The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first installments of the ''

Harry Potter ''Harry Potter'' is a series of seven fantasy literature, fantasy novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The novels chronicle the lives of a young Magician (fantasy), wizard, Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter, and his friends ...

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Fast & Furious ''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heists, spies, and family. The franchise also includes short films, a t ...

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Spy Kids ''Spy Kids'' is an American spy family action-adventure comedy franchise created by Robert Rodriguez. The plot follows adventures of Carmen and Juni Cortez, two children who become involved in their parents' espionage organization. The films i ...

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Monsters, Inc. ''Monsters, Inc.'' (also known as ''Monsters, Incorporated'') is a 2001 American computer-animated Monster movie, monster comedy film produced by Pixar, Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Featuring the voices of John Goodman, B ...

'' and ''

Shrek ''Shrek'' is a 2001 American computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the 1990 book of the same name by William Steig. It is the first installment in the ''Shrek'' franchise. The film was directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenso ...

'' franchises, and ''

The Lord of the Rings ''The Lord of the Rings'' is an epic high-fantasy novel by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, intended to be Earth at some time in the distant past, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's boo ...

'' and '' Ocean's'' trilogies. Significant non-English language films released included ''

Monsoon Wedding ''Monsoon Wedding'' is a 2001 Indian comedy-drama film directed by Mira Nair and written by Sabrina Dhawan. The film stars Naseeruddin Shah, Lillete Dubey, Shefali Shah and Vasundhara Das. The story depicts romantic entanglements during a tradi ...

'', ''

Amélie ''Amélie'' (also known as ''Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain''; ; en, The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, italic=yes) is a 2001 French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. Written by Jeunet with Guillaume L ...

'' and ''

Spirited Away is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Tohokushinsha Film, and Mitsubishi and distrib ...

''. There was one film, ''

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'' is a 1997 fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling. The first novel in the ''Harry Potter'' series and Rowling's debut novel, it follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers hi ...

'', that passed over $1 billion in a re-release of 2020.

Highest-grossing films

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

'' grossed $974 million, and became the second highest-grossing film of all time. It was also the highest-grossing film in the ''Harry Potter'' film franchise before ''

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ''Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'' is a 2011 fantasy film directed by David Yates from a screenplay by Steve Kloves. The film is the second of two cinematic parts based on the 2007 novel '' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hal ...

'' surpassed it in

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. 2001 was the first time that two films released in the same year grossed more than $800 million at the box office, with ''

'' and '' The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' surpassing the milestone.

Events

* May 18 – ''

'' was released to critical acclaim and went on to win the inaugural Best Animated Feature Film Oscar the following year. * June 22 – ''

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'' is released, launching one of the highest-grossing franchises in film history. * August 8 – Actors

Tom Cruise Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), known professionally as Tom Cruise, is an American actor and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actors, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Gol ...

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Nicole Kidman Nicole Mary Kidman (born 20 June 1967) is an American and Australian actress and producer. Known for her work across various film and television productions from several genres, she has consistently ranked among the world's highest-paid act ...

divorce. * November 2 – ''

'' opens with the best ticket sales ever for an

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and the 6th-best of all time. * November 16 and December 19 – The beginning of two acclaimed fantasy film series based on best-selling novels: ''

'' and ''

'', respectively.

Award ceremonies

* 6th Empire Awards

Awards

2001 Wide-release films

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April–June

July–September

October–December

Notable films released in 2001

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Kelsey Grammer Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor and producer. He gained notoriety and acclaim for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom '' Cheers'' (1984-1993) and its spin-off ''Frasier'' (1993-2004), ...

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3000 Miles to Graceland ''3000 Miles to Graceland'' is a 2001 American heist black action comedy film directed, co-written, and co-produced by Demian Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein co-wrote the script with Richard Recco. The film stars Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Courte ...

'', starring

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The 51st State ''The 51st State'' (also known as ''Formula 51'') is a 2001 action comedy film directed by Ronny Yu, written by Stel Pavlou, and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Carlyle, Emily Mortimer, Ricky Tomlinson, Sean Pertwee, Rhys Ifans, Stephen ...

'', starring

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Emily Mortimer Emily Kathleen Anne Mortimer (born 6 October 1971) is a British-American actress. She began acting in stage productions and has since appeared in several film and television roles. In 2003, she won an Independent Spirit Award for her performanc ...

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American Outlaws ''American Outlaws'' is a 2001 American Western alternate history film directed by Les Mayfield and starring Colin Farrell, Scott Caan, and Ali Larter. Plot Confederate guerillas attempt to raid the Union Army late in the American Civil War. ...

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America's Sweethearts ''America's Sweethearts'' is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by Joe Roth and written by Billy Crystal and Peter Tolan. It stars Julia Roberts, Crystal, John Cusack and Catherine Zeta-Jones, with Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci, Seth Gre ...

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Jim Caviezel James Patrick Caviezel Jr. (; born September 26, 1968) is an American film and television actor who played Jesus Christ in ''The Passion of the Christ'' (2004) and starred as John Reese on the CBS series ''Person of Interest'' (2011–2016). He ...

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The Anniversary Party ''The Anniversary Party'' is a 2001 American comedy-drama film co-written, co-directed, co-produced by, and co-starring Jennifer Jason Leigh and Alan Cumming, both making their respective feature directorial debuts. It is Phoebe Cates's final film ...

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* ''Baby Boy (film), Baby Boy'', directed by John Singleton * ''Bandits (2001 film), Bandits'', directed by Barry Levinson, starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett * ''The Bank (2001 film), The Bank'', starring David Wenham and Anthony LaPaglia – (Australian films of 2001, Australia) * ''Baran (film), Baran'' (Rain) – (Iranian films of the 2000s, Iran) * ''A Beautiful Mind (film), A Beautiful Mind'', directed by Ron Howard, starring Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg and Ed Harris * ''Behind Enemy Lines (2001 film), Behind Enemy Lines'', starring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman * ''Behind the Sun (film), Behind the Sun'' (Abril Despedaçado) – (Brazilian films of 2001, Brazil) * ''Beijing Bicycle'' (Shí qī suì de dān chē) – (Chinese films of the 2000s, China) * ''Beijing Rocks'' (Bak Ging lok yue liu) – (Hong Kong films of 2001, Hong Kong) * ''Berlin Babylon'' – (List of German films of the 2000s, Germany) * ''The Believer (2001 film), 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) – (Turkish films of the 2000s, Turkey) * ''Bintou'' – (List of Burkinabé films, Burkina Faso) * ''Birthday Girl'', starring

and Ben Chaplin – ( UK) * ''Black Chicks Talking'' – (Australian films of 2001, Australia) * ''Black Hawk Down (film), Black Hawk Down'', directed by Ridley Scott, starring Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett, Tom Sizemore and Sam Shepard * ''Black Knight (film), Black Knight'', starring Martin Lawrence * ''Blow (film), Blow'', directed by Ted Demme, starring Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ray Liotta, Rachel Griffiths, Paul Reubens * ''Bolivia (film), Bolivia'' – (List of Argentine films of 2001, Argentina/Dutch films of the 2000s, Netherlands) * ''A Boy Named Sue (film), A Boy Named Sue'' * ''Bicho de Sete Cabeças, Brainstorm'' (Bicho de Sete Cabeças) – (Brazilian films of 2001, Brazil) * ''Bread and Milk'' (Kruh in mleko) – (List of Slovenian films, 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 – (

) * ''The Brothers (2001 film), The Brothers'', starring Morris Chestnut and D. L. Hughley * ''Bubble Boy (film), Bubble Boy'', starring Jake Gyllenhaal * ''Buffalo Soldiers (2001 film), Buffalo Soldiers'', starring Joaquin Phoenix, Anna Paquin, Ed Harris, Idris Elba and Elizabeth McGovern * ''Bully (2001 film), Bully'', starring Brad Renfro * ''Bungee Jumping of Their Own'' (Beonjijeompeureul hada) – (

) * ''The Bunker (2001 film), The Bunker'', starring Jason Flemyng – ( UK)

C

* ''CQ (film), CQ'', directed by Roman Coppola, starring Jeremy Davies, Jason Schwartzman, Giancarlo Giannini and Gérard Depardieu * ''A Cab for Three'' (Taxi para tres) – (List of Chilean films, Chile) * ''Captain Corelli's Mandolin (film), Captain Corelli's Mandolin'', directed by John Madden (director), John Madden starring Nicolas Cage, Christian Bale, John Hurt and Penélope Cruz – ( UK/American films of 2001, US/

) * ''Carving Out Our Name (2001 film), 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/American films of 2001, US/List of German films of the 2000s, Germany) * ''Cats & Dogs'', starring Jeff Goldblum and Elizabeth Perkins with the voices of Tobey Maguire, Alec Baldwin and Charlton Heston – (American films of 2001, US/Australian films of 2001, Australia) * ''The Center of the World'', starring Peter Sarsgaard and Molly Parker * ''Chandni Bar'', starring Tabu (actress), Tabu – (

) * ''Chaos (2001 film), Chaos'' – (

) * ''Charlotte Gray (film), Charlotte Gray'', directed by Gillian Armstrong, starring Cate Blanchett – ( UK/Australian films of 2001, Australia/List of German films of the 2000s, Germany) *''A Chronicle of Corpses'', directed by Andrew Repasky McElhinney, starring Marj Dusay, Oliver Wyman (actor), Oliver Wyman, Margot White, Ryan Foley, Kevin Mitchell Martin, David Semonin, (USA) * ''La Ciénaga (film), La Ciénaga'' (The Swamp) – (

/Spanish films of 2001, Spain/

) * ''The Closet (2001 film), The Closet'' (Le Placard), starring Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Depardieu – (

) * ''The Code (2001 film), The Code'' – (List of Finnish films of the 2000s, Finland) * ''Come Look at Me'' (Prikhodi Na Menya Posmotret) – (Russian films of 2001, Russia) * ''Crazy/Beautiful'', starring Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez * ''Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles'', starring Paul Hogan – (Australian films of 2001, Australia/American films of 2001, US) * ''Crush (2001 film), Crush'', starring Andie MacDowell – ( UK) * ''Crying... Silicon Tears'' (To Klama vgike apo ton paradeiso) – (Greek films of the 2000s, 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 films of the 2000s, Czech Republic) * ''Darpan Chaya'' (दर्पण छायाँ) – (List of Nepalese films, Napal) * ''Delivering Milo'', starring Anton Yelchin and Albert Finney * ''Den (film), Den'' – (American films of 2001, US/Australian films of 2001, Australia) * ''The Devil's Backbone'' (El espinazo del diablo), directed by Guillermo del Toro – (Spanish films of 2001, Spain/Mexican films of 2001, Mexico) * ''Dil Chahta Hai'' (The Heart Desires) – (

) * ''Disco Pigs'', starring Cillian Murphy – (List of Irish films, Ireland) * ''Distance (2001 film), Distance'' – (

) * ''Dog Days (2001 film), Dog Days'' (Hundstage) – (Austrian films of the 2000s, Austria) * ''Dogtown and Z-Boys'' * ''Domestic Disturbance'', starring John Travolta, Vince Vaughn and Steve Buscemi * ''Don't Say a Word'', starring Michael Douglas, Brittany Murphy and Sean Bean * ''Donnie Darko'', directed by Richard Kelly (director), Richard Kelly, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell and Patrick Swayze * ''Down House (film), Down House'' (Даун Хаус) – (Russian films of 2001, Russia) * ''Down to Earth (2001 film), Down to Earth'', directed by Chris Weitz, Chris and Paul Weitz (filmmaker), Paul Weitz, starring Chris Rock * ''Dr. Dolittle 2'', starring Eddie Murphy and Raven-Symoné * ''Driven (2001 film), Driven'', directed by Renny Harlin, starring Sylvester Stallone, Kip Pardue, Estella Warren, Burt Reynolds

E

* ''Earth vs. the Spider (2001 film), Earth vs. the Spider'', starring Dan Aykroyd and Theresa Russell * ''Edges of the Lord'' (Boze skrawki), starring

and Willem Dafoe – (List of Polish films of the 2000s, Poland/American films of 2001, US) * ''Elephants and Grass'' (Filler ve Çimen) – (Turkish films of the 2000s, Turkey) * ''Elling'' – (Norwegian films of the 2000s, Norway) * ''Elsewhere (2001 film), Elsewhere'' – (Austrian films of the 2000s, Austria) * ''Elvira's Haunted Hills'', starring Cassandra Peterson * ''The Emperor's New Clothes (2001 film), The Emperor's New Clothes'', starring Ian Holm – (Italian films of 2001, Italy/List of German films of the 2000s, Ger/ UK) * ''Enemy at the Gates'', directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, starring Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz,

and Bob Hoskins – (French films of 2001, Fr/American films of 2001, US/List of German films of the 2000s, Ger/ UK/List of Irish films, Ire) * ''Enigma (2001 film), Enigma'', directed by Michael Apted, starring Kate Winslet, Dougray Scott, Jeremy Northam and Saffron Burrows – ( UK) * ''Evolution (2001 film), Evolution'', directed by Ivan Reitman, starring David Duchovny, Orlando Jones, Julianne Moore and Dan Aykroyd * ''Exit Wounds'', starring Steven Seagal and DMX (rapper), DMX * ''Das Experiment, The Experiment'' (Das Experiment) – (List of German films of the 2000s, Germany)

F

* ''Failan'' – (

) * ''

'', directed by Rob Cohen, starring Paul Walker and Vin Diesel * ''Fat Girl'' (À ma sœur!) – (

) * ''Fate (2001 film), Fate'' (Yazgi) – (Turkish films of the 2000s, Turkey) * ''Festival in Cannes'', directed by Henry Jaglom, starring Anouk Aimée, Greta Scacchi, Maximilian Schell * ''La Fiebre del Loco'' (Abalone Fever) – (List of Chilean films, Chile) * ''Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'', with the voices of Ming-Na Wen and Alec Baldwin – (American films of 2001, US/

) * ''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 (director), Li Yu – (Chinese films of the 2000s, China) * ''Flower Island'' (Ggot Seom) – (

) * ''The Forsaken (film), The Forsaken'' * ''The Fourth Angel'', starring Jeremy Irons and Forest Whitaker – ( UK/List of Canadian films of 2001, Canada) * ''Frailty (2001 film), Frailty'', directed by and starring Bill Paxton, with Matthew McConaughey and Powers Boothe * ''Freddy Got Fingered'', directed by and starring Tom Green, with Rip Torn * ''Freedom (2001 film), Freedom'' (La Libertad) – (List of Argentine films of 2001, Argentina) * ''Friend (2001 film), Friend'' (Chin-gu) – (

) * ''From Hell (film), From Hell'', directed by the Hughes brothers, starring Johnny Depp, Heather Graham and Robbie Coltrane * ''La Fuga (2001 film), La Fuga'' (The Escape) – (

) * ''Full Disclosure (2001 film), 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 films of 2001, Hong Kong)

G

* ''Gadar: Ek Prem Katha'' (Traitor: A Love Story), starring Sunny Deol – (

) * ''Gasoline (film), Gasoline'' (Benzina) – (Italian films of 2001, Italy) * ''Get a Life (film), Get a Life'' (Ganhar a Vida) – (List of Portuguese films of the 2000s, Portugal) * ''Get Over It (film), Get Over It'', starring Kirsten Dunst, Shane West, Ben Foster (actor), Ben Foster and Colin Hanks * ''Ghost World (film), 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 (2001 film), The Glass House'', starring Leelee Sobieski, Diane Lane, Kathy Baker and Bruce Dern * ''Go (2001 film), Go'' – (

) * ''Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack'' – (

) * ''Gosford Park'', directed by Robert Altman, starring Helen Mirren, Michael Gambon, Bob Balaban, Kristin Scott Thomas, Clive Owen,

, Kelly Macdonald, Maggie Smith and Alan Bates – ( UK/American films of 2001, US) * ''The Grey Zone'', directed by Tim Blake Nelson, starring

, Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel and Daniel Benzali

H

* ''Habaneceres'', directed by Luis Leonel León * ''Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge'' * ''Hannibal (2001 film), 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 – (

) * ''Hardball (film), Hardball'', starring Keanu Reeves and D. B. Sweeney * ''Harrison's Flowers'', starring Andie MacDowell and Elias Koteas – (

) * ''

'', aka ''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'', directed by Chris Columbus (filmmaker), Chris Columbus, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris, Alan Rickman and Maggie Smith – ( UK/American films of 2001, US) * ''Harvard Man'', starring Adrian Grenier, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Joey Lauren Adams * ''He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (film), He Died with a Felafel in His Hand'' – (Australian films of 2001, Australia) * ''Head over Heels (2001 film), Head over Heels'', starring

and Freddie Prinze, Jr. * ''Heartbreakers (2001 film), Heartbreakers'', starring Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Lee (actor), Jason Lee, Ray Liotta and Gene Hackman * ''Hearts in Atlantis (film), Hearts in Atlantis'', starring Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin and Hope Davis * ''Hedwig and the Angry Inch (film), Hedwig and the Angry Inch'' * ''Heist (2001 film), Heist'', directed by David Mamet, starring Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Rebecca Pidgeon, Sam Rockwell and Ricky Jay * ''Her Majesty (2001 film), Her Majesty'' – (List of New Zealand films, New Zealand) * ''Herkes Kendi Evinde'' (Away from Home) – (Turkish films of the 2000s, Turkey) * ''Herman U. S. A.'' * ''Une hirondelle a fait le printemps'' (a.k.a. The Girl from Paris) – (

) * ''Hotel (2001 film), Hotel'', directed by Mike Figgis, starring Saffron Burrows – ( UK/Italian films of 2001, Italy) * ''How High'', starring Method Man and Redman (rapper), Redman * ''How I Killed My Father'' (Comment j'ai tué mon père) – (

) * ''Human Nature (2001 film), 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) – (

) * ''Ichi the Killer (film), Ichi the Killer'' (Koroshiya 1), directed by Takashi Miike – (

) * ''The Ignorant Fairies'' (Le fate ignoranti) – (Italian films of 2001, Italy) * ''I'm Going Home (film), I'm Going Home'' (Je rentre à la maison), starring Michel Piccoli and Catherine Deneuve – (

/Portuguese films of the 2000s, Portugal) * ''In the Bedroom'', directed by Todd Field, starring

, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl and Marisa Tomei * ''In Vanda's Room'' (No Quarto da Vanda) – (List of Portuguese films of the 2000s, Portugal) * ''Intacto'' – (Spanish films of 2001, Spain) * ''Intimacy (2001 film), Intimacy'' – (French films of 2001, Fr/ UK/List of German films of the 2000s, Ger/Spanish films of 2001, Sp) – Golden Bear award * ''Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time'' (Inuyasha – Jidai wo koeru omoi) – (

) * ''Iris (2001 film), Iris'', starring Judi Dench, Kate Winslet and Jim Broadbent – ( UK)

J

* ''Jan Dara (2001 film), Jan Dara'' (จัน ดารา) – (List of Thai films, Thailand) * ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'', directed by and starring Kevin Smith, with Jason Mewes, Ben Affleck, Will Ferrell and

* ''Jeepers Creepers (2001 film), 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 (film), Josie and the Pussycats'', starring Rosario Dawson, Rachael Leigh Cook and Tara Reid * ''Joy Ride (2001 film), Joy Ride'', starring Paul Walker and Steve Zahn * ''July Rhapsody'' (Laam yan sei sap), starring Jacky Cheung – (Hong Kong films of 2001, Hong Kong) * ''Jurassic Park III'', directed by Joe Johnston, starring Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni and Michael Jeter * ''Just Visiting (film), Just Visiting'', starring Jean Reno and Christina Applegate – (American films of 2001, US/

)

K

* ''K-PAX (film), K-PAX'', starring Jeff Bridges and Kevin Spacey * ''Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' (Sometimes there's happiness, sometimes there's sadness) – (

) * ''Pulse (2001 film), Kairo'' (Pulse), directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa – (

) * ''Kandahar (2001 film), Kandahar'' (Safar-e Ghandehar) – (Iranian films of the 2000s, Iran) * ''Kate & Leopold'', directed by James Mangold, starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman * ''Kick the Moon'' (Shinlaui dalbam) – (

) * ''Kill Me Later'', starring Selma Blair and Max Beesley * ''Kingdom Come (2001 film), Kingdom Come'', starring LL Cool J and Jada Pinkett Smith * ''Kira's Reason: A Love Story'' (En Kærlighedshistoriefilm) – (Danish films of the 2000s, Denmark) * ''Kiss of the Dragon'', starring Jet Li and Bridget Fonda – (American films of 2001, US/

) * ''Kissing Jessica Stein'', starring Heather Juergensen and Jennifer Westfeldt * ''A Knight's Tale (film), A Knight's Tale'', directed by Brian Helgeland, starring Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Rufus Sewell and Paul Bettany

L

* ''L.I.E. (film), L.I.E.'', starring Brian Cox (actor), Brian Cox * ''Lagaan'' (Land Tax) – (

) * ''Lajja (film), Lajja'', starring Manisha Koirala and Jackie Shroff – (

) * ''Lan Yu (film), Lan Yu'' (藍宇), directed by Stanley Kwan – (Hong Kong films of 2001, Hong Kong/Chinese films of the 2000s, China) * ''Lantana (film), Lantana'', starring Anthony LaPaglia and Geoffrey Rush – (Australian films of 2001, Australia) * ''Lara Croft: Tomb Raider'', directed by Simon West, starring Angelina Jolie,

and Daniel Craig * ''The Last Castle'', directed by Rod Lurie, starring Robert Redford, Mark Ruffalo and James Gandolfini * ''The Last Kiss (2001 film), The Last Kiss'' (L'ultimo bacio) – (Italian films of 2001, Italy) * ''Last Orders (film), Last Orders'', starring Bob Hoskins, Michael Caine, Ray Winstone and Helen Mirren – ( UK) * ''Last Present'' (Seon Mul) – (

) * ''Last Wedding'' – (List of Canadian films of 2001, Canada) * ''Late Marriage (film), Late Marriage'' (Hatuna Meuheret) – (2001 in Israeli film, Israel) * ''Late Night Shopping'' – ( UK) * ''Legally Blonde'', starring Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Jennifer Coolidge, Selma Blair and

* ''The Legend of Suriyothai'' – (List of Thai films, Thailand) * ''L'Emploi du Temps'' (Time Out) – (

) * ''Letter to America (film), Letter to America'' (Pismo do Amerika) – (Bulgarian films of the 2000s, Bulgaria) * ''Life as a House'', starring Kevin Kline and Kristin Scott Thomas * ''Lijmen/Het Been'' – (List of Belgian films of the 2000s, Belgium/Dutch films of the 2000s, Netherlands) * ''Lloyd (film), 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 – (List of New Zealand films, New Zealand/American films of 2001, US) * ''Lost and Delirious'' – (List of Canadian films of 2001, Canada) * ''Lovely & Amazing'', starring Catherine Keener, Jake Gyllenhaal and

* ''Lucía y el sexo'' (Sex and Lucia), starring Paz Vega – (Spanish films of 2001, Spain) * ''The Luzhin Defence'', starring John Turturro and Emily Watson – ( UK/

) * ''Lyle the Kindly Viking''

M

* ''Maangamizi: The Ancient One'' – (List of Tanzanian films, Tanzania/American films of 2001, US) * ''Mad Love (2001 film), Mad Love'' (Juana la Loco) – (Spanish films of 2001, Spain) * ''The Majestic (film), 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 – (

) * ''The Man Who Sued God'', starring Billy Connolly – (Australian films of 2001, Australia) * ''The Man Who Wasn't There (2001 film), 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 (film), Me Without You'', starring Anna Friel and Kyle MacLachlan – ( UK) * ''Mean Machine (film), Mean Machine'', starring Vinnie Jones and Jason Statham – ( UK) * ''Megiddo: The Omega Code 2'', starring Michael York and Michael Biehn * ''Metropolis (2001 film), Metropolis'' (メトロポリス) – (

) * ''The Mexican'', directed by Gore Verbinski, starring Brad Pitt,

and James Gandolfini * ''Mike Bassett: England Manager'', starring Ricky Tomlinson – ( UK) * ''Millennium Actress'' (Sennen Joyū) – (

) * ''Millennium Mambo'' (Qiānxī Mànbō) – (List of Taiwanese films, 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) – (List of Thai films, Thailand) * ''

'', directed by Mira Nair – (American films of 2001, US/List of Indian Punjabi films, India) * ''Monster's Ball'', directed by Marc Forster, starring Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger and Peter Boyle * ''

'', directed by Pete Docter, with voices of John Goodman,

, Steve Buscemi and James Coburn * ''Moscow Square (film), Moscow Square'' (Moszkva tér) – (List of Hungarian films since 1990, Hungary) * ''Moulin Rouge!'', directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring

, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo and Jim Broadbent – (Australian films of 2001, Australia/American films of 2001, US) * ''The Moving True Story of a Woman Ahead of Her Time'' (aka Nynka) – (Dutch films of the 2000s, Netherlands) * ''Mulholland Drive (film), 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 (actor), John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo and Dwayne Johnson, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. * ''My First Mister'', directed by Christine Lahti, starring Leelee Sobieski and Albert Brooks * ''My Sassy Girl'' (Yeopgijeogin geunyeo) – (

)

N

* ''Nabi (film), Nabi'' (Butterfly) – (

) * ''Nandha'' – (Tamil films of 2001, India) * ''Nayak (2001 Hindi film), Nayak: The Real Hero'', starring Anil Kapoor – (

) * ''No Man's Land (2001 film), No Man's Land'' (Ničija zemlja) – (List of Bosnian films, Bosnia-Herzegovina/

/Italian films of 2001, Italy/ UK) * ''Not Another Teen Movie'', starring Chris Evans (actor), Chris Evans * ''The Notice of the Day'' (Arregui, La Noticia del Día) – (

) * ''Nowhere in Africa'' (Nirgendwo in Afrika) – (List of German films of the 2000s, Germany) * ''The Navigators (film), The Navigators'', directed by Ken Loach - ( UK)

O

* ''O (film), 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,

, Casey Affleck and Elliott Gould * ''The Officers' Ward (film), The Officers' Ward'' (La chambre des officiers) – (

) * ''On the Green Carpet'' – (List of North Korean films, North Korea) * ''The One (2001 film), The One'', starring Jet Li, Delroy Lindo, Carla Gugino and Jason Statham * ''One Fine Spring Day'' (Bomnaleun Ganda) – (

) * ''One Night at McCool's'', starring Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, Paul Reiser, Michael Douglas and John Goodman * ''Original Sin (2001 film), Original Sin'', starring Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas * ''The Orphan of Anyang'' (Anyangde guer) – (Chinese films of the 2000s, China) * ''Osmosis Jones'', starring Bill Murray and Molly Shannon with the voices of Chris Rock and David Hyde Pierce * ''The Others (2001 film), The Others'', directed by Alejandro Amenábar, starring

– (American films of 2001, US/Spanish films of 2001, Spain) * ''Out Cold (2001 film), Out Cold''

P–Q

* ''The Parole Officer'', starring Steve Coogan and Lena Headey – ( UK) * ''Pau and His Brother'' (Pau i el seu germà) – (Spanish films of 2001, Spain/

) * ''Pearl Harbor (film), Pearl Harbor'', directed by Michael Bay, starring Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Tom Sizemore,

, and Alec Baldwin * ''Perfume (2001 film), Perfume'', starring Estella Warren, Jeff Goldblum and Mariel Hemingway * ''Le Peuple Migrateur'' (Winged Migration) – (French films of 2001, Fr/Italian films of 2001, It/List of German films of the 2000s, Ger/Spanish films of 2001, Sp/List of Swiss films, Swi/American films of 2001, US) * ''The Piano Teacher (2001 film), The Piano Teacher'' (La Pianiste), directed by Michael Haneke, starring Isabelle Huppert – (

/Austrian films of the 2000s, Austria) * ''Piñero'', starring Benjamin Bratt * ''Planet of the Apes (2001 film), Planet of the Apes'', directed by Tim Burton, starring Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, Estella Warren and Michael Clarke Duncan * ''The Pledge (film), The Pledge'', directed by Sean Penn, starring Jack Nicholson, Aaron Eckhart, Helen Mirren, Robin Wright, Vanessa Redgrave, Mickey Rourke and Benicio del Toro. * ''Princesa (2001 film), Princesa'' – (Italian films of 2001, Italy/Spanish films of 2001, Spain) * ''The Princess Diaries (film), The Princess Diaries'', directed by Garry Marshall, starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews * ''The Profession of Arms (2001 film), The Profession of Arms'' (Il mestiere delle armi), directed by Ermanno Olmi – (Italian films of 2001, Italy) * ''Pulse (2001 film), Pulse'' (Kairo) – (

) * ''Purple Sunset'' (Ziri) – (Chinese films of the 2000s, China) * ''Quitting'' (Zuotian) – (China)

R

* ''Rain (2001 film), Rain'' – (List of New Zealand films, New Zealand) * ''Rat Race (film), 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 (2001 film), The River'' (Joki) – (List of Finnish films of the 2000s, Finland) * ''Roberto Succo (film), Roberto Succo'' – (

) * ''Rock Star (2001 film), 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 – (American films of 2001, US/Hong Kong films of 2001, Hong Kong)

S

* ''The Safety of Objects'', starring Joshua Jackson, Dermot Mulroney, Moira Kelly, Patricia Clarkson and Glenn Close * ''Samsara (2001 film), Samsara'' – (List of Tibetan films, Tibet/

) * ''Save the Last Dance'', starring Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas * ''Saving Silverman'', starring

, Jack Black and Amanda Peet * ''Say It Isn't So (film), Say It Isn't So'', starring Heather Graham, Chris Klein, Sally Field * ''Say Yes (film), Say Yes'' (세이 예스) – (

) * ''Scary Movie 2'', starring Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Anna Faris, Tori Spelling, David Cross and James Woods * ''The Score (2001 film), The Score'', directed by Frank Oz, starring

, Edward Norton, Angela Bassett and Marlon Brando * ''Scotland, PA'' * ''Scratch (2001 film), Scratch'' * ''Secret Ballot (film), Secret Ballot'' (Ra'ye makhfi) – (Iranian films of the 2000s, Iran) * ''See Spot Run'', starring

– (List of Canadian films of 2001, Canada) * ''Serendipity (film), Serendipity'', starring

and Kate Beckinsale * ''Session 9'', starring David Caruso and Peter Mullan * ''Shallow Hal'', directed by the Farrelly brothers, starring Jack Black, Jason Alexander and Gwyneth Paltrow * ''Shaolin Soccer'' (Siu lam juk kau) directed by and starring Stephen Chow – (Hong Kong films of 2001, Hong Kong) * ''She Creature'', starring Rufus Sewell and Carla Gugino * ''The Shipment (film), The Shipment'', starring Matthew Modine – (List of Canadian films of 2001, Canada) * ''The Shipping News (film), The Shipping News'', directed by Lasse Hallström, starring Kevin Spacey, Judi Dench, Julianne Moore and Cate Blanchett * ''

'', with the voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz and John Lithgow * ''Sia, le rêve du python, Sia, the Dream of the Python'' (Sia, le rêve du python) – (List of Burkinabé films, Burkina Faso) * ''Sidewalks of New York (2001 film), Sidewalks of New York'', directed by and starring

, with Rosario Dawson, Heather Graham, Dennis Farina * ''Sisters (2001 film), Sisters'' (Syostry) – (Russian films of 2001, Russia) * ''Slogans (film), Slogans'' (Parullat) – (List of Albanian films, Albania) * ''Sobibór, October 14, 1943, 4 p.m.'' (Sobibór, 14 octobre 1943, 16 heures) – (

) * ''Someone like You (film), Someone Like You'', directed by Tony Goldwyn, starring Ashley Judd, Hugh Jackman, Greg Kinnear * ''Son of the Bride'' (El hijo de la novia) – (List of Argentine films of 2001, Argentina) * ''The Son's Room'' (La stanza del figlio) directed by and starring Nanni Moretti – (Italian films of 2001, Italy) * ''Sorum'' – (

) * ''Southern Comfort (2001 film), Southern Comfort'' * ''Southlander'', starring Rory Cochrane, Beck, Beth Orton * ''La Spagnola'' – (List of Australian films of 2001, Australia) * ''

'' (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) directed by Hayao Miyazaki – (

) * ''Spy Game'', directed by Tony Scott, starring Robert Redford and Brad Pitt * ''Spy Kids (film), Spy Kids'', directed by Robert Rodriguez, starring Carla Gugino, Antonio Banderas and

* ''Storytelling (film), Storytelling'', directed by Todd Solondz, starring Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, Julie Hagerty, Robert Wisdom and Selma Blair * ''Stranger Inside'' * ''Stuck (2001 film), Stuck'' * ''Super Troopers'' * ''Sur mes lèvres'' (Read My Lips), starring Vincent Cassel – (

) * ''Sweet November (2001 film), Sweet November'', starring Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron * ''Swordfish (film), Swordfish'', starring Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle and John Travolta

T

* ''The Tailor of Panama (film), The Tailor of Panama'', directed by John Boorman, starring Pierce Brosnan, Geoffrey Rush, Jamie Lee Curtis and

* ''Take Care of My Cat'' (Goyangireul Butakhae) – (

) * ''Tape (film), Tape'', directed by Richard Linklater, starring Ethan Hawke, Robert Sean Leonard and Uma Thurman * ''Taurus (2001 film), Taurus'' (Telets) – (Russian films of 2001, Russia) * ''El cielo abierto, Ten Days Without Love'' (El cielo abierto) – (Spanish films of 2001, Spain) * ''Thirteen Conversations About One Thing'', starring Matthew McConaughey, Alan Arkin and John Turturro * ''Thirteen Ghosts'', starring Tony Shalhoub * ''To End All Wars'', starring

and Kiefer Sutherland * ''Lavoura Arcaica, To the Left of the Father'' (Lavoura Arcaica) – (Brazilian films of 2001, Brazil) * ''Tomcats (2001 film), Tomcats'', starring Jerry O'Connell and

* ''Tomorrow (2001 film), Tomorrow'' (Domani) – (Italian films of 2001, Italy) * ''Tortilla Soup'', starring Héctor Elizondo, Elizabeth Peña and Raquel Welch * ''Town & Country (film), 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'' – (List of Canadian films of 2001, Canada) * ''The Tunnel (2001 film), The Tunnel'' (Der Tunnel) – (List of German films of the 2000s, Germany) * ''Two Can Play That Game (film), 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) – (

) * ''Concorrenza sleale, Unfair Competition'' (Concorrenza sleale), directed by Ettore Scola – (Italian films of 2001, Italy) * ''Musa (film), The Ultimate Warrior'' (Musa) – (

) * ''Undercover Kitty (film), Undercover Kitty'' (aka Minoes) – (Dutch films of the 2000s, Netherlands) * ''Uprising (2001 film), Uprising'', starring Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer

V

* ''Va savoir'' (Who Knows?), directed by Jacques Rivette – (

) * ''Valentine (film), Valentine'', starring Denise Richards and Katherine Heigl * ''Vanilla Sky'', directed by Cameron Crowe, starring

, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Noah Taylor and

* ''Vidocq (2001 film), Vidocq'', starring Gérard Depardieu – (

) * ''Vizontele'', directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan – (Turkish films of the 2000s, Turkey)

W

* ''Waikiki Brothers'' (Waikiki beuladeoseu) – (

) * ''Waking Life'', directed by Richard Linklater * ''War Photographer'' (Photographe de guerre) – (List of Swiss films, Switzerland) * ''Warm Water Under a Red Bridge'' (Akai Hashi no Shita no Nurui Mizu), directed by Shohei Imamura – (

) * ''Musa (film), The Warrior'' (Musa) – (

) * ''Wasabi (film), Wasabi'', starring Jean Reno – (

) * ''Waterboys (film), Waterboys'' (ウォーターボーイズ) – (

) * ''The Wedding Planner'', starring

and Matthew McConaughey * ''Welcome to Pyongyang Animal Park'' (어서오세요) – (List of North Korean films, North Korea) * ''West 47th Street (film), 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) – (List of Taiwanese films, Taiwan) * ''When Strangers Appear'' – (Australian films of 2001, Australia/List of New Zealand films, New Zealand/American films of 2001, US) * ''Whispering Sands'' (Pasir Berbisik) – (List of Indonesian films, Indonesia) * ''The Wild Bees'' (Divoké včely) – (Czech films of the 2000s, Czech Republic) * ''Wild Iris (film), Wild Iris'', directed by Daniel Petrie, starring Laura Linney, Gena Rowlands, Emile Hirsch, Fred Ward * ''Wit (film), Wit'', directed by Mike Nichols, starring Emma Thompson and Christopher Lloyd * ''The Words of My Father'' (Le parole di mio padre) – (Italian films of 2001, Italy)

X-Z

* ''A Samba for Sherlock, O Xangô de Baker Street'' (A Samba for Sherlock) – (Brazilian films of 2001, Brazil) * ''Yamakasi (film), Yamakasi'' (aka Yamakasi – Les samouraïs des temps modernes) – (

) * ''Y Tu Mamá También'' (And your mum too), directed by Alfonso Cuarón, starring Diego Luna, Gael García Bernal and Maribel Verdú – (Mexican films of 2001, Mexico) * ''Yellow Asphalt'' (Asfalt Tzahov) – (2001 in Israeli film, Israel) * ''Yellow Hair 2'' (Norang Meori 2) – (

) * ''Yolngu Boy'' – (Australian films of 2001, Australia) * ''Zoolander'', directed by and starring Ben Stiller, with Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell and Christine Taylor

Births

* January 1 - Angourie Rice, Australian actress * February 15 - Haley Tju, American actress * February 19 - David Mazouz, American actor * May 3 - Rachel Zegler, American actress * May 23 - Matt Lintz, American actor * June 1 - Ed Oxenbould, Australian actor * June 9 - Xolo Maridueña, American actor * June 16 - William Sorenson, Canadian Representative * June 21 - Eleanor Worthington Cox, English actress * July 10 - Isabela Merced, American actress * July 22 - Alisha Newton, Canadian actress * August 5 - Josie Totah, American actress * August 6 - Ty Simpkins, American actor * August 31 - Garrett Wareing, American actor * August 31- Corey Maison Transgender actress activist * September 6 - Freya Allan, English actress * September 15 - Emma Fuhrmann, American actress * October 5 - Dalila Bela, Canadian actress * October 9 - Louis Hynes, English actor * October 10 - Blake Cooper, American actor * October 12 - Raymond Ochoa, American actor and musician * October 13 - Caleb McLaughlin, American actor * October 14 - Rowan Blanchard, American actress * December 13 - Harley Bird, English actress * December 14 - Joshua Rush, American actor * December 28 - Maitreyi Ramakrishnan - Canadian actress

Deaths

Film debuts

*Ty Burrell - ''Evolution (2001 film), Evolution'' *Justin Chatwin - ''Josie and the Pussycats (film), Josie and the Pussycats'' *Bradley Cooper - ''Wet Hot American Summer'' *Ricky Gervais - ''Dog Eat Dog (2001 film), Dog Eat Dog'' *Dominic Cooper - ''From Hell (film), From Hell'' *Dakota Fanning - ''Tomcats (2001 film), Tomcats'' *Elle Fanning - ''I Am Sam'' *Tyrese Gibson - ''Baby Boy (film), Baby Boy'' *Tom Hardy - ''Black Hawk Down (film), Black Hawk Down'' *Gavin Rossdale - ''Zoolander'' *Naomie Harris - ''Crust'' *Anne Hathaway - ''The Princess Diaries (film), The Princess Diaries'' *Jay Hernandez - ''Crazy/Beautiful'' *Freddie Highmore - ''Women Talking Dirty'' *Dwayne Johnson - ''The Mummy Returns'' *Scoot McNairy - ''Wrong Numbers'' *Nelly - ''Snipes (film), Snipes'' *Sienna Miller - ''South Kensington (film), South Kensington'' *Michelle Monaghan - ''Perfume (2001 film), Perfume'' *Eric Christian Olsen - ''Pearl Harbor (film), Pearl Harbor'' *David Oyelowo - ''Dog Eat Dog (2001 film), Dog Eat Dog'' *Daniel Radcliffe - ''The Tailor of Panama (film), The Tailor of Panama'' *Emma Roberts - ''Blow (film), Blow'' *Dorien Wilson - ''House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute *Seth Rogen - ''Donnie Darko'' *Kristen Schaal - ''Kate & Leopold'' *Rafe Spall - ''Beginner's Luck (2001 film), Beginner's Luck'' *Wilmer Valderrama - ''Summer Catch''

References

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