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| x Frequency |
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Frequency is a 2000 film that contains elements of the time travel, thriller, and alternate history film genres. It was directed by Gregory Hoblit and written by Toby Emmerich. The film stars Dennis Quaid and James Caviezel as father and son, Frank...
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| x The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian |
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is a 2008 epic fantasy film based on Prince Caspian, the second published novel in C. S. Lewis's fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. It is the second in The Chronicles of Narnia film series from Walden...
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| x Night Falls on Manhattan |
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Night Falls On Manhattan is a 1997 film written and directed by Sidney Lumet, about a newly appointed DA who is eager to stamp out corruption within the New York Police Department. It stars Andy Garcia, Lena Olin, Richard Dreyfuss, Ian Holm and...
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| x Hidalgo |
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Hidalgo is a 2004 film based on the life and tales of former horse rider Frank Hopkins and his endurance horse Hidalgo, a mustang. The movie was written by John Fusco and directed by Joe Johnston. It stars Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson and Omar...
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| x You, Me and Dupree |
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You, Me and Dupree is a comedy film released on July 14, 2006. It is directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, written by Mike LeSieur, and produced by Mary Parent, Scott Stuber, and Owen Wilson.
The film revolves around newlyweds Carl and Molly...
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| x Twelfth Night: Or What You Will |
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Twelfth Night: Or What You Will is a 1996 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, or What You Will by director Trevor Nunn. The adaptation is set in the early 20th century. It was filmed on location in Cornwall including scenes shot...
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| x The Castle |
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The Castle is a 1997 Australian comedy film that gained widespread acclaim in Australia, but was not widely distributed globally.
The Castle starred Michael Caton and Anne Tenney, Eric Bana, and Charles 'Bud' Tingwell. Directed by Rob Sitch, the...
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| x Henry Fool |
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Henry Fool is a 1997 seriocomic film directed, written, and produced by Hal Hartley, featuring Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, and Parker Posey. As in The Unbelievable Truth, an earlier Hartley film, expectation and reality again conflict.
The film...
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| x Great Expectations |
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Great Expectations is a 1998 contemporary film adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel of the same name, directed by Alfonso Cuarón and starring Ethan Hawke, Gwyneth Paltrow, Robert De Niro, Anne Bancroft and Chris Cooper. It is known for having...
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| x 3000 Miles to Graceland |
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3000 Miles to Graceland is a 2001 American thriller film, starring Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Courteney Cox Arquette, David Arquette, Bokeem Woodbine, Christian Slater, and Kevin Pollak. It is a story of theft and betrayal, revolving around a plot...
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| x Pitch Black |
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Pitch Black (also known as The Chronicles of Riddick: Pitch Black) is a 2000 science fiction action movie directed by David Twohy and is recognized as the acting breakthrough of Vin Diesel.
In the film, dangerous criminal Richard B. Riddick (Vin...
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| x Pi |
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π (also known as Pi or Pi — Faith in Chaos) is a 1998 American psychological thriller directed by Darren Aronofsky, who won the Directing Award at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival, the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Gotham...
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| x The Circle |
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The Circle (Persian: Dayereh) is a 2000 drama film by Iranian independent filmmaker Jafar Panahi that criticizes the treatment of women in Iran. The film has won several awards, including the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2000, but it...
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| x The Astronaut Farmer |
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The Astronaut Farmer is a 2006 American drama film directed by Michael Polish, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Mark. The story focuses on a Texas rancher who constructs a rocket in his barn and, against all odds, launches himself into...
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| x Jellyfish |
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Jellyfish (Hebrew: מדוזות - Meduzot) is a 2007 Israeli film based on a story by Shira Geffen and directed by her and her husband, Etgar Keret. The film tells the story of three women in Tel Aviv whose intersecting lives paint a portrait of Israeli...
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| x Pushing Tin |
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Pushing Tin is a 1999 comedy-drama film directed by Mike Newell. It centers on a cocky air traffic controller (John Cusack) who quarrels over proving "who's more of a man" with fellow employee Bell (Billy Bob Thornton). The film got mixed reviews,...
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| x Lost Embrace |
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Lost Embrace (Spanish: El abrazo partido) (2004) is an Argentine, French, Italian, and Spanish comedy drama film, directed by Daniel Burman and written by Burman and Marcelo Birmajer. The picture features Daniel Hendler, Adriana Aizemberg, Jorge D...
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| x Washington Square |
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Washington Square is a 1997 American drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. The screenplay by Carol Doyle is based on the 1880 novel of the same name by Henry James, which was filmed as The Heiress in 1949.
A prologue introduces us to Dr. Austin...
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| x Good Night, and Good Luck. |
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Good Night, and Good Luck is a 2005 film directed by George Clooney. The film was written by Clooney and Grant Heslov and portrays the conflict between veteran radio and television journalist Edward R. Murrow and U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy of...
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| x The U.S. Versus John Lennon |
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The U.S. vs. John Lennon is a 2006 documentary film about English musician John Lennon's transformation from a member of The Beatles to a rallying anti-war activist striving for world peace during the late 1960s and early 1970s. The film also...
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| x Melinda and Melinda |
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Melinda and Melinda is a 2005 film written and directed by Woody Allen. It was premiered at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. The film is set in Manhattan and stars Radha Mitchell as the protagonist Melinda, in two story lines; one...
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| x A Slipping-Down Life |
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A Slipping-Down Life is a 1999 romantic drama film directed by Toni Kalem. Based on a novel by Anne Tyler, it stars Lili Taylor and Guy Pearce.
Shy loner Evie (Taylor) hears musician Drumstrings Casey (Pearce) on the radio one night and becomes...
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| x The Other Boleyn Girl |
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The Other Boleyn Girl is a 2008 British drama film directed by Justin Chadwick. The screenplay by Peter Morgan was adapted from the 2001 novel of the same name by Philippa Gregory. It is a romanticized account of the lives of 16th-century...
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| x Life or Something Like It |
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Life or Something Like It is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Stephen Herek. The film focuses on television reporter Lanie Kerrigan (Angelina Jolie) and her quest to find meaning in her life. The original music score was composed by David...
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| x The Cat in the Hat |
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The Cat in the Hat is a 2003 American comedy film loosely based on the 1957 book of the same name by Dr. Seuss. It was produced by Brian Grazer and directed by Bo Welch, and stars Mike Myers in the title role of the Cat in the Hat, and Dakota...
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| x Snake Eyes |
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Snake Eyes is a crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, one featuring his trademark use of long tracking shots and split screens. Released in 1998, the film was written by David Koepp and De Palma, and rated R when released to theaters on...
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| x The Hurricane |
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The Hurricane is a 1999 American biographical film directed by Norman Jewison, and starring Denzel Washington. The script was adapted by Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon from the books Lazarus and the Hurricane by Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton and...
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| x Hellboy 2: The Golden Army |
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army is a 2008 superhero film based on the fictional Dark Horse Comics character Hellboy. The film is directed by Guillermo del Toro and is a sequel to the 2004 film Hellboy, which del Toro also directed. Ron Perlman reprises...
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| x Mindhunters |
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Mindhunters is a 2004 thriller film, directed by Renny Harlin, and written by Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin (with an uncredited rewrite by Ehren Kruger). Unusually, the last country to receive this film was the United States in 2005, because of the...
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| x The Da Vinci Code |
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The Da Vinci Code is a 2006 film directed by Ron Howard, which is based on the bestselling 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. It was one of the most anticipated films of 2006, and was previewed at the opening night of the 2006 Cannes Film...
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| x Summer of Sam |
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Summer of Sam is a 1999 crime-drama based around the Son of Sam serial murders. It was directed and produced by Spike Lee.
Writer Jimmy Breslin begins narrating the film; telling the viewer about New York’s current prosperity. However, things were...
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| x Once |
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Once is a 2007 Irish musical film written and directed by John Carney. Set in Dublin, this naturalistic drama stars musicians Glen Hansard (of popular Irish rock band The Frames) and Markéta Irglová as struggling musicians. Collaborators prior to...
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| x Remember the Titans |
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Remember the Titans is an American sports drama, directed by Boaz Yakin and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for Walt Disney Pictures, released in 2000. The film stars Denzel Washington as coach Herman Boone and Ryan Hurst as Gerry Bertier. Remember...
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| x No Man's Land |
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No Man's Land (Bosnian: Ničija zemlja) is a 2001 Academy Award-winning tragicomedy war drama that is set in the midst of the Bosnian war. The film is a parable with a tone of ironic black comedy. The film marked the debut of writer and director...
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| x Love the Hard Way |
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Love the Hard Way is a 2001 crime drama film directed by Peter Sehr. It is about the story of a petty thief who meets an innocent young woman and brings her into his world of crime while she teaches him the lessons of enjoying life and being loved....
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| x The Virgin Suicides |
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The Virgin Suicides is a 1999 American film written and directed by Sofia Coppola, starring James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst and Josh Hartnett. Based on the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides, the film tells of the suicides of the five Lisbon...
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| x Smilla's Sense of Snow |
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Smilla's Sense of Snow is a 1997 mystery/thriller/science fiction film directed by Bille August, based on the book Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow (original Danish title: Frøken Smillas fornemmelse for sne) a 1992 novel by Danish author Peter Høeg....
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| x Alfie |
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Alfie is a 2004 American-British film starring Jude Law as the title character. The movie is written, directed and produced by Charles Shyer.
The film opens up by introducing Alfie (Jude Law), a charismatic, charming, cool, cheerful, fashion-aware,...
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| x Dear God |
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Dear God is a 1996 comedy film distributed by Paramount Pictures, directed by Garry Marshall and starring Greg Kinnear.
Tom Turner, a con artist, works at a post office and begins to answer the letters from people addressed to God.
Dear God received...
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| x Monster's Ball |
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Monster's Ball is a 2001 American/Canadian drama film directed by Marc Forster, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger and written by Milo Addica and Will Rokos. It was produced by Lions Gate and Lee Daniels Entertainment. The title...
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| x I Went Down |
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I Went Down is a Irish comedy crime film by director Paddy Breathnach released 3 October 1997.
After serving an eighteen month sentence for breaking and entering, Git Hynes, (Peter McDonald) walks into trouble on the day of his release from jail.
He...
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| x Someone Like You |
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Someone Like You is a 2001 motion picture, based on Laura Zigman's novel Animal Husbandry which tells a story of a heartbroken woman who is looking for the reason she was dumped. The film stars Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman and Marisa...
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| x Return With Honor |
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Return With Honor is a 1998 film directed by Frieda Lee Mock and Terry Sanders.
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| x The Recruit |
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The Recruit is a 2003 spy thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson. The film stars Colin Farrell, Al Pacino, and Bridget Moynahan. It follows the career of a recent MIT graduate recruited into the CIA.
James Clayton (Colin Farrell) is constantly...
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| x The Duchess |
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The Duchess is a 2008 British drama film based on Amanda Foreman's best-selling biography of the 18th-century English aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire. It was released in September 2008 in the UK. Originally to be directed by...
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| x Big Daddy |
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Big Daddy is an American comedy-drama film directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Adam Sandler, which was released on June 25, 1999 by Columbia Pictures.
Sonny Koufax (Sandler) is a carefree, unmotivated slob, who has declined to take on adult roles...
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| x A.I. Artificial Intelligence |
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence, also known as Artificial Intelligence: A.I. or simply A.I., is a 2001 science fiction film directed, produced and co-written by Steven Spielberg. Based on Brian Aldiss's short story Super-Toys Last All Summer Long, the...
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| x Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde |
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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, is the 2003 sequel to 2001's Legally Blonde. It was once again produced by MGM, and again starred Reese Witherspoon as Elle, as well as Luke Wilson, Sally Field, Regina King, Bruce McGill, and Bob Newhart. In...
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| x Juno |
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Juno is a 2007 Canadian-American comedy-drama film directed by Jason Reitman and written by Diablo Cody. Ellen Page stars as the title character, an independent-minded teenager confronting an unplanned pregnancy and the subsequent events that put...
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| x Talk to Her |
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Talk to Her (Spanish: Hable con ella) is a 2002 film written and directed by the Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar, starring Javier Cámara, Darío Grandinetti, Leonor Watling, Geraldine Chaplin and Rosario Flores. It won the 2002 Academy Award for...
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| x In the Shadow of the Moon |
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In the Shadow of the Moon is a 2006 British documentary film about the United States' manned missions to the Moon. It premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the World Cinema Audience Award. In March 2008, it was the first film to...
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| x Bobby |
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Bobby is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez. The screenplay is a fictionalized account of the hours leading up to the June 5, 1968 shooting of Robert F. Kennedy in the kitchen of The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles...
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| x Junk Mail |
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Junk Mail (Budbringeren) is a Norwegian film made in 1997. The film won many awards including Best Actress for Eli Anne Linnestad, Best Actor for Robert Skjærstad and Best Film for Pål Sletaune at the Amanda Awards in Norway and the Mercedes-Benz...
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| x Small Time Crooks |
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Small Time Crooks is an American comedy film, released in 2000, starring Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman and Hugh Grant. Allen also wrote and directed the film.
The main characters include:
Ray and his friends want to lease an old restaurant so they can...
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| x Armageddon |
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Armageddon is a 1998 disaster/science fiction-action film about a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers who are sent by NASA to stop an Asteroid on a collision course with Earth. It was directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and...
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| x Beautiful People |
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Beautiful People is a 2000 comedy film directed by Jasmin Dizdar. It is set in London during the time of the Bosnian war.
Essentially a black comedy, the plot revolves around six stories that are usually separate, but which occasionally intersect....
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| x The Woodsman |
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The Woodsman is a 2004 film directed by Nicole Kassell. The movie stars Kevin Bacon as a convicted child molester who must adjust to life after prison.
Bacon plays Walter, a convicted child molester returning home to Philadelphia after a 12-year...
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| x Blue Crush |
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Blue Crush is a 2002 surfer film directed by John Stockwell and based on the Outside magazine article "Surfer Girls of Maui" by Susan Orlean. Starring Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, Sanoe Lake, and Mika Boorem, it tells the story of three...
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| x The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada |
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The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada is a 2005 drama film directed by Tommy Lee Jones and written by Guillermo Arriaga. It stars Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Julio Cedillo, and Dwight Yoakam.
Melquiades Estrada, an illegal immigrant from Mexico...
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| x The McGarrigle Hour |
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The McGarrigle Hour is a 1998 album by Kate and Anna McGarrigle.
The album was recorded at a family gathering, including Kate's former husband Loudon Wainwright III, their son and daughter Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright, Anna's husband Dane...
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