)
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Russian Doll
June 15, 2001
A romantic comedy about the difficulties of finding a faithful lover.
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The Adventures of Felix
June 15, 2001
The comic adventures of a young gay man (Bouajila) who sets out to find the father he has never met.
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Erleuchtung garantiert
June 8, 2001
The adventures of two brothers who travel from Munich to Japan for a retreat in a Buddhist monastery.
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Divided We Fall
June 8, 2001
Based on a true story, this film is set in a small Czech town occupied by German forces during the last years of the Second World War. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Let It Snow
June 8, 2001
On one magical New England snow day, James meets Sarah. From the moment he touches her flat head, they are linked for life. Now with both of them grown up and living in Manhattan, all James needs is another snow day to get a second chance at first love. Too bad it's June! (Artistic License Films)
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The Anniversary Party
June 8, 2001
Taking place over the course of one night, The Anniversary Party is a serio-comic, sometimes scathing inspection of a group of friends gathered for a celebration that becomes a scorching dissection of a marriage on the brink. (Fine Line Features)
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Evolution
June 8, 2001
This comedy follows the chaos that ensues when a meteor hits the Earth carrying alien life forms that give new meaning to the term "survival of the fittest." (Dreamworks SKG)
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Farewell, Home Sweet Home
June 1, 2001
Focuses on the lives of a wealthy, eccentric Parisian family.
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The Animal
June 1, 2001
Small, wimpy Marvin (Schneider) doesn't have what it takes to fulfill his lifelong dream to be a cop. But his luck changes when he's critically injured in a car accident, and a deranged scientist secretly uses animal organs to rebuild him. (Revolution Studios)
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What's the Worst That Could Happen?
June 1, 2001
The story of two seemingly very different men, caught up in a stupendous battle of egos. Max Fairbanks (DeVito) is a very wealthy, powerful man who has built an incredibly successful business empire by being ruthless. Kevin Caffrey (Lawrence) is a sophisticated procurer of other people's possessions. An accidental meeting brings the two men together, and in a simple moment their fates are sealed. (MGM)
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Barking Dogs Never Bite
May 27, 2001
An idle part-time college lector is annoyed by the yapping sound of a near-by dog. He decides to take drastic action.
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Fast Food Fast Women
May 18, 2001
A contemporary New York comedy that follows the romantic twists and turns of the patrons of a Manhattan coffee shop and its over-worked waitress Bella (Thomson), who, on the cusp of her 35th birthday allows herself to be set-up on a date with Bruno (Harris), an irresponsible cab driver and father of two. (Lot 47 Films)
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Strange Fits of Passion
May 18, 2001
A look at love through the eyes of a twenty-something virgin.
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Petits frères
May 18, 2001
Accompanied by her dog, 13-year old Talia (Touly), runs away from her home. After she gets in a fight with her stepfather (Dantsoff), she ends up in the Pantin projects near Paris, where she meets new friends. What she doesn't know is that they plan to do something not very nice... and it has to do with her dog.
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Striporama
May 18, 2001
A re-release of the 1954 burlesque revue.
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Shrek
May 18, 2001
Once upon a time in a far away swamp, there lived an ornery ogre named Shrek (Myers) whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairy-tale characters. (Dreamworks SKG)
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Sordid Lives
May 11, 2001
Sometimes it takes a death to bring a family together. In the film Sordid Lives, an all-star cast puts a comedic twist on a story of unconditional love, acceptance and "coming out" in a Texas family. (Regent Entertainment)
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About Adam
May 9, 2001
Temptation takes on a wickedly delicious new flavor in About Adam, as every character is seduced...all by the same mysterious man: the sinfully sweet Adam (Townsend). Like his Garden of Eden counterpart, this sexy modern Dubliner has become the apple of one woman's (Hudson) eye --and everyone else's forbidden fruit. (Miramax Films)
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The Young Girl and the Monsoon
May 4, 2001
The story of Hank (Kinney), a divorced photojournalist, whose life seem to be spinning out of control as his 13-year-old daughter (Muth) moves in with him for three months.
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One Night at McCool's
April 27, 2001
It all started one night at McCool's....three unsuspecting men and one woman with a dream are brought together by lust, mayhem, bingo, DVDs, and the finer points of home decorating. (USA Films)
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Town & Country
April 27, 2001
In this romantic comedy, Peter Stoddard (Beatty) is a New York architect suffering from a mid-life crisis.
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Harry Is Here to Help
April 20, 2001
A spiraling descent into fear and the perils of relationships in the tradition of Hitchcock. (Miramax Films)
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Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
April 20, 2001
The big challenge in Spring 2001 will be not how American TV contestants survive the Australian Outback, but how a simple Aussie survives the City of Angels. Wrestling crocodiles is nothing compared to swimming with sharks in Los Angeles. (Paramount Pictures)
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Freddy Got Fingered
April 20, 2001
MTV icon Tom Green co-writes, directs and stars in Freddy Got Fingered, a film he calls a "touching story of a young man who desperately wants to make his daddy proud." (Twentieth Century Fox)
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Bridget Jones's Diary
April 13, 2001
At the start of the New Year, 32-year-old Bridget (Zellweger) decides it's time to take control of her life -- and start keeping a diary. Now, the most provocative, erotic and hysterical book on her bedside table is the one she's writing. [Miramax]
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Kingdom Come
April 11, 2001
The best and the worst of the Slocumb family are on display when Woodrow "Bud" Slocumb keels over from a stroke. As the town swelters in the summer heat, family tensions reach a comedic boil as the Slocumb clan comes together to remember their dearly departed. (Fox Searchlight)
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Josie and the Pussycats
April 11, 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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Joe Dirt
April 11, 2001
The year is 1975 and little Joe Dirt is dumpster diving at a Grand Canyon tourist stop. After gorging himself on half-eaten snacks, he emerges from the garbage bin, only to find that his parents have left him. Now grown up and working as a janitor, Joe's got a mullet hairdo, acid-washed jeans, and a dream -- to find the parents that he lost, or lost him. (Columbia Tristar)
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The Day I Became a Woman
April 6, 2001
An Iranian film about women whose problem is being who they are: women. (Shooting Gallery)
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Just Visiting
April 6, 2001
In this American retelling of the 1993 French comedy blockbuster "Les Visiteurs," a medieval count (Reno) and his faithful servant (Clavier) are accidentally transported forward in time from 12th century France to modern-day Chicago due to a wizard's flawed time-travel potion. (Hollywood Pictures)
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Beautiful Creatures
April 6, 2001
In this witty and daringly original contemporary thriller set in Glasgow, Scotland, Dorothy (Lynch) and Petula (Weisz) are two women brought together by extraordinary circumstances with only one thing in common -- they both have rotten taste in men. (Universal Focus)
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Faat Kiné
March 30, 2001
Set in Dakar, Senegal, the film features a forty-year-old woman who refuses to give into the stigma of unwed motherhood and climbs the ladder of success in a male dominated field.
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Tomcats
March 30, 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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Someone Like You...
March 30, 2001
The story of a young woman's (Judd) attempt to explain her heartbreak by using the model of animal behavior. (Twentieth Century Fox)
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Spy Kids
March 30, 2001
Prior to their retirement nine years ago, Gregorio (Banderas) and Ingrid (Gugino) were the two greatest secret agents the world had ever known. Now, as the two are called back to duty, their adventures put them into such danger that the only two people who can rescue them (and maybe the world) are their children! Sometimes the biggest heroes are the smallest ones. (Miramax)
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Too Much Sleep
March 23, 2001
The comic misadventures of a security guard whose gun is stolen one morning on the bus.
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The Brothers
March 23, 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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Heartbreakers
March 23, 2001
Max (Weaver) and Page (Love Hewitt) are a brilliant mother/daughter con team who have their grift down to a fine science. Max targets wealthy, willing men who fall prey to her beauty and charm, and marries them. The equally gorgeous Page then seduces them. (MGM)
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Say It Isn't So
March 23, 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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Exit Wounds
March 16, 2001
Seagal stars as maverick Detroit police detective Orin Boyd, whose take-no-prisoners approach to domestic terrorism gets him booted downtown to the city's toughest precinct. (Warner Bros.)
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American Desi
March 16, 2001
A fun-loving romantic comedy focusing on the lives of second generation Indians in America. The story is set on a college campus and follows the exploits of an Indian freshman whose path in life takes a sharp detour down a road to self-discovery. (Eros Entertainment)
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The Dish
March 14, 2001
Set on a sheep farm in the remote town of Parkes, Australia in 1969, this is the amusing story of a satellite interface that served as a relay between NASA and Apollo 11 during the historic mission to the moon.
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Kissing Jessica Stein
March 13, 2001
A modern romantic comedy that breaks all the rules -- it blurs the lines between friendship and romantic love, and finds the funny, surprising and ultimately poignant overlap between the two. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
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When Brendan Met Trudy
March 9, 2001
Peter McDonald and Flora Montgomery make an insanely appealing mismatched couple in this fast and fresh romantic comedy for movie maniacs. He wants to show her the glories of pre-Star Wars cinema. She wants to teach him her burglary skills. Kieron Walsh directs from a riotously funny script by Roddy Doyle. (Shooting Gallery)
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Get Over It
March 9, 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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Blow Dry
March 7, 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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Series 7: The Contenders
March 2, 2001
Portrays the highlights of the seventh season of a reality-based TV show in which six contestants are given guns with the objective to be the last person standing.
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Hit and Runway
March 2, 2001
In this comedy of culture clashes, a straight Italian restauranteur (Paducci) and a gay Jewish man (Jacobson) team up to write a screenplay about an undercover cop working in the fashion industry.
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The Mexican
March 2, 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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Me You Them
March 2, 2001
Based on the true story of a woman who lived with her three husbands under the same roof in Ceara in northeastern Brazil. From this unusual situation, director Andrucha Waddington and screenwriter Elena Soarez created a fictitious plot that blends humor and passion and tells a story of an uncommon love quartet, led by Darlene, a strong intuitive woman full of the joy of living. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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See Spot Run
March 2, 2001
When a drug sniffing FBI dog escapes a witness protection program, he finds an unlikely refuge with a young mailman (Arquette) in the heart of suburbia. Both of their lives are about to be changed -- big time! (Warner Brothers)
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Monkeybone
February 23, 2001
Combining live action and stop animation, this comedy revolves around a cartoonist (Brendan Fraser) and the incredible fantasy world he encounters after he slips into a coma.
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