Movies produced in 2001

A tight-collared workaholic ad executive, Nelson Moss (Keanu Reeves), is devoted to his career and can't imagine another lifestyle. One day he has to beg off work for a couple of hours to take a driving test. At the Department of Motor Vehicles he meets lively, eccentric Sara Deever (Charlize Theron), who is different from the other women in his life. Sara is a beautiful temptress who each month starts a new romantic relationship with no commitments, no pressure, no dependence and no infatuation. Before moving on to the next "patient" she helps her lover to change his life for the better. This time, she, however, falls deeply in love with Nelson, Mr. November, who is determined to give up his career and change his habitual way of life in order to make Sara happy. Will the two live a blissful life?

Thorny (Jay Chandrasekhar), Rabbit (Erik Stolhanske), Mac (Steve Lemme), Farva (Kevin Heffernan) and Foster (Paul Soter) are wild and lazy Vermont state troopers who enjoy playing pranks at stoned speeders to kill time. However, when serious budget cuts threaten their livelihood, the guys are determined to become admirably industrious and hyperactive. To impress their superior officers and save their jobs, the troopers make an attempt to solve a murder or uncover a drug smuggling ring.

An Archeologist played by Olivia Williams uncovers a crucified body, dated back to 1st century A.D in an ancient cave in Jerusalem. New-testament researcher played by Antonio Banderas, arrives at the scene to examine her findings. As word of the discovery spreads, trouble follows.

A rookie cop named Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawk) starts working in the Los Angeles Police Department's undercover narcotics unit. Jake is trained by a corrupt veteran officer Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington), who excels the most inveterate criminals in perfidy and brutality. Fighting with the very dregs of the population, Harris keeps neither laws nor morals. He lives by the maxim: "One must howl with the wolves." At the end of his first workday idealistic Jake is confronted with the moral dilemma whether he will obey the rules of his partner or make a stand against them.

Det. James Carter (Chris Tucker) is on vacation in Hong Kong, but Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan) is too busy doing police work. After an explosion at the American Embassy, Lee attempts to track down the man who may be responsible, Ricky Tan, a Triad gang leader and the former partner of Lee's father, who was also a cop. Obviously, Carter doesn't appreciate being dragged along like that, but what choice does he have? Lee discovers a power struggle among the Triads between Tan and Hu Li (Zhang Ziyi). They later find out it has something to do with the death of Lee's father, and a counterfeiting scheme. Lee and Carter go back to Cali, and later Las Vegas, where they discover that everything that's happened goes way beyond an explosion at the Embassy.

1991: the Cold War is ending. Just days before the US President is to visit China for trade talks, a CIA operative named Bishop is captured in a rogue operation at a Chinese prison. He'll be shot in 24 hours unless the President steps in. CIA honchos hunker down at Langley, controlling the damage to the diplomatic mission by hanging Bishop out to dry. Enter Nathan Muir, one day before retirement from the Agency, the man who recruited and trained Bishop. Can he find a way to get the President to free Bishop; if that fails, can he engineer a rescue? He hangs around Langley, telling stories about Bishop, as he gathers intelligence, looks for opportunities, and runs his own spy game.

Once upon a time, in a far away kingdom, there lived a big green ogre named Shrek (voiced by Mike Myers). He led a solitary life in his own smelly swamp in the woods. One day the evil midget - Lord Farquaad (voiced by John Lithgow), the ruler of Duloc – banished all the familiar fairy tale characters to Shrek's swamp land. Unfortunately for the ogre, his peaceful life has an end. To get rid of annoying settlers, Shrek must rescue the beautiful Princess Fiona (voiced by Cameron Diaz), confined to the tower and guarded by a fire-spouting dragon, and convince her to be Farquaad's wife. Accompanied by the garrulous and wisecracking Donkey (voiced by Eddie Murphy), Shrek makes his way to the distant castle and, on his quest, gets involved in a set of bizarre situations.

A self-reliant and attractive woman, Tess (Melissa Crider), meets a handsome guy, Jim Beckett (Tim Abell), the man of her dreams. After a whirlwind romance they get married, and Tess’s happiness unexpectedly flies out of the window. The shocked woman gets to know that her husband is a cruel sadist with the mysterious past. When it turns out that Jim is determined to kill anybody who will stand up for his wife, Tess seeks help from self-defense trainer J.T. Dillon (Mark Dacascos). However, it soon becomes clear that one can stop a murderous maniac only taking extreme measures.

Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) are dim-witted New Jersey sluggards who sell drugs to make pocket money. One fine day the two bosom friends discover that Miramax is making a movie which is based on their true lives and has an unflattering name "The Bluntman and Chronic". It goes without saying that this news is a floorer to them. The worst thing is that the guys have been neither notified nor feed by the creators for using their alter egos and making a laughingstock of them. Filled with indignation, Jay and Bob head to Hollywood to sabotage the production.

Bewitching intrigante Maxine Conners (Sigourney Weaver) and her bright student, Paige (Jennifer Love Hewitt), are a mother and daughter con team. They know that God wants us to share with others. And there is no disgrace in fleecing a new wealthy hubby! Therefore they start a family business: Max seeks rich men to fall into her web and marry her, and then Page seduces them so that Max can win a great deal of money in divorce settlements. The main thing is to know when to stop because not only millionaires can take an interest in the gorgeous girls but cool-headed cops can do as well. Moreover, Max and Paige should be careful not to fall victim to the arrows of Eros...

In the early 1990s the Civil War raged in Somali. The resulting humanitarian crisis carried away more than 300 thousand innocent civilians. The nation starved to death as the troops of Mohamed Farrah Aidid, the leader of the major belligerent faction, were taking the food sent by the United Nations Organization. The U.S. made a decision to send peacekeeping force to the capital city of Mogadishu in order to break down Aidid's resistance and kill him. On October 3, 1993, they planned to capture two top lieutenants of the mutinous warlord. Army Rangers and Delta Force entered the city on a mission that was supposed to take about an hour. However, things got out of kilter from the very beginning of the operation...

Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins) is back! Having escaped from clutches of the FBI, Lecter finds shelter in Florence, Italy, and leads a sybaritic life under the guise of a scientific researcher. Meanwhile, in America Mason Verger (Gary Oldman), the doctor's nemesis and old victim, has a thirst for vengeance and takes attempts to entice Lecter out of his hiding place using Agent Clarice Starling (Julianne Moore), the mere thought of whom excites the cannibal...

Set in the 1930's in England, the story takes place at Gosford Park, the majestic country estate where Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) and his wife, Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas), are giving a splendid party for their relatives and friends, aristocrats and celebrities. The guests intend to spend the weekend enjoying the luxurious decor of the gilded drawing rooms and indulging in gluttony. The personal maids and servants are ready to satisfy every wish and caprice of the carefree Corinthians. The party is about to begin but the host is unexpectedly found dead, and what is worse is that somebody has had a hand in dispatching him to the next world.

A strange ship, empty of passengers and crew, is found in the Pacific Ocean. It soon becomes clear that it is the infamous cruise ship Corona Queen which mysteriously disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle in 1972. Trying to investigate the phenomenon, a team of journalists and scientists boards the Corona Queen where they battle with remorseless other-worldly beings...

The story is set in 1933, ten years after Richard O'Connell and Evelyn's fearless fight against High Priest Imhotep (Arnold Vosloo). Now the courageous adventurer Rick (Brendan Fraser) and the beautiful Egyptologist Evie (Rachel Weisz) are very happily married and have an 8-year-old son Alex (Freddie Boath). However, they are fated not to enjoy a restful life. The scientists find the mummified corpse of Imhotep and ship it to the British Museum. The cursed villain arises from the dead again! In the meantime, Mathayus the Scorpion King (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), a legendary warrior who has been slept in the desert of Ahm Shere for many centuries, resurrects as well. When these two powerful forces clash, the destiny of the human race is in the balance. The O'Connells have only 7 days to save the world and rescue their son.

Set in Middlesex, Virginia, the story follows Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal), a 16-year-old dreamer and Christina Applegate fan who suffers from pyromania. On October 2nd, 1988, Donnie is visited by a man-sized large-toothed bunny named Frank (James Duval) and invited to go for a walk. While Donnie sleepwalks outside, a jet engine falls from the sky into his bedroom. At parting the rabbit prophesies that the "end of the world" will occur in "28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds." Before the apocalypse Frank calls on Donnie several times and draws him into a chain of vandal actions.

Dr. Ira Kane (David Duchovny), a biology teacher, and Prof. Harry Phineas Block (Orlando Jones), a geology teacher from Glen Canyon Community College, examine the samples of the meteorite crashed in the Arizona desert and discover an infinite number of one-celled life-forms. The microorganisms are evolving in leaps and bounds but scientists can’t explain the phenomenon. The aliens eventually adapt to local conditions and start spreading out to take over Earth. Aided by government scientist Allison Reed (Julianne Moore) and pool manager Wayne Green (Seann William Scott), the two professors take pains to save mankind from the menacing alien population and the resulting extinction.

Danny "Mean Machine" Meehan (Vinnie Jones), a famous British football captain, goes to jail for drunk driving and assaulting police officers. Governor (David Hemmings), a devoted football supporter, pays a large sum of money for Danny to be sent just in his jail because he wants 'Mean Machine' to coach a team of prison guards. However, Danny realizes that if he agrees, he will never go at large. Therefore he offers to assemble a team of convicts, who can play practice games against the guards. Without much foresight, the warden accepts the offer...

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wurtzel is a teenager accepted into Harvard with a scholarship in journalism. She has been raised by her divorced mother Mrs. Wurtzel since she was two years old, but she misses her father and feels needy and depressive. When she joins the university, she lives with a roommate Ruby and has her sexual initiation with Noah. Her article for the local column in Crimson newspaper is awarded by Rolling Stone magazine. Lizzie becomes abusive in sex and drugs, and her existential crisis and depression increases and she hurts her friends and her mother that love her, while dating Rafe. Mrs. Wurtzel sends her to an expensive psychiatric treatment with Dr. Sterling, in spite of having difficulties paying for her medical bills and therapy sessions. After a long period of treatment under medication, and suicide attempt, Lizzie stabilizes and adjusts to the real world.

He is Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker). He is keen on muscle cars. His burning ambition is to be a member of the street racing gang led by legendary Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), an unbeaten racer. The other side of truth is that Brian is a FBI agent assigned to gain confidence of Toretto who is suspected of complicity in bold truck hijacking and equipment stealing. But the more the charismatic Dom trusts a sassy new guy, the more Brian becomes imbued with the Road Angels’ ideals. And the less he wants to carry out his mission...