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Subgenre Sampler

 
What Women WantWhat Women Want (2000)
Dir. Nancy Meyers
Feat. Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt
‘Freak accident’–comedy in which ad–man Mel Gibson finds himself hearing the intimate thoughts of women everywhere (and their…
Where the Heart IsWhere the Heart Is (2000)
Dir. Matt Williams
Feat. Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing
A likeable chick flick tracking Natalie Portman's path from pregnant, jilted trailer–trash, towards some kind of happiness. The movie's…
Whole Nine Yards, TheWhole Nine Yards, The (2000)
Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Matthew Perry, Bruce Willis, Rosanna Arquette
Innocent humdrum dentist Matthew Perry (FRIENDS) gets involved with his neighbour Bruce Willis, a semi–retired hitman, for a series of comical…
Woman On TopWoman On Top (2000)
Dir. Fina Torres
Feat. Penelope Cruz
English language vehicle for ravishing Spanish star Penelope Cruz, whose magnetism makes up for some of the lulls in the plot of this romantic 'magic…
Wonder BoysWonder Boys (2000)
Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Michael Douglas, Robert Downey Jnr., Tobey Maguire
A rumpled Michael Douglas plays an academic professor and successful author who's terminally unfinished second novel is symptomatic of midlife…
10 Things I Hate About You10 Things I Hate About You (1999) Recommended
Dir. Gil Junger
Feat. Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles
Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew is shrink–wrapped as '90s high–school hi–jinks. A protective Dad forbids his nubile daughter…
20 Dates (1999)
Dir. Myles Berkowitz
Queasily, both a documentary and 'mockumentary'; the director set out to make a movie and find himself a girlfriend at the same time, organising 20…
24 Hour Woman (1999) Recommended
Dir. Nancy Savoca
Feat. Rosie Perez, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Diego Serrano
An incisive, often hilarious film about a very real dichotomy – how does parenthood fit into the life of a modern career woman? In a…
28 Days28 Days (1999)
Dir. Betty Thomas
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Diane Ladd
Fun–loving NY journalist Sandra Bullock doesn't know when to say 'when' and gets slapped with a month in rehab after a drink driving incident.…
A Slight Case of MurderA Slight Case of Murder (1999)
Dir. Steven Schachter
Feat. William H. Macy
A light case of noir pastiche, but an engaging one, especially for the film savvy. With confessional asides to the camera, a sly–winking…

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