List of American films of 2001

This is a list of American films released in 2001. A Beautiful Mind won the Academy Award for Best Picture and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring won the BAFTA Award for Best Film. Moulin Rouge! won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy. In the Bedroom won the Satellite Award for Best Film – Drama.
Shrek won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Murder on a Sunday Morning won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature).
The Believer won the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic. Southern Comfort won the Grand Jury Prize: Documentary.
Freddy Got Fingered won the Razzie Award for Worst Picture.
Title 	Director 	Cast(Subject of documentary) 	Genre 	Notes
15 Minutes 	John Herzfeld 	Robert De Niro, Edward Burns, Kelsey Grammer 	Action, Crime 	
3 A.M. 	Lee Davis 	Danny Glover, Pam Grier, Sarita Choudhury 	Crime drama 	
3000 Miles to Graceland 	Demian Lichtenstein 	Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Courteney Cox, Christian Slater, David Arquette, Kevin Pollak, Howie Long, Ice-T 	Action, Crime 	5 Razzie nominations
A.I. Artificial Intelligence 	Steven Spielberg 	Jude Law, Haley Joel Osment, William Hurt 	Sci-Fi 	based on Super-Toys Last All Summer Long by Brian Aldiss
The Affair of the Necklace 	Charles Shyer 	Hilary Swank, Jonathan Pryce, Adrien Brody 	Drama 	
Ali 	Michael Mann 	Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight 	Drama, Biopic 	
All Over the Guy 	Julie Davis 	Sasha Alexander, Dan Bucatinsky, Adam Goldberg 	Comedy 	
Along Came a Spider 	Lee Tamahori 	Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Dylan Baker 	Crime, thriller 	based on Along Came a Spider by James Patterson
The Amati Girls 	Anne De Salvo 	Cloris Leachman, Mercedes Ruehl, Sean Young 	Drama 	
America's Sweethearts 	Joe Roth 	Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cusack, Billy Crystal 	Comedy 	
The American Astronaut 	Cory McAbee 	Cory McAbee, Rocco Sisto 	Musical 	
American Outlaws 	Les Mayfield 	Colin Farrell, Scott Caan, Ali Larter 	Western 	
American Pie 2 	James Rogers 	Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan, Seann William Scott, Tara Reid, Eugene Levy 	Comedy 	preceded by American Pie
An American Rhapsody 	Éva Gárdos 	Scarlett Johansson, Nastassja Kinski, Tony Goldwyn 	Drama 	
Amy's Orgasm 	Julie Davis 	Julie Davis, Nick Chinlund, Jeff Cesario 	Comedy 	
Angel Eyes 	Luis Mandoki 	Jennifer Lopez, James Caviezel, Jeremy Sisto 	Romance 	
The Animal 	Luke Greenfield 	Rob Schneider, Colleen Haskell, John C. McGinley, Edward Asner 	Comedy 	
The Anniversary Party 	Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh 	Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kevin Kline 	Comedy, Drama 	
Antitrust 	Peter Howitt 	Ryan Phillippe, Rachael Leigh Cook, Claire Forlani, Tim Robbins 	Crime drama 	
Atlantis: The Lost Empire 	Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise 	Michael J. Fox, Cree Summer, James Garner 	Animation 	
Baby Boy 	John Singleton 	Tyrese Gibson, Snoop Dogg, Ving Rhames 	Crime drama 	
Bandits 	Barry Levinson 	Bruce Willis, Cate Blanchett, Billy Bob Thornton 	Crime, Comedy 	
Bartleby 	Jonathan Parker 	David Paymer, Crispin Glover, Glenne Headly 	Comedy, Drama 	based on Bartleby, the Scrivener by Herman Melville
A Beautiful Mind 	Ron Howard 	Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris 	Biopic, Drama 	biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr.winner of Academy Award, Golden Globe
Behind Enemy Lines 	John Moore 	Gene Hackman, Owen Wilson, David Keith 	War 	
The Believer 	Henry Bean 	Ryan Gosling, Billy Zane, Theresa Russell 	Drama 	winner of the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
Big Bad Love 	Arliss Howard 	Arliss Howard, Debra Winger, Paul Le Mat 	Drama 	
Black Hawk Down 	Ridley Scott 	Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Hardy 	War 	based on Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden
Black Knight 	Gil Junger 	Martin Lawrence 	Comedy 	
Blow 	Ted Demme 	Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz 	Biopic, Drama 	based on Blow by Bruce Porter
Bones 	Ernest R. Dickerson 	Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Michael T. Weiss 	Horror 	
Boom: The Sound of Eviction 	Francine Cavanaugh 	Willie Brown 	Documentary 	
A Boy Named Sue 	Julie Wyman 	 	Documentary 	
The Brothers 	Gary Hardwick 	Morris Chestnut, D.L. Hughley, Bill Bellamy, Shemar Moore 	Comedy 	
Bubble Boy 	Blair Hayes 	Jake Gyllenhaal 	Comedy 	
Buffalo Soldiers 	Gregor Jordan 	Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Anna Paquin 	War, Comedy 	based on Buffalo Soldiers by Robert O'Connor
Bully 	Larry Clark 	Brad Renfro, Rachel Miner, Bijou Phillips 	Crime drama 	based on Bully: A True Story of High School Revenge by Jim Schutze
The Business of Strangers 	Patrick Stettner 	Julia Stiles, Stockard Channing, Marcus Giamatti 	Thriller 	
Captain Corelli's Mandolin 	John Madden 	Nicolas Cage, Penélope Cruz 	Romance 	based on Captain Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernières
The Cat's Meow 	Peter Bogdanovich 	Kirsten Dunst, Edward Herrmann, Eddie Izzard, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley, Jennifer Tilly 	Drama 	based on The Cat's Meow by Steven Peros
Cats & Dogs 	Lawrence Guterman 	Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Tobey Maguire, Sean Hayes, Alec Baldwin, Alexander Pollock 	Comedy 	
The Caveman's Valentine 	Kasi Lemmons 	Samuel L. Jackson, Colm Feore, Ann Magnuson 	Crime drama 	based on The Caveman's Valentine by George Dawes Green
The Center of the World 	Wayne Wang 	Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker 	Drama 	
Corky Romano 	Rob Pritts 	Chris Kattan, Peter Falk, Fred Ward 	Comedy 	
CQ 	Roman Coppola 	Jeremy Davies, Angela Lindvall 	Sci-Fi 	
Crazy/Beautiful 	John Stockwell 	Kirsten Dunst, Jay Hernandez, Bruce Davison 	Romance 	
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles 	Simon Wincer 	Paul Hogan, Linda Kozlowski, Jere Burns, Paul Rodriguez 	Adventure 	preceded by "Crocodile" Dundee II
The Curse of the Jade Scorpion 	Woody Allen 	Woody Allen, Elizabeth Berkley, Helen Hunt, Dan Aykroyd 	Comedy 	
The Deep End 	Scott McGehee, David Siegel 	Tilda Swinton, Goran Višnjić, Jonathan Tucker 	Drama 	based on The Blank Wall by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
Delivering Milo 	Nick Castle 	Anton Yelchin, Albert Finney, Bridget Fonda 	Comedy 	
Den 	Greg Arce 	Greg Arce, Stephanie Rettig, Lee Schall, Dana J. Ryan 	Thriller 	IMDb
Dogtown and Z-Boys 	Stacy Peralta 	the history of skateboarding 	Documentary 	
Domestic Disturbance 	Harold Becker 	John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Teri Polo 	Thriller 	
Don't Say a Word 	Gary Fleder 	Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy 	Thriller 	based on Don't Say a Word by Andrew Klavan
Donnie Darko 	Richard Kelly 	Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, Noah Wyle 	Sci-Fi 	
Double Take 	George Gallo 	Eddie Griffin, Orlando Jones 	Comedy 	
Down to Earth 	Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz 	Chris Rock 	Comedy 	based on Heaven Can Wait
Dr. Dolittle 2 	Steve Carr 	Eddie Murphy, Raven-Symoné, Kevin Pollak 	Comedy 	preceded by Dr. Dolittle
Driven 	Renny Harlin 	Sylvester Stallone, Burt Reynolds, Kip Pardue, Til Schweiger, Gina Gershon, Estella Warren 	Action 	7 Razzie nominations
Dumb Luck 	Craig Clyde 	Scott Baio, Tracy Nelson, Hal Linden 	Comedy 	
Earth vs. the Spider 	Scott Ziehl 	Dan Aykroyd, Devon Gummersall, Amelia Heinle 	Horror 	TV film
Elvira's Haunted Hills 	Sam Irvin 	Cassandra Peterson, Richard O'Brien, Mary Scheer 	Horror 	preceded by Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
Enemy at the Gates 	Jean-Jacques Annaud 	Jude Law, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, Joseph Fiennes, Bob Hoskins 	War 	based on Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad by William Craig
Escape from Hell 	Danny Carrales 	Daniel Kruse, Emilie Jo Tisdale, Terry Jernigan 	Horror 	
Evolution 	Ivan Reitman 	David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott, Julianne Moore 	Sci-Fi 	
Exit Wounds 	Andrzej Bartkowiak 	Steven Seagal, DMX, Anthony Anderson 	Action 	based on Exit Wounds by John Westermann
The Fast and the Furious 	Rob Cohen 	Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster 	Action 	
Festival in Cannes 	Henry Jaglom 	Anouk Aimée, Greta Scacchi, Maximilian Schell, Ron Silver 	Comedy 	
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 	Hironobu Sakaguchi 	Ming-Na, Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Donald Sutherland, Ving Rhames, Steve Buscemi, Peri Gilpin 	Fantasy 	
Finder's Fee 	Jeff Probst 	Erik Palladino, James Earl Jones, Ryan Reynolds, Dash Mihok 	Thriller 	
The Fluffer 	Wash West, Richard Glatzer 	Scott Gurney, Taylor Negron, Roxanne Day 	Comedy 	
The Forsaken 	J.S. Cardone 	Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Izabella Miko 	Horror 	
Frailty 	Bill Paxton 	Bill Paxton, Powers Boothe, Matthew McConaughey 	Horror 	
Freddy Got Fingered 	Tom Green 	Tom Green, Rip Torn, Harland Williams, Marisa Coughlan, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Julie Hagerty 	Comedy 	Winner of 5 Razzie awards including Worst Picture
From Hell 	Albert and Allen Hughes 	Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm 	Crime drama 	based on From Hell by Alan Moore
Full Frontal 	Kyle Schickner 	Kyle Schickner, Christopher May, Chi Chi LaRue 	Comedy 	
Get Over It 	Tommy O'Haver 	Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster, Sisqó, Shane West, Colin Hanks, Martin Short, Carmen Electra 	Musical 	based on A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
Ghost World 	Terry Zwigoff 	Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Brad Renfro, Illeana Douglas, Steve Buscemi 	Drama 	based on Ghost World by Daniel Clowes
Ghosts of Mars 	John Carpenter 	Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge, Joanna Cassidy 	Sci-Fi 	
The Glass House 	Daniel Sackheim 	Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane, Stellan Skarsgård 	Thriller 	
Glitter 	Vondie Curtis-Hall 	Mariah Carey, Max Beesley, Terrence Howard, Ann Magnuson 	Musical 	6 Razzie nominations
Good Neighbor 	Todd Turner 	Billy Dee Williams, Danica McKellar, Tobin Bell 	Thriller 	
Gosford Park 	Robert Altman 	Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren, Alan Bates, Bob Balaban, Clive Owen 	Mystery, Comedy 	
The Grey Zone 	Tim Blake Nelson 	Harvey Keitel, Natasha Lyonne, David Arquette 	Drama 	based on Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account by Miklós Nyiszli
Hannibal 	Ridley Scott 	Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Giancarlo Giannini, Ray Liotta 	Thriller 	based on Hannibal by Thomas Harrispreceded by The Silence of the Lambs
Hardball 	Brian Robbins 	Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes 	Drama 	based on Hardball: A Season in the Projects by Daniel Coyle
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 	Chris Columbus 	Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane 	Fantasy 	based on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
Harvard Man 	James Toback 	Adrien Grenier, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Joey Lauren Adams 	Drama 	
Head Over Heels 	Mark Waters 	Monica Potter, Freddie Prinze, Jr. 	Romantic comedy 	
Heartbreakers 	David Mirkin 	Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Gene Hackman, Ray Liotta 	Comedy 	
Hearts in Atlantis 	Scott Hicks 	Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, Hope Davis, David Morse 	Drama 	based on Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King
Hedwig and the Angry Inch 	John Cameron Mitchell 	John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor, Stephen Trask, Theodore Liscinski, Rob Campbell 	Musical comedy 	based on Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Heist 	David Mamet 	Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Sam Rockwell, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay 	Crime drama 	
Herman U.S.A. 	Bill Semans 	Michael O'Keefe, Kevin Chamberlin 	Rom com 	
How High 	Jesse Dylan 	Method Man, Redman 	Comedy 	
How to Make a Monster 	George Huang 	Clea DuVall, Steven Culp 	Sci-Fi 	
Human Nature 	Michel Gondry 	Patricia Arquette, Rhys Ifans, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto 	Comedy 	
I Am Sam 	Jessie Nelson 	Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer 	Drama 	
In the Bedroom 	Todd Field 	Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, Marisa Tomei 	Crime drama 	based on Killings by Andre DubusSatellite Award for Best Film – Drama
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 	Kevin Smith 	Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith 	Comedy 	preceded by Clerks
Jeepers Creepers 	Victor Salva 	Gina Philips, Justin Long, Jonathan Breck 	Horror 	
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 	John A. Davis 	Megan Cavanagh, Mark DeCarlo, Debi Derryberry 	Animation 	
The Jimmy Show 	Frank Whaley 	Frank Whaley, Carla Gugino, Ethan Hawke 	Comedy 	based on Veins and Thumbtacks by Jonathan Marc Sherman
Joe Dirt 	Dennie Gordon 	David Spade, Brittany Daniel, Adam Beach 	Comedy 	
Joe Somebody 	John Pasquin 	Tim Allen, James Belushi, Julie Bowen 	Comedy 	
Josie and the Pussycats 	Harry Elfont, Deborah Kaplan 	Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson 	Musical comedy 	based on Josie and the Pussycats by Dan DeCarlo
Joy Ride 	John Dahl 	Paul Walker, Steve Zahn, Leelee Sobieski 	Horror 	
Jurassic Park III 	Joe Johnston 	Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni, Michael Jeter, Alessandro Nivola, Trevor Morgan 	Sci-fi 	preceded by The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Just Visiting 	Jean-Marie Poiré 	Jean Reno, Christina Applegate, Christian Clavier 	Fantasy 	based on Les Visiteurs
K-PAX 	Iain Softley 	Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard 	Drama 	based on K-PAX by Gene Brewer
Kate & Leopold 	James Mangold 	Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Breckin Meyer 	Comedy 	
Kill Me Later 	Dana Lustig 	Selma Blair, Max Beesley, Brendan Fehr 	Thriller 	
Kingdom Come 	Doug McHenry 	LL Cool J, Jada Pinkett Smith, Vivica A. Fox 	Comedy 	
Kiss of the Dragon 	Chris Nahon 	Jet Li, Bridget Fonda, Tcheky Karyo 	Action 	
Kissing Jessica Stein 	Charles Herman-Wurmfeld 	Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Scott Cohen, Jackie Hoffman 	Romantic comedy 	based on Lipschtick by Heather Juergensen and Jennifer Westfeldt
A Knight's Tale 	Brian Helgeland 	Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy 	Comedy 	
Knockaround Guys 	Brian Koppelman, David Levien 	Barry Pepper, Seth Green, Vin Diesel, John Malkovich, Dennis Hopper 	Comedy 	
L.I.E. 	Michael Cuesta 	Brian Cox, Paul Dano, Billy Kay 	Drama 	
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider 	Simon West 	Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen 	Action 	based on the Tomb Raider series
The Last Castle 	Rod Lurie 	Robert Redford, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo 	Drama 	
Laughter on the 23rd Floor 	Richard Benjamin 	Nathan Lane, Victor Garber, Peri Gilpin 	Comedy 	Based on play by Neil Simon
Legally Blonde 	Robert Luketic 	Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis 	Comedy 	based on Legally Blonde by Amanda Brown
Life as a House 	Irwin Winkler 	Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas, Hayden Christensen, Jena Malone, Mary Steenburgen 	Drama 	
Lloyd 	Hector Baron 	Todd Bosley, Brendon Ryan Barret, Mary Mara 	Comedy 	
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Peter Jackson 	Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Bean, Hugo Weaving, Ian Holm	Fantasy 	based on The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkienwinner of the BAFTA Award for Best Film
The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra 	Larry Blamire 	Fay Masterson, Andrew Parks, Susan McConnell 	Sci-Fi 	
Lovely & Amazing 	Nicole Holofcener 	Brenda Blethyn, Catherine Keener, Emily Mortimer 	Comedy 	
The Majestic 	Frank Darabont 	Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, James Whitmore 	Drama 	
The Make Big Thing 	Ivan Reitman 	Tim Allen, John Goodman, Will Smith, Julie Andrews 	Comedy 	
The Man Who Wasn't There 	Joel Coen 	Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, James Gandolfini 	Crime drama 	
Max Keeble's Big Move 	Tim Hill 	Alex D. Linz, Josh Peck, Zena Grey 	Comedy 	
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 	Brian Trenchard-Smith 	Michael York, Michael Biehn, Diane Venora 	Fantasy 	
The Mexican 	Gore Verbinski 	Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini 	Comedy 	
Mockingbird Don't Sing 	Harry Bromley Davenport 	Tarra Steele, Melissa Errico, Sean Young, Kim Darby 	Drama 	
Monkeybone 	Henry Selick 	Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, Chris Kattan 	Fantasy 	based on Dark Town by Kaja Blackley
Monsoon Wedding 	Mira Nair 	Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah 	Comedy 	
Monster's Ball 	Marc Forster 	Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger, Peter Boyle 	Drama 	
Monsters, Inc. 	Peter Docter 	John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, James Coburn 	Animation 	
A Month of Sundays 	Stewart Raffill 	Corina Marie, Rod Steiger, Michael Pare 	Drama 	
Moulin Rouge! 	Baz Luhrmann 	Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor 	Musical 	based on La traviata by Giuseppe Verdiwinner of Golden Globe, Satellite Award
Mulholland Drive 	David Lynch 	Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring, Justin Theroux 	Crime drama 	
The Mummy Returns 	Stephen Sommers 	Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Oded Fehr, Dwayne Johnson 	Adventure 	preceded by The Mummy
Murder on a Sunday Morning 	Jean-Xavier de Lestrade 	the Brenton Butler case 	Documentary 	winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature)
The Musketeer 	Peter Hyams 	Tim Roth, Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Justin Chambers 	Adventure 	based on The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, père
My Big Break 	Tony Zierra 	careers of Wes Bentley, Tony Zierra, Brad Rowe, Chad Lindberg, Greg Fawcett 	Documentary 	
My First Mister 	Christine Lahti 	Albert Brooks, Leelee Sobieski, John Goodman 	Comedy 	
Not Another Teen Movie 	Joel Gallen 	Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly, Chyler Leigh 	parody 	
Novocaine 	David Atkins 	Steve Martin, Helena Bonham Carter, Laura Dern 	Comedy 	
O 	Tim Blake Nelson 	Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles 	Drama 	based on Othello by William Shakespeare
Ocean's Eleven 	Steven Soderbergh 	George Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Andy García, Julia Roberts, Don Cheadle, Casey Affleck, Elliott Gould 	Crime 	based on 1960 film Ocean's Eleven
On the Line 	Eric Bross 	Lance Bass, Joey Fatone 	Comedy 	
The One 	James Wong 	Jet Li, Delroy Lindo, Carla Gugino 	Action 	
One Night at McCool's 	Harald Zwart 	Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Michael Douglas, Paul Reiser 	Comedy 	
Original Sin 	Michael Cristofer 	Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Jane 	Thriller 	based on Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich
Osmosis Jones 	Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Tom Sito, Piet Kroon	Bill Murray, Chris Rock, Laurence Fishburne 	Fantasy 	
The Others 	Alejandro Amenábar 	Nicole Kidman, Alakina Mann, Christopher Eccleston 	Sci-Fi 	based on The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Out Cold 	Brendan and Emmett Malloy 	Jason London, Lee Majors, Zach Galifianakis 	Comedy 	
Out of the Black 	Karl Kozak 	Tyler Christopher, Sally Kirkland, Jason Widener 	Drama 	
Pearl Harbor 	Michael Bay 	Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Tom Sizemore, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Alec Baldwin, Jon Voight 	War 	6 Razzie nominations
Perfume 	Michael Rymer 	Estella Warren, Jeff Goldblum, Mariel Hemingway 	Drama 	
Piñero 	Leon Ichaso 	Benjamin Bratt, Talisa Soto, Giancarlo Esposito 	Biopic 	
Planet of the Apes 	Tim Burton 	Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth, Helena Bonham Carter, Michael Clarke Duncan, Estella Warren, Kris Kristofferson 	Sci-Fi 	based on Planet of the Apes
The Pledge 	Sean Penn 	Jack Nicholson, Patricia Clarkson, Benicio del Toro 	Crime drama 	based on The Pledge: Requiem for the Detective Novel by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Pokémon 3: The Movie 	Kunihiko Yuyama 	Veronica Taylor, Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart 	Anime, Animation	Kids' WB, Nintendo and 4Kids Entertainment
Pootie Tang 	Louis C.K. 	Lance Crouther, Wanda Sykes, Chris Rock 	Comedy 	
The Princess Diaries 	Garry Marshall 	Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Heather Matarazzo, Hector Elizondo, Caroline Goodall, Mandy Moore, Erik Von Detten 	Comedy 	based on The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot
Rat Race 	Jerry Zucker 	John Cleese, Rowan Atkinson, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Whoopi Goldberg, Amy Smart 	Comedy 	based on It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Recess: School's Out 	Chuck Sheetz 	Rickey D'Shon Collins, Jason Davis, Paul Wilson 	Animation 	based on Recess
Revolution OS 	J. T. S. Moore 	history of GNU, Linux, open source, free software movement 	Documentary 	
Riding in Cars with Boys 	Penny Marshall 	Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy, James Woods 	Comedy 	based on Riding in Cars with Boys by Beverly Donofrio
Rock Star 	Stephen Herek 	Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston 	Drama 	
The Royal Tenenbaums 	Wes Anderson 	Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Danny Glover, Bill Murray 	Comedy 	
Rush Hour 2 	Brett Ratner 	Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker 	Comedy 	preceded by Rush Hour
The Safety of Objects 	Rose Troche 	Glenn Close, Dermot Mulroney, Patricia Clarkson 	Drama 	
Save the Last Dance 	Thomas Carter 	Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Kerry Washington 	Romance 	
Saving Silverman 	Dennis Dugan 	Jason Biggs, Steve Zahn, Jack Black, Amanda Peet 	Comedy 	
Say It Isn't So 	James B. Rogers 	Chris Klein, Heather Graham, Orlando Jones 	Comedy 	
Scary Movie 2 	Keenen Ivory Wayans 	Anna Faris, Christopher Masterson, Regina Hall, Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Tori Spelling 	Parody 	preceded by Scary Movie
The Score 	Frank Oz 	Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando, Angela Bassett 	Crime drama 	Brando's final film
Scotland, PA 	Billy Morrissette 	Maura Tierney, James LeGros, Christopher Walken 	Comedy 	based on Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Scratch 	Doug Pray 	Hip hop music and disc jockeys 	Documentary 	
See Spot Run 	John Whitesell 	David Arquette, Michael Clarke Duncan, Leslie Bibb 	Comedy 	
Serendipity 	Peter Chelsom 	John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale 	Romance 	
Session 9 	Brad Anderson 	David Caruso, Peter Mullan, Brendan Sexton III, Stephen Gevedon, Josh Lucas 	Thriller 	
Shallow Hal 	Peter and Bobby Farrelly 	Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander, Joe Viterelli 	Comedy 	
She Creature 	Sebastian Gutierrez 	Rufus Sewell, Carla Gugino, Rya Kihlstedt 	Fantasy 	
The Shipping News 	Lasse Hallström 	Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore, Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett 	Drama 	based on The Shipping News by E. Annie Proulx
Shrek 	Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson 	Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow 	Animation 	based on Shrek! by William Steigwinner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
The Shrink Is In 	Richard Benjamin 	Courteney Cox, David Arquette 	Comedy 	
Sidewalks of New York 	Edward Burns 	Edward Burns, Rosario Dawson, Dennis Farina, Heather Graham, David Krumholtz, Brittany Murphy, Stanley Tucci 	Comedy 	
Someone Like You 	Tony Goldwyn 	Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman, Marisa Tomei 	Comedy 	based on Animal Husbandry by Laura Zigman
Soul Survivors 	Stephen Carpenter 	Melissa Sagemiller, Casey Affleck, Eliza Dushku 	Thriller 	
Southern Comfort 	Kate Davis 	Robert Eads 	Documentary 	winner of the Grand Jury Prize: Documentary
Southlander 	Steven Hanft, Ross Harris 	Rory Cochrane, Beck, Beth Orton 	Drama 	
Spy Game 	Tony Scott 	Robert Redford, Brad Pitt 	Drama 	
Spy Kids 	Robert Rodriguez 	Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Alan Cumming, Danny Trejo, Cheech Marin 	Family 	
Storytelling 	Todd Solondz 	Paul Giamatti, Selma Blair, John Goodman 	Drama 	
Sugar & Spice 	Francine McDougall 	Marla Sokoloff, Marley Shelton, Mena Suvari 	Comedy 	
Summer Catch 	Michael Tollin 	Freddie Prinze, Jr., Jessica Biel, Matthew Lillard 	Comedy 	
Super Troopers 	Jay Chandrasekhar 	Brian Cox, Marisa Coughlan, Daniel Von Bargen 	Comedy 	
Sweet November 	Pat O'Connor 	Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron 	Romance 	based on Sweet November
Swordfish 	Dominic Sena 	Hugh Jackman, John Travolta, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle 	Crime drama 	
The Tailor of Panama 	John Boorman 	Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine McCormack, Daniel Radcliffe 	Drama 	based on The Tailor of Panama by John le Carré
Tape 	Richard Linklater 	Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Uma Thurman 	Drama 	
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing 	Jill Sprecher 	Matthew McConaughey, Alan Arkin, Clea DuVall 	Drama 	
Thirteen Ghosts 	Steve Beck 	Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, F. Murray Abraham, Shannon Elizabeth, Matthew Lillard 	Horror 	based on 13 Ghosts
To End All Wars 	David L. Cunningham 	Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland, Ciaran McMenamin 	War 	
Tomcats 	Gregory Poirier 	Jerry O'Connell, Shannon Elizabeth, Jake Busey 	Comedy 	
Tortilla Soup 	Maria Ripoll 	Jacqueline Obrados, Tamara Mello, Hector Elizondo 	Comedy 	based on Eat Drink Man Woman
Town & Country 	Peter Chelsom 	Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Andie MacDowell, Nastassja Kinski, Charlton Heston 	Comedy 	
Training Day 	Antoine Fuqua 	Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke 	Crime drama 	
Two Can Play That Game 	Mark Brown 	Vivica A. Fox, Morris Chestnut 	Comedy 	
Uprising 	Jon Avnet 	Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer, Jon Voight 	War drama 	
Valentine 	Jamie Blanks 	Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton, Katherine Heigl 	Horror 	based on Valentine by Tom Savage
Vanilla Sky 	Cameron Crowe 	Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Jason Lee, Kurt Russell, Noah Taylor 	Thriller 	based on Open Your Eyes
Waking Life 	Richard Linklater 	Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Wiley Wiggins 	Animation 	
The Wash 	DJ Pooh 	Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg 	Comedy 	
The Wedding Planner 	Adam Shankman 	Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey, Bridgette Wilson 	Comedy 	
West 47th Street 	Bill Lichtenstein, June Peoples 	living with a mental disorder 	Documentary 	
Wet Hot American Summer 	David Wain 	Janeane Garofalo, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon 	Comedy 	
What's the Worst That Could Happen? 	Sam Weisman 	Martin Lawrence, Danny DeVito, Bernie Mac 	Comedy 	based on What's the Worst That Could Happen? by Donald E. Westlake
When Strangers Appear 	Scott Reynolds 	Radha Mitchell, Barry Watson, Josh Lucas 	Drama 	
The Zeros 	John Ryman 	Rachel Wilson, Jennifer Morrison, Kyle Gass 	Sci-Fi 	
Zoolander 	Ben Stiller 	Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor 	Comedy 	
==External links==
* American films of 2001 at the Internet Movie Database
American
Films
2001