List of American films of 2003

A list of American films released in 2003. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the BAFTA Award for Best Film and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama. Lost in Translation won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy.
Finding Nemo won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
The Fog of War won the Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature). Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony won the Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film.
American Splendor won the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic. Elephant won the Palme d'Or
Gigli won the Razzie Award for Worst Picture.
Title 	Director 	Cast (Subject of documentary) 	Genre 	Notes
11:14 	Greg Marcks 	Henry Thomas, Blake Heron, Barbara Hershey, Clark Gregg 	Crime, drama 	
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure 	Jim Kammerud 	Barry Bostwick, Jason Alexander, Martin Short 	Animated 	Direct to DVD
2 Fast 2 Furious 	John Singleton 	Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Ludacris, Cole Hauser, James Remar, Devon Aoki 	Action, crime 	Paramount PicturesPreceded by The Fast and the Furious
21 Grams 	Alejandro González Iñárritu 	Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio del Toro 	Crime, drama 	
44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out 	Yves Simoneau 	Michael Madsen, Ron Livingston 	Action 	
Abby Singer 	Ryan Williams 	Clint J. Palmer, Ryan Williams, Wendy Buss 	Comedy-drama 	
Afro-Punk 	James Spooner 	race identity within punk subculture 	Documentary 	
Agent Cody Banks 	Harald Zwart 	Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff 	Action, family 	MGM Pictures
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer 	Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill 	the life of Aileen Wuornos 	Documentary 	preceded by Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer
Alex & Emma 	Rob Reiner 	Kate Hudson, Luke Wilson, Sophie Marceau 	Romantic comedy 	
Alien Hunter 	Ron Krauss 	James Spader 	Action, sci-fi 	
All the Real Girls 	David Gordon Green 	Paul Schneider, Zooey Deschanel, Shea Whigham 	Drama, romance 	
Amandla!: A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony 	Lee Hirsch 	the use of music against South Africa under apartheid 	Documentary 	winner of the Satellite Award for Best Documentary Film
American Splendor 	Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman 	Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis 	Comedy-drama 	Based on American Splendor by Harvey Pekarwinner of the Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
American Wedding 	Jesse Dylan 	Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Alyson Hannigan, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, January Jones 	Comedy 	Preceded by American Pie 2
Anger Management 	Peter Segal 	Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei, Luis Guzman, Woody Harrelson, John Turturro 	Comedy 	Columbia Pictures, Revolution Studios
Anne B. Real 	Lisa France 	David Zayas, Carlos Leon 	Drama 	
Anything Else 	Woody Allen 	Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Stockard Channing, Danny DeVito, Jimmy Fallon, Woody Allen 	Romantic comedy 	DreamWorks Pictures
BAADASSSSS! 	Mario Van Peebles 	Mario Van Peebles, Adam West 	Biography, drama 	
Bad Boys II 	Michael Bay 	Martin Lawrence, Will Smith 	Action comedy 	Columbia Pictures. Preceded by Bad Boys
Bad Santa 	Terry Zwigoff 	Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Lauren Graham 	Comedy, Crime 	Dimension Films
Basic 	John McTiernan 	John Travolta, Connie Nielsen, Samuel L. Jackson 	Thriller 	Columbia Pictures, Intermedia Films
The Battle of Shaker Heights 	Efram Potelle, Kyle Rankin 	Shia La Beouf, Elden Henson, Amy Smart 	Comedy-drama 	Project Greenlight winner
Bells of Innocence 	Alin Bijan 	Mike Norris, Marshall R. Teague, Chuck Norris 	Horror 	
The Best Two Years 	Scott S. Anderson 	K.C. Clyde, Kirby Heyborne, David Nibley 	Comedy-drama 	based on The Best Two Years of My Life by Scott S. Anderson
Beyond Borders 	Martin Campbell 	Angelina Jolie, Clive Owen 	Romance, War 	
Big Fish 	Tim Burton 	Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Danny DeVito, Alison Lohman, Jessica Lange 	Comedy-drama, fantasy 	Based on Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace
Biker Boyz 	Reggie Rock Bythewood 	Laurence Fishburne, Djimon Hounsou, Derek Luke 	Action 	
Black Cadillac 	John Murlowski 	Randy Quaid, Shane Johnson, Josh Hammond 	Horror 	
Blind Horizon 	Michael Haussman 	Val Kilmer, Neve Campbell, Sam Shepard 	Drama 	
Blizzard 	LeVar Burton 	Brenda Blethyn, Christopher Plummer, Kevin Pollack 	Family 	
Boat Trip 	Mort Nathan 	Cuba Gooding Jr., Horatio Sanz, Vivica A. Fox, Roselyn Sanchez, Victoria Silvstedt, Roger Moore 	Comedy 	
Bringing Down the House 	Adam Shankman 	Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy 	Crime, comedy 	
Bringing Rain 	Noah Buschel 	Adrian Grenier, Niesha Butler 	Drama, romance 	
Brother Bear 	Aaron Blaise, Bob Walker 	Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Suarez, Rick Moranis 	Animation, Family 	Walt Disney Pictures
The Brown Bunny 	Vincent Gallo 	Vincent Gallo, Chloë Sevigny 	Drama 	
Bruce Almighty 	Tom Shadyac 	Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell 	Comedy, Fantasy 	
Bulletproof Monk 	Paul Hunter 	Chow Yun-fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King 	Action, comedy 	Based on Bulletproof Monk by Michael Avon Oeming
Camp 	Todd Graff 	Daniel Letterle, Joanna Chilcoat, Robin de Jesus 	Comedy, Musical 	
Carolina 	Marleen Gorris 	Julia Stiles, Shirley MacLaine, Alessandro Nivola 	Romantic comedy 	
Casa de los Babys 	John Sayles 	Marcia Gay Harden, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Daryl Hannah 	Drama 	
The Cat in the Hat 	Bo Welch 	Mike Myers, Alec Baldwin, Dakota Fanning, Spencer Breslin, Kelly Preston, Sean Hayes 	Family 	based on The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss; 8 Razzie nominations
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle 	McG 	Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bernie Mac, Demi Moore 	Action comedy 	Preceded by Charlie's Angels; 7 Razzie nominations
Chasing Papi 	Linda Mendoza 	Roselyn Sanchez, Sofía Vergara, Jaci Velasquez, Eduardo Verástegui 	Comedy 	
Cheaper by the Dozen 	Shawn Levy 	Steve Martin, Bonnie Hunt, Hilary Duff, Tom Welling, Piper Perabo, Ashton Kutcher 	Comedy, Family 	Based on Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank Bunker Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Christmas Child 	Bill Ewing 	William R. Moses, Steven Curtis Chapman, Megan Follows 	Drama 	
Coffee and Cigarettes 	Jim Jarmusch 	Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, Joie Lee 	Comedy-drama 	
Cold Creek Manor 	Mike Figgis 	Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis 	Drama, Thriller 	
Cold Mountain 	Anthony Minghella 	Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger 	Romance, war 	Based on Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Comandante 	Oliver Stone 	the politics of Fidel Castro 	Documentary 	
The Company 	Robert Altman 	Neve Campbell, Malcolm McDowell, James Franco 	Drama, musical 	
Confidence 	James Foley 	Edward Burns, Rachel Weisz, Dustin Hoffman, Andy García, Paul Giamatti, Robert Forster 	Crime 	
The Cooler 	Wayne Kramer 	William H. Macy, Maria Bello, Alec Baldwin 	Drama, Romance 	
The Core 	Jon Amiel 	Aaron Eckhart, Delroy Lindo, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci, Bruce Greenwood, DJ Qualls, Alfre Woodard 	Action, sci-fi 	Based on Core by Paul Preuss
Cradle 2 the Grave 	Andrzej Bartkowiak 	Jet Li, DMX, Kelly Hu, Anthony Anderson, Tom Arnold, Mark Dacascos, Gabrielle Union 	Action 	Warner Bros. Pictures
Crime Spree 	Brad Mirman 	Gérard Depardieu, Harvey Keitel, Johnny Hallyday 	Comedy, crime 	
Daddy Day Care 	Steve Carr 	Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin, Steve Zahn, Regina King, Anjelica Huston 	Comedy, Family 	Columbia Pictures
Daredevil 	Mark Steven Johnson 	Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan, Colin Farrell, Jon Favreau, Joe Pantoliano, David Keith 	Superhero 	20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises
Dark Blue 	Ron Shelton 	Kurt Russell, Scott Speedman, Michael Michele, Brendan Gleeson, Ving Rhames, Kurupt 	Crime drama 	United Artists
Darkness Falls 	Jonathan Liebesman 	Chaney Kley, Emma Caulfield, Lee Cormie 	Horror 	
Deliver Us from Eva 	Gary Hardwick 	LL Cool J, Gabrielle Union 	Romantic comedy 	
Devil's Pond 	Joel Viertel 	Tara Reid, Kip Pardue 	Drama 	
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star 	Sam Weisman 	David Spade, Mary McCormack 	Comedy 	Paramount Pictures
Le Divorce 	James Ivory 	Kate Hudson, Naomi Watts 	Drama, romance 	based on Le Divorce by Diane Johnson
Down with Love 	Peyton Reed 	Ewan McGregor, Renée Zellweger, David Hyde Pierce 	Romantic comedy 	Fox 2000 Pictures, Regency Enterprises
Dreamcatcher 	Lawrence Kasdan 	Morgan Freeman, Thomas Jane, Jason Lee, Damian Lewis, Timothy Olyphant, Tom Sizemore, Donnie Wahlberg 	Horror, Sci-fi 	Based on Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd 	Troy Miller 	Derek Richardson, Eric Christian Olsen, Eugene Levy 	Comedy 	Preceded by Dumb and Dumber
Duplex 	Danny DeVito 	Ben Stiller, Drew Barrymore, Eileen Essell, Harvey Fierstein 	Comedy 	
Dysfunktional Family 	George Gallo 	Eddie Griffin 	Performance film 	
Elephant 	Gus Van Sant 	Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson 	Crime, drama 	winner of the Palme d'Or
Elf 	Jon Favreau 	Will Ferrell, James Caan, Zooey Deschanel, Mary Steenburgen, Bob Newhart, Ed Asner 	Comedy, Family 	New Line Cinema
Evil Alien Conquerors 	Chris Matheson 	Diedrich Bader, Chris Parnell 	Science fiction, comedy	
Faster 	Mark Neale 	the motorcycle racing world championship, MotoGP 	Documentary 	
Festival Express 	Bob Smeaton 	the Trans Continental Pop Festival 	Rockumentary 	
The Fighting Temptations 	Jonathan Lynn 	Cuba Gooding Jr., Beyoncé Knowles 	Musical, Comedy 	
Final Destination 2 	David R. Ellis 	Ali Larter, A. J. Cook, Michael Landes, Tony Todd 	Horror 	New Line CinemaPreceded by Final Destination
Finding Nemo 	Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich 	Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould 	Animation, family 	Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animations StudioWinner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
Flywheel 	Alex Kendrick 	Lisa Arnold, Alex Kendrick, Tracy Goode 	Drama 	
The Fog of War 	Errol Morris 	life and times of Robert McNamara 	Documentary 	winner of Academy Award for Best Documentary (Feature)
Freaky Friday 	Mark Waters 	Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Chad Michael Murray, Mark Harmon 	Family 	Walt Disney; based on Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers; remake of 1976 film
Freddy vs. Jason 	Ronny Yu 	Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Monica Keena, Jason Ritter 	Horror 	Preceded by Wes Craven's New Nightmare and Jason X
From Justin to Kelly 	Robert Iscove 	Justin Guarini, Kelly Clarkson 	Comedy, Musical 	American Idol stars; 8 Razzie nominations
Gang of Roses 	Jean-Claude La Marre 	Lil' Kim, LisaRaye McCoy, Marie Matiko 	Drama, Western 	
Gigli 	Martin Brest 	Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Al Pacino, Justin Bartha, Christopher Walken, Lainie Kazan, Lenny Venito, Missy Crider 	Crime, Comedy 	winner of 6 Razzie Awards including Worst Picture
Gods and Generals 	Ronald F. Maxwell 	Jeff Daniels, Stephen Lang, Robert Duvall 	Drama, war 	based on Gods and Generals by Michael Shaara
Good Boy! 	John Hoffman 	Liam Aiken, Molly Shannon, Kevin Nealon, Matthew Broderick 	Comedy 	Based on Dogs from Outer Space by Zeke Richardson
Gothika 	Mathieu Kassovitz 	Halle Berry, Robert Downey, Jr. 	Horror 	
Grand Theft Parsons 	David Caffrey 	Johnny Knoxville, Michael Shannon, Christina Applegate 	Comedy-drama 	
Grind 	Casey La Scala 	Mike Vogel, Adam Brody, Vince Vieluf, Joey Kern 	Comedy, sports 	
A Guy Thing 	Chris Koch 	Jason Lee, Julia Stiles, Selma Blair 	Romantic comedy 	
The Haunted Mansion 	Rob Minkoff 	Eddie Murphy 	Family, fantasy 	based on Haunted Mansion
Head of State 	Chris Rock 	Chris Rock, Bernie Mac, Tracy Morgan 	Comedy 	DreamWorks Pictures
Hey DJ 	Miguel Delgado, Jon Jacobs, Agostino Carollo	Charlotte Lewis, Tina Wiseman, Terry Camilleri, Jon Jacobs 	Music, romantic comedy 	
Holes 	Andrew Davis 	Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight, Sigourney Weaver, Tim Blake Nelson, Patricia Arquette, Henry Winkler 	Comedy, family 	based on Holes by Louis Sachar
Hollywood Homicide 	Ron Shelton 	Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Lena Olin, Bruce Greenwood, Lolita Davidovich, Dwight Yoakam, Master P, Martin Landau 	Crime comedy 	
Honey 	Bille Woodruff 	Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer, Lil' Romeo 	Musical, romance 	
Hope Springs 	Mark Herman 	Colin Firth, Heather Graham, Minnie Driver 	Romantic comedy 	
House of 1000 Corpses 	Rob Zombie 	Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Erin Daniels 	Comedy, horror 	
House of Sand and Fog 	Vadim Perelman 	Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley, Shohreh Agdashloo 	Drama 	based on House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
House of the Dead 	Uwe Boll 	Jonathan Cherry, Ona Grauer, Tyron Leitso, Jurgen Prochnow, Ellie Cornell, Clint Howard, Enuka Okuma, Will Sanderson, Kira Clavell, Michael Eklund 	Horror 	based on The House of the Dead
How to Deal 	Clare Kilner 	Mandy Moore, Allison Janney, Trent Ford 	Romantic comedy 	based on That Summer and Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 	Donald Petrie 	Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey 	Romantic comedy 	
Hulk 	Ang Lee 	Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Nick Nolte, Sam Elliott, Josh Lucas 	Superhero, Action 	
The Human Stain 	Robert Benton 	Anthony Hopkins, Nicole Kidman 	Romance 	based on The Human Stain by Philip Roth
The Hunted 	William Friedkin 	Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio del Toro, Connie Nielsen 	Action, drama 	
I Am David 	Paul Feig 	Jim Caviezel, Ben Tibber, Joan Plowright 	Drama 	based on I Am David by Anne Holm
Identity 	James Mangold 	John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, Clea DuVall, Rebecca De Mornay 	Horror 	
Imagining Argentina 	Christopher Hampton 	Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson 	Drama, romance 	based on Imagining Argentina by Lawrence Thornton
In the Cut 	Jane Campion 	Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh 	Crime drama 	based on In the Cut by Susanna Moore
The In-Laws 	Andrew Fleming 	Michael Douglas, Albert Brooks, David Suchet, Candice Bergen 	Action, comedy 	based on The In-Laws
Indigo 	Stephen Simon 	Neale Donald Walsch, Dane Bowman 	Drama 	
Intolerable Cruelty 	Joel and Ethan Coen 	George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones 	Comedy, crime 	
It Runs in the Family 	Fred Schepisi 	Michael Douglas, Kirk Douglas 	Drama 	
The Italian Job 	F. Gary Gray 	Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Donald Sutherland, Seth Green, Jason Statham, Mos Def, Franky G 	Action, Crime 	Paramount Pictures; remake of 1969 film
Jeepers Creepers II 	Victor Salva 	Ray Wise, Jonathan Breck, Nicki Lynn Aycox 	Horror 	preceded by Jeepers Creepers
The Jungle Book 2 	Steven Trenbirth 	John Goodman, Haley Joel Osment, Mae Whitman 	Animation 	preceded by The Jungle Book
Just Married 	Shawn Levy 	Ashton Kutcher, Brittany Murphy 	Romantic comedy 	
Kangaroo Jack 	David McNally 	Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Anderson, Estella Warren, Christopher Walken 	Comedy, crime 	
Kill Bill Volume 1 	Quentin Tarantino 	Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, David Carradine, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen 	Action 	
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life 	Jan de Bont 	Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler 	Action, fantasy 	preceded by Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
The Last Samurai 	Edward Zwick 	Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Timothy Spall, Billy Connolly 	Action, drama 	
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 	Stephen Norrington 	Sean Connery, Naseeruddin Shah, Peta Wilson, Tony Curran, Stuart Townsend, Shane West, Jason Flemyng, Richard Roxburgh 	Superhero 	based on comic by Alan Moore
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 	Charles Herman-Wurmfeld 	Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Luke Wilson, Bob Newhart 	Comedy 	preceded by Legally Blonde
The Life of David Gale 	Alan Parker 	Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney 	Crime, drama 	
The Lizzie McGuire Movie 	Jim Fall 	Hilary Duff 	Comedy 	based on Lizzie McGuire
Looney Tunes: Back in Action 	Joe Dante 	Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, Steve Martin, Heather Locklear 	live-action/animation 	based on Looney Tunes
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 	Peter Jackson 	Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, Hugo Weaving, Viggo Mortensen, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Karl Urban, Miranda Otto	Adventure, fantasy 	preceded by The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towerswinner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, the BAFTA Award for Best Film and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
Lost in Translation 	Sofia Coppola 	Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson 	Comedy-drama 	winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and the Satellite Award for Best Film – Musical or Comedy
Love Don't Cost a Thing 	Troy Beyer 	Nick Cannon, Christina Milian 	Romantic comedy 	
Malibu's Most Wanted 	John Whitesell 	Jamie Kennedy 	Comedy-drama 	
A Man Apart 	F. Gary Gray 	Vin Diesel 	Crime 	
Manhood 	Bobby Roth 	Nestor Carbonell, John Ritter, Janeane Garofalo 	Comedy-drama 	
Marci X 	Richard Benjamin 	Lisa Kudrow, Damon Wayans 	Comedy 	
Masked and Anonymous 	Larry Charles 	Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Bob Dylan 	Comedy-drama 	
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 	Peter Weir 	Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany 	Drama, war 	based on books by Patrick O'Brian
Matchstick Men 	Ridley Scott 	Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Alison Lohman 	Comedy, crime 	based on Matchstick Men by Eric Garcia
The Matrix Reloaded 	Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski 	Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving 	Action, sci-fi 	preceded by The Matrix
The Matrix Revolutions 	Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski 	Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving 	Sci-fi 	preceded by The Matrix Reloaded
May 	Lucky McKee 	Angela Bettis, Jeremy Sisto, Anna Faris 	Horror 	
The Medallion 	Gordon Chan 	Jackie Chan, Lee Evans, Claire Forlani 	Fantasy 	
A Mighty Wind 	Christopher Guest 	Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Bob Balaban, Parker Posey 	Mockumentary 	
Milwaukee, Minnesota 	Allan Mindel 	Troy Garity 	Drama 	
The Missing 	Ron Howard 	Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood 	Drama, western 	based on The Last Ride by Thomas Eidson
Mona Lisa Smile 	Mike Newell 	Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, Julia Stiles, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ginnifer Goodwin 	Drama, romance 	Based on The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
Monster 	Patty Jenkins 	Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci 	Crime drama 	Oscar for Theron
Monster Man 	Michael Davis 	Eric Jungmann, Justin Urich, Aimee Brooks, Michael Bailey Smith 	Comedy, horror 	
My Boss's Daughter 	David Zucker 	Ashton Kutcher, Tara Reid, Terence Stamp 	Romantic comedy 	
My Flesh and Blood 	Jonathan Karsh 	Susam Tom and 11 children with disabilities 	Documentary 	
Mystic River 	Clint Eastwood 	Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Laura Linney, Laurence Fishburne, Marcia Gay Harden 	Crime drama 	based on Mystic River by Dennis Lehane; Oscars for Penn, Robbins
National Lampoon Presents Dorm Daze 	David Hillenbrand, Scott Hillenbrand 	Tatyana Ali, Boti Bliss, Marieh Delfino 	Comedy 	
National Lampoon's Gold Diggers 	Gary Preisler 	Will Friedle, Chris Owen, Louise Lasser, Renée Taylor 	Comedy 	
National Security 	Dennis Dugan 	Martin Lawrence, Steve Zahn 	Action, comedy 	
Old School 	Todd Phillips 	Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn 	Comedy 	
Once Upon a Time in Mexico 	Robert Rodriguez 	Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp 	Action 	preceded by Desperado
Open Range 	Kevin Costner 	Robert Duvall, Kevin Costner, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Diego Luna, James Russo 	Western 	based on The Open Range Men by Lauran Paine
Open Water 	Chris Kentis 	Blanchard Ryan, Daniel Travis 	Drama, Thriller 	
The Order 	Brian Helgeland 	Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Benno Fürmann 	Action, thriller 	
Out of Time 	Carl Franklin 	Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes 	Crime drama 	
Party Monster 	Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato 	Seth Green, Macaulay Culkin, Diana Scarwid 	Biography, crime 	Based on Disco Bloodbath by James St. James
Paper Soldiers 	David V. Daniel, Damon Dash 	Beanie Sigel, Kevin Hart 	Comedy, crime 	
Pauly Shore Is Dead 	Pauly Shore 	Pauly Shore 	Mockumentary 	
Paycheck 	John Woo 	Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman 	Action, sci-fi 	based on "Paycheck" by Philip K. Dick
Peter Pan 	P.J. Hogan 	Jeremy Sumpter, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Jason Isaacs, Ludivine Sagnier 	Family, fantasy 	based on Peter and Wendy by J. M. Barrie
Phone Booth 	Joel Schumacher 	Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Katie Holmes 	Thriller 	
Pieces of April 	Peter Hedges 	Katie Holmes, Derek Luke, Oliver Platt, Patricia Clarkson 	Comedy-drama 	
Piglet's Big Movie 	Francis Glebas 	Peter Cullen, Jim Cummings, John Fiedler 	Animation 	
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	Gore Verbinski 	Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Geoffrey Rush 	Fantasy, swashbuckler 	based on Pirates of the Caribbean
Pokémon Heroes 	Kunihiko Yuyama 	Veronica Taylor, Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart 	Animation, Anime 	Miramax Films and 4Kids Entertainment
Poolhall Junkies 	Mars Callahan 	Mars Callahan, Chazz Palminteri, Rod Steiger, Michael Rosenbaum 	Drama 	
Prey for Rock & Roll 	Alex Steyermark 	Gina Gershon, Drea de Matteo, Lori Petty, Shelly Cole 	Drama, musical 	
Puppet Master: The Legacy 	Charles Band 	Jacob Witkin, Kate Orsini 	Horror 	Straight to DVD
Radio 	Mike Tollin 	Ed Harris, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Debra Winger 	Biopic 	based on story in Sports Illustrated
The Real Cancun 	Rick de Oliveira 	Benjamin "Fletch" Fletcher, Nicole Frilot, Roxanne Frilot 	Reality 	2 Razzie nominations
The Recruit 	Roger Donaldson 	Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan 	Action 	
The Room 	Tommy Wiseau 	Tommy Wiseau, Juliette Danielle 	Drama 	
Rugrats Go Wild 	John Eng, Norton Virgien 	Elizabeth Daily, Nancy Cartwright, Dionne Quan 	Animation 	preceded by Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
Runaway Jury 	Gary Fleder 	John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weisz 	Crime drama 	based on The Runaway Jury by John Grisham
The Rundown 	Peter Berg 	The Rock, Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken, Rosario Dawson 	Action comedy 	Universal Pictures
S.W.A.T. 	Clark Johnson 	Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Michelle Rodriguez, LL Cool J 	Action, Crime 	Based on S.W.A.T.
Scary Movie 3 	David Zucker 	Anna Faris, Charlie Sheen, Anthony Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Simon Rex 	Comedy, parody 	preceded by Scary Movie 2
School of Rock 	Richard Linklater 	Jack Black, Joan Cusack, Mike White, Sarah Silverman 	Comedy, family 	
Seabiscuit 	Gary Ross 	Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, William H. Macy, Gary Stevens 	Drama, Biography 	based on Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand; nominated for 7 Oscars
Secondhand Lions 	Tim McCanlies 	Michael Caine, Robert Duvall, Haley Joel Osment 	Comedy-drama 	
Shanghai Knights 	David Dobkin 	Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson 	Action, comedy 	preceded by Shanghai Noon
Shattered Glass 	Billy Ray 	Hayden Christensen, Peter Sarsgaard, Chloë Sevigny, Hank Azaria, Steve Zahn, Rosario Dawson 	Drama, Biopic 	story of Stephen Glass
Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas 	Tim Johnson, Patrick Gilmore 	Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer, Joseph Fiennes 	Animation 	
The Singing Detective 	Keith Gordon 	Robert Downey, Jr., Robin Wright Penn, Mel Gibson 	Musical comedy 	based on The Singing Detective
Sky Blue 	Kim Moon-saeng, Park Sun-min 	Marc Worden, Cathy Cavadini 	Animation 	
Something's Gotta Give 	Nancy Meyers 	Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet, Frances McDormand, Jon Favreau 	Romantic comedy 	
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over 	Robert Rodriguez 	Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, Antonio Banderas, Carla Gugino, Sylvester Stallone 	Adventure, family 	Preceded by Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams
The Station Agent 	Tom McCarthy 	Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Michelle Williams 	Comedy-drama 	
Stuck on You 	Peter and Bobby Farrelly 	Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva Mendes, Cher 	Comedy 	
Tarnationthe 	Jonathan Caouette 	the life of Jonathan Caouette 	Documentary 	
Tears of the Sun 	Antoine Fuqua 	Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci, Cole Hauser 	War 	
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 	Jonathan Mostow 	Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Kristanna Loken 	Action, sci-fi 	preceded by Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Testosterone 	David Moreton 	David Sutcliffe, Antonio Sabato, Jr. 	Action 	
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 	Marcus Nispel 	Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker 	Horror 	preceded by Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
thirteen 	Catherine Hardwicke 	Evan Rachel Wood, Holly Hunter, Nikki Reed 	Crime drama 	
This Girl's Life 	Ash 	Juliette Marquis, James Woods, Kip Pardue 	Drama 	
Timeline 	Richard Donner 	Paul Walker, Frances O'Connor, Gerard Butler 	Action, sci-fi 	Based on Timeline by Michael Crichton
Tupac: Resurrection 	Lauren Lazin 	the life and death of Tupac Shakur 	Documentary 	
Two Days 	Sean McGinly 	Paul Rudd, Donal Logue, Mackenzie Astin 	Drama 	
Uncle Nino 	Robert Shallcross 	Joe Mantegna, Pierrino Mascarino, Anne Archer 	Comedy-drama 	
Under the Tuscan Sun 	Audrey Wells 	Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan 	Romantic comedy 	based on Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
Underworld 	Len Wiseman 	Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Michael Sheen 	Horror 	
Uptown Girls 	Boaz Yakin 	Brittany Murphy, Dakota Fanning, Heather Locklear 	Romantic comedy 	
V-Day: Until the Violence Stops 	Abby Epstein 	V-Day 	Documentary 	
Veronica Guerin 	Joel Schumacher 	Cate Blanchett, Gerard McSorley, Ciarán Hinds 	Biography, crime 	
View from the Top 	Bruno Barreto 	Gwyneth Paltrow, Christina Applegate, Mark Ruffalo, Kelly Preston, Rob Lowe, Candice Bergen, Mike Myers 	Romantic comedy 	
What a Girl Wants 	Dennie Gordon 	Amanda Bynes 	Comedy 	
When Eagles Strike 	Cirio H. Santiago 	Christian Boeving, Stacy Keach 	Action film, war 	
Willard 	Glen Morgan 	Crispin Glover 	Horror 	based on Ratman's Notebooks by Gilbert Ralston
Wonderland 	James Cox 	Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott 	Crime drama 	
Wrong Turn 	Rob Schmidt 	Desmond Harrington, Eliza Dushku 	Horror 	
X2: X-Men United 	Bryan Singer 	Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin 	Superhero 	preceded by X-Men
The Yes Men 	Dan Ollman, Sarah Price, Chris Smith 	the culture jamming exploits of The Yes Men 	Documentary 	
The Young Black Stallion 	Simon Wincer 	Biana Tamimi, Patrick Elyas, Eric Grucza 	Drama, family 	prequel to The Black Stallion
Zero Day 	Ben Coccio 	Andre Keuck, Cal Robertson 	Drama 	
==External links==
* American films of 2003 at the Internet Movie Database
American
Films
2003