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Focus
Focus (2001) on 19 october 2001
, 1h46
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors William H. Macy, Laura Dern, David Paymer, Meat Loaf, Kenneth Welsh, Peter Oldring
Rating66% 3.347543.347543.347543.347543.34754
In the waning months of World War II, a man is mistakenly identified as a Jew by his antisemitic Brooklyn neighbors. Suddenly the victims of religious and racial persecution, he finds himself aligned with a local Jewish immigrant in a struggle for dignity and survival.
From Hell
From Hell (2001) on 19 october 2001
, 1h57
Directed by Albert et Allen Hughes
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror, Crime, Slasher
Themes Psychologie, Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Serial killer films, Erotic thriller films, Children's films, Lobotomie
Actors Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane, Ian William Richardson, Jason Flemyng
Rating66% 3.34993.34993.34993.34993.3499
In 1888, Mary Kelly (Heather Graham) and her small group of London prostitutes trudge through unrelenting daily misery. When their friend Ann Crook (Joanna Page) is kidnapped, they are drawn into a conspiracy with links higher up than they could possibly imagine. The kidnapping is soon followed by the gruesome murder of another woman, Martha Tabram (Samantha Spiro); and it becomes apparent that they are being hunted down, one by one as various prostitutes are murdered and mutilated post-mortem.
Wolf Girl
Wolf Girl (2001) on 16 october 2001
, 1h37
Directed by Thomas Fitzgerald
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film
Actors Grace Jones, Tim Curry, Shawn Ashmore, Victoria Sánchez, Lesley Ann Warren, Tony Denman
Rating58% 2.945172.945172.945172.945172.94517
Teenage girl Tara has a disease and hair growing all over her body and her face. She was born into a travelling Freak show circus and is the main attraction as Wolf Girl. Tara, often ridiculed by local teens, finds a friend in Ryan whose mother happens to work on an experimental depilatory treatment. Desperately longing to be normal, Tara starts to secretly inject herself with the drug, but unaware of the dangerous side effects... The animal within starts to reveal itself.
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive (2001) on 19 october 2001
, 2h26
Directed by David Lynch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime, Romance
Themes Assassinat, Films about films, Les fantasmes, Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Films about suicide, Films about television, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller, Robert Forster, Brent Briscoe
Rating78% 3.9493353.9493353.9493353.9493353.949335
The story may not be linear and exhibits several instances of temporal disruption. A dark-haired woman (Harring) escapes her own murder, surviving a car accident on Mulholland Drive. Injured and in shock, she descends into Los Angeles and sneaks into an apartment which an older, red-headed woman has just vacated. An aspiring actress named Betty Elms (Watts) arrives at the same apartment and finds the dark-haired woman confused, not knowing her own name. The dark-haired woman assumes the name "Rita" after seeing a poster for the film Gilda (1946), starring Rita Hayworth. To help Rita remember her identity, Betty looks in Rita's purse, where she finds a large amount of money and an unusual blue key.
In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies (2001) on 21 october 2001
, 1h35
Directed by Mariano Barroso
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films, Films about Latin American military dictatorships
Actors Salma Hayek, Edward James Olmos, Mía Maestro, Demián Bichir, Lumi Cavazos, Pilar Padilla
Rating65% 3.297553.297553.297553.297553.29755
The film begins showing pictures and films of the actual victims of Rafael Trujillo.
The Royal Scandal
The Royal Scandal (2001) on 19 october 2001
, 2h
Directed by Rodney Gibbons
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Matt Frewer, Kenneth Welsh, Liliana Komorowska, R.H. Thomson
Rating59% 2.9992852.9992852.9992852.9992852.999285
Sherlock Holmes enquête sur une affaire de chantage, mêlant le prince héritier de Bohême, une princesse scandinave et une talentueuse chanteuse d'opéra...
Speaking of Sex
Speaking of Sex (2001) on 18 october 2001
, 1h37
Directed by John McNaughton
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors James Spader, Lara Flynn Boyle, Bill Murray, Jay Mohr, Melora Walters, Nathaniel Arcand
Rating56% 2.8012552.8012552.8012552.8012552.801255
A female marriage counselor and a male depression expert try to solve the marital problems of a troubled couple.
The Last Castle
The Last Castle (2001) on 19 october 2001
, 2h12
Directed by Rod Lurie
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Action
Themes Prison films
Actors Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Delroy Lindo, Paul Calderon, Steve Burton
Rating69% 3.4516453.4516453.4516453.4516453.451645
Lieutenant General Eugene Irwin (Robert Redford) is brought to a maximum security military prison to begin a ten-year sentence for his decision (in violation of a presidential order) to send U.S. troops on a mission in Burundi, resulting in the deaths of eight soldiers. Colonel Winter (James Gandolfini), the prison's commandant, is a great admirer of the general but is offended by a comment he overhears: Irwin criticizes Winter's much-prized military artifacts collection, calling it something no actual battlefield veteran would ever have.
Little Secrets
Little Secrets (2001) on 17 october 2001
, 1h36
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Musical films
Actors Evan Rachel Wood, Michael Angarano, David Gallagher, Vivica A. Fox, Danielle Chuchran, Caitlin Meyer
Rating63% 3.197323.197323.197323.197323.19732
Emily Lindstrom (Evan Rachel Wood), an aspiring 14-year-old violinist, spends her summer practicing for an audition to get into the InterMountain Youth Symphony Orchestra in Salt Lake City, Utah, while her two best friends, Laurel and Jenny, go off to camp. She also runs a secret-keeping business, in which other children give her fifty cents to tell her a secret, which she promises to keep; this is a talent that she is normally very good at. Meanwhile, her parents are expecting another child and seem to care more about it than her.
The Icelandic Dream
The Icelandic Dream (2000) on 19 october 2001
, 1h30
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Jón Gnarr, Matt Keeslar, Guðrún Gísladóttir
Rating68% 3.4412853.4412853.4412853.4412853.441285
Þórhallur Sverrisson stars as "Tóti", a 29-year-old grade school graduate who tries to earn his living by importing Bulgarian cigarettes to Iceland. His 18-year-old girlfriend "Dagmar", played by Hafdís Huld, is trying to put up with him and his hobbies and soccer, while in high school (Menntaskóli). His best friend "Valli", a house painter and a longtime friend of Tóti speaks his mind throughout the movie, such as his thoughts on women and his patriotic ideas on Iceland, he is played by Jón Gnarr.
The Big House
The Big House (2001) on 17 october 2001
, 24minutes
Directed by Rachel Ward
Genres Drama
Actors Tony Martin, Gary Sweet, Shawn Ashmore, Kick Gurry, Paul Pantano
Rating63% 3.178633.178633.178633.178633.17863
Williams (Tony Martin) is a long term prisoner when Sonny (Kick Gurry) comes and is assigned to be Williams’ cell mate.
When Good Ghouls Go Bad
When Good Ghouls Go Bad (2001) on 20 october 2001
, 1h33
Directed by Patrick Read Johnson
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Zombie films, Comedy horror films
Actors Joe Pichler, Tom Amandes, Christopher Lloyd, Brittany Byrnes, Imelda Corcoran, Roy Billing
Rating61% 3.096823.096823.096823.096823.09682
Danny Walker (Joe Pichler), and his father James (Tom Amandes) have just moved to the town from Chicago so his father can fulfill his dream of re-opening the family chocolate factory. Danny and James are staying with James's father, known by all as "Uncle Fred" (Christopher Lloyd). Uncle Fred is considered crazy and is a bit childish, but Danny loves him very much. Danny dislikes his new life in Walker Falls, and it seems no one likes him, especially the football coach Mike Kankle (Joe Clements) and his son Ryan (Craig Marriott), the school's biggest bully. The only person who seems to be nice to Danny is Taylor Morgan (Imelda Corcoran), the school nurse and James' childhood friend.
Riding in Cars with Boys
Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) on 19 october 2001
, 2h2
Directed by Penny Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Comedy, Romance
Themes Pregnancy films, Films about sexuality
Actors Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy, Mika Sue Boorem, James Woods, Lorraine Bracco
Rating65% 3.251713.251713.251713.251713.25171
In 1961, eleven-year-old Beverly "Bev" Donfrio (Mika Boorem) is helping her father Leonard Donofrio (James Woods) get their family Christmas tree. When Leonard asks Bev what she wants this year for Christmas, believing that it's a bike, Bev shocks her father when she says that she wants a bra in order to get the attention of a boy she likes. Leonard tells his daughter that she is too young to be thinking about boys, and ends the conversation. Four years later, Bev (Drew Barrymore) is now a smart but naïve teenager. Her dream is to go to college in New York and become a writer. She and her two best friends Fay (Brittany Murphy) and Tina (Sara Gilbert) attend a party together one fateful evening where Fay finds her older boyfriend Bobby, who is about to be deployed to Vietnam, while Bev gives a love letter to a popular football player named Sky. Sky reads the contents of the letter aloud to his buddies, and they laugh at her. Bev flees to the bathroom, where she is consoled by a friendly stranger named Ray (Steve Zahn). Ray defends Bev's honor and gets into a fight with Sky. They are chased from the party and joined by Fay and Bobby during their quick exit. The four go to a lookout where Bobby and Fay have sex in the backseat. Bev is overcome by Ray's kindness and also has sex with him. Leonard, who is a police officer, drives up and brings them to the police station, where Bev claims that they only kissed.