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10 Things I Hate about You Dir. Gil Junger. Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger B–
The 24 Hour Woman Dir. Nancy Savoca. Rosie Perez, Mariane Jean-Baptiste B–
8MM Dir. Joel Schumacher. Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, Catherine Keener C+

The Adventures of Sebastian Cole Dir. Tod Williams. Adrian Grenier C
After Life Dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda. Arata Iura, Erika Oda, Kei Tani A–
Agnes Browne Dir. Anjelica Huston. Anjelica Huston, Marion O'Dwyer D+
All About My Mother Dir. Pedro Almodóvar. Cecilia Roth, Penélope Cruz A–
American Beauty Dir. Sam Mendes. Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch B
American Movie Dir. Chris Smith. Documentary about small-town filmmakers A–
American Pie Dirs. Paul and Chris Weitz. Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Mena Suvari C–
Among Giants Dir. Sam Miller. Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Griffiths C
Analyze This Dir. Harold Ramis. Billy Crystal, Robert De Niro, Joe Viterelli B–
And Baby Makes Two Dir. Judy Katz, Oren Rudavsky. Documentary B–
Anna and the King Dir. Andy Tennant. Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Tom Felton B–
Anywhere But Here Dir. Wayne Wang. Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon B–
The Apple Dir. Samira Makhmalbaf. Massoumeh Naderi, Zahra Naderi A–
Arlington Road Dir. Mark Pellington. Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack B–
The Astronaut's Wife Dir. Rand Ravich. Charlize Theron, Johnny Depp B+
 At First Sight Dir. Irwin Winkler. Val Kilmer, Mira Sorvino, Kelly McGillis C+
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Dir. Jay Roach. Mike Myers D

B. Monkey Dir. Michael Radford. Jared Harris, Asia Argento, Rupert Everett D–
The Bachelor Dir. Gary Sinyor. Chris O'Donnell, Renée Zellweger, Artie Lange D–
Bedrooms & Hallways Dir. Rose Troche. Kevin McKidd, James Purefoy C
Being John Malkovich Dir. Spike Jonze. John Cusack, Cameron Diaz A–
Besieged Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. Thandie Newton, David Thewlis B+
The Best Man Dir. Malcolm D. Lee. Taye Diggs, Morris Chestnut, Nia Long B–
Better than Chocolate Dir. Anne Wheeler. Karyn Dwyer, Wendy Crewson B–
Big Daddy Dir. Dennis Dugan. Adam Sandler, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse C–
Black Mask Dir. Daniel Lee. Jet Li, Lau Ching Wan, Karen Mok, Françoise Yip C
 The Blair Witch Project Dirs. Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez. Heather Donahue A–
The Book of Life Dir. Hal Hartley. Martin Donovan, PJ Harvey, Thomas Jay Ryan B+
Bowfinger Dir. Frank Oz. Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham C
 Boys Don't Cry Dir. Kimberly Peirce. Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard A
Bringing Out the Dead Dir. Martin Scorsese. Nicolas Cage, Patricia Arquette B+
Buena Vista Social Club Dir. Wim Wenders. Documentary about Cuban band B

The Castle Dir. Rob Sitch. Michael Caton, Stephen Curry, Anne Tenney B–
 Children of Heaven Dir. Majid Majidi. Mir Farrokh Hashemian, Bahare Seddiqi B
The Cider House Rules Dir. Lasse Hallström. Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron C+
Close-Up Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. Hossain Sabzian, Abolfazl Ahankhah A+
 Conceiving Ada Dir. Lynn Hershmann-Leeson. Tilda Swinton, Francesca Faridany C
Cookie's Fortune Dir. Robert Altman. Charles S. Dutton, Glenn Close, Liv Tyler B+
Cradle Will Rock Dir. Tim Robbins. John Turturro, Emily Watson, Cherry Jones C+
 Cremaster 2 Dir. Matthew Barney. Matthew Barney, Norman Mailer, Patty Griffin A–
Cruel Intentions Dir. Roger Kumble. Ryan Phillippe, Sarah Michelle Gellar D

Deep Blue Sea Dir. Renny Harlin. Saffron Burrows, Thomas Jane, LL Cool J D+
The Deep End of the Ocean Dir. Ulu Grosbard. Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams D+
Desert Blue Dir. Morgan J. Freeman. Brendan Sexton III, Kate Hudson C
Dick Dir. Andrew Fleming. Kirsten Dunst, Michelle Williams, Dan Hedaya B–
Dogma Dir. Kevin Smith. Linda Fiorentino, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Chris Rock D+
Double Jeopardy Dir. Bruce Beresford. Ashley Judd, Tommy Lee Jones D
The Dreamlife of Angels Dir. Erick Zonca. Élodie Bouchez, Natacha Régnier A–
Drop Dead Gorgeous Dir. Michael Patrick Jann. Kirsten Dunst, Kirstie Alley B–

Earth Dir. Deepa Mehta. Maia Sethna, Nandita Das, Aamir Khan, Rahul Khanna B
Edge of Seventeen Dir. David Moreton. Chris Stafford, Tina Holmes B
 EDtv Dir. Ron Howard. Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson B–
Election Dir. Alexander Payne. Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon B
The Emperor and the Assassin Dir. Chen Kaige. Li Xuejian, Gong Li, Zhang Fengyi B
The Empty Mirror Dir. Barry J. Hershey. Norman Rodway, Peter Michael Goetz D+
 The End of the Affair Dir. Neil Jordan. Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore B
Endurance Dir. Leslie Woodhead. Haile Gebrselassie, Yonas Zergaw B+
Entrapment Dir. Jon Amiel. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sean Connery, Will Patton B–
Eternity and a Day Dir. Theo Angelopoulos. Bruno Ganz, Achileas Skevis B+
eXistenZ Dir. David Cronenberg. Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Don McKellar B+
 Eyes Wide Shut Dir. Stanley Kubrick. Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Sydney Pollack A

Felicia's Journey Dir. Atom Egoyan. Bob Hoskins, Elaine Cassidy, Peter McDonald C+
Fight Club Dir. David Fincher. Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter C+
Finding North Dir. Tanya Wexler. Wendy Makkena, John Benjamin Hickey C–
 Flawless Dir. Joel Schumacher. Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman B–
Following Dir. Christopher Nolan. Jeremy Theobald, Alex Haw, Lucy Russell B
Foolish Dir. Dave Meyers. Eddie Griffin, Master P, Amie Petersen, Jonathan Banks D
For Love of the Game Dir. Sam Raimi. Kevin Costner, Kelly Preston, John C. Reilly F
Forces of Nature Dir. Bronwen Hughes. Ben Affleck, Sandra Bullock D+
Friends & Lovers Dir. George Haas. George Newbern, Stephen Baldwin D
Frogs for Snakes Dir. Amos Poe. Barbara Hershey, Robbie Coltrane, Lisa Marie D+

Galaxy Quest Dir. Dean Parisot. Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman B
Gendernauts Dir. Monika Treut. Documentary about Bay Area gender queers B–
The General's Daughter Dir. Simon West. John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe F
Genesis Dir. Cheick Oumar Sissoko. Sotigui Kouyaté, Balla Moussa Keita B+
Genghis Blues Dirs. Roko and Adrian Belic. Documentary about throat singer B–
Get Real Dir. Simon Shore. Ben Silverstone, Brad Gorton, Charlotte Brittain B–
Girl, Interrupted Dir. James Mangold. Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie B–
Gloria Dir. Sidney Lumet. Sharon Stone, Jean-Luke Figueroa, Jeremy Northam C+
Go Dir. Doug Liman. Sarah Polley, Desmond Askew, Katie Holmes B
God Said, 'Ha!' Dir. Julia Sweeney. Julia Sweeney. Performance documentary C+
Goodbye Lover Dir. Roland Joffé. Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney D+
 The Green Mile Dir. Frank Darabont. Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan D–
Guinevere Dir. Audrey Wells. Sarah Polley, Stephen Rea, Jean Smart, Gina Gershon B

Happy, Texas Dir. Mark Illsley. Jeremy Northam, Steve Zahn, Ally Walker C
Hard Dir. John Huckert. Noel Palomaria, Malcolm Moorman, Charles Lanyer C
Head On Dir. Ana Kokkinos. Alex Dimitriades, Paul Capsis, Julian Garner C–
Hideous Kinky Dir. Gilles Mackinnon. Kate Winslet, Bella Riza, Carrie Mullan B–
Holy Smoke! Dir. Jane Campion. Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Julie Hamilton B
The Hurricane Dir. Norman Jewison. Denzel Washington, Vicellous Shannon C+

I Stand Alone Dir. Gaspar Noé. Philippe Nahon, Blandine Lenoir, Frankye Pain B
An Ideal Husband Dir. Oliver Parker. Rupert Everett, Cate Blanchett C+
Idle Hands Dir. Rodman Flender. Devon Sawa, Seth Green, Elden Henson B–
In Dreams Dir. Neil Jordan. Annette Bening, Aidan Quinn, Robert Downey Jr. B
In Search of Kundun with Martin Scorsese Dir. Michael Henry Wilson B–
In Too Deep Dir. Michael Rymer. Omar Epps, LL Cool J, Stanley Tucci, Nia Long B
Incognito Dir. Julie Dash. TV. Allison Dean, Richard T. Jones, Phil Morris D
The Insider Dir. Michael Mann. Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer B+
Instinct Dir. Jon Turteltaub. Cuba Gooding Jr., Anthony Hopkins, Maura Tierney D+
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Dir. Martha Coolidge. TV. Halle Berry B–
The Iron Giant Dir. Brad Bird. Voices of Eli Marienthal, Jennifer Aniston B+

Jackie's Back! Dir. Robert Townsend. TV. Jenifer Lewis, Tim Curry, T.V. Blake B
Jawbreaker Dir. Darren Stein. Judy Greer, Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart C+
Jeanne and the Perfect Guy Dirs. Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau B
Joe the King Dir. Frank Whaley. Noah Fleiss, Max Ligosh, Val Kilmer B–
Just a Little Harmless Sex Dir. Rick Rosenthal. Robert Mailhouse D+
Just the Ticket Dir. Richard Wenk. Andy Garcia, Andie MacDowell B

The King of Masks Dir. Wu Tianming. Zhu Xu, Zhou Renying, Zhao Zhigang C+

Lake Placid Dir. Steve Miner. Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt B–
 Last Night Dir. Don McKellar. Don McKellar, Sandra Oh, Callum Keith Rennie C
Late August, Early September Dir. Olivier Assayas. Mathieu Amalric B
Leila Dir. Dariush Mehrjui. Leila Hatami, Ali Mosaffa, Jamileh Sheikhi A–
Life Dir. Ted Demme. Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé C+
Limbo Dir. John Sayles. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, David Strathairn B
The Limey Dir. Steven Soderbergh. Terence Stamp, Peter Fonda B
Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels Dir. Guy Ritchie. Nick Moran B–
Lola and Billy the Kid Dir. Kutluğ Ataman. Baki Davrak, Erdal Yıldız B–
The Loss of Sexual Innocence Dir. Mike Figgis. Julian Sands, Saffron Burrows D
The Love Letter Dir. Peter Ho-Sun Chan. Kate Capshaw, Tom Everett Scott D
Lovers of the Arctic Circle Dir. Julio Medem. Fele Martínez, Najwa Nimri B
The Lovers on the Bridge Dir. Leos Carax. Denis Lavant, Juliette Binoche B

 Magnolia Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson. John C. Reilly, Philip Baker Hall A–
Man on the Moon Dir. Miloš Forman. Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Paul Giamatti B+
Mansfield Park Dir. Patricia Rozema. Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller B+
A Map of the World Dir. Scott Elliott. Sigourney Weaver, David Strathairn C+
Mary Jane's Not a Virgin Anymore Dir. Sarah Jacobson. Lisa Gerstein C+
 The Matrix Dirs. The Wachowskis. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne F
Metroland Dir. Philip Saville. Christian Bale, Emily Watson, Lee Ross C
The Minus Man Dir. Hampton Fancher. Owen Wilson, Brian Cox B
Miss Julie Dir. Mike Figgis. Saffron Burrows, Peter Mullan, Maria Doyle Kennedy C+
A Moment of Innocence Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Mirhadi Tayebi A–
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. Dir. Errol Morris B+
The Mummy Dir. Stephen Sommers. Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Arnold Vosloo B
The Muse Dir. Albert Brooks. Albert Brooks, Andie MacDowell, Sharon Stone C
Music of the Heart Dir. Wes Craven. Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn, Angela Bassett B–
My Best Fiend Dir. Werner Herzog. Documentary about films with Klaus Kinski B
My Name Is Joe Dir. Ken Loach. Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, David McKay A–
 My Son the Fanatic Dir. Udayan Prasad. Om Puri, Akbar Kurtha, Rachel Griffiths B–

Never Been Kissed Dir. Raja Gosnell. Drew Barrymore, David Arquette B
Dir. Robert Lepage. Anne-Marie Cadieux, Alexis Martin, Richard Fréchette B–
 Notting Hill Dir. Roger Michell. Hugh Grant, Julia Roberts, Rhys Ifans C

October Sky Dir. Joe Johnston. Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Chris Owen C+
Office Space Dir. Mike Judge. Ron Livingston, David Herman, Jennifer Aniston C+
On the Ropes Dirs. Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen. Documentary about boxers B
 One Day in September Dir. Kevin Macdonald. Documentary about hostage crisis C
One Hundred and One Nights Dir. Agnès Varda. Michel Piccoli, Julie Gayet B
 Onegin Dir. Martha Fiennes. Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Toby Stephens B+
Open Your Eyes Dir. Alejandro Amenábar. Eduardo Noriega, Penélope Cruz B–
The Other Sister Dir. Garry Marshall. Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi C–
Out of Season Dir. Jeanette L. Buck. Carol Monda, Joy Kelly, Dennis Fecteau C–
The Out-of-Towners Dir. Sam Weisman. Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, John Cleese C

Payback Dir. Brian Helgeland. Mel Gibson, Gregg Henry, Maria Bello, Lucy Liu B
Play It to the Bone Dir. Ron Shelton. Antonio Banderas, Woody Harrelson D
 Port Djema Dir. Éric Heumann. Jean-Yves Dubois, Christophe Odent B
Princess Mononoke Dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Voices of Yôji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida A
Private Confessions Dir. Liv Ullmann. Pernilla August, Max von Sydow B+
Pusher Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn. Kim Bodnia, Laura Drasbæk, Zlatko Buric B–
Pushing Tin Dir. Mike Newell. John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett B–

Rabbit in the Moon Dir. Emiko Omori. Documentary about internment camps A–
The Rage: Carrie 2 Dir. Katt Shea. Emily Bergl, Jason London, Amy Irving C–
Ravenous Dir. Antonia Bird. Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeffrey Jones B–
The Red Violin Dir. François Girard. Samuel L. Jackson, Irene Grazioli B–
Regret to Inform Dir. Barbara Sonneborn. Documentary about Vietnam War B+
Relax...It's Just Sex Dir. P.J. Castellaneta. Mitchell Anderson, Jennifer Tilly C–
Return with Honor Dirs. Freida Lee Mock, Terry Sanders. Documentary B+
Ride with the Devil Dir. Ang Lee. Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich, Jewel B–
Romance Dir. Catherine Breillat. Caroline Ducey, Sagamore Stévinin B–
Rosetta Dirs. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Émilie Dequenne, Fabrizio Rongione A
Run Lola Run Dir. Tom Tykwer. Franka Potente, Moritz Bleibtreu, Herbert Knaup B+
 Runaway Bride Dir. Garry Marshall. Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack F

She's All That Dir. Robert Iscove. Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook C
Show Me Love Dir. Lukas Moodysson. Rebecka Liljeberg, Alexandra Dählstrom B–
Simpatico Dir. Matthew Warchus. Nick Nolte, Jeff Bridges, Sharon Stone C+
Sitcom Dir. François Ozon. Évelyne Dandry, François Marthouret, Adrien de Van B
 The Sixth Sense Dir. M. Night Shyamalan. Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment B–
SLC Punk! Dir. James Merendino. Matthew Lillard, Michael Goorjian B
Sleepy Hollow Dir. Tim Burton. Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci B–
Snow Falling on Cedars Dir. Scott Hicks. Ethan Hawke, Yuki Kudoh, Rick Yune C–
 South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut Dir. Trey Parker. Voice of Trey Parker B
Speaking in Strings Dir. Paola di Florio. Documentary about famous violinist B
Splendor Dir. Gregg Araki. Kathleen Robertson, Johnathon Schaech, Matt Keeslar D+
 Star Wars, Episode 1: The Phantom Menace Dir. George Lucas. Liam Neeson B–
The Sticky Fingers of Time Dir. Hilary Brougher. Terumi Matthews B+
Stir of Echoes Dir. David Koepp. Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Zachary David Cope C+
The Straight Story Dir. David Lynch. Richard Farnsworth, Sissy Spacek A–
Stuart Little Dir. Rob Minkoff. Voice of Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie C+
Summer of Sam Dir. Spike Lee. John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino A–
 Sweet and Lowdown Dir. Woody Allen. Sean Penn, Samantha Morton C–

  The Talented Mr. Ripley Dir. Anthony Minghella. Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow A–
 Tarzan Dirs. Kevin Lima, Chris Buck. Voices of Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver B
 Tea with Mussolini Dir. Franco Zeffirelli. Joan Plowright, Maggie Smith, Cher D
The Third Miracle Dir. Agnieszka Holland. Ed Harris, Anne Heche C+
The Thirteenth Floor Dir. Josef Rusnak. Craig Bierko, Gretchen Mol C–
This Is My Father Dir. Paul Quinn. Aidan Quinn, Moya Farrelly, James Caan C–
The Thomas Crown Affair Dir. John McTiernan. Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo B
Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train Dir. Patrice Chéreau B
Three Kings Dir. David O. Russell. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube B
Three Seasons Dir. Tony Bui. Nguyễn Ngọc Hiệp, Đơn Dương, Nguyễn Hữu Được B
Titus Dir. Julie Taymor. Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming B
Topsy-Turvy Dir. Mike Leigh. Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Timothy Spall A–
Toy Story 2 Dir. John Lasseter. Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack A
Trekkies Dir. Roger Nygard. Documentary about Star Trek and its mega-fandoms B
Trick Dir. Jim Fall. Christian Campbell, J.P. Pitoc, Tori Spelling, Lorri Bagley D
True Crime Dir. Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, James Woods C–
 Tumbleweeds Dir. Gavin O'Connor. Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown A–
Twin Falls Idaho Dir. Michael Polish. Mark Polish, Michael Polish, Michele Hicks B–

Varsity Blues Dir. Brian Robbins. James Van Der Beek, Ron Lester, Paul Walker C–
The Velocity of Gary Dir. Dan Ireland. Vincent D'Onofrio, Thomas Jane D
Virus Dir. John Bruno. Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin D

A Walk on the Moon Dir. Tony Goldwyn. Diane Lane, Liev Schreiber B+
The War Zone Dir. Tim Roth. Freddie Cunliffe, Lara Belmont, Ray Winstone B+
When Love Comes Dir. Garth Maxwell. Rena Owen, Simon Prast C+
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Dir. Michael Hoffman C+
The Winslow Boy Dir. David Mamet. Nigel Hawthorne, Rebecca Pidgeon B–
The Wood Dir. Rick Famuyiwa. Sean Nelson, Trent Cameron, Duane Finley C
The World Is Not Enough Dir. Michael Apted. Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau C+

Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl Dir. Joan Chen. Li Xiaolu, Lopsang, Qian Zheng B+