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Ordinary Decent CriminalOrdinary Decent Criminal (2001)
Dir. Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Linda Fiorentino, Peter Mullan
Fairly decent, but ordinary rerun of the same events covered by Boorman's THE GENERAL, detailing the colourful life of Irish gangster Martin Cahill…
Original Kings of Comedy, TheOriginal Kings of Comedy, The (2001)
Dir. Spike Lee
Suggesting in places the fiery comedy of Richard Pryor, this stand–up comedy revue, one of the most lucrative in US history, has four black…
Osmosis JonesOsmosis Jones (2001)
Dir. Pete Farrelly, Bob Farrelly
Feat. Bill Murray, Chris Rock, Laurence Fishburne
The Farrelly Bros (KINGPIN) take their comic fixation with bodily functions to extremes by setting this icky animation within the bowels of Bill…
OthelloOthello (2001)
Dir. Geoffrey Sax
Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Eamonn Walker, Keeley Hawes
Andrew Davies' brilliantly distilled screenplay brings Othello's universal themes of love and obsession into the format of a modern crime drama set…
Others, TheOthers, The (2001) Recommended
Dir. Alejandro Amenabar
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Eric Sykes, Christopher Eccleston
Ghostly tale in the classic tradition of Henry James, conjuring a spectral fog of unease from a gaunt mansion on the island of Jersey in 1945,…
PandaemoniumPandaemonium (2001)
Dir. Julien Temple
Feat. Samantha Morton, Linus Roache, John Hannah
The intense friendship between romantic poets Wordsworth (John Hannah) and Coleridge (Linus Roache) is the subject of this 18th century psychedelic…
Parole Officer, TheParole Officer, The (2001) Recommended
Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Steve Coogan
Feature film vehicle for popular British TV comedian Steve Coogan will deliver frequent belly–laughs for those familiar with his mix of dry wit…
Party's Over, TheParty's Over, The (Last Party 2000) (2001) Recommended
Dir. Philip Seymour Hoffman
Feat. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore
A pre–9/11 political doco that still resonates loudly in the George W. Bush era, actor and “concerned citizen” Phillip Seymour Hoffman…
Pauline and PaulettePauline and Paulette (Pauline et Paulette) (2001) Recommended
Dir. Lieven Debrauwer
Feat. Dora van der Groen, Ann Petersen
An amusing, poignant tale of two elderly sisters and their unique relationship, portrayed by two grand old dames of Belgian theatre. After her…
Pay It ForwardPay It Forward (2001) Recommended
Dir. Mimi Leder
Feat. Haley Joel Osment, Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt
Under the weight of an alcoholic mother (Helen Hunt) an idealistic youngster (Haley Joel Osment) plans to change the world by doing good deeds in…

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