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The Films of 2001

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The AboutFilm.Com reviewers are: AT = Alison Tweedie-Perry; CC = Carlo Cavagna; CS = Claudia Smurthwaite; DK = Dana Knowles; JV = Jeff Vorndam

Film Genre Cast AT CC CS DK JV Avg
Aberdeen drama Stellan Skarsgård, Lena Headey, Ian Hart       B C C+
About Adam comedy Kate Hudson, Stuart Townsend, Frances O'Connor            
The Adventures of Joe Dirt comedy David Spade, Dennis Miller, Christopher Walken         D+ D+
The Affair of the Necklace drama Hilary Swank, Jonathan Pryce, Simon Baker   C-       C-
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence SF Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Conner, William Hurt A- B+ B+ A A- A-
Ali biography Will Smith, Jaime Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith   C   A- B B-
All Over the Guy comedy Dan Bucatinsky, Richard Ruccolo, Adam Goldberg            
Along Came a Spider thriller Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott D C-       D+
The Amati Girls drama Cloris Leachman, Mercedes Ruehl, Dinah Manoff            
Amélie (France) fantasy Audrey Tautou, Maurice Bénichou, Mathieu Kassovitz   C+     C
American Outlaws Western Colin Farrell, Scott Caan, Ali Larter            
American Pie II comedy Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Chris Klein C+ C-      
An American Rhapsody drama Nastassja Kinski, Scarlett Johansson, Tony Goldwyn            
America's Sweethearts comedy Julia Roberts, John Cusack, Catherine Zeta-Jones C C+ C D- D+ C-
Amores Perros (Mexico) drama Vanessa Bauche, Emilio Echevarría, Gaël García Bernal   B+   B+ B-
Amy drama Alana De Roma, Rachel Griffiths, Ben Mendelsohn            
Angel Eyes drama Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Sonia Braga   D+       D+
The Animal comedy Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell, Guy Torry            
The Annihilation of Fish romance James Earl Jones, Lynn Redgrave, Margot Kidder            
The Anniversary Party drama Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kevin Kline, Gwyneth Paltrow B B+ B- B-  
Antitrust thriller Ryan Philippe, Tim Robbins, Claire Forlani            
Apocalypse Now Redux war Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Marlon Brando       C+ B B-
Aprile (Italy) comedy Nanni Moretti, Silvio Orlando         B+ B+
Atlantis: The Lost Empire anim./family Michael J. Fox, James Garner, Leonard Nimoy            
Audition (Japan) horror Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki   B-     B B-
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Baby Boy drama Tyrese, Snoop Dogg, Ving Rhames            
Baise-Moi (French language) action/drama Raffaëla Anderson, Karen Lancaume, Delphine MacCarty            
Bandits comedy Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett   C     C-
Beautiful Creatures comedy Rachel Weisz, Susan Lynch, Alex Norton            
A Beautiful Mind drama Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly C+ B B C+ B- B-
Behind Enemy Lines war Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Gabriel Macht   B-   D  
Behind the Sun (Brazil) drama José Dumont, Rodrigo Santoro, Rita Assemany            
Better Than Sex rom. comedy David Wenham, Susie Porter, Kris McQuade            
Big Eden drama/gay interest Arye Gross, Tim DeKay, Eric Schwieg            
Black Hawk Down war Josh Hartnett, Tom Sizemore, Ewan McGregor A- B B+ C- B-
Black Knight comedy Martin Lawrence, Tom Wilkinson, Kevin Conway       D-   D-
Blood: The Last Vampire animation/horror Youki Kudoh            
Blow bio/drama Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ray Liotta C+ B-   C+ C C+
Blow Dry comedy Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachel Griffiths C-         C-
The Body drama Antonio Banderas, Olivia Williams, Derek Jacobi            
Bones horror Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Bianca Lawson            
Born Romantic comedy Craig Ferguson, Dave Morrissey, Jane Horrocks            
Boys to Men drama/gay int. Brett Chukerman, Richard Blake, Bert Kramer            
Bread and Roses drama Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody, Elpidia Carrillo            
Bread and Tulips (Italy) comedy Licia Maglietta, Bruno Ganz, Marina Massironi   B+ B+     B+
Bride of the Wind bio/drama Sarah Wynter, Vincent Perez, Jonathan Pryce            
Bridget Jones's Diary romance Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth B+ A- B+ B B B+
Brother (USA/Japan) crime Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Kuroudo Maki   B-     B B-
The Brothers comedy Bill Bellamy, Morris Chestnut, DL Hughley     B-     B-
Bubble Boy comedy Jake Gyllenhaal, Marley Shelton, Swoozie Kurtz            
Bully drama Nick Stahl, Brad Renfro, Rachel Miner       D C- D+
The Business of Strangers thriller Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles, Fred Weller   C+   C  
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin romance Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz, John Hurt   D-       D-
The Caveman's Valentine drama Samuel L. Jackson, Colm Feore, Anthony Michael Hall     B-     B-
Cats & Dogs family Alec Baldwin, Tobey Maguire, Susan Sarandon (voice) D        
The Center of the World drama Molly Parker, Peter Sarsgaard, Carla Cugino   B-   B-   B-
Charlotte Gray drama Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon     C+   B- C+
Chopper drama Eric Bana, Simon Lyndon, Vince Colosimo         C+ C+
Chunhyang (South Korea) drama Lee Hyo Jung, Cho Seung Woo, Lee Jung Hun            
The Circle (Iran/Italy) drama Maryiam Palvin Almani, Nargess Mamizadeh, Fereshteh Sadr Orfani         B
The Closet (France) comedy Daniel Auteuil, Gérard Depardieu, Thierry Lhermitte            
Code Unknown (France) drama Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic, Josef Bierbichler         A- A-
Come Undone (France) romance/gay int. Jérémie Elkaïm, Stéphane Rideau, Dominique Reymond            
Company Man comedy Sigourney Weaver, Alan Cumming, John Turturro            
Corky Romano comedy Chris Kattan, Peter Falk, Vinessa Shaw            
Crazy/Beautiful romance Kirsten Dunst, Jay Hernandez, Bruce Davison B B- C     B-
The Crimson Rivers (France) thriller Jean Reno, Vincent Cassel, Nadia Farès   D       D 
Crocodile Dundee in L.A. comedy Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Serge Cockburn F        
Cure (Japan) thriller Anna Nakagawa, Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Koji Yakusho         B+
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion comedy Woody Allen, Helen Hunt, Charlize Theron   C C    
Dancing at the Blue Iguana drama Darryl Hannah, Sandra Oh, Jennifer Tilly            
Dark Blue World (Czech Republic) war Ondrej Vetchý, Krystof Hádek, Tara Fitzgerald            
The Day I Became a Woman (Iran) drama Fatemeh Cherag Akhar, Shabnam Toloui, Azizeh Sedighi            
The Debut dramedy Dante Basco, Eddie Garcia, Tirso Cruz III            
The Deep End drama Tilda Swinton, Goran Visnjic, Jonathan Tucker   B   C- C+ C+
The Devil's Backbone (Spain) horror Eduardo Noriega, Federico Luppi, Marisa Paredes         C
Dinner Rush drama Danny Aiello, Edoardo Bellini, Vivien Wu            
The Dish dramedy Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington, Patrick Warburton         B
Divided We Fall (Czech Republic) drama Boleslav Polivka, Anna Sisklova, Csonger Kassai            
Domestic Disturbance thriller John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Teri Polo         D+ D+
Donnie Darko fantasy/drama Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore   B+   B B+ B+
Don't Say a Word thriller Michael Douglas, Brittany Murphy, Sean Bean C- C C+ D-   C-
Double Take comedy Orlando Jones, Eddie Griffin, Garcelle Beauvais            
Down to Earth comedy Chris Rock, Chazz Palminteri, Regina King   D-       D-
Downward Angel thriller Matt Schulze, Ric Sarabia            
Dr. Doolittle 2 family Eddie Murphy, Jeffrey Jones, Kevin Pollack D        
Driven thriller Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds, Gina Gershon            
Druids1 bio/action Christopher Lambert, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Max Von Sydow   F      
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Ed Gein drama/thriller Steve Railsback, Carrie Snodgress            
The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition documen. Directed by George Butler         B+ B+
Enemy at the Gates war Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Ed Harris B B-   C+ B- B-
Enlightenment Guaranteed (Germany) dramedy Uwe Ochsenknecht, Gustav Peter Wöhler            
Eureka (Japan) drama Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Masaru Miyazaki         B
Everybody's Famous! (Belgium) comedy Josse De Pauw, Eva van der Gucht, Werner De Smedt            
Everything Put Together drama Radha Mitchell, Megan Mullally, Catherine Lloyd Burns         C+ C+
Evolution comedy David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Julianne Moore   C-       C-
Exit Wounds action Steven Seagal, DMX, Isaiah Washington   C+       C+
Extreme Force action Hector Echavarria, Louis Iocaviello, Adam Leadbeater            
Faithless (Sweden) drama Lena Endre, Erland Josephson, Krister Henriksson         B
The Fast and the Furious thriller Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster   C- C+    
Fast Food, Fast Women dramedy Anna Levine, Jamie Harris, Louise Lasser            
Fat Girl (France) drama Roxane Mesquida, Anaïs Reboux, Libero De Rienzo   B      
Final SF/drama Denis Leary, Hope Davis, J.C. MacKenzie            
Fifteen Minutes thriller Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Vera Farmiga   D+ C+ C+  
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within animated Ming Na, Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, James Woods            
The Fluffer drama/gay int. Scott Gurney, Michael Cunio, Roxanne Day            
Focus drama William H. Macy, Laura Dern, David Paymer         C- C-
The Forsaken horror Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, A.J. Buckley            
Freddy Got Fingered comedy Tom Greene, Rip Torn, Marisa Coughlin            
From Hell horror/thriller Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm B B B- C- C C+
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Gabriela drama Jaime Gomez, Seidy Lopez, Zach Galligan            
Get Over It rom. comedy Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, Melissa Sagemiller            
Ghosts of Mars action/horror Natasha Henstridge, Ice Cube, Jason Statham   C       C-
Ghost World dramedy Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi B A- A A- A- A-
Ginger Snaps2 horror Emily Perkins, Katharine Isabelle, Mimi Rogers B C     B B-
The Girl drama/lesbian int. Claire Keim, Agathe de la Boulaye, Sandra N'Kaye            
The Glass House thriller Leelee Sobieski, Stellan Skarsgård, Diane Lane       D   D
The Gleaners and I (France) documen. Directed by Agnes Varda       B+ B+ B+
Glitter drama Mariah Carey, Eric Benét, Kyle Thrash            
Go Tigers! docum. Directed by Ken Carlson     B   B- B-
The Golden Bowl drama Uma Thurman, Jeremy Northam, Nick Nolte   C      
Gosford Park mystery Kelly MacDonald, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Emily Watson, Clive Owen B+ A- A- A A- A-
Grateful Dawg docum. Jerry Garcia, David Grisman            
Greenfingers comedy Clive Owen, Hellen Mirren, David Kelly            
Hannibal thriller Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman D+ C+   F D+ D+
Happy Accidents rom. comedy Marisa Tomei, Vincent D'Onofrio, Holland Taylor   C+ B- B C+ B-
Haiku Tunnel comedy Josh Kornbluth, Warren Keith, Helen Schumaker            
Happenstance (France) rom. comedy Audrey Tautou, Faudel, Eric Savin            
Hardball drama Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, Trevor Morgan C D+ B-    
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone fantasy Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Richard Harris B+ B- B+ C+ B-
Head Over Heels rom. comedy Monica Potter, Freddie Prinze Jr, Shalom Harlow            
Heartbreakers comedy Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Gene Hackman C C-      
Hearts in Atlantis drama Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis   C+   D-   C-
Hedwig and the Angry Inch musical John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor, Michael Pitt B+ B- B   B
Heist thriller Gene Hackman, Delroy Lindo, Danny DeVito C+ B B C+ B B-
The Hidden Half (Iran) drama Mohammad Nikbin, Niki Karimi            
High Heels, Low Lifes comedy Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Michael Gambon            
Himalaya (Tibetan language) adventure Thinlen Lhondup, Gurgon Kyap, Lhakpa Tsamchoe   D      
Hit & Runway comedy Hoyt Richards, John Fiore, Kerr Smith            
Home Movie docum. Directed by Chris Smith         B
How High comedy Redman, Method Man, Obba Babatundé            
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I Am Sam drama Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning   C B-     C+
In the Bedroom drama Sissy Spacek, Tom Wilkinson, Nick Stahl   A B+ B B+ B+
In the Mood for Love (Hong Kong) drama Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Lai Chen   A- A- A A A-
Innocence drama Julia Blake, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Terry Norris         B
Intimacy drama Kerry Fox, Mark Rylance, Timothy Spall            
The Invisible Circus drama Jordana Brewster, Christopher Eccleston, Cameron Diaz       D  
Iris bio/drama Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet   B- B- C- C C+
The Iron Ladies (Thailand) comedy/gay int. Jesdaporn Pholdee, Sahaphap Tor            
Iron Monkey (Hong Kong) action Yu Rong-Guong, Donnie Yeh, Jean Wang            
Jackpot dramedy Jon Gries, Garrett Morris, Darryl Hannah            
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back comedy Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Shannon Elizabeth B   C+   D
Jeepers Creepers horror Gina Philips, Justin Long, Jonathan Breck B C     B B-
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius anim./family Martin Short, Patrick Stewart            
Joe Somebody comedy Tim Allen, Julie Bowen, James Belushi            
Josie and the Pussycats comedy Rachel Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson         C+ C+
Joy Ride thriller Steve Zahn, Paul Walker, Leelee Sobieski         D+ D+
Jump Tomorrow drama Hippolyte Girardot, Tunde Adebimpe, Natalia Verbeke            
Jurassic Park III action/horror Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Tea Leoni   C-       C-
Just Visiting comedy Jean Reno, Christian Clavier, Christina Applegate D-         D-
Kandahar (Iran) drama Niloufar Pazira, Hassan Tantai, Sadou Teymouri            
Kate & Leopold rom. comedy Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber C D+ B   D+
Keep the River on Your Right docum. Tobias Schneebaum, dir. by David & Louise Shapiro            
Khrustalyov, My Car! (Russia) drama Yuri Tsurilo, Nina Ruslanova         A- A-
Kill by Inches thriller  Myriam Cyr, Marcus Powell, Emmanuel Salinger            
Kill Me Later romance/thriller Selma Blair, Max Beesley, Brendan Fehr            
The King Is Alive drama/horror Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Davison, Janet McTeer            
King of the Jungle drama/lesbian int. Rosie Perez, John Leguizamo, Marisa Tomei            
Kingdom Come comedy Vivica A. Fox, LL Cool J, Whoopi Goldberg            
Kiss of the Dragon action Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Tchéky Karyo   C-       C-
The Kite (Philippines) drama Ricky Davao, Lester Llansong, Jennifer Sevilla            
A Knight's Tale adventure Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Mark Addy B- C+ B- C   C+
K-Pax SF/drama Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Alfre Woodard   C   C- C
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La Cienaga (Argentina) drama Graciela Borges, Mercedes Morán, Martín Adjemián            
Lakeboat dramedy Charles Durning, Peter Falk, Denis Leary            
Lantana drama Anthony LaPaglia, Geoffrey Rush, Barbara Hershey   B+   B B+ B+
The Last Castle action/drama Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo   C-     C- C-
Last Resort drama Dina Korzun, Artyom Strelnikov, Paddy Considine            
The Learning Curve thriller Monet Mazur, Carmine Giovinazzo, Vincent Ventresca            
Legally Blonde comedy Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair C+ B- B-   C C+
The Legends of Rita (Germany) drama Bibiana Beglau, Martin Wuttke, Nadja Uhl         B
Liam drama Ian Hart, Claire Hackett, Anthony Borrows   C C+    
L.I.E. drama Paul Franklin Dano, Brian Cox, Bill Kay         D
Life as a House dramedy Kevin Kline, Hayden Christensen, Kristin Scott Thomas   C+   C- C
Lisa Picard Is Famous satire Laura Kirk, Nat DeWolf, Griffin Dunne   C-   C+  
Little Otik (Czech Republic) comedy Veronika Zilková, Jan Hartl            
The Long Run drama Armin Mueller-Stahl, Paterson Joseph, Nthati Moshesh            
The Lord of the Rings:
The Fellowship of the Ring
fantasy Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen A- A   B- A A-
Lost and Delirious drama/lesbian int. Piper Perabo, Jessica Paré, Mischa Barton   C+   B   B-
The Low Down drama Aiden Gillen, Kate Ashfield, Dean Lennox Kelly            
Lumumba (France) biodrama Eriq Ebouaney, Alex Descas, Théophile Sowie         B
The Luzhin Defence drama John Turturro, Emily Watson, Stuart Wilson   C+       C+
Made comedy Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Famke Janssen C+ B-   B- B- B-
The Majestic dramedy Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Laurie Holden   D+     C- C-
The Man Who Cried drama Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, Johnny Depp   C      
The Man Who Wasn't There thriller Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, James Gandolfini   B+   B B+ B+
A Matter of Taste (France) thriller Bernard Giraudeua, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Florence Thomassin            
Max Keeble's Big Move comedy Alex D. Linz, Larry Miller, Jamie Kennedy            
Maybe Baby comedy Hugh Laurie, Joely Richardson, Adrian Lester   C-       C-
Me You Them (Brazil) dramedy Regina Case, Lima Duarte, Stênio Garcia            
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 Christian/thriller Michael York, Michael Biehn, Diane Venora            
Memento thriller Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano B+ A- A- B+ A- A-
The Mexican comedy/thriller Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini B- D+ B- B- B- C+
The Million Dollar Hotel drama Milla Jovovich, Jeremy Davies, Mel Gibson   F      
Monkeybone comedy Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, Rose McGowan            
Monster's Ball drama Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger   C+ B D- C
Monsters, Inc. anim./family Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi A- A B B+ B+ B+
Moulin Rouge musical Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo A B B C C+
Mulholland Drive drama Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring, Justin Theroux   C   A A+ B+
The Mummy Returns action/horror Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah   C+ C+     C+
The Musketeer adventure Justin Chambers, Tim Roth, Mena Suvari   D      
My First Mister dramedy Leelee Sobieski, Albert Brooks, Desmond Harrington   B- B     B-
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Nico and Dani (Spain) drama/gay int. Fernando Ramallo, Jordi Vilches, Marieta Orozco            
No Man's Land (Bosnia) satire Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic   B+   B+ A- B+
No One Sleeps thriller Tom Wlaschiha, Irit Levy, Jim Tholman            
Nora drama Ewan McGregor, Susan Lynch, Andrew Scott            
Not Another Teen Movie comedy Chyler Leigh, Chris Evans, Jamie Pressly            
Novocaine comedy Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter, Laura Dern            
O drama Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles B C B   C+ C+
Ocean's Eleven crime George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts A- B+ A- B- B- B+
On the Edge drama Cillian Murphy, Tricia Vessey, Jonathan Jackson            
On the Line rom. comedy James Bass, Joey Fatone, Emmanuelle Chriqui