1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Peter Jackson
Actors: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies
Plot: A Hobbit by the name of Frodo is entrusted with an ancient ring, which is known to be very dangerous. He, along with other heroes such as elves and men, must travel to destroy it.
2. Memento
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Christopher Nolan
Actors: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Jorja Fox, Stephen Tobolowsky, Russ Fega
Plot: A man who has no long term memory tries to piece together his life and finds things are not as they seem.
3. Donnie Darko
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Kelly
Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Patrick Swayze, Mary McDonnell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore
Plot: A movie of a teenage boy who sees an imaginary six foot tall bunny rabbit who tells him when the world is going to end.
4. Amélie ( Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le )
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Actors: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz, Rufus, Lorella Cravotta, Serge Merlin, Jamel Debbouze
Plot: A Paris woman, in search of helping others finds love in mysterious ways.
5. Monsters, Inc.
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Pete Docter
Actors: John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Steve Buscemi, Jennifer Tilly, John Ratzenberger, Frank Oz
Plot: The lives of monsters are maintained by scaring children, but they are afraid of children entering their lives; not for fear of ruining a secret but for fear of disease - when one monster accidentally lets a child into the monster world, his life and many others are turned upside down.
6. Shrek
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Andrew Adamson
Actors: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, John Lithgow, Vincent Cassel, Jim Cummings
Plot: An ugly Ogre must bring the princess to scornful lord in order to save his swamp where he roams.
7. A Beautiful Mind
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ron Howard
Actors: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Paul Bettany, Ed Harris, Adam Goldberg, Christopher Plummer
Plot: A genius mathematician takes a job as a code breaker during the cold war where he recluses himself to those around him, including his wife.
8. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Chris Columbus
Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Richard Harris, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane
Plot: Based on the book by J.K. Rowling. A boy finds out he is a wizard and that he was excepted to the Magic School, Hogwarts. It's a year filled with finding new friends and learning about new and old enemies.
9. Ocean's Eleven
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Action
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Actors: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Eliott Gould, Andy Garcia, Julia Roberts
Plot: Danny Ocean, with ten associates, plans an elaborate heist of three major Las Vegas casinos during a boxing match.
10. Mulholland Drive
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Lynch
Actors: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Ann Miller, Brent Briscoe, Dan Hedaya
Plot: A car accident leaves a woman amnesic, but she teams up with a young, eager Hollywood hopeful in search of clues that lead them both deeper into a world that is part dream and part reality.
