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Snow Dogs
Snow Dogs is a 2002 American family comedy directed by Brian Levant, starring Cuba Gooding Jr. as a Miami dentist who inherits sled dogs in Alaska.
Solino
Solino is a 2002 German-Italian drama directed by Fatih Akin, written by Ruth Toma, about the Amato family, Italian guest workers who open the Ruhr district's first pizzeria; brothers Gigi and Giancarlo split over love and a film career.
Sorority Boys
Sorority Boys is a 2002 American comedy directed by Wallace Wolodarsky, in which three wrongly accused fraternity brothers dress as women and pledge a sorority to clear their names.
Stuart Little 2
Stuart Little 2 is a 2002 American live-action/computer-animated family comedy directed by Rob Minkoff, the sequel to Stuart Little (1999), with Michael J. Fox voicing Stuart.
Super Troopers
Super Troopers (2002) is a Broken Lizard cult comedy about prank-loving Vermont state troopers, directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, bought by Fox Searchlight at Sundance 2001, grossing $23.2 million and spawning sequels in 2018 and 2026.
Sweet Home Alabama (film)
Sweet Home Alabama (2002) is a Touchstone romantic comedy directed by Andy Tennant, starring Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, and Patrick Dempsey; a New York designer returns to Pigeon Creek, Alabama, for a divorce from her high school husband.
Sweet November (2001 film)
Sweet November is a 2001 American romantic drama directed by Pat O'Connor, starring Keanu Reeves as an advertising executive and Charlize Theron as the woman who offers to change his life in one month.
Swept Away (2002 film)
Swept Away (2002), also released internationally as Love, Sex, Drugs and Money, is Guy Ritchie's remake of Lina Wertmüller's 1974 Italian classic, starring Madonna and Adriano Giannini as castaways; it grossed under $600,000 domestically and won five Razzies including Worst Picture.
The Animal
The Animal is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Luke Greenfield, starring Rob Schneider as Marvin Mange, an evidence clerk rebuilt with animal organs after a car crash. Released June 1, 2001 by Columbia Pictures; grossed about $85 million worldwide despite poor reviews.
The Brothers
The Brothers is a 2001 American comedy-drama directed and written by Gary Hardwick, starring Morris Chestnut, Shemar Moore, Bill Bellamy, and D.L. Hughley as friends facing commitment; Screen Gems release grossing $27.5 million.
The Good Girl
The Good Girl is a 2002 American comedy-drama directed by Miguel Arteta and written by Mike White, starring Jennifer Aniston and Jake Gyllenhaal as co-workers whose affair darkens.
The Hot Chick
The Hot Chick is a 2002 American body-swap comedy directed by Tom Brady, starring Rob Schneider as a thief who swaps bodies with a popular high school girl.
The Master of Disguise
The Master of Disguise is a 2002 American comedy starring Dana Carvey as a waiter who must use his family's gift for disguise to rescue his kidnapped parents.
The New Guy
The New Guy (2002) is an American teen comedy directed by Ed Decter, starring DJ Qualls as Dizzy Harrison, who reinvents himself as Gil Harris with help from inmate Luther (Eddie Griffin). Grossed $29M domestic on a $13M budget; Metascore 24.
The Parole Officer
The Parole Officer is a 2001 British comedy-crime film directed by John Duigan, starring Steve Coogan as probation officer Simon Garden, framed for murder who robs a bank vault with three reformed clients to recover CCTV evidence.
The Royal Tenenbaums
The Royal Tenenbaums: 2001 American comedy-drama, Wes Anderson's third feature, co-written with Owen Wilson. Gene Hackman fakes illness to rejoin his estranged family of former prodigies; Oscar-nominated screenplay, Golden Globe for Hackman.
The Rules of Attraction (film)
The Rules of Attraction (2002) is Roger Avary's film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's 1987 novel, starring James Van Der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, and Ian Somerhalder as students in a love triangle at fictional Camden College; released by Lions Gate, rated R after an NC-17 dispute.
The Son of the Bride
The Son of the Bride (El hijo de la novia) is Juan José Campanella's 2001 Argentina–Spain comedy-drama starring Ricardo Darín, about a son staging his parents' church wedding; it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
The Wash (2001 film)
The Wash is a 2001 American action-comedy film directed by DJ Pooh, starring Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg as roommates working at a Los Angeles car wash.
The Wedding Planner
The Wedding Planner is a 2001 American romantic comedy directed by Adam Shankman, starring Jennifer Lopez as a wedding planner who falls for a client's groom, Matthew McConaughey.
Thunderpants
Thunderpants (2002) is a British children's comedy directed by Peter Hewitt, starring Bruce Cook as flatulent Patrick Smash and Rupert Grint as friend Alan A. Allen; PG-rated, 87 minutes, IMDb 3.8/10.
Two Can Play That Game
Two Can Play That Game is a 2001 American romantic comedy written and directed by Mark Brown, starring Vivica A. Fox and Morris Chestnut. Released by Screen Gems on September 7, 2001, it grossed $22.2 million domestically and holds 40% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Two Weeks Notice
Two Weeks Notice is a 2002 American romantic comedy written and directed by Marc Lawrence, starring Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant, released by Warner Bros. on December 20, 2002.
Waterboys (ウォーターボーイズ)
Waterboys (ウォーターボーイズ) is a Japanese franchise about high school boys doing synchronized swimming: a 2001 Shinobu Yaguchi film starring Satoshi Tsumabuki, based on Kawagoe High School's real men's synchro performance, followed by Fuji TV dramas in 2003, 2004, 2005, and the new Waterboys 2027 series.
Wet Hot American Summer
Wet Hot American Summer (2001) is a David Wain and Michael Showalter cult comedy set on the last day of Camp Firewood in 1981, starring Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, and Bradley Cooper, a box office failure that later spawned two Netflix prequel series.
Wu Yen (钟无艳)
Wu Yen (鍾無艷, Chung Mou Yim) is a 2001 Hong Kong Lunar New Year comedy-fantasy by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai, starring Anita Mui as a cross-dressed Emperor Qi, Sammi Cheng as the warrior Wu Yen, and Cecilia Cheung as a gender-shifting fox fairy.
Zoolander
Zoolander is a 2001 American satirical comedy starring Ben Stiller as a dimwitted male model brainwashed into an assassination plot alongside Owen Wilson, which later became a cult classic.