Movie Releases by Genre

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme

July 16, 2004
Explosively tracing the story of a group of underground hip-hop MCs & DJs from the early 1980's to the present day, Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme is a documentary that explores the world of improvisational rap and the previously unexamined dimensions of hip-hop as a spiritual and community based art form. (Organic Films)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
7.9
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

Metallica: Some Kind of Monster

July 9, 2004 | R
Three years in the making, this documentary provides a fascinating, in-depth portrait of the most successful heavy metal band of all time, as they faced monumental personal and professional challenges while recording their first studio album of original songs in five years. (IFC Films)
Metascore:
74
User Score:
6.7
De-Lovely

De-Lovely

July 2, 2004 | PG-13
De-lovely is an original musical portrait of American composer Cole Porter filled with his own unforgettable songs. A sparkling celebration of Porter's music as well as a stirring exploration of the artist's journey and the undying power of love. (MGM)
Metascore:
53
User Score:
7.0
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

June 11, 2004 | Unrated
The most important, ambitious and comprehensive film ever made about America's most celebrated indigenous art form, Broadway tells the stories of our theatrical legends, how they came to New York, and how they created this legendary century in American theatre. (Second Act Productions)
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
I'll Sing for You

I'll Sing for You

June 4, 2004 | Unrated
A love story by a singer whose music takes us on a social, political and geographic voyage of Mali from 1960 to our day. (First Run Features)
Metascore:
61
User Score:
tbd
Soul Plane

Soul Plane

May 28, 2004 | Unrated
After a humiliating and horrific experience on a commercial flight, Nashawn Wade (Hart) sues and is awarded a $100 million settlement. Determined to make good with his newfound wealth he decides to create the airline of his dreams. With the help of his cousin Muggsy (Method Man), Nashawn creates NWA Airlines, the first full-service carrier designed to cater to the urban traveler. (MGM)
Metascore:
33
User Score:
8.3
A Slipping-Down Life

A Slipping-Down Life

May 14, 2004 | R
Based on the novel by Anne Tyler, A Slippping Down Life is the story of the unusual courtship of an awkward young woman and a charismatic singer/songwriter, and the profound effect that their unlikely relationship has on each other's lives. (Lions Gate Entertainment)
Metascore:
44
User Score:
7.5
Coffee and Cigarettes

Coffee and Cigarettes

May 14, 2004 | R
A comic series of short vignettes in which Jarmusch delves into the normal pace of the world from an extraordinary angle, showing just how absorbing the obsessions, joys and addictions of life can be. (MGM/UA)
Metascore:
65
User Score:
6.8
The Saddest Music in the World

The Saddest Music in the World

April 30, 2004 | R
It's 1933 in Winnipeg and the Great Depression is in full bloom. Beer Baroness Lady Port-Huntly (Rossellini) announces a global competition to determine the saddest music in the world, and musicians from across the globe pour into town to vie for the whopping $25,000 prize. Part musical melodrama, part tongue-in-cheek social satire, Guy Maddin's expressionistic film achieves a level of lunacy rarely seen since the Marx Brothers. (IFC Films)
Metascore:
78
User Score:
6.6
Home on the Range

Home on the Range

April 2, 2004 | PG
When a greedy outlaw named Alameda Slim (Quaid) schemes to take possession of the "Patch of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows (Barr, Dench, Tilly), a karate-kicking stallion named Buck (Gooding Jr.), and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save the farm in a wild quest full of high-spirited adventure. (Disney)
Metascore:
50
User Score:
5.7
Mayor of the Sunset Strip

Mayor of the Sunset Strip

March 26, 2004 | R
A musical documentary about the Homeric journey of rock impresario Rodney Bingenheimer. (First Look Pictures)
Metascore:
71
User Score:
7.8
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen

February 20, 2004 | PG
Lola (Lohan) feels her life is simply not worth living when she moves with her family from every single thing on the planet that she loves (read: the Big Apple) and is plunked down in the middle of the cultural wasteland that is suburban New Jersey. How will this New York doll ever make it as a Jersey girl? (Disney)
Metascore:
33
User Score:
6.2
You Got Served

You Got Served

January 30, 2004 | PG-13
A new fable for the hip hop age, where the best street dancers pit their moves and their passion for a chance to turn their talent into their dreams. (Screen Gems)
Metascore:
37
User Score:
6.4
Tom Dowd & the Language of Music

Tom Dowd & the Language of Music

January 16, 2004 | Unrated
This documentary profiles the life and work of a man whose personal history reflects the evolution of modern music and recording technology: legendary producer/recording engineer Tom Dowd.
Metascore:
80
User Score:
tbd
The Company

The Company

December 25, 2003 | R
This ensemble drama about the life of a company of ballet dancers focuses on a young dancer (Campbell) on the verge of becoming a principal dancer.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
6.9
Honey

Honey

December 5, 2003 | PG-13
Honey Daniels (Alba) has been waiting all her life to show the world her dance moves and now, everything she ever wanted is just a step away. (Universal)
Metascore:
37
User Score:
6.2
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

December 2, 2003 | Not Rated
Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans and has them reprogrammed to forget their real identities and play soulless corporate pop as The Crescendolls.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
tbd
The Triplets of Belleville

The Triplets of Belleville

November 26, 2003 | PG-13
The story of a boy, his grandmother, his dog and his dream of winning the Tour de France. When the boy is kidnapped by two mysterious men during the race, the search leads to the megalopolis of Belleville and the renowned Triplets of Belleville, eccentric female music-hall stars from the '30s.
Metascore:
91
User Score:
7.7
Tupac: Resurrection

Tupac: Resurrection

November 14, 2003 | R
Celebrating the life of Tupac Shakur, one off the top-selling hip-hop artists of all time, this film explores Shakur's life viscerally and dramatically through his own words and music. (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
66
User Score:
8.2
Concert for George

Concert for George

October 3, 2003 | PG-13
On the 29th of November 2002, one year to the day that George Harrison left us, his closest friends gathered at the Royal Albert Hall to celebrate his life in the only way they knew how - by playing his music.
Metascore:
82
User Score:
7.1
School of Rock

School of Rock

October 3, 2003 | PG-13
Hell raising guitarist with delusions of grandeur Dewey Finn (Black) has been kicked out of his band. Desperate for work, he impersonates a substitute teacher and turns a class of fifth grade high-achievers into high-voltage rock and rollers. (Paramount)
Metascore:
82
User Score:
8.3
Prey for Rock & Roll

Prey for Rock & Roll

September 26, 2003 | R
This funny, sexy tale of friendship, passion and survival stars Gina Gershon as a rocker struggling to keep herself and her all-girl band together. (MAC Releasing)
Metascore:
48
User Score:
tbd
Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician

Southlander: Diary of a Desperate Musician

September 26, 2003
A down-on-his-luck musician finds an instant ticket to fame with his Moletron keyboard.
Metascore:
39
User Score:
tbd
The Fighting Temptations

The Fighting Temptations

September 19, 2003 | PG-13
A New York advertising executive (Gooding) must return to his Georgia hometown when his aunt dies. He soon finds that he must help the local gospel choir with a competition in order to collect his inheritance.
Metascore:
53
User Score:
7.6
Taking Sides

Taking Sides

September 5, 2003
A tale based on the life of Wilhelm Furtwängler, the controversial conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic whose tenure coincided with the controversial Nazi era.
Metascore:
61
User Score:
5.4
Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?

Hey! Is Dee Dee Home?

September 3, 2003
Lech Kowalski's 2003 documentary feature about the life and times of Ramones bassist and all-star burnout Dee Dee Ramone (1952-2002) is a fascinating character study of a punk rock legend who never grew up. (Two Boots Pioneer Theater)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
8.3
Marci X

Marci X

August 22, 2003 | R
The pampered daughter (Kudrow) of a record label executive must step in to deal with an out-of-control rapper (Wayans).
Metascore:
20
User Score:
7.9
Masked and Anonymous

Masked and Anonymous

July 24, 2003 | PG-13
Set somewhere, sometime, in an America wracked by an endless and senseless civil war, this is the story of a benefit concert and a musician named Jack Fate (Dylan).
Metascore:
32
User Score:
8.2
Garage Days

Garage Days

July 18, 2003 | R
Acclaimed director Alex Proyas puts his visionary spin on the story of an Australian garage band that is willing to do just about anything to make it to the top -- or at least a stage. (Fox Searchlight)
Metascore:
50
User Score:
4.1
Madame Satã

Madame Satã

July 9, 2003 | Unrated
Legendary criminal. Proud homosexual. Cabaret star. Passionate lover. Killer. Devoted father of seven adopted children. Saint or devil? Madame Satã. (Wellspring Media)
Metascore:
59
User Score:
5.5
Wattstax (re-released)

Wattstax (re-released)

June 6, 2003 | R
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.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
6.6
Together

Together

May 30, 2003
A coming-of-age tale woven together with the harmony and intensity of a complex musical orchestration. (MGM)
Metascore:
60
User Score:
7.4
Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns)

May 23, 2003
This documentary profiles the groundbreaking career of the comedic musical group They Might Be Giants, which started as a duo of multi-instrumentalists both named John (Flansburgh and Linnell) in the 1980s and grew in the 1990s into being a full-fledged band.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
6.8
Only the Strong Survive

Only the Strong Survive

May 9, 2003 | PG-13
Documentary filmmakers DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus catch up with the great soul singers of the 1960s and early 1970s. The result is a musical celebration of soul, a glimpse into the skewed world of the music industry, and a compelling narrative of these seven talented acts. (Miramax)
Metascore:
59
User Score:
3.8
The Lizzie McGuire Movie

The Lizzie McGuire Movie

May 2, 2003 | PG
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)
Metascore:
56
User Score:
7.0
A Mighty Wind

A Mighty Wind

April 16, 2003 | PG-13
In the tradition of "This is Spinal Tap," "Waiting for Guffman," and "Best in Show," this mockumentary looks at the world of folk music.
Metascore:
81
User Score:
7.2
The Man Without a Past

The Man Without a Past

April 4, 2003 | PG-13
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)
Metascore:
84
User Score:
7.3
Down and Out with the Dolls

Down and Out with the Dolls

March 21, 2003 | R
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)
Metascore:
49
User Score:
tbd
Laurel Canyon

Laurel Canyon

March 7, 2003 | R
A rigorously honest exploration of relationships between people with wildly divergent world views. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
61
User Score:
8.4
The Ballad of Bering Strait

The Ballad of Bering Strait

February 19, 2003
A cinema-verite film following seven Russian teenagers who have come to America to become country music stars. (Emerging Pictures)
Metascore:
49
User Score:
tbd
Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony

Amandla! A Revolution in Four Part Harmony

February 19, 2003 | PG-13
Amandla! tells the story of black South African freedom music and reveals the central role it played in the long battle against apartheid. (Artisan Entertainment)
Metascore:
78
User Score:
tbd
The Guru

The Guru

January 31, 2003 | R
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)
Metascore:
47
User Score:
5.2
Drumline

Drumline

December 13, 2002 | PG-13
A unique look at the world and culture of show-style marching bands ar America's black universities. (20th Century Fox)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
6.3
Bánk bán

Bánk bán

November 15, 2002
This opera, composed by Ferenc Erkel, is a universal tale of love, fidelity and infidelity, treachery, struggle against oppression and high human aspirations.
Metascore:
64
User Score:
8.3
Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

November 15, 2002 | PG
This documentary and performance film tells the Funk Brothers' saga through archival footage and still photos, narration, interviews, re-creation scenes, 20 Motown master tracks, and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Funk Brothers backing up Chaka Khan, Ben Harper, Bootsy Collins, Montell Jordan, Meshell Ndegeocello, Joan Osborne, and Gerald Levert. (Artisan Entertainment)
Metascore:
76
User Score:
8.0
8 Mile

8 Mile

November 8, 2002 | R
A story about the boundaries that define our lives, and a young man's struggle to find the strength and courage to transcend them. (Universal Pictures)
Metascore:
77
User Score:
8.5
Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet

Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet

November 8, 2002
A documentary about the Paris Opera Ballet Company which combines still photographs, footage of ballet performances of "Swan Lake" and Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony" with interviews with teachers, management, students and the company's biggest stars.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
tbd
Quai des Orfèvres [re-release]

Quai des Orfèvres [re-release]

October 25, 2002
Brilliantly transforming a classic whodunit plot, Gallic Master of Suspense Henri-Georges Clouzot takes us from the wings and dressing rooms of the Parisian music hall and circus worlds to the drab, airless corridors and holding cells of the Quai's Criminal Investigations Department, in a blend of social realism and psychological cruelty that became his trademark. One of the uncontested masterpieces of the postwar French cinema, but rarely seen here since its original 1947 U.S. release (as "Jenny Lamour"). (Film Forum)
Metascore:
89
User Score:
7.6
Food of Love

Food of Love

October 25, 2002 | R
Based on David Leavitt?s novel "The Page Turner," this is the story of two simple characters awakening to the harsh reality of life. (TLA Releasing)
Metascore:
46
User Score:
6.8
The Business of Fancydancing

The Business of Fancydancing

October 18, 2002
A poetic story of growth, death and the choices that define us, The Business of Fancydancing reunites Spokane Reservation best friends Aristotle Joseph (Tagaban) and Seymour Polatkin (Adams) sixteen years after their high school graduation. (FallsApart Productions)
Metascore:
49
User Score:
7.5
Brown Sugar

Brown Sugar

October 11, 2002 | PG-13
Dre (Diggs) and Sidney (Lathan) can attribute their friendship and the launch of their careers to a single childhood moment - the day they discovered hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic and he is a successful, though unfulfilled music executive. As they lay down the tracks toward their futures, hip-hop isn't the only thing that keeps them coming back to that moment on the corner. (Fox Searchlight)
Metascore:
58
User Score:
5.1
Biggie and Tupac

Biggie and Tupac

September 27, 2002 | R
This documentary investigates the still unsolved murders of rap superstars Christopher Wallace (aka Biggie Smalls, the Notorious B.I.G.) and Tupac Shakur. (Roxie Releasing)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
7.1
Quitting

Quitting

September 13, 2002 | R
Explores one man's journey, from the cutting edge of China's artistic movement in the early 90's, through a period of conflict with himself and his parents, to a mental institution and finally to the quest to rediscover himself and his family. (Sony Pictures Classics)
Metascore:
61
User Score:
6.5
Burning Man: The Burning Sensation

Burning Man: The Burning Sensation

September 6, 2002
A documentary look at the annual Burning Man arts festival in Northern Nevada.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
tbd
Little Secrets

Little Secrets

August 23, 2002 | PG
Emily (Wood) is a spunky pre-teen who is entrusted with her young neighbors' most private and cherished secrets.
Metascore:
52
User Score:
7.5
All My Loved Ones

All My Loved Ones

August 14, 2002
The heartbreaking story of a Jewish family living in Nazi-era Czechoslovakia.
Metascore:
50
User Score:
tbd
24 Hour Party People

24 Hour Party People

August 9, 2002 | TV-MA
Spanning from the late 1970's to the early 1990's, this is the story of the Manchester music scene, as seen by the founders of the legendary Factory Records label.
Metascore:
85
User Score:
8.3
The Country Bears

The Country Bears

July 26, 2002 | G
The story of how eager young fan Beary Barrington can convince the bitter ex-members of the rock band "The Country Bears" to put aside their differences and perform a benefit concert to save Country Bear Hall, the legendary venue where the band got its start. (Disney)
Metascore:
37
User Score:
4.7
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

July 26, 2002 | Unrated
Sam Jones documents a turbulent chapter in the history of alt-country turned experimental rock band Wilco. The film shows the conflict that arises when the band creates an artistic and challenging record while signed to a record company in the midst of a giant corporate takeover. (Cowboy Pictures)
Metascore:
66
User Score:
4.5
All About Lily Chou-Chou

All About Lily Chou-Chou

July 12, 2002
An epic story of a Japanese teenager's life in the age of the Internet.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.6
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

July 10, 2002 | PG
Newly restored for its 30th anniversary, this glam-rock classic features David Bowie as his gender-bending alter-ego Ziggy Stardust, in his final performance, given at London's Hammersmith Odeon in 1973.
Metascore:
58
User Score:
7.5
Cuba feliz

Cuba feliz

June 12, 2002
Billed as "a musical road movie," Cuba Feliz follows the wanderings of charismatic, 76-year-old Miguel Del Morales, known as El Gallo (The Rooster), as he travels throughout Cuba, making music in the homes of friends, in bars and on street corners, in courtyards and stairwells. (Film Forum)
Metascore:
62
User Score:
tbd
Facing the Music

Facing the Music

April 24, 2002
Anne Boyd, one of Australia's leading contemporary composers, teaches music at the publicly funded University of Sydney. This documentary chronicles a year in the life of an academic department that?s under the financial gun. (Film Forum)
Metascore:
77
User Score:
tbd
The Piano Teacher

The Piano Teacher

March 29, 2002 | Unrated
Erika is a piano teacher at a prestigious music school in Vienna. In her early forties and single, she lives with her overprotective and controlling mother. Lonely and alienated, Erika finds solace by visiting sex shops and experimenting with masochism. [Kino International]
Metascore:
79
User Score:
8.3
Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned

February 22, 2002 | R
Based on the third installment of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, the film follows the supernatural adventures of the legendary vampire Lestat, who has reinvented himself as an international rock star. His music awakes Akasha, the queen of all vampires, who is determined to make Lestat her king.
Metascore:
30
User Score:
7.5
Crossroads

Crossroads

February 15, 2002 | PG-13
The story of three childhood friends, Lucy (Britney Spears), Kit (Zoe Saldana) and Mimi (Taryn Manning), who, after eight years apart, rediscover their friendship on a cross-country trip. [Paramount Pictures]
Metascore:
27
User Score:
6.3
Scratch

Scratch

February 15, 2002 | R
A feature length film about the hip-hop DJ and today's turntablist movement. From the South Bronx in the 70's to San Francisco today, the world's best scratchers, diggers, party-rockers and producers celebrate beats, breaks, battles, and the infinite possibilities of vinyl. (Palm Pictures)
Metascore:
77
User Score:
4.9
A Song for Martin

A Song for Martin

December 21, 2001 | PG-13
An intense account of the effect of Alzheimer's disease on a couple's love affair.
Metascore:
72
User Score:
tbd
Punks

Punks

November 2, 2001 | R
This rhythm-and-blues-driven romantic comedy is the story of four close-knit friends trying to find that mythical relationship that will make finally make things right. But if you think that sounds familiar, think again, because Punks is the first-ever comic love story set amidst the world of African-American gay men. (Urbanworld Films)
Metascore:
55
User Score:
tbd
Cool and Crazy

Cool and Crazy

October 19, 2001
A documentary about the lives and loves of the male voice choir in the small fishing village of Berlevag, Norway.
Metascore:
73
User Score:
7.7
Won't Anybody Listen

Won't Anybody Listen

September 28, 2001
A documentary about a struggling rock band trying to make it in Hollywood.
Metascore:
68
User Score:
tbd
Glitter

Glitter

September 21, 2001 | PG-13
The story of a young singer, Billie Frank (Carey), who overcomes a turbulent childhood and struggles to find her true family and her true voice. (20th Century Fox)
Metascore:
14
User Score:
1.7
Rock Star

Rock Star

September 7, 2001 | R
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.)
Metascore:
54
User Score:
6.1
Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

August 17, 2001 | R
A World War II drama about a beautiful Greek villager (Cruz) and the Italian soldier (Cage), part of Mussolini's occupying army, who wins her heart.
Metascore:
36
User Score:
7.0
Brooklyn Babylon

Brooklyn Babylon

August 17, 2001 | R
Set in the melting pot of Brooklyn, New York, worlds collide, cultures clash, and sparks fly in this music-driven love story between a charismatic Rasta rapper and a young Jewish beauty. (Off Line Entertainment)
Metascore:
26
User Score:
tbd
The Turandot Project

The Turandot Project

August 10, 2001
This documentary chronicles the creation of the extraordinary outdoor production of Puccini's opera "Turandot" in the Forbidden City of Beijing.
Metascore:
65
User Score:
6.6
Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

July 20, 2001 | R
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)
Metascore:
85
User Score:
8.2
Everybody's Famous!

Everybody's Famous!

July 6, 2001 | R
An original and hilarious comedy about how far some people are willing to go for fame. (Miramax)
Metascore:
60
User Score:
tbd
Quadrophenia (re-release)

Quadrophenia (re-release)

June 29, 2001 | R
This re-release of the 1979 classic rock opera has been digitally re-mastered.
Metascore:
79
User Score:
7.1
Saudate for the Future

Saudate for the Future

June 20, 2001
Records the sights and sounds of the many extraordinary street musicians of Sao Paulo whose music and lyrics tell the stories of their lives with improvised humor, drama and colorful vulgarisms. (Film Forum)
Metascore:
57
User Score:
tbd
Down from the Mountain

Down from the Mountain

June 15, 2001 | G
A documentary about the musicians behind the songs in the Coen Brothers' film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Metascore:
75
User Score:
tbd
Songcatcher

Songcatcher

June 15, 2001 | PG-13
Janet McTeer stars as turn-of-the century musicologist Dr Lily Penleric, and unlikely heroine whose earthy, unstoppable drive leads her to musical, personal and romantic discoveries -- as she uncovers remarkable songs, dances and beats of the heart in the Appalachian mountains. (Lions Gate Films)
Metascore:
63
User Score:
7.9
Bride of the Wind

Bride of the Wind

June 8, 2001 | R
A romantic portrait of Alma Mahler, an extraordinary woman who inspired, bedeviled and captivated the artistic geniuses of her age. (Paramount Classics)
Metascore:
35
User Score:
tbd
The Man Who Cried

The Man Who Cried

May 25, 2001 | R
A girl whose name and language are taken away, who loses everything and everyone she loves and is driven into silence, nevertheless finds a singing voice and finally manages to find her long lost father. [Universal Focus]
Metascore:
40
User Score:
7.2
Performance

Performance

May 11, 2001 | X
In this re-release of the 1970 psychological drama, a murderer on the run takes refuge with an outcast rock star.
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.1
Mauvais Sang

Mauvais Sang

April 27, 2001 | Not Rated
Carax's 1986 film about a man who schemes to steal the cure for a new illness that only afflicts lovers who don't really care about each other.
Metascore:
74
User Score:
8.1
The End of the Road

The End of the Road

April 27, 2001
This documentary explores the Deadhead phenomenon.
Metascore:
35
User Score:
tbd
Josie and the Pussycats

Josie and the Pussycats

April 11, 2001 | PG
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)
Metascore:
47
User Score:
7.6
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

April 6, 2001
This exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings of putting on a mega-concert combines candid moments backstage with electrifying musical performances on the giant IMAX® screen. (Imax Corporation)
Metascore:
56
User Score:
tbd
The Caveman's Valentine

The Caveman's Valentine

March 2, 2001 | R
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)
Metascore:
44
User Score:
3.8
Rhythm 'n' Bayous: A Road Map to Louisiana Music

Rhythm 'n' Bayous: A Road Map to Louisiana Music

February 16, 2001
Documentary which celebrates the music of Louisiana.
Metascore:
70
User Score:
tbd
Amy

Amy

January 26, 2001 | PG-13
This extraordinary movie tells the story of a young mother whose idealistic lifestyle is shattered by a traumatic event. She is faced with the prospect of life as a single mother, as she struggles to reach out to her daughter, who has cut herself off from the world. (Cascade Films)
Metascore:
40
User Score:
7.3
Save the Last Dance

Save the Last Dance

January 12, 2001 | PG-13
Sara (Stiles) and Derek (Thomas) come from two different worlds, two different cultures. Yet for all their differences, they share one fervent passion - dance! (Paramount Pictures)
Metascore:
53
User Score:
7.4
O Brother, Where Art Thou?

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

December 22, 2000 | TV-14
A trio of escaped prisoners (Clooney, Nelson, Turturro) embarks on the adventure of a lifetime as they set out to pursue their freedom and the promise of sharing in the division of a fortune in buried treasure. (Touchstone Pictures)
Metascore:
69
User Score:
7.8
Calle 54

Calle 54

October 20, 2000 | G
This documentary features a behind-the-scenes look into the music of many of the premier contemporary Latin musicians.
Metascore:
84
User Score:
4.0
Billy Elliot

Billy Elliot

October 13, 2000 | R
The life of 11-year old Billy Elliot (Bell), a coal miner's son in Northern England, is forever changed one day when he stumbles upon a ballet class during his weekly boxing lesson. (Universal Focus)
Metascore:
74
User Score:
7.4
Bamboozled

Bamboozled

October 6, 2000 | TV-MA
An Ivy-League educated writer (Damon Wayans) joins a comedy show at a major network. The show includes an all black cast, but is written by mostly white people. One of his first ideas is to have a skit where the cast wears "black face," and the show becomes an instant smash.
Metascore:
56
User Score:
6.6
Yi Yi

Yi Yi

October 6, 2000 | Not Rated
This film portrays life through portraits of the individual members of a Taiwanese family, each representing a stage from birth to death. [WinStar Cinema]
Metascore:
94
User Score:
8.4
Duets

Duets

September 15, 2000 | R
Karaoke enthusiasts travel across the country competing in singing contests leading to the national championship in Omaha.
Metascore:
40
User Score:
7.5
Almost Famous

Almost Famous

September 13, 2000 | Unrated
In the 1970's, a high school boy (Fugit) is given an opportunity to follow and write a story about the hot new rock band Stillwater (with lead guitarist Crudup) as they tour the USA.
Metascore:
90
User Score:
6.1
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