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Last film added: July 4, 2010. There are currently 937 films in the database (since 1997).


    2001-2003 Releases

    Search returned all films from 2001-2003 out of 937 total rated films.
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  1. Movie DetailsA.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) 10  Mind-blowingSci-FiDVD
    A futuristic adaptation of the tale of Pinocchio, using intelligent robots with real feelings.
  2. Movie DetailsAdaptation. (2002) 10  ComedyMind-blowingTrueDVD
    A screenwriter writes himself into the screenplay he's trying to adapt from a nonfiction book.
  3. Movie DetailsAmélie (2001) 10  ComedySexualDVD
    Shy French waitress Amélie decides to be a regular do-gooder and accidentally falls in love.
  4. Movie DetailsBig Fish (2003) 10  ComedyFantasy
    A son learns about his dying storyteller father by piecing together his legends and myths.
  5. Movie DetailsEraserhead 2000 (2001) 10  FantasyHorrorMind-blowingDVD
    David Lynch's restored first feature film. A nightmarish 1977 masterpiece of grotesque, eerie postindustrial life.
  6. Movie DetailsIn the Mood for Love (2001) 10  
    Kar-Wai Wong's masterpiece of romantic longing and restraint that dissolves like cigarette smoke against silk.
  7. Movie DetailsKill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 10  DVD
    Quentin Tarantino directs Uma Thurman as the Bride in a martial-arts quest of revenge.
  8. Movie DetailsLost in Translation (2003) 10  ComedySexualDVD
    Unhappily married movie star Bill Murray meets neglected newlywed Scarlett Johansson in Tokyo.
  9. Movie DetailsMulholland Drive (2001) 10  Mind-blowingSexualDVD
    David Lynch directs a dark Hollywood conspiracy about the psychosis of becoming someone else.
  10. Movie DetailsPunch-Drunk Love (2002) 10  ComedyDVD
    Businessman Adam Sandler begins a romantic journey with a curious woman amidst personal chaos.
  11. Movie DetailsShort Films of David Lynch, The (2002) 10  HorrorObscureDVD
    A detailed DVD collection of Lynch's six short films, dating 1966 to 1996. Horrifically odd.
  12. Movie DetailsSon, The (2002) 10  Obscure
    A vocational training center for troubled boys provides a story of emotional and moral complexity.
  13. Movie DetailsSpirited Away (2001) 10  AnimationFantasyDVD
    Miyazaki animates an alternate nighttime universe of Japanese gods and spirits.
  14. Movie DetailsTriplets of Belleville, The (2003) 10  AnimationComedySport
    Visually unique animation about a Tour de France kidnapping and the bizarre rescue effort.

  15. EXCELLENT
  16. Movie DetailsAbout Schmidt (2002) 9  ComedySexual
    Jack Nicholson is entering retirement and doesn't know what to do. Warning: Kathy Bates nudity.
  17. Movie DetailsAll the Real Girls (2003) 9  Obscure
    This believable natural drama about love and anger stars Zooey Deschanel.
  18. Movie DetailsAmerican Splendor (2003) 9  ComedySuperheroTrue
    Welcome to the life of Harvey Pekar, a hospital clerk, music collector, and comic-book writer.
  19. Movie DetailsAnimation Show, The (2003) 9  AnimationComedyFantasyObscureSci-FiDVD
    A collection of short films (mostly comedy) put together by Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt.
  20. Movie DetailsCity of God (2003) 9  
    A boy growing up in a violent Rio de Janeiro neighborhood finds redemption through photography.
  21. Movie DetailsDirty Pretty Things (2002) 9  Sexual
    Turkish chambermaid Audrey Tautou works at a London hotel where drug dealing and prostitution abound.
  22. Movie DetailsDonnie Darko (2001) 9  Mind-blowingSci-Fi
    A complex chain of events determine the fate of a teenager and a giant bunny-rabbit.
  23. Movie DetailsFinding Nemo (2003) 9  AnimationComedy
    Pixar Animation presents a father-son underwater adventure featuring Nemo, an adventurous boy clownfish.
  24. Movie DetailsGosford Park (2001) 9  Comedy
    In 1932 England, this Robert Altman drama explores multiple storylines of party guests and servants.
  25. Movie DetailsHeaven (2002) 9  
    The first of the Kieslowski trilogy, starring Cate Blanchett. Tom Tykwer directs this philosophical escape.
  26. Movie DetailsHero (2002) 9  
    A Rashômonesque martial-arts epic about the attempted assassination of a Chinese warlord, starring Jet Li.
  27. Movie DetailsIncredible Adventures of Wallace & Gromit, The (2001) 9  AnimationComedy
    Aardman Animations presents the first three Wallace & Gromit short films. Cracking toast, Gromit!
  28. Movie DetailsLittle Otik (2001) 9  AnimationComedyFantasyHorrorObscure
    A fantastically disturbing Czech fairytale about parenthood. It's conventionally structured for a Svankmajer film.
  29. Movie DetailsLord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) 9  Fantasy
    I don't think there's going to be a return journey, Mr. Frodo.
  30. Movie DetailsMillennium Actress (2001) 9  AnimationComedyFantasyObscure
    This animated epic blurs the distinction between film, history, and memory. There are many truths.
  31. Movie DetailsMinority Report (2002) 9  Mind-blowingSci-Fi
    An excellent futuristic thriller with irrelevant distractions, including vomit, snot, and anthropomorphic plants.
  32. Movie DetailsMonster (2003) 9  SexualTrue
    Charlize Theron is nearly unrecognizable in her moving portrayal of serial-killer prostitute Aileen Wuornos.
  33. Movie DetailsMystic River (2003) 9  
    A childhood tragedy overshadows the lives of three Boston men, who are reunited as adults.
  34. Movie DetailsNo Man's Land (2001) 9  True
    During the war between Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1993, two opposing soldiers become stranded together.
  35. Movie DetailsOthers, The (2001) 9  FantasyHorrorMind-blowing
    Nicole Kidman lives in a darkened and haunted old house with her two photosensitive children.
  36. Movie DetailsRoyal Tenenbaums, The (2001) 9  ComedyDVD
    Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson present a dysfunctional family reunion of former child prodigies.
  37. Movie DetailsSex and Lucía (2002) 9  Mind-blowingSexual
    Julio Medem directs a convoluted dreamlike narrative, starring a novelist, an island, and Paz Vega.
  38. Movie DetailsTape (2001) 9  
    Richard Linklater presents Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman dissecting high school memories in a motel.
  39. Movie DetailsWaking Life (2001) 9  AnimationFantasyMind-blowing
    Richard Linklater presents a uniquely animated universe that explores dream life and real life.
  40. Movie DetailsWinged Migration (2001) 9  True
    Documentary on the migratory patterns of birds, shot over three years on all seven continents.
  41. Movie DetailsY tu mamá también (2001) 9  ComedySexual
    In Mexico, two teenage boys and an attractive older woman embark on a road trip.

  42. VERY GOOD
  43. Movie Details21 Grams (2003) 8  Sexual
    Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, and Naomi Watts star. How much does your soul weigh?
  44. Movie Details25th Hour (2002) 8  
    Edward Norton revaluates his life in the 24 remaining hours before a seven-year jail term.
  45. Movie DetailsCatch Me If You Can (2002) 8  True
    Successful con-artist and millionaire Leonardo DiCaprio holds multiple identities. FBI agent Tom Hanks gives chase.
  46. Movie DetailsCoffee and Cigarettes (2003) 8  ComedyMusical
    Jim Jarmusch directs this series of black & white vignettes, centered around coffee and cigarettes.
  47. Movie DetailsCremaster 3 (2002) 8  Obscure
    Matthew Barney's art installation epic where he plays the Entered Apprentice and faces bizarre adversaries.
  48. Movie DetailsDevil's Backbone, The (2001) 8  FantasyHorror
    An unsettling ghost story set in a Catholic orphanage during the Spanish Civil War.
  49. Movie DetailsHire Film Series Vol. 1, The (2001) 8  ObscureDVD
    Five short BMW-commissioned films starring Clive Owen. Directors include Kar-Wai Wong and Ang Lee.
  50. Movie DetailsHole, The (2001) 8  HorrorSexual
    British psychological thriller featuring teenagers in a bomb shelter. Stars Thora Birch and Keira Knightley.
  51. Movie DetailsIgby Goes Down (2002) 8  ComedySexual
    A sarcastic 17-year-old boy rebels against the money and privilege he was born into.
  52. Movie DetailsIn the Bedroom (2001) 8  
    Tragic story about a couple's only son who falls in love with a single mother.
  53. Movie DetailsK-PAX (2001) 8  FantasyMind-blowingSci-Fi
    Kevin Spacey is either extraterrestrial or delusional. And he eats a banana without peeling it.
  54. Movie DetailsLantana (2001) 8  Sexual
    An Australia-set mystery that examines the stories of four married couples and a murdered woman.
  55. Movie DetailsLord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) 8  Fantasy
    He is passing into the Shadow World. He'll soon become a wraith like them.
  56. Movie DetailsLord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) 8  Fantasy
    We needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little hobbitses.
  57. Movie DetailsMan Who Wasn't There, The (2001) 8  
    Barber Billy Bob Thornton blackmails his wife's boss and lover. Directed by the Coen Brothers.
  58. Movie DetailsMatchstick Men (2003) 8  Comedy
    Con-artist Nicolas Cage is an obsessive-compulsive agoraphobe whose life changes drastically when Alison Lohman appears.
  59. Movie DetailsMindscape of Alan Moore, The (2003) 8  ObscureSuperheroTrue
    Creative philosophies from the brilliant comic writer of Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell.
  60. Movie DetailsMonsters, Inc. (2001) 8  AnimationComedyFantasy
    Pixar presents a bunch of scary monsters who are afraid of being contaminated by children.
  61. Movie DetailsPrincess and the Warrior, The (2001) 8  
    Tom Tykwer crafts a stylish fable about psychiatric nurse Franka Potente and a small-time criminal.
  62. Movie DetailsRabbits (2002) 8  ComedyFantasyHorrorObscure
    David Lynch's nine-episode sitcom starring people in rabbit suits, accompanied by laugh tracks. Plotless, eerie.
  63. Movie DetailsRoad to Perdition (2002) 8  Superhero
    The result of hitman Tom Hanks's son witnessing what his father does for a living.
  64. Movie DetailsRussian Ark (2002) 8  FantasyTrue
    300 years of Russian history displayed in a single continuous shot at the Hermitage Museum.
  65. Movie DetailsSchool of Rock, The (2003) 8  ComedyMusical
    Richard Linklater directs rocker Jack Black as a fourth-grade substitute teacher in a private school.
  66. Movie DetailsShrek (2001) 8  AnimationComedyFantasy
    No, not my buttons! Not my gumdrop buttons.
  67. Movie DetailsSolaris (2002) 8  Mind-blowingSci-FiSexual
    Soderbergh's remake is quite good, with much credit due to George Clooney and Natascha McElhone.
  68. Movie DetailsStartup.com (2001) 8  ObscureTrue
    Examines the start-up phenomenon by documenting the existence of new media company govWorks.com.
  69. Movie DetailsStorytelling (2001) 8  ComedySexual
    Todd Solondz presents two provocative stories. Prepare to have your politically correct sensibilities violated.
  70. Movie DetailsSwimming Pool (2003) 8  Sexual
    An English mystery writer finds murder and intrigue in Paris, with Ludivine Sagnier. Rich symbolism.
  71. Movie DetailsThirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001) 8  
    Five contemporary stories are woven together, examining the dramatic impact people have on one another.
  72. Movie DetailsTokyo Godfathers (2003) 8  AnimationComedyObscure
    An animated Christmas story set in Tokyo featuring an unlikely trio of homeless friends.
  73. Movie DetailsX-Files: The Complete Collector's Edition, The (2002) 8  HorrorSci-FiTV
    FBI agents Mulder and Scully investigate paranormal cases and discover alien conspiracies within our government.

  74. GOOD
  75. Movie Details28 Days Later (2002) 7  HorrorSci-FiSexual
    Four weeks after a deadly virus spreads throughout the UK, a few survivors seek sanctuary.
  76. Movie Details8 Mile (2002) 7  Musical
    Eminem is a young struggling rapper in Detroit. Co-stars Kim Basinger and Brittany Murphy.
  77. Movie DetailsAbout a Boy (2002) 7  Comedy
    A little boy teaches cynical, immature Hugh Grant how to act like a grownup.
  78. Movie DetailsAnimatrix, The (2003) 7  AnimationSci-Fi
    An anthology of nine short anime films detailing the backstory of the Matrix.
  79. Movie DetailsBeautiful Mind, A (2001) 7  True
    The struggles of a mathematical genius, inspired by the life of John Forbes Nash, Jr.
  80. Movie DetailsBerserk - The Complete Collection (2002) 7  AnimationFantasyHorrorObscureTV
    Anime about young warrior Guts and the mercenary company called the Band of the Hawk.
  81. Movie DetailsBourne Identity, The (2002) 7  
    In Paris, Matt Damon tries to remember his identity and why he is wanted dead.
  82. Movie DetailsCat's Meow, The (2001) 7  True
    Fictionalized story of the Hollywood murder that occurred aboard William Randolph Heart's yacht in 1924.
  83. Movie DetailsChicago (2002) 7  ComedyMusical
    A musical about celebrity worship, set in 1920s Chicago, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renée Zellweger.
  84. Movie DetailsCowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001) 7  AnimationComedySci-FiTV
    On Mars in the year 2071, the Bebop crew tries to contain a deadly virus.
  85. Movie DetailsCrazy/Beautiful (2001) 7  Sexual
    Kirsten Dunst, a rich underachieving teenager with an aversion to shampoo/bras, meets a hardworking Latino.
  86. Movie DetailsDead Like Me - The Complete First Season (2003) 7  ComedyFantasyTV
    Showtime TV series about the lives of undead grim reapers trying to make ends meet.
  87. Movie DetailsElf (2003) 7  ComedyFantasy
    Will Ferrell, raised as an elf at the North Pole, just arrived in the U.S.
  88. Movie DetailsFrom Hell (2001) 7  HorrorSexualSuperheroTrue
    A stylized whodunit set in Victorian Era London, starring clairvoyant police detective Johnny Depp.
  89. Movie DetailsHappy Times (2001) 7  ComedyObscure
    A bittersweet comedy about a poor, aging bachelor who hasn't had luck in love.
  90. Movie DetailsHouse of Sand and Fog (2003) 7  Sexual
    Should the house belong to emotionally unstable Jennifer Connelly or Iranian immigrant Ben Kingsley? Tragic.
  91. Movie DetailsIce Age (2002) 7  AnimationComedy
    An animated saber-toothed tiger, sloth, wooly mammoth, and saber-toothed squirrel discover a lost human infant.
  92. Movie DetailsIntolerable Cruelty (2003) 7  Comedy
    Renowned LA divorce attorney George Clooney is fascinated by revenge-seeking gold-digger Catherine Zeta-Jones.
  93. Movie DetailsIris (2002) 7  SexualTrue
    True story of novelist Iris Murdoch and her husband John Bayley, from youth to Alzheimer's.
  94. Movie DetailsIrreversible (2002) 7  Sexual
    Interesting narrative concept, but vicious. Be prepared for traumatic rape and murder. Stars Monica Bellucci.
  95. Movie DetailsItalian Job, The (2003) 7  
    This remake stars Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron in an Italian gold bullion heist.
  96. Movie DetailsJay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) 7  ComedySexual
    Includes many self-deprecating parodies of Hollywood stars as the stoned duo head out to California.
  97. Movie DetailsL.I.E. (2001) 7  
    Explores the questionable friendship between a troubled Long Island boy and a much older man.
  98. Movie DetailsLast Samurai, The (2003) 7  
    American military advisor Tom Cruise embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy.
  99. Movie DetailsLilo & Stitch (2002) 7  AnimationComedySci-Fi
    A Hawaiian girl adopts an unusual pet who is actually a notorious extraterrestrial fugitive.
  100. Movie DetailsLive from Baghdad (2002) 7  ObscureTrue
    Robert Wiener's memoirs of CNN reporters in Iraq during the Gulf War bombing in 1991.
  101. Movie DetailsMatrix Reloaded, The (2003) 7  Sci-Fi
    Part two of the Matrix trilogy. Agent Smith returns as a destructive computer virus.
  102. Movie DetailsMatrix Revolutions, The (2003) 7  Sci-Fi
    Part three of the Matrix trilogy. The machine army reaches the human city of Zion.
  103. Movie DetailsMexican, The (2001) 7  Comedy
    El Camino! El truck-o. This comedy stars Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts. Now you're blameshifting!
  104. Movie DetailsMonster's Ball (2001) 7  Sexual
    Prison guard Billy Bob Thornton reexamines his racist attitudes with naked Halle Berry.
  105. Movie DetailsMoulin Rouge! (2001) 7  Musical
    Baz Luhrmann musical starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Paris. 'Cause we can cancan!
  106. Movie DetailsOcean's Eleven (2001) 7  ComedySport
    A collection of big-name celebrities target three Las Vegas casinos for a multimillion dollar heist.
  107. Movie DetailsOld School (2003) 7  ComedySexual
    Disillusioned friends Will Ferrell, Luke Wilson, and Vince Vaughn try to recapture their college days.
  108. Movie DetailsPanic Room (2002) 7  Horror
    This David Fincher thriller presents three burglars searching Jodie Foster's brownstone mansion for hidden fortune.
  109. Movie DetailsPieces of April (2003) 7  Comedy
    Katie Holmes invites her dying mother and estranged family to her apartment for Thanksgiving dinner.
  110. Movie DetailsPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 7  ComedyFantasy
    A well-made Disney/Bruckheimer swashbuckling blockbuster, starring pirate Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley.
  111. Movie DetailsRingu (2003) 7  FantasyHorror
    A mysterious video kills all who watch it, unless the viewer can solve its mystery.
  112. Movie DetailsSecretary (2002) 7  ComedySexual
    James Spader is involved in a sexual, sadomasochistic story? You're kidding! Maggie Gyllenhaal is great.
  113. Movie DetailsSpider-Man (2002) 7  FantasySci-FiSuperhero
    Tobey Maguire is bitten by a genetically engineered spider and subsequently wins Kirsten Dunst's love.
  114. Movie DetailsVa Savoir (2001) 7  ComedyObscureSexual
    This romantic comedy follows three men and three women as their lives intersect in Paris.
  115. Movie DetailsX2: X-Men United (2003) 7  FantasySci-FiSuperhero
    Mutants continue to struggle against fearful human society and are attacked by military forces.
  116. Movie DetailsWerckmeister Harmonies (2001) 7  HorrorObscure
    Darkness descends. A bleak, mysterious and meditative art film. It's also cryptic, tedious and pretentious.

  117. FAIR
  118. Movie DetailsAnger Management (2003) 6  Comedy
    Adam Sandler is sentenced to an anger-management program led by aggressive instructor Jack Nicholson.
  119. Movie DetailsAustin Powers 3: Goldmember (2002) 6  ComedyMusical
    Have you got any idea how many anonymous henchmen I've killed over the years?
  120. Movie DetailsBandits (2001) 6  Comedy
    Two bank robbers fall in love with Cate Blanchett, the bored housewife they've taken hostage.
  121. Movie DetailsBlood: The Last Vampire (2001) 6  AnimationHorrorObscure
    A vampire horror anime set in 1966 on a U.S. Air Force base in Japan.
  122. Movie DetailsBlood Work (2002) 6  
    Retired FBI profiler Clint Eastwood returns to service following clues from his own heart transplant.
  123. Movie DetailsBlow (2001) 6  SexualTrue
    Johnny Depp plays George Jung, who established the American cocaine market in the 1970s.
  124. Movie DetailsBlue Crush (2002) 6  SportTrue
    Blonde surfer girl Kate Bosworth prepares for a surf competition while looking extremely attractive.
  125. Movie DetailsBridget Jones's Diary (2001) 6  ComedySexual
    Neurotic British woman Renée Zellweger is determined to improve herself while looking for love.
  126. Movie DetailsChanging Lanes (2002) 6  
    A fender-bender between lawyer Ben Affleck and businessman Samuel L. Jackson escalates into a feud.
  127. Movie DetailsClose Your Eyes (2002) 6  HorrorObscure
    A hypnotherapist receives visions from the inside of his patients' minds. A key to immortality?
  128. Movie DetailsCoyote Waits (2003) 6  Obscure
    A murder mystery set on a Navajo reservation. Part of PBS's American Mystery! series.
  129. Movie DetailsCQ (2002) 6  ComedyObscureSci-FiSexual
    The story of a young sci-fi filmmaker in Paris. Model Angela Lindvall serves as eye-candy.
  130. Movie DetailsDeath to Smoochy (2002) 6  ComedyMusical
    When children's television show host Robin Williams is fired, he plots revenge against Edward Norton.
  131. Movie DetailsEnemy at the Gates (2001) 6  True
    Two Russian and German snipers play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.
  132. Movie DetailsEquilibrium (2002) 6  Sci-Fi
    In a super-serious fascist future, Christian Bale has mastered the technique of the gun kata.
  133. Movie DetailsFast and the Furious, The (2001) 6  SexualSport
    Welcome to the underworld subculture of Los Angeles street-racers and car hijacking, starring Vin Diesel.
  134. Movie DetailsGlass House, The (2001) 6  
    Leelee Sobieski and Stellan Skarsgård manage to make this a reasonably decent movie.
  135. Movie DetailsHaiku Tunnel (2001) 6  ComedyObscure
    A comedy about tempness versus permness, both in the workplace and in life.
  136. Movie DetailsLaurel Canyon (2002) 6  MusicalSexual
    An uptight young man moves in with Frances McDormand and experiences a clash of lifestyles.
  137. Movie DetailsLife as a House (2001) 6  ComedySexual
    Terminally ill Kevin Kline takes custody of his teenage son. Jena Malone is charming.
  138. Movie DetailsNovocaine (2001) 6  ComedySexual
    Dentist Steve Martin is manipulated into a practice-threatening disaster by crafty seductress Helena Bonham Carter.
  139. Movie DetailsOnce Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) 6  
    The finale of Robert Rodriguez's Mariachi trilogy. Johnny Depp redeems this overstuffed spaghetti Western.
  140. Movie DetailsOne Hour Photo (2002) 6  Sexual
    Robin Williams is a one-hour photo lab employee who becomes obsessed with a suburban family.
  141. Movie DetailsOrange County (2002) 6  Comedy
    Jack Black tries to help smart highschooler Colin Hanks get admitted into Stanford.
  142. Movie DetailsPumpkin (2002) 6  Comedy
    College sorority girl Christina Ricci is drawn into a relationship with a young disabled man.
  143. Movie DetailsRundown, The (2003) 6  Comedy
    Mob thug The Rock is sent to the Amazon to retrieve treasure-hunting Seann William Scott.
  144. Movie DetailsSalton Sea, The (2002) 6  
    After his wife is murdered, Val Kilmer drifts into a world of speed junkies.
  145. Movie DetailsShallow Hal (2001) 6  ComedyFantasy
    Shallow Jack Black falls in love with 300-pound Gwyneth Paltrow because of her inner beauty.
  146. Movie DetailsStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) 6  FantasySci-Fi
    Jar Jar is muzzled, Yoda breaks out his light-saber, and Natalie Portman bares her midriff.
  147. Movie DetailsSuper Troopers (2001) 6  ComedySexual
    You must have eaten, like, a hundred bucks worth of pot. Am I saying meow?
  148. Movie DetailsTell Me Something (2001) 6  HorrorObscure
    Black garbage bags filled with dismembered human body parts are showing up around the city.
  149. Movie DetailsTraining Day (2001) 6  Sexual
    As a rookie narcotics officer, Ethan Hawke is partnered with rogue detective Denzel Washington.
  150. Movie DetailsTulse Luper Suitcases: The Moab Story, The (2003) 6  ObscureSexualTrue
    This Peter Greenaway multimedia project is too ambitious, difficult, and intertextual. Caroline Dhavernas still shines.
  151. Movie DetailsVanilla Sky (2001) 6  HorrorMind-blowingSci-FiSexual
    Tom Cruise's useless remake of Open Your Eyes. Penélope Cruz reprises her role, in English.
  152. Movie DetailsVeronica Guerin (2003) 6  True
    Irish journalist Cate Blanchett is murdered by drug dealers she exposed in her newspaper articles.
  153. Movie DetailsWe Were Soldiers (2002) 6  True
    Details a major battle in the Vietnam War, starring Mel Gibson and trout-lipped Madeleine Stowe.
  154. Movie DetailsWet Hot American Summer (2001) 6  Comedy
    A spoof composed of loosely related comedy sketches set at a summer camp in 1981.

  155. ADEQUATE
  156. Movie DetailsAmerican Pie 2 (2001) 5  ComedySexual
    The sequel to the famous prom night of sexual misadventure. Eugene Levy is still brilliant.
  157. Movie DetailsBad Company (2002) 5  Comedy
    Cliché-ridden but mildly amusing Chris Rock action movie, courtesy of Jerry Bruckheimer.
  158. Movie DetailsBirthday Girl (2002) 5  Comedy
    Nicole Kidman arrives in a small town as a bank clerk's Russian mail-order bride.
  159. Movie DetailsBruce Almighty (2003) 5  ComedyFantasy
    Reporter Jim Carrey is given almighty powers to teach him how difficult God's job is.
  160. Movie DetailsDaredevil (2003) 5  FantasySuperhero
    Ben Affleck, who can't act, zipped into a maroon bodysuit. Enough said.
  161. Movie DetailsDown to Earth (2001) 5  ComedyFantasy
    After dying before his time, aspiring comic Chris Rock is reincarnated as a wealthy businessman.
  162. Movie DetailsEvolution (2001) 5  ComedySci-Fi
    I kept wishing for the alien life forms to kill David Duchovny and Orlando Jones.
  163. Movie DetailsFinal Destination 2 (2003) 5  FantasyHorrorSexual
    Ali Larter is back on Death's path of destruction. Features gruesome accidents galore.
  164. Movie DetailsHarvard Man (2001) 5  ComedyObscureSport
    Mixes basketball and crime with sexual and chemical experimentation. And cheerleader Sarah Michelle Gellar.
  165. Movie DetailsHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003) 5  Comedy
    Kate Hudson is completely insane. Our love fern! You let it die!
  166. Movie DetailsJohn Q (2002) 5  
    Denzel Washington takes the emergency room hostage until doctors agree to perform his son's transplant.
  167. Movie DetailsJust Married (2003) 5  Comedy
    Ashton Kutcher and Brittany Murphy are on their honeymoon in Europe. Things go really badly.
  168. Movie DetailsK-19: The Widowmaker (2002) 5  True
    Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson star in this dull tale of a malfunctioning nuclear submarine.
  169. Movie DetailsKung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002) 5  Comedy
    It is an honor having you beat up random people in our city.
  170. Movie DetailsLeague of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The (2003) 5  FantasySci-FiSuperhero
    In an alternate Victorian Age world, Captain Nemo, Tom Sawyer, and Dr. Jekyll join forces.
  171. Movie DetailsMalibu's Most Wanted (2003) 5  Comedy
    A white Senator's son wants to live the hip-hop lifestyle. Don't be hatin'.
  172. Movie DetailsMen in Black II (2002) 5  ComedySci-FiSuperhero
    A semi-amusing replica of the original popcorn flick. The train-station locker creatures steal the show.
  173. Movie DetailsPlanet of the Apes (2001) 5  Sci-Fi
    Tim Burton reimagines the original film, poorly. Absurd plot, bad satire, pirouetting apes, no significance.
  174. Movie DetailsResident Evil (2002) 5  HorrorSci-FiSexual
    That scene where Milla Jovovich kicks the crap out of undead Dobermans is pretty cool.
  175. Movie DetailsRush Hour 2 (2001) 5  Comedy
    Jackie Chan and comedian Chris Tucker get involved in a Hong Kong counterfeit money scam.
  176. Movie DetailsSaiyûki Vol. 1: The Journey Begins (2003) 5  AnimationFantasyObscureTV
    A Dragonball Z-like anime adventure of four heroes traveling West to confront a powerful demon.
  177. Movie DetailsUnderworld (2003) 5  FantasyHorror
    Aristocratic vampire warrior Kate Beckinsale battles werewolf street-thugs in some gothic city. Silly as hell.
  178. Movie DetailsxXx (2002) 5  Sport
    Extreme-sports athlete Vin Diesel blows a lot of shit up. Stunts and gadgets replace plot.
  179. Movie DetailsZoolander (2001) 5  Comedy
    Ben Stiller wonders if there's more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking.

  180. FROM BAD TO WORSE
    (NO!  MY EYES!  MY EYES!)
  181. Movie DetailsAnimal, The (2001) CRAP  Comedy
    This crude 84-minute Rob Schneider disaster might have been an amusing Saturday Night Live skit.
  182. Movie DetailsCharlie's Angels 2: Full Throttle (2003) CRAP  Comedy
    Bimbo agents Cameron, Drew, and Lucy Liu are back! With sparkly dirtbikes and eye-glitter!
  183. Movie DetailsCorky Romano (2001) CRAP  Comedy
    Bumbling idiot Chris Kattan tries to infiltrate the local FBI to destroy gang-related racketeering evidence.
  184. Movie DetailsFearDotCom (2002) CRAP  HorrorSexual
    People are dying after logging on to a website. Natascha McElhone's talent is wasted.
  185. Movie DetailsGhosts of Mars (2001) CRAP  HorrorSci-Fi
    Unintentional comedy, starring Natasha Henstridge and Ice Cube, in which Mars colonists become possessed.
  186. Movie DetailsHot Chick, The (2002) CRAP  Comedy
    An attractive but mean-spirited girl becomes trapped in Rob Schneider's body. Stupid but mildly amusing.
  187. Movie DetailsImpostor (2002) CRAP  Sci-Fi
    A Philip K. Dick adaptation gone wrong. Is engineer Gary Sinise actually an alien android?
  188. Movie DetailsJosie and the Pussycats (2001) CRAP  ComedyMusical
    Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson star in this annoying pop-music satire.
  189. Movie DetailsKnockaround Guys (2001) CRAP  Comedy
    A derivative mobster movie starring Vin Diesel, Seth Green, and Barry Pepper.
  190. Movie DetailsLara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) CRAP  Fantasy
    Pointless and dull, with lame CGI. As if artifact-collector Angelina Jolie needed extra bra padding.
  191. Movie DetailsLara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) CRAP  Fantasy
    Angelina Jolie is searching for Pandora's box. Alas, beauty and special effects don't equal quality.
  192. Movie DetailsLegally Blonde (2001) CRAP  Comedy
    Looking to commit suicide? Reese Witherspoon can help that thought process along.
  193. Movie DetailsLegally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003) CRAP  Comedy
    Soul-crushingly shallow materialism mixed with plucky good-heartedness. I will now light myself on fire.
  194. Movie DetailsNew Guy, The (2002) CRAP  Comedy
    A crude high-school movie about reinventing yourself. Zooey Deschanel could not redeem its incoherence.
  195. Movie DetailsNational Lampoon's Barely Legal (2003) CRAP  ComedyObscureSexual
    Three high school guys attempt to make a porno movie. Vic Ramalot takes it personally.
  196. Movie DetailsNot Another Teen Movie (2001) CRAP  ComedySexual
    A tasteless spoof of bad teen-movie clichés. Chock full of dick jokes and scatological humor.
  197. Movie DetailsPearl Harbor (2001) CRAP  True
    Jerry Bruckheimer presents Ben Affleck. And Kate Beckinsale. Trying to act. Together.
  198. Movie DetailsSay It Isn't So (2001) CRAP  ComedySexual
    I would love to say this Heather Graham movie wasn't so. And get a refund.
  199. Movie DetailsScooby-Doo (2002) CRAP  ComedyFantasy
    Matthew Lillard's Shaggy impression is great, but the rest of this live-action adaptation is useless.
  200. Movie DetailsSigns (2002) CRAP  Sci-Fi
    M. Night Shyamalan and Mel Gibson really crapped the bed with this lame alien-invasion movie.
  201. Movie DetailsSlackers (2002) CRAP  ComedySexual
    Not even Jason Schwartzman can save this utterly detestable gross-out comedy. Painfully unfunny.
  202. Movie DetailsSummer Catch (2001) CRAP  ComedySport
    Watching Freddie Prinze Jr. is painful, but Jessica Biel's wet t-shirt almost made it bearable.
  203. Movie DetailsSweet Home Alabama (2002) CRAP  Comedy
    I'm sorry, but Reese Witherspoon made me want to skewer my temples.
  204. Movie DetailsSweetest Thing, The (2002) CRAP  Comedy
    A disposable saccharine comedy about searching for love, starring Cameron Diaz and Christina Applegate.
  205. Movie DetailsSwimfan (2002) CRAP  Sport
    My dislike for Erika Christensen didn't help me enjoy this Fatal Attraction rip-off.
  206. Movie DetailsTart (2001) CRAP  Obscure
    Dominique Swain and Bijou Phillips are wealthy troubled friends at a private school in Manhattan.
  207. Movie DetailsTuxedo, The (2002) CRAP  ComedySci-Fi
    Chauffer Jackie Chan wears a special gadget-laden tuxedo. Jennifer Love Hewitt is also present.
  208. Movie DetailsVan Wilder (2002) CRAP  ComedySexual
    Tara Reid and Ryan Reynolds are incapable of intelligent conversation, but let's not fault Ryan.


  209. Statistical ratings distribution of these 202 films (21.6% of total rated films):
    With enough films included, it usually approximates a bell curve with a mean near 6.5...
    (especially when considering that CRAP is 0-4 combined).
    Average rating for these 202 films: 6.6.

    10:6.9%

    9:12.9%

    8:15.3%

    7:20.8%

    6:18.3%

    5:11.9%

    CRAP:13.9%



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