2001 in film

Overview of the events of 2001 in filmTemplate:SHORTDESC:Overview of the events of 2001 in film
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The year **2001 in film** involved some significant events, including the first installments of the *Harry Potter* series, *The Fast and the Furious* and *Shrek* franchises, and *The Lord of the Rings* and *Ocean's* trilogies. Significant non-English language films released included *Monsoon Wedding*, *Amélie* and *Spirited Away*.

## Highest-grossing films

The top 10 films released in 2001 by worldwide gross are as follows:

*Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* has grossed $978 million; it was the highest-grossing film in the *Harry Potter* film franchise until *Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2* surpassed it in 2011.

*Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* and *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* both grossed more than $800 million, marking the first time that two films released in the same year grossed more than $800 million at the box office.

## Events

* May 18 - *Shrek* won the first Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and began a tradition of having animated films win the award.
* June 22 – *The Fast and the Furious* is released, launching one of the highest-grossing franchises in film history.
* August 8 – Actors Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman divorce.
* November 2 – *Monsters, Inc.* opens with the best ticket sales ever for an animated film and the 6th best of all time.
* November 16 and December 19 – The beginning of two acclaimed film series based on best-selling novels: *Harry Potter* and *The Lord of the Rings*, respectively.

## 2001 Wide-release films

### #

* *12 Hours* (12 Horas) - (Puerto Rico)
* *15 Minutes*, starring Robert De Niro, Edward Burns and Kelsey Grammer
* *3000 Miles to Graceland*, starring Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, David Arquette and Courteney Cox
* *The 51st State*, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle and Emily Mortimer - (UK)
* *61\**, directed by Billy Crystal, starring Barry Pepper and Thomas Jane

### A

* *A.I. Artificial Intelligence*, directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Haley Joel Osment, William Hurt, Frances O'Connor, Jude Law and Brendan Gleeson
* *Absolute 100* (Apsolutnih sto) – (Yugoslavia)
* *Address Unknown* ([uchwiin bulmyeong] Error: {{Transl}}: unrecognized language / script code: kor (help)) – (South Korea)
* *The Affair of the Necklace*, starring Hilary Swank
* *Ali*, directed by Michael Mann, starring Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles and Ron Silver
* *All About Lily Chou-Chou* (Rirī Shushu no Subete) – (Japan)
* *All Over the Guy*
* *Along Came a Spider*, directed by Lee Tamahori, starring Morgan Freeman and Monica Potter
* *The Amati Girls*, starring Cloris Leachman, Mercedes Ruehl and Sean Young
* *Amélie* (a.k.a. Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain), starring Audrey Tautou – (France)
* *The American Astronaut*
* *American Outlaws*, starring Colin Farrell, Scott Caan and Ali Larter
* *American Pie 2*, starring Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Chris Klein, Shannon Elizabeth and Eugene Levy
* *America's Sweethearts*, starring Julia Roberts, John Cusack, Billy Crystal and Catherine Zeta-Jones
* *Amy's Orgasm*
* *Angel Eyes*, starring Jennifer Lopez
* *Animal* (Animalada) – (Argentina)
* *The Animal*, starring Rob Schneider
* *The Anniversary Party*, directed by and starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming, with Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates
* *Another Life*, starring Ioan Gruffudd, Imelda Staunton and Tom Wilkinson – (UK)
* *Antitrust*, starring Ryan Phillippe and Claire Forlani
* *As Far as My Feet Will Carry Me* (So weit die Füße tragen) – (Germany)
* *Aśoka* – (India)
* *Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner* – (Canada)
* *Atlantis: The Lost Empire*, with the voices of Michael J. Fox and John Mahoney
* *Avalon* – (Japan)
* *Ayyam El Sadat* (The Days of Sadat) – (Egypt)

### B

* *Baby Boy*, directed by John Singleton
* *Bandits*, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett
* *The Bank*, starring David Wenham and Anthony LaPaglia – (Australia)
* *Baran* (Rain) – (Iran)
* *A Beautiful Mind*, directed by Ron Howard, starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg and Ed Harris
* *Behind Enemy Lines*, starring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman
* *Behind the Sun* (Abril Despedaçado) – (Brazil)
* *Beijing Bicycle* (Shí qī suì de dān chē) – (China)
* *Beijing Rocks* (Bak Ging lok yue liu) – (Hong Kong)
* *Berlin Babylon* – (Germany)
* *The Believer*, starring Ryan Gosling
* *Big Bad Love*, directed by and starring Arliss Howard, with Debra Winger, Rosanna Arquette and Angie Dickinson
* *Big Man, Little Love* (Büyük Adam Küçük Aşk) – (Turkey)
* *Bintou* – (Burkina Faso)
* *Birthday Girl*, starring Nicole Kidman and Ben Chaplin – (UK)
* *Black Chicks Talking* – (Australia)
* *Black Hawk Down*, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett, Tom Sizemore and Sam Shepard
* *Black Knight*, starring Martin Lawrence
* *Blow*, directed by Ted Demme starring Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ray Liotta, Rachel Griffiths, Paul Reubens
* *Bolivia* – (Argentina/Netherlands)
* *A Boy Named Sue*
* *Brainstorm* (Bicho de Sete Cabeças) – (Brazil)
* *Bread and Milk* (Kruh in mleko) – (Slovenia)
* *Bridget Jones's Diary*, starring Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth and Jim Broadbent – (UK)
* *Brotherhood of the Wolf* (Le Pacte des loups), starring Vincent Cassel – (France)
* *The Brothers*, starring Morris Chestnut and D. L. Hughley
* *Bubble Boy*, starring Jake Gyllenhaal
* *Buffalo Soldiers*, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Anna Paquin, Ed Harris, Idris Elba and Elizabeth McGovern
* *Bully*, starring Brad Renfro
* *Bungee Jumping of Their Own* (Beonjijeompeureul hada) – (South Korea)
* *The Bunker*, starring Jason Flemyng – (UK)

### C

* *CQ*, directed by Roman Coppola, starring Jeremy Davies, Jason Schwartzman, Giancarlo Giannini and Gérard Depardieu
* *A Cab for Three* (Taxi para tres) – (Chile)
* *Captain Corelli's Mandolin*, starring Nicolas Cage, Christian Bale, John Hurt and Penélope Cruz – (UK/US/France)
* *Carving Out Our Name*
* *The Cat's Meow*, directed by Peter Bogdanovich, starring Kirsten Dunst, Cary Elwes, Eddie Izzard, Edward Herrmann and Joanna Lumley – (UK/US/Germany)
* *Cats & Dogs*, starring Jeff Goldblum and Elizabeth Perkins with the voices of Tobey Maguire, Alec Baldwin and Charlton Heston – (US/Australia)
* *The Center of the World*, starring Peter Sarsgaard and Molly Parker
* *Chandni Bar*, starring Tabu – (India)
* *Chaos* – (France)
* *Charlotte Gray*, starring Cate Blanchett – (UK/Australia/Germany)
* *La Ciénaga* (The Swamp) – (Argentina/Spain/France)
* *The Closet* (Le Placard), starring Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Depardieu – (France)
* *The Code* – (Finland)
* *Come Look at Me* (Prikhodi Na Menya Posmotret) – (Russia)
* *Crazy/Beautiful*, starring Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez
* *Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles*, starring Paul Hogan – (Australia/US)
* *Crush*, starring Andie MacDowell – (UK)
* *Crying... Silicon Tears* (To Klama vgike apo ton paradeiso) – (Greece)
* *The Curse of the Jade Scorpion*, directed by and starring Woody Allen, with Helen Hunt, Charlize Theron, Wallace Shawn and Dan Aykroyd

### D

* *Dark Blue World* (Tmavomodrý svět) – (Czech Republic)
* *Darpan Chaya* (दर्पण छायाँ) – (Napal)
* *Delivering Milo*, starring Anton Yelchin and Albert Finney
* *Den* – (US/Australia)
* *The Devil's Backbone* (El espinazo del diablo), directed by Guillermo del Toro – (Spain/Mexico)
* *Dil Chahta Hai* (The Heart Desires) – (India)
* *Disco Pigs*, starring Cillian Murphy – (Ireland)
* *Distance* – (Japan)
* *Dog Days* (Hundstage) – (Austria)
* *Dogtown and Z-Boys*
* *Domestic Disturbance*, starring John Travolta, Vince Vaughn and Steve Buscemi
* *Don't Say a Word*, starring Michael Douglas
* *Donnie Darko*, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell and Jena Malone
* *Down House* (Даун Хаус) – (Russia)
* *Down to Earth*, starring Chris Rock
* *Dr. Dolittle 2*, starring Eddie Murphy
* *Driven*, starring Sylvester Stallone, Kip Pardue, Estella Warren, Burt Reynolds

### E

* *Earth vs. the Spider*, starring Dan Aykroyd and Theresa Russell
* *Edges of the Lord* (Boze skrawki), starring Haley Joel Osment and Willem Dafoe – (Poland/US)
* *Elephants and Grass* (Filler ve Çimen) – (Turkey)
* *Elling* – (Norway)
* *Elsewhere* – (Austria)
* *Elvira's Haunted Hills*, starring Cassandra Peterson
* *The Emperor's New Clothes*, starring Ian Holm – (Italy/Ger/UK)
* *Enemy at the Gates*, directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, starring Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, Jude Law and Bob Hoskins – (Fr/US/Ger/UK/Ire)
* *Enigma*, directed by Michael Apted, starring Kate Winslet, Dougray Scott, Jeremy Northam and Saffron Burrows – (UK)
* *Evolution*, directed by Ivan Reitman, starring David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Julianne Moore and Dan Aykroyd
* *Exit Wounds*, starring Steven Seagal and DMX
* *The Experiment* (Das Experiment) – (Germany)

### F

* *Failan* – (South Korea)
* *The Fast and the Furious*, directed by Rob Cohen, starring Paul Walker and Vin Diesel
* *Fat Girl* (À ma sœur!) – (France)
* *Fate* (Yazgi) – (Turkey)
* *Festival in Cannes*, directed by Henry Jaglom, starring Anouk Aimée, Greta Scacchi, Maximilian Schell
* *La Fiebre del Loco* (Abalone Fever) – (Chile)
* *Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within*, with the voices of Ming-Na Wen and Alec Baldwin – (US/Japan)
* *Finder's Fee*, starring Erik Palladino, Ryan Reynolds, Robert Forster and James Earl Jones
* *Fish and Elephant* (Jin nian xia tian), directed by Li Yu – (China)
* *Flower Island* (Ggot Seom) – (South Korea)
* *The Forsaken*
* *The Fourth Angel*, starring Jeremy Irons and Forest Whitaker – (UK/Canada)
* *Frailty*, directed by and starring Bill Paxton
* *Freddy Got Fingered*, directed by and starring Tom Green
* *Freedom* (La Libertad) – (Argentina)
* *Friend* (Chin-gu) – (South Korea)
* *From Hell*, directed by the Hughes brothers, starring Johnny Depp, Heather Graham and Robbie Coltrane
* *La Fuga* (The Escape) – (Argentina)
* *Full Disclosure*, starring Fred Ward, Penelope Ann Miller, Rachel Ticotin, Christopher Plummer, Kim Coates, Virginia Madsen
* *Fulltime Killer* (Quanzhi Shashou), starring Andy Lau – (Hong Kong)

### G

* *Gadar: Ek Prem Katha* (Traitor: A Love Story), starring Sunny Deol – (India)
* *Gasoline* (Benzina) – (Italy)
* *Get a Life* (Ganhar a Vida) – (Portugal)
* *Get Over It*, starring Kirsten Dunst, Shane West, Ben Foster and Colin Hanks
* *Ghost World*, directed by Terry Zwigoff, starring Steve Buscemi, Thora Birch and Scarlett Johansson
* *Ghosts of Mars*, directed by John Carpenter, starring Ice Cube, Jason Statham, Pam Grier and Natasha Henstridge
* *The Glass House*, starring Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane, Kathy Baker and Bruce Dern
* *Go* – (Japan)
* *Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack* – (Japan)
* *Gosford Park*, directed by Robert Altman, starring Helen Mirren, Michael Gambon, Bob Balaban, Kristin Scott Thomas, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillippe, Kelly Macdonald, Maggie Smith and Alan Bates – (UK/US)
* *The Grey Zone*, directed by Tim Blake Nelson, starring David Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel and Daniel Benzali

### H

* *Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge*
* *Hannibal*, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta and Giancarlo Giannini
* *The Happiness of the Katakuris* (takuri-ke no kōfuku), directed by Takashi Miike – (Japan)
* *Hardball*, starring Keanu Reeves and D. B. Sweeney
* *Harrison's Flowers*, starring Andie MacDowell and Elias Koteas – (France)
* *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*, aka *Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone*, directed by Chris Columbus, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris, Alan Rickman and Maggie Smith – (UK/US)
* *Harvard Man*, starring Adrian Grenier, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Joey Lauren Adams
* *He Died with a Felafel in His Hand* – (Australia)
* *Head over Heels*, starring Monica Potter and Freddie Prinze, Jr.
* *Heartbreakers*, starring Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Lee, Ray Liotta and Gene Hackman
* *Hearts in Atlantis*, starring Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin and Hope Davis
* *Hedwig and the Angry Inch*
* *Heist*, directed by David Mamet, starring Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Rebecca Pidgeon, Sam Rockwell and Ricky Jay
* *Her Majesty* – (New Zealand)
* *Herkes Kendi Evinde* (Away from Home) – (Turkey)
* *Herman U. S. A.*
* *Une hirondelle a fait le printemps* (a.k.a. The Girl from Paris) – (France)
* *Hotel*, directed by Mike Figgis, starring Saffron Burrows – (UK/Italy)
* *How High*, starring Method Man and Redman
* *How I Killed My Father* (Comment j'ai tué mon père) – (France)
* *Human Nature*, directed by Michel Gondry, starring Tim Robbins, Rhys Ifans, Patricia Arquette and Miranda Otto

### I

* *I Am Sam*, starring Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning and Laura Dern
* *I Wish I Had a Wife* (Nado anaega isseosseumyeon johgessda) – (South Korea)
* *Ichi the Killer* (Koroshiya 1), directed by Takashi Miike – (Japan)
* *The Ignorant Fairies* (Le fate ignoranti) – (Italy)
* *I'm Going Home* (Je rentre à la maison), starring Michel Piccoli and Catherine Deneuve – (France/Portugal)
* *In the Bedroom*, directed by Todd Field, starring Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl and Marisa Tomei
* *In Vanda's Room* (No Quarto da Vanda) – (Portugal)
* *Intacto* – (Spain)
* *Intimacy* – (Fr/UK/Ger/Sp) – Golden Bear award
* *Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time* (Inuyasha – Jidai wo koeru omoi) – (Japan)
* *Iris*, starring Judi Dench, Kate Winslet and Jim Broadbent – (UK)

### J

* *Jan Dara* (จัน ดารา) – (Thailand)
* *Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back*, directed by and starring Kevin Smith, with Jason Mewes, Ben Affleck, Will Ferrell and Shannon Elizabeth
* *Jeepers Creepers*, starring Justin Long
* *Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius*
* *The Jimmy Show*, starring Frank Whaley, Carla Gugino and Ethan Hawke
* *Joe Dirt*, starring David Spade
* *Joe Somebody*, starring Tim Allen
* *Josie and the Pussycats*, starring Rosario Dawson, Rachael Leigh Cook and Tara Reid
* *Joy Ride*, starring Paul Walker and Steve Zahn
* *July Rhapsody* (Laam yan sei sap), starring Jacky Cheung – (Hong Kong)
* *Jurassic Park III*, directed by Joe Johnston, starring Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni and Michael Jeter
* *Just Visiting*, starring Jean Reno and Christina Applegate – (US/France)

### K

* *K-PAX*, starring Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey
* *Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...* (Sometimes there's happiness, sometimes there's sadness) – (India)
* *Kairo* (Pulse), directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa – (Japan)
* *Kandahar* (Safar-e Ghandehar) – (Iran)
* *Kate & Leopold*, directed by James Mangold, starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman
* *Kick the Moon* (Shinlaui dalbam) – (South Korea)
* *Kill Me Later*, starring Selma Blair and Max Beesley
* *Kingdom Come*, starring LL Cool J and Jada Pinkett Smith
* *Kira's Reason: A Love Story* (En Kærlighedshistoriefilm) – (Denmark)
* *Kiss of the Dragon*, starring Jet Li and Bridget Fonda – (US/France)
* *Kissing Jessica Stein*, starring Heather Juergensen and Jennifer Westfeldt
* *A Knight's Tale*, directed by Brian Helgeland, starring Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Rufus Sewell and Paul Bettany

### L

* *L.I.E.*, starring Brian Cox
* *Lagaan* (Land Tax) – (India)
* *Lajja*, starring Manisha Koirala and Jackie Shroff – (India)
* *Lan Yu* (藍宇), directed by Stanley Kwan – (Hong Kong/China)
* *Lantana*, starring Anthony LaPaglia and Geoffrey Rush – (Australia)
* *Lara Croft: Tomb Raider*, directed by Simon West, starring Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight and Daniel Craig
* *The Last Castle*, directed by Rod Lurie, starring Robert Redford, Mark Ruffalo and James Gandolfini
* *The Last Kiss* (L'ultimo bacio) – (Italy)
* *Last Orders*, starring Bob Hoskins, Michael Caine, Ray Winstone and Helen Mirren – (UK)
* *Last Present* (Seon Mul) – (South Korea)
* *Last Wedding* – (Canada)
* *Late Marriage* (Hatuna Meuheret) – (Israel)
* *Late Night Shopping* – (UK)
* *Legally Blonde*, starring Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Jennifer Coolidge, Selma Blair and Ali Larter
* *The Legend of Suriyothai* – (Thailand)
* *L'Emploi du Temps* (Time Out) – (France)
* *Letter to America* (Pismo do Amerika) – (Bulgaria)
* *Life as a House*, starring Kevin Kline and Kristin Scott Thomas
* *Lijmen/Het Been* – (Belgium/Netherlands)
* *Lloyd*
* *The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*, directed by Peter Jackson, starring Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Liv Tyler, Sean Bean, Hugo Weaving and Cate Blanchett – (New Zealand/US)
* *Lost and Delirious* – (Canada)
* *Lovely & Amazing*, starring Catherine Keener, Jake Gyllenhaal and Emily Mortimer
* *Lucía y el sexo* (Sex and Lucia), starring Paz Vega – (Spain)
* *The Luzhin Defence*, starring John Turturro and Emily Watson – (UK/France)
* *Lyle the Kindly Viking*

### M

* *Maangamizi: The Ancient One* – (Tanzania/US)
* *Mad Love* (Juana la Loco) – (Spain)
* *The Majestic*, directed by Frank Darabont, starring Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Jeffrey DeMunn, Laurie Holden, Hal Holbrook, and Bob Balaban
* *Man Walking on Snow* (Aruku, hito), starring Ken Ogata – (Japan)
* *The Man Who Sued God*, starring Billy Connolly – (Australia)
* *The Man Who Wasn't There*, directed by the Coen brothers, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, James Gandolfini, Scarlett Johansson and Tony Shalhoub
* *Max Keeble's Big Move*, starring Alex D. Linz
* *Me Without You*, starring Anna Friel and Kyle MacLachlan – (UK)
* *Mean Machine*, starring Vinnie Jones and Jason Statham – (UK)
* *Megiddo: The Omega Code 2*, starring Michael York and Michael Biehn
* *Metropolis* (メトロポリス) – (Japan)
* *The Mexican*, directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts and James Gandolfini
* *Mike Bassett: England Manager*, starring Ricky Tomlinson – (UK)
* *Millennium Actress* (Sennen Joyū) – (Japan)
* *Millennium Mambo* (Qiānxī Mànbō) – (Taiwan)
* *Mind Meld*
* *Mockingbird Don't Sing*
* *Monkeybone*, directed by Henry Selick, starring Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda and Whoopi Goldberg with the voice of John Turturro
* *Monrak Transistor* (aka Transistor Love Story) – (Thailand)
* *Monsoon Wedding*, directed by Mira Nair – (US/India)
* *Monster's Ball*, directed by Marc Forster, starring Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger and Peter Boyle
* *Monsters, Inc.*, directed by Pete Docter, with voices of John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi and James Coburn
* *Moscow Square* (Moszkva tér) – (Hungary)
* *Moulin Rouge!*, directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo and Jim Broadbent – (Australia/US)
* *The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time* (aka Nynka) – (Netherlands)
* *Mulholland Drive*, directed by David Lynch, starring Naomi Watts, Laura Harring and Justin Theroux
* *The Mummy Returns*, directed by Stephen Sommers, starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.
* *My First Mister*, directed by Christine Lahti, starring Leelee Sobieski and Albert Brooks
* *My Sassy Girl* (Yeopgijeogin geunyeo) – (South Korea)

### N

* *Nabi* (Butterfly) – (South Korea)
* *Nandha* – (India)
* *Nayak: The Real Hero*, starring Anil Kapoor – (India)
* *No Man's Land* (Ničija zemlja) – (Bosnia-Herzegovina/France/Italy/UK)
* *Not Another Teen Movie*, starring Chris Evans
* *The Notice of the Day* (Arregui, La Noticia del Día) – (Argentina)
* *Nowhere in Africa* (Nirgendwo in Afrika) – (Germany)

### O

* *O*, directed by Tim Blake Nelson, starring Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles and Martin Sheen
* *Ocean's Eleven*, directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy García, Julia Roberts, Casey Affleck and Elliott Gould
* *The Officers' Ward* (La chambre des officiers) – (France)
* *On the Green Carpet* – (North Korea)
* *The One*, starring Jet Li, Delroy Lindo, Carla Gugino and Jason Statham
* *One Fine Spring Day* (Bomnaleun Ganda) – (South Korea)
* *One Night at McCool's*, starring Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Paul Reiser, Michael Douglas and John Goodman
* *Original Sin*, starring Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas
* *The Orphan of Anyang* (Anyangde guer) – (China)
* *Osmosis Jones*, starring Bill Murray and Molly Shannon with the voices of Chris Rock and David Hyde Pierce
* *The Others*, directed by Alejandro Amenábar, starring Nicole Kidman – (US/Spain)
* *Out Cold*

### P–Q

* *The Parole Officer*, starring Steve Coogan and Lena Headey – (UK)
* *Pau and His Brother* (Pau i el seu germà) – (Spain/France)
* *Pearl Harbor*, directed by Michael Bay, starring Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, and Alec Baldwin
* *Perfume*, starring Estella Warren, Jeff Goldblum and Mariel Hemingway
* *Le Peuple Migrateur* (Winged Migration) – (Fr/It/Ger/Sp/Swi/US)
* *The Piano Teacher* (La Pianiste), directed by Michael Haneke, starring Isabelle Huppert – (France/Austria)
* *Piñero*, starring Benjamin Bratt
* *Planet of the Apes*, directed by Tim Burton, starring Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, Estella Warren and Michael Clarke Duncan
* *The Pledge*, directed by Sean Penn, starring Jack Nicholson, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright, Vanessa Redgrave, Mickey Rourke and Benicio del Toro.
* *Princesa* – (Italy/Spain)
* *The Princess Diaries*, directed by Garry Marshall, starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews
* *The Profession of Arms* (Il mestiere delle armi), directed by Ermanno Olmi – (Italy)
* *Pulse* (Kairo) – (Japan)
* *Purple Sunset* (Ziri) – (China)
* *Quitting* (Zuotian) – (China)

### R

* *Rain* – (New Zealand)
* *Rat Race*, starring Breckin Meyer, Seth Green, Cuba Gooding, Jr., John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg, Amy Smart and Rowan Atkinson
* *Recess: School's Out*
* *Revolution OS*
* *Riding in Cars with Boys*, directed by Penny Marshall, starring Drew Barrymore, Steve Zahn, Brittany Murphy and James Woods
* *The River* (Joki) – (Finland)
* *Roberto Succo* – (France)
* *Rock Star*, starring Mark Wahlberg and Jennifer Aniston
* *The Royal Tenenbaums*, directed by Wes Anderson, starring Gene Hackman, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Danny Glover, Anjelica Huston and Bill Murray
* *Rush Hour 2*, directed by Brett Ratner, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker – (US/Hong Kong)

### S

* *The Safety of Objects*, starring Joshua Jackson, Dermot Mulroney, Moira Kelly, Patricia Clarkson and Glenn Close
* *Samsara* – (Tibet/India)
* *Save the Last Dance*, starring Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas
* *Saving Silverman*, starring Jason Biggs, Jack Black and Amanda Peet
* *Say It Isn't So*, starring Heather Graham, Chris Klein, Sally Field
* *Say Yes* (세이 예스) – (South Korea)
* *Scary Movie 2*, starring Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Anna Faris, Tori Spelling, David Cross and James Woods
* *The Score*, directed by Frank Oz, starring Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Angela Bassett and Marlon Brando
* *Scotland, PA*
* *Scratch*
* *Secret Ballot* (Ra'ye makhfi) – (Iran)
* *See Spot Run*, starring David Arquette – (Canada)
* *Serendipity*, starring John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale
* *Session 9*, starring David Caruso and Peter Mullan
* *Shallow Hal*, directed by the Farrelly brothers, starring Jack Black, Jason Alexander, Gwyneth Paltrow
* *Shaolin Soccer* (Siu lam juk kau) – (Hong Kong)
* *She Creature*, starring Rufus Sewell and Carla Gugino
* *The Shipment*, starring Matthew Modine – (Canada)
* *The Shipping News*, directed by Lasse Hallström, starring Kevin Spacey, Judi Dench, Julianne Moore and Cate Blanchett
* *Shrek*, with the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and John Lithgow
* *Sia, the Dream of the Python* (Sia, le rêve du python) – (Burkina Faso)
* *Sidewalks of New York*, directed by and starring Edward Burns, with Rosario Dawson, Heather Graham, Dennis Farina
* *Sisters* (Syostry) – (Russia)
* *Slogans* (Parullat) – (Albania)
* *Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m.* (Sobibór, 14 octobre 1943, 16 heures) – (France)
* *Someone Like You*, directed by Tony Goldwyn, starring Ashley Judd, Hugh Jackman, Greg Kinnear
* *Son of the Bride* (El hijo de la novia) – (Argentina)
* *The Son's Room* (La stanza del figlio) directed by and starring Nanni Morretti – (Italy)
* *Sorum* – (South Korea)
* *Southern Comfort*
* *Southlander*, starring Rory Cochrane, Beck, Beth Orton
* *La Spagnola* – (Australia)
* *Spirited Away* (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) – (Japan)
* *Spy Game*, directed by Tony Scott, starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt
* *Spy Kids*, directed by Robert Rodriguez, starring Carla Gugino, Antonio Banderas and Alan Cumming
* *Storytelling*, directed by Todd Solondz, starring Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, Julie Hagerty, Robert Wisdom and Selma Blair
* *Stranger Inside*
* *Stuck*
* *Super Troopers*
* *Sur mes lèvres* (Read My Lips), starring Vincent Cassel – (France)
* *Sweet November*, starring Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron
* *Swordfish*, starring Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle and John Travolta

### T

* *The Tailor of Panama*, directed by John Boorman, starring Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Lee Curtis and Brendan Gleeson
* *Take Care of My Cat* (Goyangireul Butakhae) – (South Korea)
* *Tape*, directed by Richard Linklater, starring Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard and Uma Thurman
* *Taurus* (Telets) – (Russia)
* *Ten Days Without Love* (El cielo abierto) – (Spain)
* *Thirteen Conversations About One Thing*, starring Matthew McConaughey, Alan Arkin and John Turturro
* *Thirteen Ghosts*, starring Tony Shalhoub
* *To End All Wars*, starring Robert Carlyle and Kiefer Sutherland
* *To the Left of the Father* (Lavoura Arcaica) – (Brazil)
* *Tomcats*, starring Jerry O'Connell and Shannon Elizabeth
* *Tomorrow* (Domani) – (Italy)
* *Tortilla Soup*, starring Héctor Elizondo, Elizabeth Peña and Raquel Welch
* *Town & Country*, starring Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Goldie Hawn, Garry Shandling, Andie MacDowell and Charlton Heston
* *Training Day*, starring Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke
* *Treed Murray* – (Canada)
* *The Tunnel* (Der Tunnel) – (Germany)
* *Two Can Play That Game*, starring Vivica A. Fox and Morris Chestnut

### U

* *Ultraman Cosmos: The First Contact* (ウルトラマンコスモス) – (Japan)
* *Unfair Competition* (Concorrenza sleale), directed by Ettore Scola – (Italy)
* *The Ultimate Warrior* (Musa) – (South Korea)
* *Undercover Kitty* (aka Minoes) – (Netherlands)
* *Uprising*, starring Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer

### V

* *Va savoir* (Who Knows?), directed by Jacques Rivette – (France)
* *Valentine*, starring Denise Richards and Katherine Heigl
* *Vanilla Sky*, directed by Cameron Crowe, starring Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Noah Taylor and Kurt Russell
* *Vidocq*, starring Gérard Depardieu – (France)
* *Vizontele*, directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan – (Turkey)

### W

* *Waikiki Brothers* (Waikiki beuladeoseu) – (South Korea)
* *Waking Life*, directed by Richard Linklater
* *War Photographer* (Photographe de guerre) – (Switzerland)
* *Warm Water Under a Red Bridge* (Akai Hashi no Shita no Nurui Mizu), directed by Shohei Imamura – (Japan)
* *The Warrior* (Musa) – (South Korea)
* *Wasabi*, starring Jean Reno – (France)
* *Waterboys* (ウォーターボーイズ) – (Japan)
* *The Wedding Planner*, starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey
* *Welcome to Pyongyang Animal Park* (어서오세요) – (North Korea)
* *West 47th Street*
* *Wet Hot American Summer*, directed by David Wain, starring Janeane Garofalo, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks and David Hyde Pierce
* *What's the Worst That Could Happen?*, starring Danny DeVito and Martin Lawrence
* *What Time Is It There?* (Ni na bian ji dian) – (Taiwan)
* *When Strangers Appear* – (Australia/New Zealand/US)
* *Whispering Sands* (Pasir Berbisik) – (Indonesia)
* *The Wild Bees* (Divoké včely) – (Czech Republic)
* *Wild Iris*, directed by Daniel Petrie, starring Laura Linney, Gena Rowlands, Emile Hirsch, Fred Ward
* *Wit*, directed by Mike Nichols, starring Emma Thompson and Christopher Lloyd
* *The Words of My Father* (Le parole di mio padre) – (Italy)

### X-Z

* *O Xangô de Baker Street* (A Samba for Sherlock) – (Brazil)
* *Yamakasi* (aka Yamakasi – Les samouraïs des temps modernes) – (France)
* *Y Tu Mamá También* (And your mum too), starring Diego Luna – (Mexico)
* *Yellow Asphalt* (Asfalt Tzahov) – (Israel)
* *Yellow Hair 2* (Norang Meori 2) – (South Korea)
* *Yolngu Boy* – (Australia)
* *Zoolander*, directed by and starring Ben Stiller, with Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell and Christine Taylor

## Births

* October 14 - Rowan Blanchard, American actress

## Film debuts

* Ty Burrell - *Evolution*
* Justin Chatwin - *Josie and the Pussycats*
* Bradley Cooper - *Wet Hot American Summer*
* Dominic Cooper - *From Hell*
* Dakota Fanning - *Tomcats*
* Rupert Grint - *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*
* Tom Hardy - *Black Hawk Down*
* Naomie Harris - *Crust*
* Anne Hathaway - *The Princess Diaries*
* Jay Hernandez - *Crazy/Beautiful*
* Freddie Highmore - *Women Talking Dirty*
* Dwayne Johnson - *The Mummy Returns*
* Taylor Lautner - *Shadow Fury*
* Jennette McCurdy - *Shadow Fury*
* Scoot McNairy - *Wrong Numbers*
* Eric Christian Olsen - *Pearl Harbor*
* Daniel Radcliffe - *The Tailor of Panama*
* Emma Roberts - *Blow*
* Seth Rogen - *Donnie Darko*
* Kristen Schaal - *Kate & Leopold*
* Rafe Spall - *Beginner's Luck*
* Wilmer Valderrama - *Summer Catch*
* Emma Watson - *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*

## References

1. ↑ "2001 Worldwide Box Office". *Box Office Mojo*. IMDb. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

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