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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–
8½ Women Dir. Peter Greenaway. John Standing, Matthew Delamere C+
8MM Dir. Joel Schumacher. Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, Catherine Keener C+

An Affair of Love Dir. Frédéric Fonteyne. Nathalie Baye, Sergi López, Paul Pavel B+
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–
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–
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+
Audition Dir. Takashi Miike. Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Jun Kunimura B
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Dir. Jay Roach. Mike Myers D
Away with Words Dir. Christopher Doyle. Tadanobu Asano, Kevin Sherlock C+

The Bachelor Dir. Gary Sinyor. Chris O'Donnell, Renée Zellweger, Artie Lange D–
 Beau travail Dir. Claire Denis. Denis Lavant, Grégoire Colin, Michel Subor A
Being John Malkovich Dir. Spike Jonze. John Cusack, Cameron Diaz A–
Belfast, Maine Dir. Frederick Wiseman. Documentary about a seaside town A
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–
 The Blair Witch Project Dirs. Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez. Heather Donahue A–
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
But I'm a Cheerleader Dir. Jamie Babbit. Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall C+

Charisma Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Kôji Yakusho, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Yoriko Dôguchi B+
The Cherry Orchard Dir. Michael Cacoyannis. Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates C+
Chutney Popcorn Dir. Nisha Ganatra. Nisha Ganatra, Sakina Jaffrey, Jill Hennessy C–
The Cider House Rules Dir. Lasse Hallström. Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron C+
The Color of Paradise Dir. Majid Majidi. Mohsen Ramezani, Hossein Mahjoub B
 Compensation Dir. Zeinabu irene Davis. Michelle A. Banks, John Earl Jelks B+
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+
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
Drop Dead Gorgeous Dir. Michael Patrick Jann. Kirsten Dunst, Kirstie Alley B–

East Is East Dir. Damien O'Donnell. Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Jordan Routledge D
East/West Dir. Régis Wargnier. Sandrine Bonnaire, Oleg Menshikov C+
 EDtv Dir. Ron Howard. Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson B–
Election Dir. Alexander Payne. Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon B
 The End of the Affair Dir. Neil Jordan. Ralph Fiennes, Julianne Moore B
Entrapment Dir. Jon Amiel. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sean Connery, Will Patton 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+
Fever Dir. Alex Winter. Henry Thomas, David O'Hara, Teri Hatcher, Bill Duke C+
Fight Club Dir. David Fincher. Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Helena Bonham Carter C+
 The Five Senses Dir. Jeremy Podeswa. Mary-Louise Parker, Daniel MacIvor B–
 Flawless Dir. Joel Schumacher. Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman 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

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–
 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Dir. Jim Jarmusch. Forest Whitaker A
 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Dir. Jim Jarmusch. Forest Whitaker A
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
 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
Harem Suare Dir. Ferzan Ozpetek. Marie Gillain, Alex Descas, Serra Yılmaz B
Himalaya Dir. Eric Valli. Thilen Lhondup, Karma Wangiel, Gurgon Kyap A–
Hold Back the Night Dir. Philip Davis. Christine Tremarco, Stuart Sinclair Blyth C+
Holy Smoke! Dir. Jane Campion. Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel, Julie Hamilton B
Human Resources Dir. Laurent Cantet. Jalil Lespert, Jean-Claude Vallod B–
L'Humanité Dir. Bruno Dumont. Emmanuel Schotté, Séverine Caneele B
The Hurricane Dir. Norman Jewison. Denzel Washington, Vicellous Shannon C+

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 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 Movie. 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+
Jesus' Son Dir. Alison Maclean. Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Denis Leary B
Joe the King Dir. Frank Whaley. Noah Fleiss, Max Ligosh, Val Kilmer B–
Judy Berlin Dir. Eric Mendelsohn. Edie Falco, Aaron Harnick, Barbara Barrie B
Juha Dir. Aki Kaurismäki. Sakari Kuosmanan, Katin Outinen, André Wilms B

Kadosh Dir. Amos Gitai. Yaël Abecassis, Yoram Hattab, Meital Berdah B+
Kaizokuban Bootleg Film Dir. Masahiro Kobayashi. Kippei Shîna, Akira Emoto B
Keepers of the Frame Dir. Mark McLaughlin. Documentary about preservation B–
Kikujiro Dir. Takeshi Kitano. Yusuke Sekiguchi, Takeshi Kitano, Gurêto Gidayû B–

Lake Placid Dir. Steve Miner. Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt B–
The Last September Dir. Deborah Warner. Keeley Hawes, David Tennant C+
The Letter Dir. Manoel de Oliveira. Chiara Mastroianni, Pedro Abrunhosa B
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
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
Love Will Tear Us Apart Dir. Nelson Lik-wai Yu. Wong Ning, Tony Leung Ka Fai 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+
 The Matrix Dirs. The Wachowskis. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne F
Migrating Forms Dir. James Fotopoulos. Preston Baty, Rebecca Lewis 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+
Moloch Dir. Aleksandr Sokurov. Elena Rufanova, Leonid Mozgovoy, Irina Sokolova B
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

The Nanny Dir. Marco Bellocchio. Maya Sansa, Fabrizio Bentivoglio B
Never Been Kissed Dir. Raja Gosnell. Drew Barrymore, David Arquette B
No One Writes to the Colonel Dir. Arturo Ripstein. Fernando Luján 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
 Onegin Dir. Martha Fiennes. Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Toby Stephens B+
The Other Dir. Youssef Chahine. Hani Salama, Hanan Turk, Nabila Ebeid B
The Other Sister Dir. Garry Marshall. Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi C–
Our Happy Lives Dir. Jacques Maillot. Marie Payen, Camille Japy, Cécile Richard B–
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
La Petite vendeuse de soleil Dir. Djibril Diop Mambéty. Lissa Baléra A–
Play It to the Bone Dir. Ron Shelton. Antonio Banderas, Woody Harrelson D
 Pola X Dir. Leos Carax. Guillaume Depardieu, Katerina Golubeva A–
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–
Ratcatcher Dir. Lynne Ramsay. William Eadie, Tommy Flanagan A–
Ravenous Dir. Antonia Bird. Guy Pearce, Robert Carlyle, Jeffrey Jones 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
 Runaway Bride Dir. Garry Marshall. Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack F

Sex, Shame, and Tears Dir. Antonio Serrano. Susana Zabaleta, Jorge Salinas C+
Sex: The Annabel Chong Story Dir. Gough Lewis. Documentary C+
The Shade Dir. Raphaël Nadjari. Richard Edson, Lorie Marino, Barbara Haas D+
She's All That Dir. Robert Iscove. Freddie Prinze Jr., Rachael Leigh Cook C
Siam Sunset Dir. John Polson. Linus Roache, Danielle Cormack, Ian Bliss C+
Sicilia! Dirs. Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet. Gianni Buscarino, Angela Nugara B
Simpatico Dir. Matthew Warchus. Nick Nolte, Jeff Bridges, Sharon Stone C+
 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–
A Slipping-Down Life Dir. Toni Kalem. Lili Taylor, Guy Pearce, John Hawkes C+
Snow Falling on Cedars Dir. Scott Hicks. Ethan Hawke, Yuki Kudoh, Rick Yune C–
Solomon & Gaenor Dir. Paul Morrison. Ioan Gruffudd, Nia Roberts B–
 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+
Spring Forward Dir. Tom Gilroy. Liev Schreiber, Ned Beatty, Campbell Scott B–
 Star Wars, Episode 1: The Phantom Menace Dir. George Lucas. Liam Neeson 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
Strange Fits of Passion Dir. Elise McCredie. Michela Noonan, Mitchell Butel B
Stuart Little Dir. Rob Minkoff. Voice of Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie C+
Sud Dir. Chantal Akerman. Documentary about racist hate crime in Texas B
Summer of Sam Dir. Spike Lee. John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino A–
Sunshine Dir. István Szabó. Ralph Fiennes, Rosemary Harris, Jennifer Ehle C
 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–
The Thomas Crown Affair Dir. John McTiernan. Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo 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
Time Regained Dir. Raul Ruiz. Marcello Mazzarella, Emmanuelle Béart 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
Treasure Island Dir. Scott King. Lance Baker, Nick Offerman, Jonah Blechman 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–
Two Women Dir. Tahmineh Milani. Niki Karimi, Merila Zare'i, Atila Pesiani B

Vānaprastham: The Last Dance Dir. Shaji N. Karun. Mohanlal, Suhasini B+
Varsity Blues Dir. Brian Robbins. James Van Der Beek, Ron Lester, Paul Walker C–
Venus Beauty Institute Dir. Tonie Marshall. Nathalie Baye, Samuel Le Bihan B
The Virgin Suicides Dir. Sofia Coppola. Kirsten Dunst, Kathleen Turner B
Virus Dir. John Bruno. Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin D
A Visitor from the Living Dir. Claude Lanzmann. Documentary A–

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+
William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Dir. Michael Hoffman C+
The Wind Will Carry Us Dir. Abbas Kiarostami. Behzad Dourani B+
The Winslow Boy Dir. David Mamet. Nigel Hawthorne, Rebecca Pidgeon B–
The Woman Chaser Dir. Robinson Devor. Patrick Warburton, Paul Malevich B
Wonderland Dir. Michael Winterbottom. Gina McKee, Molly Parker 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+