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American Adobo
American Adobo (2001) on 29 september 2001
, 1h44
Directed by Laurice Guillen
Origin Philippines
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Cherry Pie Picache, Christopher de Leon, Dina Bonnevie, Ricky Davao, Sandy Andolong, Keesha Sharp
Rating48% 2.4403352.4403352.4403352.4403352.440335
Tere Sanchez (Cherry Pie Picache) is an accountant who is in her early forties, single, and not especially happy about it. Tere is an excellent cook, and often throws dinner parties for her friends, and the arrival of her old friend Lorna (Sol Oca) from Manila is all the reason she needs to invite her friends over for a feast. Mike (Christopher De Leon) is a former political journalist who is now enjoying the fruits of a lucrative career as a newspaper editor, but he wonders if he left his principles behind along the way; he's also feeling unfulfilled in his marriage to Gigi (Susan Valdez-LeGoff). Gerry (Ricky Davao) is an advertising copywriter who is afraid to tell his friends and family that he's gay, though circumstances may well drive him out of the closet. Raul (Paolo Montalban) is a good-looking womaniser who prefers to date Caucasians, and lacks a certain amount of emotional maturity. And Marissa (Dina Bonnevie) is on the surface a well-to-do social butterfly; however, deep inside she's woefully insecure, and is afraid to confront her boyfriend Sam (Randy Becker) about his constant infidelity. Meanwhile, Lorna confesses that while she's married to a wealthy man in Manila, she's terribly unhappy, and is considering staying in America as an illegal alien.
God Is Great and I'm Not
God Is Great and I'm Not (2001) on 26 september 2001
, 1h40
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about Buddhism, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Audrey Tautou, Édouard Baer, Mathieu Demy, Julie Depardieu, Catherine Jacob, Philippe Laudenbach
Rating52% 2.6000952.6000952.6000952.6000952.600095
The film begins with Michèle's first journal entry, "I am 20 years old, and I have ruined my life!" This is just one of the many journal entry titles that are flashed before every particular scene in the film. Michèle had just recently broken up with her boyfriend so she meets up with some of her friends at a café. It is there that she meets the charming veterinarian François. Though Michèle has a promising modeling career, she feels that something, or someone, is missing in her life. François quickly fills this void, and Michèle feels partially whole. She first claims that she is Catholic but is dissatisfied with the results of praying and worshipping. By recommendation, she begins to follow Buddhism through meditation and use of elaborate costume jewelry. Eventually, she discovers that François is Jewish; however, he does not practice his faith. Throughout the film, she immerses herself in Judaism, following traditions such as the Sabbath. François breaks up with her by telling her "your touch sickens me", after accusing her of lying. He then engages in several other affairs but fails to ever marry. She attempts to date a few men but does not create any true connections. Finally, at a wedding of their friend Valérie, Francois has broken up with yet another woman and claims to desire her. The movie ends with the famous line, "...to be continued" leaving viewers curious about their future.
My Wife Is a Gangster
My Wife Is a Gangster (2001) on 28 september 2001
, 1h47
Origin Coree du sud
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Shin Eun-kyung, Park Sang-myun, Ahn Jae-mo, Yeon Jung-hoon, Choi Min-soo, Ko Joo-yeon
Rating62% 3.1473953.1473953.1473953.1473953.147395
Eun-jin was separated from her older sister Yu-jin when they were kids at an orphanage. While growing up, Eun-jin became a Kkangpae (Korean Mafia) gangster and adopted the nickname "Mantis." Upon discovering that Yu-jin had cancer, Eun-jin demanded that the doctors perform an operation; however, they refused. The dying Yu-jin wished that her sister would marry soon, so Eun-jin went on a blind date under the advice of her underling Romeo, who invited a stylist to design the appropriate makeup for Eun-jin. However, the date was a disaster and Romeo was sent to find someone else more suitable.
Don't Say a Word
Don't Say a Word (2001) on 28 september 2001
, 1h53
Directed by Gary Fleder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals, Heist films, Children's films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Guy Torry, Jennifer Esposito, Famke Janssen
Rating62% 3.1492253.1492253.1492253.1492253.149225
In 1991, a gang of thieves steal a rare $10-million gem, but, in the process, two of the gang double-cross their leader, Patrick Koster (Sean Bean) and take off with the precious stone.
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) on 28 september 2001
, 1h45
Directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Animation
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Post-apocalyptic films, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Wolves in film, Dracula films, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Political films, Dystopian films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Disaster films
Actors Pamela Adlon, John DiMaggio, Dwight Schultz, Andy Philpot, Wendee Lee, Michael McShane
Rating75% 3.799043.799043.799043.799043.79904
Charlotte, a young woman, is abducted by Baron Meier Link, a vampire nobleman who is known not to harm humans needlessly. Charlotte's father hires D, a dhampir, to find her and kill her humanely if she turns into a vampire. At the same time, her older brother also hires the notorious Marcus brothers for backup. Among them is a woman named Leila, who hunts vampires because of a personal grudge rather than for monetary gain. The two parties (D and the Marcus brothers) race inexorably after Meier Link. However, Meier Link hires the mutant Barbarois; a group of lethal mercenary body guards. They consist of Caroline, a shape shifter; Benge, a shadow manipulator; and Machira, a werewolf.
Jet Boy
Jet Boy (2001) on 30 september 2001
, 1h39
Directed by Dave Schultz
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films
Actors Branden Nadon, Matthew Currie Holmes, Dylan Walsh, Kelly Rowan
Rating70% 3.537943.537943.537943.537943.53794
C'est l'histoire d'un garçon qui se vend pour de l'argent. Il trouve sur son chemin un trafiquant de drogue.
The Brotherhood 2: Young Warlocks
The Brotherhood 2: Young Warlocks (2001) on 25 september 2001
, 1h21
Directed by David DeCoteau
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Sean Faris, Stacey Scowley, Christopher John Thomason, Holly Sampson
Rating37% 1.8869151.8869151.8869151.8869151.886915
At the exclusive private school, Chandler Academy, a young warlock named Luc convinces three other students to be his followers. The three start resisting Luc's influence and learn that he plans to use them as a conduit to summon a powerful demon.
Chandni Bar
Chandni Bar (2001) on 28 september 2001
, 2h30
Directed by Madhur Bhandarkar
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution
Actors Tabu, Atul Kulkarni, Upendra Limaye, Rajpal Yadav, Ananya Khare, Rajpal Yadav
Rating75% 3.7931353.7931353.7931353.7931353.793135
Mumtaz (Tabu) is a young village woman whose family is killed in communal riots. She moves to Mumbai with her uncle, the only family member she has left. They are desperately poor and her uncle persuades her to become a bar girl at Chandni Bar. This is merely temporary, he promises, until he gets a job. Mumtaz is shy and loathes the work, but she forces herself to dance and flirt. However, the uncle doesn't keep his promise; he lives on her earnings, drinking them away, and never gets a job. He adds one final, unforgivable crime to the list when he gets drunk and rapes her.
Va Savoir (Who Knows?)
Va Savoir (Who Knows?) (2001) on 28 september 2001
, 2h34
Directed by Jacques Rivette
Origin France
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Jeanne Balibar, Sergio Castellitto, Marianne Basler, Hélène de Fougerolles, Claude Berri, Catherine Rouvel
Rating68% 3.4455553.4455553.4455553.4455553.445555
The actress Camille is on tour with her theatre ensemble and her partner for life, the Italian director Ugo. On her return to her hometown Paris she learns that her former lover Pierre lives now with Sonia, a ballet dancer. Ugo meanwhile gets to know the female arts student Dominique who seems to know something about a legendary lost object.
Late One Night
Late One Night (2001) on 29 september 2001
, 33minutes
Directed by Dave Christiano
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion
Rating60% 3.0012053.0012053.0012053.0012053.001205
In flashback, a young boy in his room overhears his father and pregnant mother fighting; his father shouts that he's leaving the family, and "hates that kid." 25 years later, at a bar, a man flirts with a girl, who abruptly says, "Drop dead." In a diner booth, three factory workers banter with the cook and waitress. Outside, a man offers cards to passersby, preaching, "God loves you."
Zoolander
Zoolander (2001) on 28 september 2001
, 1h29
Directed by Ben Stiller
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Spy films, La mode, Films about music and musicians
Actors Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor, Milla Jovovich, Jerry Stiller
Rating64% 3.2478553.2478553.2478553.2478553.247855
The dim-witted but good-natured Derek Zoolander is ousted as the top male fashion model by the rising star, Hansel, and his reputation is further tarnished by a critical article from journalist Matilda Jeffries. After his three roommates and colleagues are killed in a "freak gasoline-fight accident" (where they spray each other with station gasoline and one of them lights a cigarette), Derek announces his retirement from modeling and attempts to reconnect with his father Larry and brothers Luke and Scrappy by helping in the coal mines. Derek's delicate methods make him an impractical miner, and his family rejects him.
Chico
Chico (2001) on 30 september 2001
, 1h52
Genres Drama, War, Biography
Actors Gyula Bodrogi, Sergio Hernández
Rating68% 3.4335553.4335553.4335553.4335553.433555
The protagonist is a man who was born in Bolivia to a Hungarian immigrant. His family fled to Chile after a coup in Bolivia, and remained in Chile until the 1973 coup, after which they fled to Hungary. After coming of age in Hungary, Chico witnesses the Yugoslav wars in the 1990s.
Dead Creatures
Dead Creatures (2001) on 25 september 2001
, 1h30
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Zombie films
Actors Eva Fontaine
Rating46% 2.3263452.3263452.3263452.3263452.326345
Un homme entre deux âges ligote un jeune de la rue à une chaise et lui pose d'étranges questions en l'observant endurer le supplice du sevrage pharmaceutique. Une jeune femme se lacère le bras avec émotion, ajoutant de nouvelles plaies aux nombreuses croûtes et cicatrices qui couvrent déjà son corps. Un groupe de femmes s'entasse pour réconforter une amie, affligée d'une terrible maladie qui entraîne la putréfaction de sa chair. L'homme du début s'affaire maintenant à décapiter à la scie une victime assassinée. Un mal secret scelle la communauté de ces êtres malheureux, transformés en membres d'une nouvelle abomination de la sous-culture urbaine qui les lie par la misère et le désespoir. Contraints de tout abandonner de leur vie antérieure, ils se tapissent dans les taudis des ruelles. Désormais, leur subsistance dépend des autres - au sens fort du terme.
Born Romantic
Born Romantic (2001) on 28 september 2001
, 1h36
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Craig Ferguson, Jane Horrocks, Catherine McCormack, Adrian Lester, David Morrissey, Olivia Williams
Rating63% 3.197363.197363.197363.197363.19736
Salsa dancing and 'El Corazon', a London Salsa Club provide the backdrop for the love-inspired efforts of three unlikely romantics:
Hearts in Atlantis
Hearts in Atlantis (2001) on 28 september 2001
, 1h41
Directed by Scott Hicks
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, Mika Sue Boorem, David Morse, Wes Johnson
Rating68% 3.448983.448983.448983.448983.44898
Hearts in Atlantis tells the story of Robert "Bobby" Garfield (David Morse), a middle-aged man recollecting his past, in particular the summer when he was eleven years old (Anton Yelchin). During that summer, he and his two friends, Carol Gerber (Mika Boorem) and John "Sully" Sullivan (Will Rothhaar), experienced many things together, the most mysterious of which was meeting an older gentleman named Ted Brautigan (Anthony Hopkins).
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge (2001) on 29 september 2001
, 1h59
Directed by Shōhei Imamura
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Kōji Yakusho, Misa Shimizu, Mitsuko Baishō, Toshie Negishi, Isao Natsuyagi, Takahito Iguchi
Rating66% 3.3473253.3473253.3473253.3473253.347325
Warm Water Under A Red Bridge focuses on the troubles of a Japanese "everyman" who finds a new life with an unusual woman in a small fishing village. Imamura's last film contains considerable commentary on the search for happiness.
Extreme Days
Extreme Days (2001) on 28 september 2001
, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films about religion
Actors Dante Basco, Alan John Buckley, Cassidy Rae Joyce
Rating56% 2.8495752.8495752.8495752.8495752.849575
"Road trip!" Four childhood friends, Will, Brian, Corey, and Matt, have been saying that since they were kids their dream is to surf, skate, and snowboard across California. After graduating from junior college, it is now their time and nothing can stop them — except money — so they decide to put their education to work. Through their jobs of life-guarding kiddie pools and working at Turkish restaurants they manage to save $847.53, more than enough to cross California in their Joyota, a reconstructed jeep with a rebuilt Toyota engine. Never having so much freedom in their lives, they decide to go to Mexico where they surf the fierce and unpredictable waves of Larosarita. Unexpectedly, Corey receives a phone call and is told of the death of his grandfather, "Grandpa G." His stepdad Frank tells him that his grandpa left him a bunch of money and his car, so Corey has to travel up to Yakima, Washington to get it. The friends, all being very close to Grandpa G., decide they will all go, counting on the fact that once they get there, they'll have more than enough money to get back.
The Brotherhood
The Brotherhood (2001) on 25 september 2001
, 1h42
Directed by David DeCoteau
Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Samuel Page, Josh Hammond, Brandon Beemer, Brian Bianchini
Rating36% 1.8298551.8298551.8298551.8298551.829855
Young Chris Chandler, a student at Drake University, gets a new roommate, Dan, and becomes friends with him. Meanwhile, the fraternities are pledging and a student said to have been interested in Doma Tau Omega is found dead on the campus.