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Title to Murder
Title to Murder (2001)

Directed by Stephen Furst
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action
Actors Christopher Atkins, Maureen McCormick, Stephen Furst

While researching an ordinary real estate transaction, title examiner Leah Farrell (McCormick) discovers a property transfer document with the forged name of a missing woman, and proceeds to investigate. When she is threatened by gangsters for snooping around, she turns for help to Assistant District Attorney Paul Shaughnessy (Atkins). As Paul tries to protect Leah from the danger that looms from all sides, romance blooms. The two of them foil the plot to bring illegal gambling activities to a small seaside town in Massachusetts.
Trinity
Trinity (2003)

Genres Science fiction, Documentary, Action
Actors Stephen Moyer, Tom McCamus, Lucy Akhurst, Stephanie Finochio

In a remote arctic research station, government agents Brach and Schiller (female) discover the mysterious genetic scientist Dr. Clerval. A psychological chess game ensues. It turns out that Schiller was a subject in one of Clerval's genetic breeding programs, and was co-dependent of him. Brach once was Clerval's henchman. He feels torn between his love for Schiller and his unadmitted, deep loyalty towards Clerval. Ben Weger is also in the film and Adam Weger
Black River
Black River (2001)

Directed by Jeff Bleckner
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Actors Jay Mohr, Lisa Edelstein, Ann Cusack, Stephen Tobolowsky, Frank C. Turner, Benita Ha

A writer called Boyd 'Bo' Aikens (Jay Mohr), recently unemployed and divorced, leaves Los Angeles hoping to find a place to start over. He enters an ordinary-looking town called Black River, and stops for lunch. However, after a disturbing encounter with one of the locals, he changes his mind and leaves. No sooner does he get out of town than his cell rings. The unidentified caller admonishes him for his unpleasantness. Moments later, he is pulled over and arrested; it seems that his car was listed as stolen. By the time the mess is straightened out, his car has been towed out of town, requiring him to reluctantly spend the night in town.
WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3
WXIII: Patlabor The Movie 3 (2002)
, 1h34
Directed by Fumihiko Takayama
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films set in the future, Cyberpunk films
Actors Hiroaki Hirata, Atsuko Tanaka, Masaru Ikeda, Takanobu Hozumi, Junpei Morita, Miina Tominaga

In 2000, a series of unknown attacks on Labors have led to two police detectives, Shinichiro Hata and Takeshi Kusumi, being assigned to investigate these string of events, assisted by members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's SV2 unit.
Jane Doe
Jane Doe (2001)
, 1h31
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Teri Hatcher, Rob Lowe, Alex Karzis, Christina Cox, Maurice Dean Wint, Trevor Blumas

Jane Doe (Hatcher) is the real name of arms manufacturer Cy-Kor's recently fired security password employee with top clearance, whose teenage son Michael (Trevor Blumas) is kidnapped. She obeys the bizarre instructions, including getting and learning to use a gun and downloading a secret file (after which her work post starts totally deleting), dumping both in a dumpster and waiting nearby, only to witness the company's CEO Churnings being shot by a sniper using an identical weapon. Michael is released, but the pair is now wanted for the murder and both are abducted by armed men, who bring them to a ranch. There they are welcomed by Michael's father, David Doe (Lowe), who discloses to be an agent of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), and so is Michael, who used her clearance as the whole thing is a sting for the kidnapping and murder's brain, Avery (Mark Caven) so he will sell the enemy false data. Alas David's DIA-partner Kurt Simmons and their boss Phelps have a dirty agenda.
The Last Will
The Last Will (2001)

Genres Comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Goran Višnjić, Angelica Bridges, Predrag Vušović, Ivo Gregurević, Filip Šovagović, Ljubomir Kerekeš

Bartul Burt Marinkovich, un millionnaire émigré croate, meurt et laisse inopinément ses millions de dollars non pas à sa belle jeune femme, Nicole, mais à son neveu inconnu et illégitime, Bepo Stambuk, qui vit à Bol sur l'île de Brac. C'est la revanche posthume de Marinkovich sur Nicole pour sa découverte qu'elle entretient une liaison de longue date avec son secrétaire personnel, Douglas Caine. Un jeune avocat d'origine croate nommé Elisabeth Horvath est chargé de trouver Bepo et de lui transférer son héritage, mais en même temps, Nicole et Caine engagent deux assassins pour aller à Brac et tuer l'héritier de Marinkovich. Lorsque Horvath et les deux assassins arrivent, ils découvrent indépendamment qu'il y a trois hommes à Bol nommé Bepo Stambuk, et doivent déterminer lequel est le bon.
The Last Witness
The Last Witness (2001)
, 1h46
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Political films
Actors Lee Jung-jae, Ahn Sung-ki, Lee Mi-yeon, Jung Joon-ho, Lee Ki-young, Kim Su-ro

A political prisoner, Hwang-seok is released after 50 years of solitary confinement. A day later, a body with stab wounds is recovered from a harbor. Detective Oh investigates the death and determines the body is that of Yang, a former soldier. Discovering a diary amongst Yang's possessions, Oh follows a trail of clues to a blind antique dealer, Ji-hye. It transpires that it was Yang who was responsible for the imprisonment of Hwang-seok, a suspected communist sympathizer in the Korean War. This makes Hwang-seok the prime suspect for the murder of Yang. But not all is as it seems, and a series of flashbacks back to the dark days of the Korean War and the infamous Geoje POW Camp on Geoje Island leads Oh to Han, a former North Korean soldier living in Japan, and a final, tragic resolution for two ill-fated lovers.
Proximity
Proximity (2001)

Directed by Scott Ziehl
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Rob Lowe, James Coburn, Jonathan Banks, Kelly Rowan, Joe Santos, Terrence C. Carson

When William Conroy (Rob Lowe) a former college professor is sentenced to life in prison for vehicular manslaughter it seems his life is over. But, when a fellow inmate tells him that in the past two years fourteen inmates have died at the prison, and then turns up dead the next day, Conroy is in more danger than he ever imagined. His suspicions are confirmed when, while on the way to his parole hearing, the van carrying the inmates crashes. Seizing the opportunity, Conroy flees the scene and elicits the help of his lawyer (Mark Boone Junior). What the two discover is a grisly murder ring set up within the prison walls that incriminates those at the highest levels of the correctional system.
Avalanche Alley
Avalanche Alley (2001)
, 1h30
Origin Canada
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes La fin du monde, Disaster films
Actors Nick Mancuso, Tobias Mehler, Kirby Morrow

Rick est propriétaire d'une petite station de ski, très réputée auprès des skieurs confirmés et des snowboarders amateurs de sensation forte. En pleine saison, une avalanche menace la station. Quand des vacanciers prennent le chemin d' "Avalance Valley", les conséquences ne se font pas attendre: une terrible avalanche se déclenche et s'apprête à détruire tout sur son passage. Rick et son équipe ne disposent que de très peu de temps pour fuir...
Danger Beneath the Sea
Danger Beneath the Sea (2001)
, 1h32
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Submarine films, Political films
Actors Casper Van Dien, Gerald McRaney, Dominic Zamprogna, Kim Poirier, Ron White, Joel Gordon

After a North Korean nuclear missile test goes wrong, the American nuclear attack submarine USS Lansing is cut off from communications. Detecting radioactivity in the air and believing the world to be at nuclear war, the executive officer takes command of the ship from the captain and prepares to fire the submarine's nuclear missiles at targets in Russia. Some members of the crew do not believe they are at war and help the captain take back control of the ship. Meanwhile, a second American submarine is sent to hunt down and destroy the Lansing before it can start a real war.
Mindstorm
Mindstorm (2001)

Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Horror
Actors Emmanuelle Vaugier, Eric Roberts, Michael Ironside, Clarence Williams III, Ed O'Ross, Antonio Sabàto, Jr.

When psychic private detective Tracy Wellman is retained by presidential candidate Senator William Armitage help to find his missing daughter, Rayanna, she encounters the telepathic cult leader David Mendez, who helps her learn they were both products of Cold War experiments. Mendez wants revenge against Armitage, who at the time was the NSA Director, and who betrayed the program to the Soviets. With the help of her friend, FBI Agent Dan Oliver, Wellman later discovers Mendez's motives go far beyond revenge, forcing her to confront her past and her missing memories.
Jett Jackson: The Movie
Jett Jackson: The Movie (2001)

Directed by Shawn Levy
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Children's films
Actors Lee Thompson Young, Lindy Booth, Ryan Sommers Baum, Michael Ironside, Dan Petronijevic, Nigel Shawn Williams

Sixteen year-old Jett Jackson’s role as the action hero "Silverstone" in his hit TV series has catapulted him to mega-stardom. But Jett’s finding it increasingly difficult to juggle the demands of show biz with school, family and friends. Then, a freak accident on the set causes Jett and his on-screen character Silverstone to trade places. Now, Jett must save the world from the clutches of the evil Dr. Kragg, while Silverstone faces his own challenge in Jett’s world: teenage life! With no script to follow, can Jett and Silverstone safely find their way back to the realities they knew?
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted (2002)
, 1h36
Directed by Frederick King Keller
Origin USA
Genres Action, Crime
Actors Michael T. Weiss, Andrea Parker, Patrick Bauchau, Jon Gries, Richard Marcus, James Denton

The film begins with Jarod working as a professor and searching for a mysterious artifact. Both he and Ms. Parker received e-mails containing a photograph of their mothers standing side by side at the end of the previous film, and it is revealed that the artifact Jarod is searching for appears in the photograph, engraved on a wall behind the two women. Jarod's search leads him to a shopkeeper who shows Jarod a small hidden compartment below his store, where the picture of his mother and Mrs. Parker was apparently taken. The shopkeeper believes the shop to be haunted, as occult worship once took place there, and tells Jarod that the engraving on the wall is evidence of this. Meanwhile, Ms. Parker visits the store and leaves with a small doll, then returns to the Centre, where she shows the doll to Angelo. Angelo goes into a fit, drawing a perfect picture of the engraving, and then draws a picture of an old monastery, calling it an "Evil Place" and chanting 'Evil People, Evil Place' repeatedly. The monastery is on the Isle of the Haunted, where Jarod has gone to find his mother. Ms. Parker follows.