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Im Juli
Im Juli (In July, Turkish Temmuz'da) is Fatih Akin's 2000 German romantic road movie starring Moritz Bleibtreu and Christiane Paul, following a Hamburg teacher's drive to Istanbul; released 24 August 2000, Metascore 71, Lola-winning.
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.
Kangaroo Jack
Kangaroo Jack is a 2003 American comedy film directed by David McNally, in which two Brooklyn friends chase a kangaroo that hops off with their mob money.
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.
Keeping the Faith
Keeping the Faith is a 2000 American romantic comedy directed by Edward Norton, about a rabbi and a priest who both fall for the same woman.
Kevin & Perry Go Large
Kevin & Perry Go Large is a 2000 British comedy directed by Ed Bye, a spin-off of Harry Enfield's Kevin the Teenager sketches, in which Kevin (Enfield) and Perry (Kathy Burke) holiday in Ibiza chasing DJ fame and losing their virginity.
Km 0
Km. 0 (Kilometer Zero) is a 2000 Spanish ensemble comedy by Juan Luis Iborra and Yolanda García Serrano, in which fourteen strangers meet mistaken dates at Madrid's Puerta del Sol; 194,883 Spanish admissions and a 2001 Goya song nomination.
Kung Pow! Enter the Fist
Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (2002) is a Steve Oedekerk parody comedy built from the 1976 Hong Kong film Tiger & Crane Fists (Savage Killers), with Oedekerk digitally inserted and re-dubbing nearly all voices; panned by critics (13% RT) but a cult favorite.
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.
Loser (film)
Loser (film) is a 2000 American romantic comedy directed by Amy Heckerling. It follows a scholarship student in New York who falls for a classmate involved with her professor.
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.
Me You Them
Me You Them (Eu, tu, eles) is a 2000 Brazilian comedy-drama by Andrucha Waddington starring Regina Casé as Darlene, a sertão woman living with three husbands; Cannes Un Certain Regard special mention and Karlovy Vary Best Film winner.
Me, Myself & Irene
Me, Myself & Irene is a 2000 American comedy directed by the Farrelly brothers, starring Jim Carrey as a Rhode Island trooper with a split personality.
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.
Meet the Parents
Meet the Parents is a 2000 American comedy film directed by Jay Roach, in which Ben Stiller tries to win over his girlfriend's intimidating father, Robert De Niro.
Miss Congeniality (film)
Miss Congeniality is a 2000 American action comedy directed by Donald Petrie, starring and produced by Sandra Bullock as FBI agent Gracie Hart, who goes undercover as Miss New Jersey at the Miss United States pageant to stop the terrorist 'The Citizen'; it grossed $213.4 million worldwide.
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.
Mr. Deeds
Mr. Deeds is a 2002 American romantic comedy directed by Steven Brill, starring Adam Sandler as Longfellow Deeds, a pizzeria owner who inherits $40 billion and a media empire; a loose remake of Capra's 1936 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, grossing $171 million worldwide.
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 Dog Skip (film)
My Dog Skip (2000) is Jay Russell's family drama adapted from Willie Morris's 1995 memoir, starring Frankie Muniz, Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane, and Luke Wilson; filmed in Mississippi, released by Warner Bros., grossing $34.1 million.
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.