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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (2000) on 14 january 2001

Directed by Robert Markowitz
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Toby Stephens, Mira Sorvino, Paul Rudd, Martin Donovan, Francie Swift, William Campbell
Rating57% 2.851552.851552.851552.851552.85155
Le courtier en valeurs mobilières Nick Carraway accepte de jouer à Cupidon pour sa riche cousine Daisy Buchanan et son ancien amour, Jay Gatsby.
Out of the Wilderness
Out of the Wilderness (2001) on 10 january 2001
, 1h38
Origin USA
Themes Children's films
Actors David Carradine, Peter Jason, David Naughton
Rating41% 2.084642.084642.084642.084642.08464
This is the story of a raven, considered by ornithologists to be the most intelligent of birds, who through its antics disrupts a family, even to causing enough problems that the town finally decides to put the bird on trial for its life. The tale is told in retrospect during that trial by the young girl who owns it.
My Wife Is an Actress
My Wife Is an Actress (2001) on 14 january 2001
, 1h35
Directed by Yvan Attal
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about films, Films about journalists, Films about sexuality, Films about television, Transport films, Rail transport films, Film se déroulant dans un train
Actors Yvan Attal, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Terence Stamp, Noémie Lvovsky, Lionel Abelanski, Ludivine Sagnier
Rating63% 3.197873.197873.197873.197873.19787
Journaliste sportif, Yvan est marié à Charlotte, une comédienne célèbre. Beaucoup l'estiment chanceux, mais un jour quelqu'un lui fait remarquer que de nombreux acteurs embrassent sa femme, et qu'une foule de spectateurs la déshabillent du regard à chaque film... Yvan devient jaloux.
Save the Last Dance
Save the Last Dance (2001) on 12 january 2001
, 1h52
Directed by Thomas Carter
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Films about racism, Hip hop films, Musical films
Actors Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington, Terry Kinney, Fredro Starr, Bianca Lawson
Rating62% 3.102993.102993.102993.102993.10299
Sara Johnson, a promising dancer in high school, hopes to be admitted to study at Juilliard School and invites her mother to attend the audition. She fails the audition and soon thereafter learns that her mother has been involved in a fatal car accident in her haste to get to the audition.
Camouflage
Camouflage (2001) on 9 january 2001
, 1h33
Directed by James Keach
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Leslie Nielsen, Lochlyn Munro, Vanessa Angel, William Forsythe, Patrick Warburton, Tom Aldredge
Rating45% 2.2539452.2539452.2539452.2539452.253945
La vie est vraiment difficile pour Marty qui aimerait devenir acteur. Au bout du rouleau et sans un sou, il supplie Jack Potter, un détective privé, de lui confier une mission. A contre coeur, Jack l'envoie faire une enquête de routine : espionner une blonde pour le compte de son mari jaloux. Marty va donc à Beauver Ridge où une enquête très ordinaire prend une tournure inquiétante alors que survient un meurtre des plus étranges. Jack décide d'aider son assistant et d'aller sur place. Ensemble, ils sont témoins d'événements bizarres…
State and Main
State and Main (2000) on 12 january 2001
, 1h45
Directed by David Mamet
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about films, Mise en scène d'un scénariste
Actors Alec Baldwin, Charles Durning, Clark Gregg, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Patti LuPone, William H. Macy
Rating66% 3.3482153.3482153.3482153.3482153.348215
Havoc is wrought on the inhabitants of a small New England town by a troubled film production. After the leading man's penchant for underage girls gets them banished from their New Hampshire location, the crew relocates to the small town of Waterford, Vermont, to finish shooting "The Old Mill".
Finding Forrester
Finding Forrester (2000) on 12 january 2001
, 2h16
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about writers, Sports films, Basketball films
Actors Sean Connery, Rob Brown, F. Murray Abraham, Anna Paquin, Busta Rhymes, April Grace
Rating72% 3.6487953.6487953.6487953.6487953.648795
Sixteen-year-old Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown) plays basketball with his friends in New York. A recluse, William Forrester (Sean Connery), lives on the top floor of the building across from the court. The kids regularly notice him watching them. One of the boys dares Jamal to sneak into the apartment and retrieve an item. Jamal takes a letter opener only to be surprised by Forrester and inadvertently leaves his backpack behind. Forrester later drops Jamal's backpack onto the street. Jamal goes home to find that Forrester wrote notes in his journals. Jamal returns to Forrester's apartment and asks him to read more of his writing. Forrester tells him to begin with 5,000 words on why Jamal should "stay the fuck out of my home", which he completes and leaves on the doorstep the following day.
Antitrust
Antitrust (2001) on 12 january 2001
, 1h48
Directed by Peter Howitt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about computing, Films about the labor movement
Actors Ryan Phillippe, Tim Robbins, Rachael Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani, Richard Roundtree, Nate Dushku
Rating60% 3.0492853.0492853.0492853.0492853.049285
Working with his three friends at their new software development company Skullbocks, Stanford graduate Milo Hoffman is contacted by CEO Gary Winston of NURV (Never Underestimate Radical Vision) for a very attractive programming position: a fat paycheck, an almost-unrestrained working environment, and extensive creative control over his work. Accepting Winston's offer, Hoffman and his girlfriend, Alice Poulson, move to NURV headquarters in Portland, Oregon.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) on 12 january 2001
, 1h59
Directed by Ang Lee
Origin Chine
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Psychologie, Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Wuxia films
Actors Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Chang Chen, Cheng Pei-pei
Rating78% 3.9472753.9472753.9472753.9472753.947275
The film is set in the Qing Dynasty during the 43rd year (1779) of the reign of the Qianlong Emperor. Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-fat) is an accomplished Wudang swordsman. Long ago, his master was murdered by Jade Fox (Cheng Pei-pei), a woman who sought to learn Wudang skills. Mu Bai is also a good friend of Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh), a female warrior. Mu Bai and Shu Lien have developed feelings for each other, but they have never acknowledged or acted on them. Mu Bai, intending to give up his warrior life, asks Shu Lien to transport his sword, also referred to as the Green Destiny, to the city of Beijing, as a gift for their friend Sir Te (Sihung Lung). At Sir Te's estate, Shu Lien meets Jen (Zhang Ziyi), the daughter of Governor Yu (Li Fazeng), a visiting Manchu aristocrat. Jen, destined for an arranged marriage and yearning for adventure, seems envious of Shu Lien's warrior lifestyle.
Zenon: The Zequel
Zenon: The Zequel (2001) on 12 january 2001
, 1h40
Directed by Manny Coto
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Children's films
Actors Kirsten Storms, Lauren Maltby, Shadia Simmons, Phillip Rhys, Susan Brady, Stuart Pankin
Rating56% 2.8498352.8498352.8498352.8498352.849835
Zenon Kar (who is now 15) is two years older in the year 2051 but none the wiser about the dangers of meddling, but when she shows Nebula a new game and how to play it she inadvertently empties out Commander Planks Office and is assigned work detail in the Alien Patrol lab. Worse the space station is now under command of the military and General Hammond is assigned to command the station. Commander Plank, very furious ,comes out of his office and stops Zenon. Even worse, he assigns Zenon to look after his daughter who turns out to be her old nemesis, Margie, who's demanding and threatens to have her dad kick Zenon and her family off the space station if Zenon doesn't obey her.
Double Take
Double Take (2001) on 12 january 2001
, 1h31
Directed by George Gallo
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Actors Eddie Griffin, Orlando Jones, Edward Herrmann, Gary Grubbs, Daniel Roebuck, Garcelle Beauvais
Rating54% 2.701632.701632.701632.701632.70163
Daryl Chase (Jones) is a successful investment banker who handles international accounts for a major New York firm. Chase discovers to his surprise that one of his biggest clients, a company from Mexico, is actually a front for a cartel of drug smugglers; he realizes too late that he's been framed for money laundering and the murder of two cops, and is now wanted by the FBI.
The Regina Pierce Affair
The Regina Pierce Affair (2001) on 9 january 2001
, 1h32
Origin USA
Genres Crime, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Téléfilm érotique
Actors Sam Phillips, Amber Newman
Rating55% 2.793372.793372.793372.793372.79337
Des posters de cinéma d'une valeur inestimable ont été volées dans un musée à la collectionneuse Regina Pierce. L'inspecteur Dan tombe amoureux d'elle mais la considère comme une possible suspecte.
Lisa
Lisa (2001) on 14 january 2001
, 1h49
Directed by Pierre Grimblat
Origin France
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Romance
Actors Jeanne Moreau, Marion Cotillard, Benoît Magimel, Sagamore Stévenin, Julia Vaidis-Bogard, Michel Jonasz
Rating56% 2.811262.811262.811262.811262.81126
Peu avant la guerre, une histoire d’amour passionnée et douloureuse se déroule entre Lisa, atteinte de tuberculose, et un jeune acteur. 60 ans plus tard, Lisa raconte cette histoire à un jeune réalisateur. C'est une adaptation d’un roman de Patrick Cauvin « Le Théâtre de Minuit ».
The Amati Girls
The Amati Girls (2001) on 9 january 2001
, 1h31
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Cloris Leachman, Mercedes Ruehl, Dinah Manoff, Sean Young, Lee Grant, Robert Picardo
Rating49% 2.462972.462972.462972.462972.46297
The film centers around an Italian American family of four sisters (Mercedes Ruehl, Dinah Manoff, Sean Young, and Lily Knight) who reside in Philadelphia. After their father's death, in trying to convince their mother (Cloris Leachman) that her life is still worth living, each sister grapples with her own ideas on love, faith, and ultimately, the meaning of life.