Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Princess Blade (Shurayuki-Hime) (2001)- Dir. Shinsuke Sato
- Post–apocalyptic Japanese samurai action adapted from a graphic novel, employs a stark visual style to convey its tale of a disturbed young…
Princess of Thieves (2001)- Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. Keira Knightley, Malcolm McDowell, Stuart Wilson - A pre–blockbuster Kiera Knightley plays the daughter of Robin Hood in this Disney re–imagining of the Sherwood legend: sporting the…
Requiem (2001)- Dir. Hervé Renoh
Feat. Patrick Dell'Isola, Moussa Maaskri, Julie-Anne Roth - Stylish French action horror in which four vicious convicts hole up in a remote Cistercian monastery. Terrorising the monks and a young woman who has…
Rollerball (2001)- Dir. John McTiernan
Feat. Jean Reno, Chris Klein, LL Cool J… - Now–notorious flop ‘remake’ of the James Caan original, set around the violent futuristic game of the title (kind of a cross between…
Rush Hour 2 (2001)- Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, John Lone - Sturdy followup to the action–comedy pairing of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, as LAPD cops on the trail of Triad boss John Lone, Chan’s…
Score, The (2001)- Dir. Frank Oz
Feat. Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Edward Norton… - Slick but perfunctory caper–comedy with Marlon Brando luring heist–specialist Robert De Niro into a ‘big score’ with Edward…
Showtime (2001)- Dir. Tom Dey
Feat. Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, William Shatner… - Rehashing 48HRS with 15 MINUTES, this works reasonably hard to inject new pizzazz into the cop buddy–movie, with old–hand Robert De Niro…
Swordfish (2001)- Dir. Dominic Sena
Feat. John Travolta, Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman… - Slick and stupid action–thriller in the post–Bruckheimer mould, teaming Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry and John Travolta for a bank job (with…
Tigerland (2001)- Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Colin Farrell, Clifton Collins Jr., Matthew Davis… - The dir. of recent Hollywood gloss forsakes stars for a gritty, admired character piece set in a Vietnam War–bootcamp in Louisiana, 1971.…
Uprising (2001)- Dir. Jon Avnet
Feat. Leelee Sobieski, Hank Azaria, David Schwimmer… - An above–par telemovie that depicts the clearing of the Warsaw Ghetto during WWII by the Nazis. Treading similiar territory to SCHINDLER'S…
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