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The Mummy Returns (2001) is an American adventure horror film written and directed by Stephen Sommers. Set in 3067 B.C., the movie tells the story of the Scorpion King, a formidable warrior who leads an army in an attempt to conquer the world. After their defeat, they are banished to the desert of Ahm Shere where the Scorpion King makes a desperate deal with Anubis – exchanging his soul for power to defeat his enemies. In return, Anubis conjures up an oasis and golden pyramid, along with an army of jackal-like warriors to help him conquer Egypt. However, once his purpose is served, Anubis claims his soul and sends the ...

The American science fiction psychological thriller film, Vanilla Sky (2001), was both directed and written by Cameron Crowe. It is a remake of the Spanish film Open Your Eyes, released in 1997 by Alejandro Amenábar. The movie centers around David Aames, who inherited his father’s successful publishing company. After being imprisoned, David shares his life story with Dr. Curtis McCabe, a court psychologist, while wearing a prosthetic mask. Through flashbacks, we see how David passed off the responsibilities of his company to his father’s colleagues ...

Directed by Renny Harlin, Driven (2001) is an American action sports film that follows the story of rookie sensation Jimmy Bly during the 2000 Champ Car Season. With five wins already under his belt, Jimmy’s success has sparked jealousy from reigning champion Beau Brandenburg, who blames his fiancée Sophia for distracting him from his driving. As a result, Beau ends their engagement and regains his winning streak in Chicago. Meanwhile, Jimmy’s team owner Carl Henry worries about his performance on the track and turns to retired Champ Car champion Joe Tanto for guidance and mentorship. Joe agrees to help and ...

A Spanish thriller film, directed and co-written by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Intacto (2001) delves into a trade based on luck. Adopting a magical realism approach, the movie showcases how luck can be traded between individuals, with the idea that it can be accumulated and exchanged like any other commodity. The plot follows various characters who take part in increasingly dangerous games of chance in order to eliminate their own bad luck. This is a mysterious story about four individuals whose paths are intertwined by the hand of fate. They soon realize that luck is an invaluable ...

Vidocq (2001) is a mystery film, directed by Pitof. Set in 1830 Paris, the story follows private investigator Eugène Vidocq as he pursues a mysterious figure donning a cowl and mirrored mask. Their encounter leads Vidocq to a glass factory where they engage in a brutal fight that ultimately ends with Vidocq dangling from the ledge of a furnace room. In a desperate attempt to uncover his attacker’s identity, Vidocq begs him to reveal his face before succumbing to his fiery fate. Learning of Vidocq’s death, journalist Étienne Boisset seeks out his colleague René Nimier for information on his past to write his ...

Planet of the Apes (2001) is an American science fiction adventure film directed by Tim Burton and written by William Broyles Jr., Lawrence Konner, and Mark Rosenthal. Serving as the sixth installment in the Planet of the Apes film series, it is loosely based on Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel and also acts as a remake of the 1968 movie adaptation. In 2029, Leo Davidson works closely with trained apes on the United ...

The film Pearl Harbor (2001) was directed by Michael Bay and produced by both Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer. Written by Randall Wallace, the story takes place in Tennessee in 1923 where two close friends, Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker, often play together in Danny’s father’s old biplane, pretending to be heroic pilots. Danny’s father is a World War One Veteran struggling with PTSD. Fast forward to January 1941 during the height of World War II, both Rafe and ...

The American romantic drama film, The Majestic (2001), was produced and directed by Frank Darabont and written by Michael Sloane. Set in 1951 during the height of McCarthyism, the story follows Peter Appleton, a rising young Hollywood screenwriter. He is informed by his agent Leo Kubelsky and attorney Kevin Bannerman that he has been accused of being a communist due to attending an antiwar gathering in college. Despite claiming he only went to impress a girl, the accusation causes his latest film, Ashes to Ashes, to be delayed and credited to someone else. It also leads ...

The American comedy-drama film, The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), was directed by Wes Anderson and co-written with Owen Wilson. In the film, Royal Tenenbaum informs his three teenage children, Chas, Margot, and Richie, about his impending separation from his wife Etheline. Each of the children had achieved impressive accomplishments at a young age. Chas was a genius in both math and business, but Royal would often steal money from him. Margot, who was adopted, had received a grant for a play she wrote in ninth grade. Meanwhile, Richie excelled as a tennis prodigy and artist ...

The crime comedy film, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (2001), was written and directed by Woody Allen and starred him as well. In 1940 New York City, efficiency expert Betty Ann Fitzgerald had a hidden relationship with her boss, Chris Magruder. He assured her that once his divorce from his wife was finalized, they could be together publicly. During a dinner at the Rainbow Room, magician Voltan enlisted Betty Ann and her co-worker C.W. Briggs to participate in his hypnotism act. By using the trigger words ‘Madagascar’ and ‘Constantinople’, they were put into a trance before being awakened. Later ...

Black Hawk Down (2001) is a war film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and written by Ken Nolan. Based on journalist Mark Bowden’s 1999 book of the same name, it revolves around the events of 1992 when the United Nations Security Council authorized a military operation with a peacekeeping mandate in southern Somalia during the civil war and famine. However, tensions arise between UNOSOM II and Mogadishu’s militia loyal to ...

One Man Up (2001) is the acclaimed debut film by Italian director Paolo Sorrentino. It offers a stylish and darkly witty glimpse into the downside of stardom. Set in the eighties, it follows the downward spirals of two men named Antonio Pisapia. Despite leading separate lives, their paths are strikingly similar. Toni Servillo (known for his role in Gomorrah) plays a singer whose fame plummets after a scandal. Meanwhile, Andrea Renzi portrays a football star whose career is abruptly ended by an injury. With keen ...

Sleepless (2001) is an Italian giallo film directed by Dario Argento. It begins with Angela, who has just had sex with a man and is being verbally attacked by him for not satisfying him. As she collects her belongings, she accidentally knocks over a chest filled with bladed weapons, causing her to flee in fear. In her haste, she takes a blue scrapbook that belongs to an unknown serial killer in Turin, known as ‘The Dwarf Killer’. The killer then contacts Angela and threatens her life. Unable to find help from the train conductor, she turns to her friend Marta at the station to retrieve the scrapbook. ...

Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell, From Hell (2001) is a period detective horror film directed by the Hughes Brothers and written by Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias. Set in 1888, it follows Mary Kelly and her fellow London prostitutes as they navigate their harsh daily existence. Ann Crook, a former prostitute now married to painter Albert, has recently given birth to a daughter named ...

Lee Tamahori directed the American neo-noir psychological thriller film, Along Came a Spider (2001). This movie is the second part of the Alex Cross series. After Detective Dr. Alex Cross of Washington DC, a forensic psychologist and writer, loses control of a sting operation and his partner Tracie Fisher dies, he decides to retire from the police force. However, his break from work is short-lived as Gary Soneji, a computer science teacher, kidnaps Megan Rose, the daughter of a US senator from her private school. The breach in security that allowed Soneji to take the girl is blamed on US Secret Service Special ...

Hannibal (2001), an American crime thriller directed by Ridley Scott and adapted from Thomas Harris’s novel, follows FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling. A decade after catching serial killer Jame Gumb, Starling is blamed for a failed drug raid that cost five lives. She is approached by Mason Verger, the lone survivor of cannibalistic murderer Hannibal Lecter who has been on the run since escaping custody. Verger, a wealthy predator who was left paralyzed and disfigured by Lecter, has been plotting revenge against him and enlists Starling’s help to capture him. ...

Amélie (2001) is a French-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. The titular character is born in 1974 and raised by eccentric parents who, believing she has a heart defect, choose to homeschool her. To combat her isolation, Amélie develops a vivid imagination and mischievous nature. Tragically, her mother Amandine is killed when a suicidal tourist jumps from Notre-Dame de Paris. As a result, Amélie’s father Raphaël retreats further into seclusion. At the age of 18, Amélie leaves home and starts working as a waitress at the Café des 2 Moulins in Montmartre – a haven for an eclectic ...

Sweet November (2001), the film directed by Pat O’Connor and set in San Francisco, tells the story of Nelson Moss, a hardworking advertising executive. One day, he meets Sara Deever, a woman unlike anyone he has ever met. When she cheats on her driving test and he tries to confront her, she charms him with her request for him to spend a month with her, promising to change his life for the better. On the first night of November, after Nelson is fired and dumped on the same day, they sleep together. The next day, Sara’s close friend Chaz arrives and refers to Nelson as ‘November’. As they spend ...

Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001) is an action comedy film directed by Simon Wincer and starring Paul Hogan. Michael ‘Crocodile’ Dundee, currently residing in the Australian outback with his partner Sue Charlton and their young son Mikey, has had to find new ways of making a living since crocodile hunting has become outlawed. However, he faces competition from fellow survivalist Jacko. When an opportunity arises for Sue to take on a new job as the Los Angeles bureau chief for her father’s newspaper, the family packs up and heads to California. In ...

The action adventure film, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001), is based on the popular video game series of the same name. The film follows adventurer Lara Croft, played by Angelina Jolie, as she faces challenges and defeats a robot in an Egyptian tomb. This turns out to be a training exercise in her family manor, where she lives with her technical assistant Bryce and butler Hillary. As the Illuminati search for a key to join halves of a mysterious artifact known as ‘the Triangle’, Lara finds herself in Venice during the first phase of a planetary alignment. The cabal’s leader, Manfred Powell, claims to ...