161. Blue Spring ( Aoi haru )
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Toshiaki Toyoda
Actors: Ryûhei Matsuda, Hirofumi Arai, Sôsuke Takaoka, Yusuke Oshiba, Yuta Yamazaki, Shûgo Oshinari
Plot: At an all-boys school where gangs rule and teachers take little passing interest in the students, the introspective Kujo finds himself leader of the seniors. Yet his tendencies to think things through and actually think about the future enrages his friend Aoki - who turns violent.
162. Rock Star
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stephen Herek
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston, Jason Flemyng, Dominic West, Timothy Spall, Timothy Olyphant
Plot: Chris, a lead singer wannabe, gets to live his wildest dream when he's
whisked from anonymity to being front man for Steel Dragon, the enormously
popular metal band he worships. Accompanied on tour by his girlfriend,
Emily, Chris soon discovers life in the fast lane is not what he
envisioned, and the relationships he holds dear are strained as his star
rises.
163. Little Otik aka Greedy Guts ( Otesánek )
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Czech
Genre: Animation/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jan Svankmajer
Actors: Veronika Zilková, Jan Hartl, Jaroslava Kretschmerová, Pavel Nový, Kristina Adamcová, Dagmar Stríbrná
164. Intimacy
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Patrice Chéreau
Actors: Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Susannah Harker, Alastair Galbraith, Philippe Calvario, Timothy Spall
165. Crossfire Trail
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Romance/Western
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Simon Wincer
Actors: Tom Selleck, Virginia Madsen, Wilford Brimley, David O'Hara, Christian Kane, Barry Corbin
Plot: Rafe Covington promises a dying friend that he'll watch over the man's wife and ranch after he's gone.
166. Faithless ( Trolösa )
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Liv Ullmann
Actors: Lena Endre, Erland Josephson, Krister Henriksson, Thomas Hanzon, Michelle Gylemo, Juni Dahr
Plot: A theater actress has an affair, leading to a bitter divorce and custody battle with her husband. Although the characters are imaginary, the experience is very personal for writer Ingmar Bergman.
167. The King is Alive
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kristian Levring
Actors: Miles Anderson, Romane Bohringer, David Bradley, Bruce Davison, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brion James
168. 101 Reykjavík
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Comedy/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Actors: Victoria Abril, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Hanna María Karlsdóttir, Þrúður Vilhjálmsdóttir, Baltasar Kormákur, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
169. Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Michael Radford
Actors: Charlotte Ayanna, Daryl Hannah, Sheila Kelley, Elias Koteas, Sandra Oh, Jennifer Tilly
170. Hard Ball ( Hardball )
Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Brian Robbins
Actors: Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes, Bryan Hearne, Julian Griffith, D.B. Sweeney
Plot: Conor O'Neill is a man with an aimless life and plenty of debt. In order to secure a loan from a friend, he agrees to coach a little league team from the tough Cabrini-Greens projects in Chicago. At first, all he cares about is the money, but as the weeks and games go by, he realizes that life is about much, much more.
