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Ghost World (film)
Ghost World (2001) is Terry Zwigoff's comedy-drama adapted from Daniel Clowes's comic, starring Thora Birch, Scarlett Johansson, and Steve Buscemi; Oscar-nominated screenplay, 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Heartbreakers (2001 film)
Heartbreakers (2001 film): American comedy directed by David Mirkin, starring Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt as mother-daughter con artists, with Gene Hackman and Ray Liotta; MGM release, $57.8 million worldwide, mixed reviews.
How High
How High is a 2001 American stoner comedy directed by Jesse Dylan, starring Method Man and Redman as slackers who smoke a marijuana strain grown from a deceased friend and are admitted to Harvard.
Joe Dirt
Joe Dirt is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Dennie Gordon and written by David Spade and Fred Wolf, starring Spade as a mullet-wearing janitor searching for his parents.
Joe Somebody
Joe Somebody is a 2001 American comedy film starring Tim Allen as a meek office worker who decides to fight back after a co-worker humiliates him.
Just Visiting
Just Visiting (Les Visiteurs en Amérique) is a 2001 comedy-fantasy film, Jean-Marie Poiré's English-language remake of Les Visiteurs, with Jean Reno and Christian Clavier reprising their roles as a 12th-century French count and servant stranded in Chicago.
Juwanna Mann
Juwanna Mann (2002) is an American sports comedy directed by Jesse Vaughan, starring Miguel A. Nunez Jr. as suspended NBA player Jamal Jeffries, who disguises himself as a woman to play in the WUBA; it grossed $13.8 million worldwide against a $15.6 million budget.
Kate & Leopold
Kate & Leopold is a 2001 James Mangold time-travel romantic comedy starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman. Leopold, third Duke of Albany, is pulled from 1876 New York to 2001 and romances executive Kate McKay; it won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song and grossed $76 million worldwide.
Lammbock
Lammbock (Lammbock – Alles in Handarbeit) is a 2001 German stoner comedy, Christian Zübert's directorial debut, starring Lucas Gregorowicz and Moritz Bleibtreu as Würzburg friends selling home-grown cannabis through a pizza service; sleeper hit followed by the 2017 sequel Lommbock.
Le Placard
Le Placard (The Closet) is Francis Veber's 2001 French comedy starring Daniel Auteuil and Gérard Depardieu, in which an accountant facing dismissal fakes being gay to keep his job; it drew 5.29 million French admissions.
Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde (2001) is an MGM comedy directed by Robert Luketic, starring Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods, a sorority president who follows her ex to Harvard Law School; based on Amanda Brown's novel, it grossed $142 million and spawned sequels, a musical, and the Elle prequel series.
Life or Something Like It
Life or Something Like It is a 2002 Stephen Herek romantic comedy-drama starring Angelina Jolie as Seattle reporter Lanie Kerrigan, told by a prophet (Tony Shalhoub) she will die in a week; a Regency/Fox film grossing $14.4 million against a $40 million budget.
Longshot (film)
Longshot (2001) is an American comedy-crime film directed by Lionel C. Martin, written by Tony DeCamillis and Lou Pearlman, starring DeCamillis, Hunter Tylo, and Paul Sorvino, with cameos by NSYNC, Britney Spears, and O-Town; distinct from the 1981, 2017, 2019, and 2026 similarly titled films.
Love on a Diet (瘦身男女)
Love on a Diet (瘦身男女) is a 2001 Hong Kong romantic comedy directed by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai, starring Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng in fatsuits; it grossed over HK$40 million and won a Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Song.
Maid in Manhattan
Maid in Manhattan is a 2002 American romantic comedy directed by Wayne Wang, in which Jennifer Lopez plays a Manhattan hotel maid mistaken for a wealthy guest by Ralph Fiennes.
Max Keeble's Big Move
Max Keeble's Big Move is a 2001 Walt Disney live-action family comedy directed by Tim Hill, starring Alex D. Linz as a bullied seventh grader whose revenge schemes backfire when his family's move to Chicago is canceled.
Mean Machine (film)
Mean Machine (2001) is a British prison sports comedy directed by Barry Skolnick, starring Vinnie Jones as jailed ex-England captain Danny Meehan; a soccer remake of The Longest Yard produced by Matthew Vaughn's SKA Films.
Monsoon Wedding (मॉनसून वेडिंग)
Monsoon Wedding (मॉनसून वेडिंग) is Mira Nair's 2001 Punjabi-family comedy-drama, written by Sabrina Dhawan, shot in Delhi in 30 days, winner of the 2001 Venice Golden Lion.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a 2002 romantic comedy written by and starring Nia Vardalos, directed by Joel Zwick, adapted from her one-woman show; made for $5 million, it grossed $368.7 million worldwide and spawned sequels in 2016 and 2023.
My Sassy Girl (엽기적인 그녀)
My Sassy Girl (엽기적인 그녀) is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy directed by Kwak Jae-yong, starring Cha Tae-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun, and a major hit across Asia.
Not Another Teen Movie
Not Another Teen Movie (2001) is a Columbia Pictures parody comedy directed by Joel Gallen, starring Chris Evans and Chyler Leigh, spoofing teen films like She's All That at John Hughes High; grossed $37.9M.
One Fine Spring Day (봄날은 간다)
One Fine Spring Day (봄날은 간다, Bomnaleun ganda) is a 2001 Korean romantic drama by Hur Jin-ho starring Yoo Ji-tae and Lee Young-ae; a sound engineer and radio producer fall in love recording nature sounds, then part. Won Blue Dragon Best Film and Pusan FIPRESCI.
Orange County (film)
Orange County is a 2002 Paramount/MTV Films comedy directed by Jake Kasdan, written by Mike White, starring Colin Hanks, Schuyler Fisk, and Jack Black; a Stanford applicant fights a transcript error. Metascore 48, Tomatometer 47%.
Pootie Tang
Pootie Tang is a 2001 American comedy film written and directed by Louis C.K., adapted from a sketch on The Chris Rock Show and starring Lance Crouther as a gibberish-speaking hero.
Punch-Drunk Love
Punch-Drunk Love is Paul Thomas Anderson's 2002 romantic comedy-drama starring Adam Sandler as Barry Egan, his first dramatic role, with Emily Watson and Philip Seymour Hoffman; it won Cannes Best Director 2002 and grossed $17.8M.
Rat Race (film)
Rat Race (2001) is a Jerry Zucker ensemble comedy, written by Andy Breckman, released by Paramount on August 17, 2001, in which John Cleese's casino tycoon sends six contestants racing for $2 million in New Mexico; it grossed about $86.6 million worldwide and is a remake of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
Save the Last Dance
Save the Last Dance is a 2001 American teen dance film directed by Thomas Carter, starring Julia Stiles as a ballerina who falls in love in Chicago.
Saving Silverman
Saving Silverman is a 2001 American comedy directed by Dennis Dugan, in which two friends kidnap the domineering woman their best friend plans to marry, with Neil Diamond as himself.
Serendipity (film)
Serendipity is a 2001 American romantic comedy directed by Peter Chelsom, in which John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale play two strangers in New York who leave their reunion to fate.
Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal is a 2001 American romantic comedy directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly, in which Jack Black's hypnotized character falls for Gwyneth Paltrow's Rosemary.