Subgenre Sampler
Female-centric: 795 Films to Buy & Rent
Amelie (2001)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Feat. Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz
- A charming romantic comedy stamped with the purely cinematic style of dir. Jean–Pierre Juenet, who here remixes intricate set pieces, editing…
Amy's O (Amy's Orgasm) (2001)
- Dir. Julie Davis
Feat. Julie Davis, Nick Chinlund, Caroline Aaron
- Invigorating rom–com of a single author on the hunt for a man and the ideal sexual experience. Guaranteed crowd pleaser for the single and…
Blood - The Last Vampire (2001)
- Dir. Hiroyuki Kitakubo
- A half–length feature that packs twice the punch of the average Anime, its astounding combination of CGI and cell–characters raises the…
Born Romantic (2001)
- Dir. David Kane
Feat. Jane Horrocks, David Morrissey, Catherine McCormack
- An acerbic portrait of romantic illusion and disillusion encompassing six regulars of a London sal sa club, all ‘born romantic’ and…
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
- Dir. Sharon Maguire
Feat. Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant
- The anti–heroine of Helen Fielding’s novel makes the transition to the screen with her shrinking romantic options, stalled career and talent…
Business of Strangers, The (2001)
- Dir. Patrick Stettner
Feat. Stockard Channing, Julia Stiles, Frederick Weller
- In what amounts to a gender–flip of “In the Company of Men”, Stocking Channing and Julia Stiles are business women polarized by money,…
Down and Out With the Dolls (2001)
- Dir. Kurt Voss
- Based around the rise and fall of an all–grrl goth–rock band in early 1990s Portland, Oregon, this packs enough scene authenticity to…
Ghost World (2001)
- Dir. Terry Zwigoff
Feat. Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, Steve Buscemi…
- Nothing to do with the paranormal, but everything to do with the anti–normal, this independent gem is a surprisingly endearing tale of two…
Josie and the Pussycats (2001)
- Dir. Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont
Feat. Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Rachael Leigh Cook…
- Cute, but declawed pop–biz satire derived from an ‘Archie’ comic spinoff (and TV series), in which the titular girl–band use their…
Lara Croft - Tomb Raider (2001)
- Dir. Simon West
Feat. Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Noah Taylor
- Hugely silly fantasy–action is never a bore, despite all the odds, with an oiled Angelina Jolie filling the kit of the pneumatic…