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Philanthropy (2002)
Plot Summary:
In the 21st century Bucharest to get out in the city on Saturday evening at the arm of a beautiful woman is a financial investment risky. Ovidiu, unassuming high school teacher, never could afford. Looking for a source of income to something more substantial than a teacher salary, Ovidiu plunge into a fabulous world - beggars mob
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 8.4/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Romania, France
Plot tags: dishonesty, cons and scams, teachers and students, couples, teacher, alternate reality, compassion, false identity, scam, middle aged man, alienation, artist, professor, employment, european, secretary, money, dating, loser, high school teacher, alcohol abuse, love and romance, fall in love, double life, pretense
Frozen Stiff (2002)
Plot Summary:
The basic plot revolves around drug dealer Limeni (Tin Man) who is said to have no heart, and two men, Lemi and Kiza, who are trying to transport their dead grandfather for burial, until their car breaks down and they end up struggling to get him home onboard a train. This is when these two plots intersect and all hell breaks loose
Duration: 90 min
IMDB Rating: 8.3/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Plot tags: smuggling, comedy of errors, brothers, mysterious disappearance, corpse, satire, train travel, brother brother relationship, conspiracy, stoned, dead body, feeling, brother, sex, female nudity, train, truck, female full frontal nudity, refrigerator, crimes
Day of the Wacko (2002)
Plot Summary:
It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous films, is a 44 year-old teacher, who reads poetry during school lessons and later goes home swearing and calling his neighbours' names. The worst pain for him is the next 5 minutes of living. He doesn't accept himself and even everyday contacts with others cause his aggression. Though constantly dreaming of a romantic love, he is not bold enough to make his dreams come true. The desperate Miauczynski personalizes our own fears and obsessions, which have become so visible recently
Duration: 93 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Plot tags: midlife crisis, alienation, nothing goes right, social satire, loner, teacher, obsession, polish, burnout, self loathing, dark humor, mental illness, paranoia, nervousness, rage, human nature, erotic fantasy, father son relationship, obsessive compulsive disorder, neurosis, sexual fantasy, satire, ex husband ex wife relationship, anti hero, masturbation
Adaptation. (2002)
Plot Summary:
A love-lorn script writer grows increasingly desperate in his quest to adapt the book 'The Orchid Thief'
Duration: 115 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 200000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: twins, filmmaking, twists and turns, depression, writer's block, writers, imagination, mentally unstable, loser, existentialism, obsession, siblings relations, eccentricity, relationships, life philosophy, drug, plot twist, loneliness, character study, hollywood, marriage crisis, magic realism, family relations, lookalikes, creative block
The Man Without a Past (2002)
Plot Summary:
The second part of Aki Kaurismäki's "Finland" trilogy, the film follows a man who arrives in Helsinki and gets beaten up so severely he develops amnesia. Unable to remember his name or anything from his past life, he cannot get a job or an apartment, so he starts living on the outskirts of the city and slowly starts putting his life back on track
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Finland, Germany, France
Plot tags: poverty, memory loss, amnesia, generosity, friendship, robbery, eccentricity, starting over, couple relations, family relations, financial problem, haunted by the past, human nature, hopes, homeless, humanity, existentialism, disability, husband wife relationship, love and romance, bank robbery, society, european, nordic, bully
Interstate 60 (2002)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring painter meets various characters and learns valuable lessons while traveling across America
Duration: 116 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 36000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: road trip, self discovery, on the road, life philosophy, alternate reality, dream girl, choice, self fulfillment, wish come true, surrealism, twists and turns, imaginary, highway, motel, hopes, existentialism, small town, changing the past or future, courtroom, alternate dimension, mentor, genie, father son relationship, supernatural power, satire
Mondays in the Sun (2002)
Plot Summary:
After the closure of their shipyard in Northern Spain, a few former workers: Santa, José, Lino, Amador, Sergei and Reina keep in touch. They meet mainly at a bar owned by their former colleague Rico. Santa is the most superficially confident and the unofficial leader of the group. A court case hangs over him relating to a shipyard lamp he smashed during protest against the closure. José is bitter that his wife, Ana, is employed when he is not. The gap between them is widening and he is fearful that she will leave him for a co-worker. Despite arthritic legs, Ana endures night shifts at a fish factory and thinks her looks are now lost. Not everyone seems to agree including her boss. Lino, an aging family man doggedly pursuing positions beyond his qualifications. The oldest member of the group, Amador, has degenerated into alcoholism after being abandoned by his wife; maintaining an increasingly transparent pretense that his wife will soon return from holiday
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, France, Italy
Plot tags: working class, unemployment, seaport, friendship, destiny, society, redemption, small town, job seeking, self esteem, life is a bitch, dysfunctional family, family problems, factory worker, human nature, breaking point, working conditions, existentialism, male bonding, survival, money problems, friendship between men, hard life, friends, suicide
Ice Age (2002)
Plot Summary:
With the impending ice age almost upon them, a mismatched trio of prehistoric critters – Manny the woolly mammoth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger and Sid the giant sloth – find an orphaned infant and decide to return it to its human parents. Along the way, the unlikely allies become friends but, when enemies attack, their quest takes on far nobler aims
Duration: 81 min
IMDB Rating: 7.5/10
IMDB Votes: 508000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, France, Canada
Plot tags: ice age, unlikely friendships, good versus evil, friendship, heroic mission, life risking, odd couple, talking animal, heroes, friends, animal life, journey, prehistoric animal, rescue, creature, survival, goodhearted, danger, disorder, animal, escapades, bonding, snow, on the road, mammoth
24 Hour Party People (2002)
Plot Summary:
In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Factory Records and brings Manchester's music to the world
Duration: 117 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Plot tags: clubbing, punk, rock and roll, party, music, biopic, rave, drug addiction, rock, music business, nightclub, suicide, businessman, ambition, lifestyle, success, music band, punk rock, drug, rise and fall, buddies, artists and showbiz, life changing experience, dancer, ecstasy
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Plot Summary:
A beleaguered small-business owner gets a harmonium and embarks on a romantic journey with a mysterious woman
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 174000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: depression, true love, shyness, asperger's syndrome, brother sister relationship, mental illness, love and romance, insanity, eccentricity, love story, complex characters, sibling relationship, self discovery, socially awkward, mental disorder, fall in love, couple relations, love, loneliness, illness, storytelling, surrealism, mind game, mental health, dysfunctional family
The Spanish Apartment (2002)
Plot Summary:
A strait-laced French student moves into an apartment in Barcelona with a cast of six other characters from all over Europe. Together, they speak the international language of love and friendship
Duration: 122 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 42000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Spain
Plot tags: travel, friendship, infidelity, student, roommate, prejudice, relationships, youth, college life, coming of age, college, love triangle, lifestyle, group of friends, wanderlust, adultery, lgbt, lesbian sex, european, lesbian, economist, teenager, writers, seduction, misfit
Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Plot Summary:
A lonely Hawaiian girl named Lilo is being raised by her older sister, Nani, after their parents die -- under the watch of social worker Cobra Bubbles. When Lilo adopts a funny-looking dog and names him "Stitch," she doesn't realize her new best friend is a wacky alien created by mad scientist Dr. Jumba
Duration: 85 min
IMDB Rating: 7.3/10
IMDB Votes: 207000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: alien, adoption, friendship, orphan, benign alien, space and aliens, sisters, unlikely friendships, experiment, heroes, self sacrifice, sister sister relationship, uncontrollable, chase, children, love, teenage girl, animal, family relations, animal shelter, friends, danger, partner, disorder, teaching the ways of the world
Chicago (2002)
Plot Summary:
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 7.2/10
IMDB Votes: 240000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Musical
Country: USA, Germany, Canada, UK
Plot tags: prison, broadway, femme fatale, desire for fame, legal, jail, lawyer, jazz, musician, music, flapper, rising to stardom, music business, courtroom, showbiz, rivalry, satire, execution, brutality, greed, ambition, fame, crimes of passion, warden, artists and showbiz
About a Boy (2002)
Plot Summary:
Will Freeman is a hip Londoner who one day realizes that his friends are all involved with the responsibilities of married life and that leaves him alone in the cold. Passing himself off as a single father, he starts to meet a string of single mums, confident in his ability to leave them behind when they start to ask for a commitment. But Will's hope of a continued bachelorhood is interrupted when he meets 12-year old Marcus, in many ways his complete opposite
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 7.1/10
IMDB Votes: 190000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA, France
Plot tags: coming of age, father son relationship, childhood, dating, bullying, friendship, dysfunctional family, mentor, christmas, boy, motherhood, couples, single parent, selfishness, single father, loneliness, singleness, adolescence, depression, youth, partner, suicide, single mother, children, bachelor
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Plot Summary:
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 91000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Plot tags: cia, double life, secret agent, hitman, double agent, intrigue, love and romance, artists and showbiz, biopic, espionage, success, profanity, couples, showbiz, recruit, government agency, prisoners exchange, kgb, marriage proposal, rise to the top, dishonesty, assassin, cold war, spy, undercover agent
8 Women (2002)
Plot Summary:
Eight women gather to celebrate Christmas in a snowbound cottage, only to find the family patriarch dead with a knife in his back. Trapped in the house, every woman becomes a suspect, each having her own motive and secret
Duration: 111 min
IMDB Rating: 7.0/10
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Musical, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Plot tags: women, multiple suspects, dysfunctional family, christmas, murder, eccentric family, estate, lesbian, suicide, family relations, maid, twists and turns, who to trust, snow, holiday, confession, mistress, dancing, lgbtq, confinement indoors, who done it, relationships, lgbt, storytelling, adultery
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Plot Summary:
Bubba Ho-tep tells the "true" story of what really did become of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then missed his chance to switch back. He must team up with JFK and fight an ancient Egyptian mummy for the souls of their fellow residents
Duration: 92 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Plot tags: mummy, mental illness, president, undead, dark humor, nightmare, roommate, monster, irreverent, musician, friendship, death, old man, old age, aging, death of friend, regret, elvis impersonator, voice over narration, good versus evil, partner, odd couple, macabre, satire, cancer
Igby Goes Down (2002)
Plot Summary:
A young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up
Duration: 98 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 35000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: dysfunctional family, mental illness, coming of age, addiction, depression, existentialism, dark humor, youth, teenage life, eccentric family, eccentricity, character study, fall in love, life is a bitch, parents and children, terminal illness, psychology, relationships, adolescence, brother brother relationship, hipster, teenager, schizophrenia, suicide, misfit
Secretary (2002)
Plot Summary:
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 97000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Plot tags: bdsm, obsession, secretary, sex scene, fetish, workplace romance, sexual perversion, sex in office, submissive woman, sexual relations, employer employee relationship, coitus, desire, power relations, masochist, masochism, sadomasochism, sex game, boss and employee, deviant sex, sexual exploration, pervert, sexual harassment, sexual sadism, sensuality
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
Plot Summary:
A group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist that will outdo their previous prank and make them local legends
Duration: 104 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: teenager, coming of age, youth, prank, friendship, boy, dark humor, adaptation, juvenile delinquency, friends, high school life, school, lifestyle, kids in trouble, teachers and students, parents and children, superhero, high school, rivalry, friend, peer pressure, psychological trauma, secret, catholic school, boyhood
Roger Dodger (2002)
Plot Summary:
After breaking up with his lover and boss, a smooth-talking man takes his teenaged nephew out on the town in search of sex
Duration: 106 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 18000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: virginity, womanizer, nightlife, seduction, coming of age, relationships, sexuality, battle of the sexes, youth, flirting, virgin, dating, libertine, brothel, loss of virginity, adolescence, breakup, misogynist, drinking, fight, prostitute, passion, teenage sex, college, sex scene
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
Plot Summary:
Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ("Ernest") on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities
Duration: 97 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 24000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Plot tags: mistaken identity, false identity, love story, twists and turns, happy ending, friendship, couples, social differences, comedy of errors, comedy of manners, disorder, love, farce, fall in love, relationships, country estate, summer, lady, royal family, in love, peace, culture, country house, renaissance, breakup
Poolhall Junkies (2002)
Plot Summary:
A retired pool hustler is forced to pick up the stick again when his brother starts a game he can't finish
Duration: 99 min
IMDB Rating: 6.8/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Plot tags: gambling, billiards, con artists, con men, gangster, vengeance, friendship, life philosophy, underdog, money, betrayal, justice, crime gone awry, hustler, orphan, rivalry, ambition, opponent, small time, dishonesty, criminal's revenge, heist, revenge, fight, drug deal
Old Men in New Cars: In China They Eat Dogs II (2002)
Plot Summary:
The last wish of the dying "Monk" is for his foster child, Harald, to find his real son, Ludvig. But the latter is currently in a Swedish prison cell
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: Denmark
Plot tags: serial killer, bank robbery, gang, prison, parents and children, fugitives, dark humor, partner, disorder, criminal heroes, father son relationship, mafia, car chase, hustler, nordic, transplant, debt, hooligan, heist, heroes, escape, hostage, family relations, chases and races, confined
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Plot Summary:
Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe
Duration: 112 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 115000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Plot tags: soccer, football, culture clash, friendship, hinduism, wedding, feminism, immigrant, stereotypes, tradition, coach, teenager, teenage girl, coming of age, adolescence, misfit, generation gap, against the rules, obsession, women, girl power, conflict, gender, follow your dream, family relations
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
Plot Summary:
The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra bets against the Roman Emperor, Julius Caesar, that her people are still great, even if the times of the Pharaohs has long passed. She vows (against all logic) to build a new palace for Caesar within three months. Since all her architects are either busy otherwise or too conservative in style, this ambivalent honor falls to Edifis. He is to build the palace and be covered in gold or, if not, his fate is to be eaten by crocodiles. Edifis calls upon an old friend to help him out: The fabulous Druid Getafix from Gaul, who brews a fantastic potion that gives supernatural strength. In order to help and protect the old Druid, Asterix and Obelix accompany him on his journey to Egypt. When Julius Caesar gets wind of the project succeeding, he has the building site attacked by his troops in order to win the bet and not lose face. But just like the local pirates, he hasn't counted on Asterix and Obelix
Duration: 107 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 57000
Genere: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: France, Germany
Plot tags: ancient egypt, palace, magic, cleopatra, superhero, julius caesar, silly humor, chase, good versus evil, against the odds, goofy hero, heroic mission, desert, friends, emperor, supernatural ability, escapades, rivalry, danger, heroes, gold, comic book, dog, friendship, ancient rome
Spun (2002)
Plot Summary:
Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook - but all he really wants to do is hook up with his old girlfriend, Amy
Duration: 101 min
IMDB Rating: 6.7/10
IMDB Votes: 40000
Genere: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Plot tags: drug abuse, drug addict, drug addiction, addiction, drug, junkie, masturbation, drug use, methamphetamine, strong sexual content, crazy, mental illness, self destructing, stripper, drug trip, drugged, bondage, older woman younger woman relationship, heroin, violence, profanity, gay, striptease, manic, bad trip
The Rules of Attraction (2002)
Plot Summary:
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate
Duration: 110 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Plot tags: sex, college, virginity, drug abuse, youth, lesbian, suicide, virgin, drug, love triangle, party, defloration, rape, nude girl, voyeur, lgbt, loneliness, violence, obsession, vengeance, dating, lifestyle, college life, unrequited love, lesbian sex
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Plot Summary:
A young Greek woman falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept him while she comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 6.6/10
IMDB Votes: 143000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: wedding, culture clash, mother daughter relationship, greek, bride and groom, prejudice, dysfunctional family, love and romance, stereotypes, makeover, parents and children, parent child relationship, wedding preparations and rituals, unlikely couple, meet the parents, relationships, love story, family bonds, women, parenthood, family relations, eccentric family, traditional versus modern, marriage, large family
The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)
Plot Summary:
The Powerpuff Girls Movie tells the origin story of how the Powerpuff Girls were created and how they came to be the defenders of Townsville. It was the first Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network Studios theatrical feature film since 1993's Once Upon a Forest, and is the only film based on a Cartoon Network series to be released theatrically
Duration: 73 min
IMDB Rating: 6.5/10
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, South Korea
Plot tags: superhero, good versus evil, villain, superpower, fighting crime, young heroes, heroic mission, youth, rescue, rivalry, danger, master villain, save the day, imaginary, disorder, monkey, superheroine, school, violence, girl power, alien invasion, avenger, experiment, inventor, super villain