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The Movies of 2001: World Premieres
 By Title // By Grade // Last update: January 5, 2026

Top Ten List

1. Mulholland Drive Dir. David Lynch. Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring A
2. Y tu mamá también Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal A
3. Domestic Violence Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about Florida shelter A
4. Atanarjuat [The Fast Runner] Dir. Zacharias Kunuk. Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu A
5. Late Marriage Dir. Dover Kosashvili. Lior Ashkenazi, Moni Moshonov A
6. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Dir. Peter Jackson A–
Spirited Away Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Voices of Rumi Hiiragi, Mari Natsuki A–
7. Beijing Bicycle Dir. Wang Xiaoshuai. Cui Lin, Li Bin, Gao Yuanyuan, Li Shuang A–
9. Moulin Rouge! Dir. Baz Luhrmann. Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman A–
8. Ocean's Eleven Dir. Steven Soderbergh. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Carl Reiner A–
10. Fat Girl [À ma soeur!] Dir. Catherine Breillat. Anaïs Reboux, Roxane Mesquida A–
The Piano Teacher Dir. Michael Haneke. Isabelle Huppert, Benoît Magimel A–


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Apocalypse Now Redux Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando A
Atanarjuat [The Fast Runner] Dir. Zacharias Kunuk. Natar Ungalaaq, Sylvia Ivalu A
Domestic Violence Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about Florida shelter A
 Late Marriage Dir. Dover Kosashvili. Lior Ashkenazi, Moni Moshonov A
Mulholland Drive Dir. David Lynch. Naomi Watts, Laura Elena Harring A
 Y tu mamá también Dir. Alfonso Cuarón. Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal A

 A.I. Artificial Intelligence Dir. Steven Spielberg. Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law A–
Beijing Bicycle Dir. Wang Xiaoshuai. Cui Lin, Li Bin, Gao Yuanyuan, Li Shuang A–
 Donnie Darko Dir. Richard Kelly. Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell A–
 Fat Girl [À ma soeur!] Dir. Catherine Breillat. Anaïs Reboux, Roxane Mesquida A–
Gosford Park Dir. Robert Altman. Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas A–
Hedwig and the Angry Inch Dir. John Cameron Mitchell. John Cameron Mitchell A–
In Praise of Love Dir. Jean-Luc Godard. Bruno Putzulu, Cécile Camp A–
 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Dir. Peter Jackson A–
 Moulin Rouge! Dir. Baz Luhrmann. Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman A–
 Ocean's Eleven Dir. Steven Soderbergh. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Carl Reiner A–
 The Piano Teacher Dir. Michael Haneke. Isabelle Huppert, Benoît Magimel A–
Read My Lips Dir. Jacques Audiard. Emmanuelle Devos, Vincent Cassel A–
Southern Comfort Dir. Kate Davis. Documentary about ailing trans man A–
Spirited Away Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Voices of Rumi Hiiragi, Mari Natsuki A–
What Time Is It There? Dir. Tsai Ming-liang. Lee Kang-sheng A–

 Ali Dir. Michael Mann. Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight, Mario Van Peebles B+
La Ciénaga Dir. Lucrecia Martel. Graciela Borges, Mercedes Morán B+
The Deep End Dir. Scott McGehee, David Siegel. Tilda Swinton, Goran Visnjic B+
Joy Ride Dir. John Dahl. Paul Walker, Steve Zahn, Leelee Sobieski B+
Kandahar Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Nelofer Pazira, Hassan Tantai B+
Lawless Heart Dir. Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter. Tom Hollander, Bill Nighy B+
The Map of Sex and Love Dir. Evans Chan. Bernardo Chow, Victor Ma, Cherie Ho B+
Millennium Mambo Dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien. Shu Qi, Chun-hao Tuan, Jack Kao B+
O Dir. Tim Blake Nelson. Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, Julia Stiles, Martin Sheen B+
Trouble Every Day Dir. Claire Denis. Vincent Gallo, Tricia Vessey, Alex Descas B+
Wit Dir. Mike Nichols. TV. Emma Thompson, Jonathan M. Woodward B+

ABC Africa Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. Documentary about Ugandan orphans B
 Amélie Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Serge Merlin B
 The Anniversary Party Dir. Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh B
Baalbeck Dir. Ghassan Salhab, Akram Za`atarī, Mohamad Soueid. Yvan Khalifeh B
The Believer Dir. Henry Bean. Ryan Gosling, Summer Phoenix, Theresa Russell B
The Grey Zone Dir. Tim Blake Nelson. Allan Corduner, David Arquette B
 Hannibal Dir. Ridley Scott. Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman B
Hell House Dir. George Ratliff. Documentary about evangelical scare tactics B
Karmen Geï Dir. Joseph Gaï Ramaka. Djeïnaba Diop Gaï, Magaye Niang B
Lan Yu Dir. Stanley Kwan. Hu Jun, Liu Ye, Huatong Li, Lu Fang, Zhang Yongning B
Lantana Dir. Ray Lawrence. Anthony LaPaglia, Rachael Blake, Kerry Armstrong B
L.I.E. Dir. Michael Cuesta. Paul Dano, Brian Cox, Bruce Altman, Billy Kay B
The Man Who Wasn't There Dir. Joel Coen. Billy Bob Thornton B
The Others Dir. Alejandro Amenábar. Nicole Kidman, Fionnula Flanagan B
The Royal Tenenbaums Dir. Wes Anderson. Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston B
 The Score Dir. Frank Oz. Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Marlon Brando B
Scout's Honor Dir. Tom Shepard. Documentary about gay Boy Scouts B
The Son's Room Dir. Nanni Moretti. Nanni Moretti, Laura Morante B
Startup.com Dir. Jehane Noujaim, Chris Hegedus. Documentary B
Time Out Dir. Laurent Cantet. Aurélien Recoing, Karin Viard, Serge Livrozet B
Training Day Dir. Antoine Fuqua. Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn B
Tremblng Before G-d Dir. Sandi Simcha Dubowski. Documentary B
Wet Hot American Summer Dir. David Wain. Michael Showalter B

61* Dir. Billy Crystal. TV. Barry Pepper, Thomas Jane, Jennifer Crystal Foley B–
Black Hawk Down Dir. Ridley Scott. Josh Hartnett, Sam Shepard, Eric Bana B–
 Bridget Jones's Diary Dir. Sharon Maguire. Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth B–
By Hook or By Crook Dir. Harry Dodge, Silas Howard. Silas Howard B–
Ghost World Dir. Terry Zwigoff. Thora Birch, Steve Buscemi, Scarlett Johansson B–
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Dir. Chris Columbus. Daniel Radcliffe B–
 Iris Dir. Richard Eyre. Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville B–
Lagaan Dir. Ashutosh Gowariker. Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Paul Blackthorne B–
 Lovely & Amazing Dir. Nicole Holofcener. Catherine Keener, Emily Mortimer B–
Monsoon Wedding Dir. Mira Nair. Naseeruddin Shah, Vasundhara Das B–
Monster's Ball Dir. Marc Forster. Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Peter Boyle B–
My Wife Is an Actress Dir. Yvan Attal. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal B–
 No Man's Land Dir. Danis Tanovic. Branko Djuric, Rene Bitorajac, Filip Sovagovic B–
Sia, the Dream of the Python Dir. Dani Kouyaté. Fatoumata Diawara B–
The Sleepy Time Gal Dir. Christopher Münch. Jacqueline Bisset B–
Stranger Inside Dir. Cheryl Dunye. TV. Yolonda Ross, Davenia McFadden B–
Tape Dir. Richard Linklater. Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard, Uma Thurman B–
Waking Life Dir. Richard Linklater. Voices of Wiley Wiggins, Richard Linklater B–
When Billie Beat Bobby Dir. Jane Anderson. TV. Holly Hunter, Ron Silver B–

Bartleby Dir. Jonathan Parker. Crispin Glover, David Paymer, Glenne Headly C+
A Beautiful Mind Dir. Ron Howard. Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris C+
The Caveman's Valentine Dir. Kasi Lemmons. Samuel L. Jackson, Colm Feore C+
Charlotte Gray Dir. Gillian Armstrong. Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup C+
The Devil's Backbone Dir. Guillermo del Toro. Fernando Tielve, Federico Luppi C+
Dinner with Friends Dir. Norman Jewison. TV. Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell C+
Human Nature Dir. Michel Gondry. Patricia Arquette, Rhys Ifans, Tim Robbins C+
 In the Bedroom Dir. Todd Field. Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Marisa Tomei C+
Lost and Delirious Dir. Léa Pool. Mischa Barton, Piper Perabo, Jessica Paré C+
Ruby's Bucket of Blood Dir. Peter Werner. TV. Angela Bassett, Kevin Anderson C+
 Save the Last Dance Dir. Thomas Carter. Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas C+
The Seagull's Laughter Dir. Ágúst Guðmundsson. Ugla Egilsdóttir, Heino Ferch C+
Things Behind the Sun Dir. Allison Anders. Kim Dickens, Gabriel Mann C+
Wendigo Dir. Larry Fessenden. Erik Per Sullivan, Jake Weber, Patricia Clarkson C+
 World Traveler Dir. Bart Freundlich. Billy Crudup, Julianne Moore, David Keith C+

 Birthday Girl Dir. Jez Butterworth. Ben Chaplin, Nicole Kidman, Vincent Cassel C
The Business of Strangers Dir. Patrick Stettner. Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles C
crazy/beautiful Dir. John Stockwell. Kirsten Dunst, Jay Hernandez, Bruce Davison C
The Fast and the Furious Dir. Rob Cohen. Paul Walker, Vin Diesel C
 Jurassic Park III Dir. Joe Johnston. Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni C
Kate & Leopold Dir. James Mangold. Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber C
 Legally Blonde Dir. Robert Luketic. Reese Witherspoon, Victor Garber, Selma Blair C
Original Sin Dir. Michael Cristofer. Angelina Jolie, Antonio Banderas, Thomas Jane C
Rat Race Dir. Jerry Zucker. John Cleese, Cuba Gooding Jr., Breckin Meyer C
Session 9 Dir. Brad Anderson. Peter Mullan, David Caruso, Stephen Gevedon C
Shallow Hal Dir. Peter & Bobby Farrelly. Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow C
Zoolander Dir. Ben Stiller. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor C

13 Conversations about One Thing Dir. Jill Sprecher. Matthew McConaughey C–
America's Sweethearts Dir. Joe Roth. Billy Crystal, John Cusack, Julia Roberts C–
Baby Boy Dir. John Singleton. Tyrese Gibson, Taraji P. Henson, A.J. Johnson C–
Beyond Vanilla Dir. Claus Lilja. Documentary about atypical sexual practices C–
 Kissing Jessica Stein Dir. Charles Herman-Wurmfeld. Jennifer Westfeldt C–
K-PAX Dir. Iain Softely. Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack C–
The Pledge Dir. Sean Penn. Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright Penn, Aaron Eckhart C–
Prozac Nation Dir. Erik Skjoldbjærg. Christina Ricci, Jessica Lange C–
The Safety of Objects Dir. Rose Troche. Glenn Close, Dermot Mulroney C–
The Shipping News Dir. Lasse Hallström. Kevin Spacey, Julianne Moore C–
 Shrek Dir. Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson. Voice of Mike Myers C–
Vanilla Sky Dir. Cameron Crowe. Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz C–

 Angel Eyes Dir. Luis Mandoki. Jennifer Lopez, Jim Caviezel, Terrence Howard D+
 The Cat's Meow Dir. Peter Bogdanovich. Edward Herrmann, Kirsten Dunst D+
The Fluffer Dir. Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland. Michael Cunio D+
Glitter Dir. Vondie Curtis-Hall. Mariah Carey, Max Beesley, Terrence Howard D+
Intimacy Dir. Patrice Chéreau. Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Timothy Spall D+
Life as a House Dir. Irwin Winkler. Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas D+
 Planet of the Apes Dir. Tim Burton. Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter D+

The Affair of the Necklace Dir. Charles Shyer. Hilary Swank, Simon Baker D
Bully Dir. Larry Clark. Brad Renfro, Nick Stahl, Rachel Miner, Bijou Phillips D
 Get Over It Dir. Tommy O'Haver. Ben Foster, Kirsten Dunst, Shane West D
The Mexican Dir. Gore Verbinski. Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, James Gandolfini D
Wild Iris Dir. Daniel Petrie. TV. Laura Linney, Gena Rowlands, Emile Hirsch D

 The Brothers Dir. Gary Hardwick. Morris Chesnutt, D.L. Hughley, Bill Bellamy D–
Frailty Dir. Bill Paxton. Bill Paxton, Matthew McConaughey, Matt O'Leary D–
Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter Dir. Lee Gordon Demarbre. Phil Caracas D–

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Dir. Woody Allen. Woody Allen, Helen Hunt F
From Hell Dir. Allen & Albert Hughes. Johnny Depp, Heather Graham F
Gaudí Afternoon Dir. Susan Seidelman. Judy Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Lili Taylor F
I Am Sam Dir. Jessie Nelson. Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning F


In Need of Reappraisal
The memories are fading, but they're somewhere in my brain

Millennium Actress Dir. Satoshi Kon. Voices of Miyoko Shôji, Mami Koyama
Monsters, Inc. Dir. Pete Docter, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich