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Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
Plot Summary:
Lagaan tells the tale of the Indian village Champaner, beset by drought and British colonialism in the year 1893. Without a drop of rain in months, the worried villagers of Champaner decide to ask the local authorities for a temporary repeal of their taxes -- the hated lagaan. Led by the heroic Bhuvan (Indian superstar Aamir Khan) they bring their plight to the military governor, Captain Russell (Paul Blackthorne). But the sadistic Russell threatens to raise the lagaan threefold, unless the villagers can beat his men at a game of cricket, in which case he'll lift taxes on the entire province for a period of three years. Bhuvan accepts the challenge, but there's a problem -- no one in Champaner knows how to play cricket. A band of misfits come to the rescue, coached by Russell's soft-hearted sister Elizabeth (Rachel Shelley), and the race is on to be ready in three months' time. An epic reworking of Victory with eye-popping song-and-dance routines
Duration: 224 min
IMDB Rating: 8.1/10
IMDB Votes: 119000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Sport
Country: India, USA
Plot tags: village, love triangle, patriotism, british raj, sikh, cricket, caste system, colonialism, friendship, jealousy, self esteem, poverty, unrequited love, patriot, ambition, underdog, hindu, resistance, indians, imperialism, racism, indian history, dancing, musician, music
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Plot Summary:
Hansel Schmidt, is a young East German boy, born and raised during the Cold War in communist East Berlin. In his 20s, he meets Luther Robinson, an older American soldier, who falls in love with Hansel and the two decide to marry, which will allow Hansel to leave communist East Germany for the West. But, in order to marry, Hansel must undergo a sex-change. However, the procedure does not go perfectly and Hansel becomes not a trans woman, but a 'genderqueer', Hedwig. Back in the USA, on their first wedding anniversary, Luther leaves Hedwig for another man. On that same day the news headlines were of the fall of the Berlin Wall and freedom. Hedwig tours the US with her rock band and relates her life story while following her ex-boyfriend/band-mate Tommy Speck (to whom she gives the stage name "Tommy Gnosis"), who stole her songs and rose to fame
Duration: 95 min
IMDB Rating: 7.7/10
IMDB Votes: 37000
Genere: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: Canada, USA
Plot tags: transsexual, gender, gay, transvestism, transgender, berlin wall, drag queen, self discovery, singer, rock and roll, musician's life, musician, teenage boy, music, lgbtq, transvestite, gay interest, sexuality, lgbtqi, loneliness, homosexual, lifestyle, friendship, rock, couples
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Plot Summary:
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star
Duration: 127 min
IMDB Rating: 7.6/10
IMDB Votes: 296000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Plot tags: cabaret, love story, showbiz, tragic love, nightclub, jealousy, music, performer's life, love and romance, seduction, tango, terminal illness, bohemian life, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, passion, storytelling, dance, tragedy, theater, gay, girl, music and dance, singing, bittersweet
Happiness & Tears (2001)
Plot Summary:
Orthodox Indian, Raichand, would like his two sons to live together with him and his wife, and get married to girls' of his choice. One of his sons, Rahul, is adopted, while Rohan is his real son. Rahul falls in love with a poor Indian girl named Anjali, and incurs the displeasure of Raichand, they argue and fight, as a result Rahul leaves the house, moves to Britain, and settles down. Raichand now focuses his attention on his real son, Rohan, who has no plans to get married, but is determined to bring Rahul and Anjali back home so that they can be together again. Will Raichand permit Rohan to have his way, or will he also ask him to leave the house?
Duration: 210 min
IMDB Rating: 7.4/10
IMDB Votes: 54000
Genere: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India, UK
Plot tags: forbidden love, reconciliation, love, wealth, father son relationship, unrequited love, separation from family, brother brother relationship, love and romance, estrangement, couple relations, parent child relationship, misfit, family relations, parents and children, couples, family problems, social misfits, siblings relations, arranged marriage, love triangle, adoption, wedding planning, indians, wedding
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)
Plot Summary:
The Katakuri family has just opened their guest house in the mountains. Unfortunately their first guest commits suicide and in order to avoid trouble they decide to bury him in the backyard. Things get way more complicated when their second guest, a famous sumo wrestler, dies while having sex with his underage girlfriend and the grave behind the house starts to fill up more and more
Duration: 113 min
IMDB Rating: 6.9/10
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Musical
Country: Japan
Plot tags: surrealism, suicide, absurdism, zombie, parents and children, family life, resort, nothing goes right, macabre, murder, husband wife relationship, mountain, dancing, death, nightmare, solar eclipse, monster, musician, humour, trippy, extreme, scared, salesman, secret agent, guesthouse
Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure (2001)
Plot Summary:
Lady and Tramp's mischievous pup, Scamp, gets fed up with rules and restrictions imposed on him by life in a family, and longs for a wild and free lifestyle. He runs away from home and into the streets where he joins a pack of stray dogs known as the "Junkyard Dogs." Buster, the pack's leader, takes an instant disliking to the "house-dog" and considers him a rival. Angel, a junkyard pup Scamp's age, longs for the safety and comfort of life in a family and the two become instant companions. Will Scamp choose the wild and free life of a stray or the unconditional love of his family?
Duration: 69 min
IMDB Rating: 5.7/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Plot tags: cartoon dog, dog, pets, dogcatcher, friendship, gang, talking dog, love, animal shelter, puppy, independence day, rescue, disorder, animal, runaway, initiation, coming of age, princess, runaway child, happy ending, furry, teenage girl, disney princess, canine, family relations
Pootie Tang (2001)
Plot Summary:
Pootie Tang, the musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto, is chronicled from his early childhood to his battles against the evil Corporate America, who try to steal his magic belt and make him sell out by endorsing addictive products to his people. Pootie must learn to find himself and defeat the evil corporation for all the young black children of America, supatime
Duration: 81 min
IMDB Rating: 5.3/10
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Plot tags: blaxploitation, urban, fighting the system, musician's life, folk hero, heroic mission, righting the wronged, society, optimism, black, corporate crime, dishonesty, hip hop, corporation, weed, tribe, black cast, african american, hip hop culture, capitalism, discrimination, joke, ugly duckling, entity, black man
Cinderella II: Dreams Come True (2001)
Plot Summary:
As a newly crowned princess, Cinderella quickly learns that life at the Palace - and her royal responsibilities - are more challenging than she had imagined. In three heartwarming tales, Cinderella calls on her animal friends and her Fairy Godmother to help as she brings her own grace and charm to her regal role and discovers that being true to yourself is the best way to make your dreams come true
Duration: 73 min
IMDB Rating: 5.0/10
IMDB Votes: 13000
Genere: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, Japan
Plot tags: princess, cinderella, cinderella story, fairy godmother, magic, true love, imaginary kingdom, disney princess, justice, anthropomorphism, race against time, stepsister stepsister relationship, family relations, imaginary, mischievous children, disorder, hopes, curses spells and rituals, baker, love, storytelling, teenager, barbie, ugly duckling, plastic surgery