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Movies of the 2000s
Top 500 films from the 2000s (out of 16,505 in catalog), ranked by TMDB rating.
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Title↕ | Year↕ | Director↕ | Genres↕ | TMDB Rating↕ | Votes↕ | Language↕ | Country↕ | Overview↕ |
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| The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo | 2,002 | Unknown | Animation, Family, Comedy | 10 | 41 | English | United States of America | Cartoon Network holds an awards show awarding cartoon excellence. |
| Last Temptation in Thailand | 2,007 | Gary Schmad | Documentary | 10 | 13 | English | Thailand | Looking for paradise lost, the "Last Temptation in Thailand" is a mesmerizing odyssey through ancient temples, idyllic islands & enticing dark-eyed ladies of eve in a very sexy, off the beaten track road movie. |
| No More Anesthesia | 2,006 | Aleksandra Sashneva | Romance | 10 | 13 | Russian | Russia | In the everyday life of modern St. Petersburg, the heroine unexpectedly encounters a formidable, unknown, mystical force that kills her friends one... |
| Flow | 2,005 | Sumito Sakakibara | Animation | 9.7 | 11 | XX | Japan | Eight woman, one life. Short animation by Sumito Sakakibara. The 9th Japan Media Art Festival Animation Division Grand Prize Winner |
| Therion: Live Gothic | 2,008 | Unknown | Music | 9.5 | 18 | English | Poland | Live Gothic is the title of a live album recorded in Poland by Swedish symphonic metal band Therion released on July 25, 2008. The album is released on two CDs and one DVD. |
| Shadows in the Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy | 2,005 | Constantine Nasr | Documentary | 9.5 | 17 | English | United States of America | Documentary about the great 1940s horror movie producer Val Lewton, featured on the 2005 DVD release "The Val Lewton Horror Collection." |
| 25th Anniversary Studio Ghibli Concert | 2,008 | Mami Sunada | Music | 9.3 | 37 | Japanese | Japan | Concert held on August 4, 5 and 6, 2008 at the Nippon Budōkan hall in Tokyo to commemorate both the Japanese theatrical release of Ponyo (2008) and the 25 years of musical collaboration between composer Joe Hisaishi and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. |
| Avril Lavigne: Bonez Tour 2005 - Live at Budokan | 2,005 | Toru Uehara | Music | 9.2 | 31 | English | Japan | Avril Lavigne, the most popular heavy metal artist in the world, embarks on an epic world tour and, in doing so, changes the course of rock n roll forever. |
| Avril Lavigne: The Best Damn Tour - Live in Toronto | 2,008 | Wayne Isham | Music | 9.1 | 23 | English | Unknown | Pop-punk princess Avril Lavigne plays the hits that earned her legions of screaming fans (and launched a thousand ringtones) on The Best Damn Tour, a full-length presentation of her 2008 concert in Toronto. Opening with monster hit "Girlfriend," Lavigne rocks through every one of her major singles, including "Complicated," "My Happy Ending," and the ubiquitous "Sk8er Boi." |
| Godzilla: B-Roll to Film | 2,005 | Yoshikazu Ishii | Documentary | 9.1 | 19 | English | Unknown | A classic "fly on the wall" feature that takes audiences inside the making some of the film's key scenes, followed by a clip from the end product. |
| Notre Dame de Paris - Live Arena di Verona | 2,002 | Gilles Maheu | Drama, Music, Romance, TV Movie | 9.1 | 17 | Italian | Italy | Notre Dame de Paris tells the story of Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bell-ringer of the cathedral of Notre-Dame and of his impossible and tragic love for Esmeralda, a beautiful gypsy. A love condemned by injustice and hypocrisy. Quasimodo forced by his ugliness to look at the world from the top of a tower one day he falls madly in love with Esmeralda who sees dancing and singing on the square in front of the cathedral. But Esmeralda is in love with Febo, the handsome captain of the King's guards. Febo is fiancé of Fiordaliso, a young and rich bourgeois, but the exotic and sensual beauty of the gypsy does not leave indifferent the man who immediately falls in love with her. Even Frollo, the archdeacon of the cathedral, is attracted by the gypsy and spying on the moves of the two lovers in a raptus of jealousy and repressed carnal desire to get rid of the rival stabbing Febo behind. |
| Ed, Edd n Eddy’s Jingle Jingle Jangle | 2,004 | Danny Antonucci | Animation, Comedy, TV Movie, Family | 9.1 | 12 | English | Canada | Eddy, sick of getting cheap presents for Christmas, plans to get adopted by one of the neighborhood kids so he can mooch off of their presents. |
| La bicicleta de los Huanca | 2,007 | Roberto Calasich | Comedy | 9 | 56 | Spanish | Bolivia | |
| Linkin Park: Live in Texas | 2,003 | Kimo Proudfoot | Music, Documentary | 9 | 50 | English | United States of America | Live in Texas is the first live album and third DVD by American rock band Linkin Park. The band's main setlist includes songs from their studio albums Hybrid Theory and Meteora, as well as one song from their remix album Reanimation. The live album peaked at #23 on the Billboard 200, and it has sold 1.1 million copies in the United States. |
| Héroes del Silencio Tour 2007 | 2,007 | Unknown | N/A | 9 | 34 | English | Unknown | Tour 2007 is a live album released in 2007 by the Spanish rock band Héroes del Silencio, it was recorded during their 2007 Reunion Tour. This album is to date their latest release. |
| The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 2' | 2,004 | Shannon McIntosh | Documentary | 9 | 12 | English | Unknown | The documentary of Kill Bill Vol.2, and how it was made. This is a documentary found on the DVD of Kill Bill Vol. 2. It consists of interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and clips of the movie. |
| Multishow ao Vivo: Ivete no Maracanã | 2,007 | Joana Mazzucchelli | Music, TV Movie | 9 | 11 | Portuguese | Brazil | This Ivete Sangalo concert at Rio de Janeiro's legendary Maracanã Stadium, and the subsequent DVD/CD releases, constituted the year's main event in Brazilian pop music. Sangalo rose to fame with the axé band Banda Eva, and since 1999 has embarked on an unstoppable solo career, making her the undisputed queen of pop in Brazil in terms of sales and popularity, as well as gathering countless industry and society awards. Accordingly, Sangalo put on a show at the Maracanã that should leave no one envious of the megaconcerts offered in Rio by Madonna, Michael Jackson, and the Rolling Stones. Alternating some of her many hits with new songs or new versions of old material, Sangalo burns through the set with her characteristic enthusiasm and infectious star magnetism, incessantly cheered on by an adoring audience of 55,000. The album has sold over 800,000 copies in Brazil (being certified Diamond), and features the single "Deixo". Recorded on December 16, 2006. |
| My Chemical Romance: The Black Parade Is Dead! | 2,008 | Atom Rothlein | Documentary, Music | 9 | 10 | English | United States of America | The Black Parade Is Dead! is MCR's final performance as their onstage characters, the Black Parade. The Black Parade centres around a dying character called The Patient, who reflects on events in his life while he is confronted by Death in the form of his fondest memory, that of his father bringing him to see a marching band. This is based on frontman Gerard Way's belief that death comes to a person in the form of their fondest memory. The band is seen in their Black Parade uniforms throughout the performance, and during the first song "The End", Gerard Way is seen taking the role of The Patient, before tearing off his hospital gown to reveal his uniform. |
| El Cementerio de los Elefantes | 2,009 | Tonchy Antezana | Drama | 8.9 | 103 | Spanish | Unknown | |
| Night of the Living Doo | 2,001 | Jeffrey G. Olsen | Family, Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Mystery, TV Movie, Horror | 8.9 | 45 | English | United States of America | In a spoof of 1972's The New Scooby-Doo Movies, Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang pick up a hitchiking Gary Coleman. Soon after, the Mystery Machine proceeds to break down (multiple times) leaving them stranded at a haunted castle owned by David Cross. |
| Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies | 2,003 | Brad Lachman | Documentary | 8.9 | 13 | English | United States of America | Michael Jackson shows you his home videos. |
| Max Steel: Dark Rival | 2,007 | William Lau | Animation, Action, Family | 8.8 | 23 | English | Unknown | Max Steel returns in a new action-packed adventure to face his latest rival: former extreme sports star Troy Winter, the only guy Max could never beat. In a race to recover a mysterious and powerful meteorite of crystal, Troy Winter accidentally becomes a new and dangerous villain named Extroyer. Extroyer has the power to "extract and become", can steal their victims their power and strength. With the help of his team in N-Tek and his powerful vehicles, Max will protect the world and face his darkest rival. |
| The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring' | 2,002 | Costa Botes | Documentary | 8.8 | 12 | English | New Zealand | A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2001's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes, personally selected by director Peter Jackson, this documentary uses raw footage to reveal the inside story on how the greatest adventure film franchise was born. |
| The Making of 'The Return of the King' | 2,004 | Costa Botes | Documentary | 8.8 | 10 | English | Unknown | A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2003's "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes, personally selected by director Peter Jackson, this documentary uses raw footage to reveal the inside story on how the greatest adventure film franchise was born. |
| When Star Wars Ruled the World | 2,004 | Unknown | Documentary, TV Movie | 8.8 | 10 | English | United States of America | A VH1 television special wherein the cast discuss the making of the films and what made the franchise a phenomenon. |
| The Making of 'The Two Towers' | 2,003 | Costa Botes | Documentary | 8.8 | 10 | English | New Zealand | A behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of 2002's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." Created by filmmaker Costa Botes, personally selected by director Peter Jackson, this documentary uses raw footage to reveal the inside story on how the greatest adventure film franchise was born. |
| Max Steel: Forces of Nature | 2,005 | Sean Sullivan | Animation, Action, Science Fiction | 8.7 | 17 | English | United States of America | Max Steel faces Elementor, an extremely powerful villain, who has the ability to transform into 5 elementary forms: water, air, earth, fire and metal and whose sole objective is to destroy the Earth. Created by the former enemy of Max Steel, Bio-Constrictor, Elementor is the result of genetic technology that has been present for a long time in a dormant state. |
| Gorgoroth: Black Mass Krakow 2004 | 2,008 | Unknown | Music | 8.7 | 15 | English | Unknown | The infamous Gorgoroth gig in Krakow, Poland! Gorgoroth, Norwegian black metal band, drew the attention of the international media in early 2004 after their show in Krakow. They were accused of "offending religious feelings" during the gig, as well as suspected of breaching Polish law concerning the protection of animal rights by using severed and impaled heads of sheep as part of their stage design. |
| Discussions with Richard Dawkins, Episode 1: The Four Horsemen | 2,008 | Josh Timonen | Documentary | 8.7 | 10 | English | Unknown | Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens sits down for an unmoderated 2-hour discussion on religion. |
| Bob | 2,002 | Frank Jan Kat | Drama | 8.7 | 10 | Dutch | Netherlands | Film about an unemployed, socially handicapped bachelor who lives in a very small world. For his birthday, his mother gives him a young dog. The touching pup brings about a pleasant change in his lonely life. But the growing up of the small dog forces him to make a radical choice. |
| Hot Wheels AcceleRacers: Breaking Point | 2,005 | Andrew Duncan | Animation, Family | 8.6 | 29 | English | Canada | The two teams become even more strained when the Metal Maniacs get a new leader. Meanwhile, the Acceleracers and the Racing Drones face challenges while competing in the Racing Realms with a new, mysterious opponent. |
| Adventure Time | 2,007 | Pendleton Ward | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Family, Drama | 8.6 | 25 | English | United States of America | Pen and Jake have to rescue Princess Bubblegum from the antagonistic Ice King. |
| Bad | 2,007 | Vincenzo Giammanco | Drama, Family | 8.6 | 19 | English | United States of America | This film puts you inside the head of a dyslexic child trying to get through the 5th grade in the 1970's. |
| Katy Perry: MTV Unplugged | 2,009 | Matthew C. Mills | Music, Documentary | 8.6 | 17 | English | United States of America | MTV Unplugged offered an unusual opportunity to showcase Katy Perry's work in an exposed, undercooked way and to reveal just how much of the real her had been part of that flashy presentation. Recorded in New York on July 22, 2009, Katy picked five cuts from One Of The Boys, an unreleased song, and a cover of 2003’s “Hackensack,” by Fountains Of Wayne, to perform in front of a small studio audience. |
| Castle Under Fiery Skies | 2,009 | Mitsutoshi Tanaka | Drama, History | 8.6 | 14 | Japanese | Japan | The year is 1575 in feudal Japan. Oda Nobunaga's (Kippei Shiina) forces defeat Takeda Katsuyori, when Nagashino Castle was besieged during the Battle of Nagashino. The next year Oda Nobunada decides to build a lavish new castle symbolizing his unification of various factions. The castle named Azuchi Castle will be built near water and high enough to be seen from the capital city of Kyoto. Director Mitsutoshi Tanaka's adaptation of Kenichi Yamamoto's novel of the same name received the 33rd Japan Academy Film Prize for Excellent Art Direction. |
| Max Steel: Countdown | 2,006 | Sean Sullivan | Animation, Adventure, Action, Family | 8.6 | 14 | English | United States of America | Max Steel and Dr. Roberto "'Berto" Martinez, working for the global anti-terrorist organization N-Tek, have finally managed to locate their former enemy Psycho's base. Once inside, Max finds a device called the "Imploder": A machine that condenses all surrounding matter into a miniature black hole. Before Max can retrieve the machine, he's ambushed by hundreds of androids. A battle ensues, but 'Berto manages to remotely shut the androids down, saving Max's life. |
| Lotte from Gadgetville | 2,006 | Heiki Ernits | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family | 8.6 | 12 | ET | Estonia | Somewhere in Europe by a great sea stands a small village, where inventing all manner of domestic gadgets is held in great esteem. Every year the villagers organize an annual competition of new inventions. One of the best inventors in the village is Oskar, Lotte's father. His primary rival is Adalbert, whose wife also partakes in the competition. On the eve of the next competition, Lotte and her friend Bruno find a book soaked in the sea, from which Susumu, a gardener from distant Japan, climbs out. Susumu teaches the villagers some judo throws before a big judo competition, which the latter will eagerly use to facilitate their daily lives. |
| Beyoncé: I Am...Yours - An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas | 2,009 | Nick Wickham | Music | 8.6 | 11 | English | United States of America | Filmed at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, this extraordinary concert features performances of over 30 songs from Beyoncé’s three multi-platinum solo releases, Destiny’s Child catalog and a few surprises. This amazing concert includes the #1 hits, “Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),” “If I Were A Boy,” “Halo,” “Sweet Dreams” and showcases a gut-wrenching performance of “That’s Why You’re Beautiful.” Included on "I AM... YOURS An Intimate Performance At Wynn Las Vegas," is a biographical storytelling woven between many songs and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage. |
| Death: Live in Eindhoven '98 | 2,001 | Unknown | Music | 8.6 | 10 | English | Unknown | Recorded at the Dynamo '98 show. this performance has the first live appearance of the Sound of Perseverance line-up. This is the live DVD of the live album with the same name. It was released to help support Chuck's medical fund, and was only available in limited quantities. |
| The Dark Knight | 2,008 | Christopher Nolan | Action, Crime, Thriller | 8.5 | 35,202 | English | United Kingdom | Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker. |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | 2,003 | Peter Jackson | Adventure, Fantasy, Action | 8.5 | 26,047 | English | New Zealand | As armies mass for a final battle that will decide the fate of the world--and powerful, ancient forces of Light and Dark compete to determine the outcome--one member of the Fellowship of the Ring is revealed as the noble heir to the throne of the Kings of Men. Yet, the sole hope for triumph over evil lies with a brave hobbit, Frodo, who, accompanied by his loyal friend Sam and the hideous, wretched Gollum, ventures deep into the very dark heart of Mordor on his seemingly impossible quest to destroy the Ring of Power. |
| Spirited Away | 2,001 | Hayao Miyazaki | Animation, Family, Fantasy | 8.5 | 17,970 | Japanese | Japan | A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family. |
| Leave it to Kero! | 2,000 | Masayuki Kojima | Comedy, Animation | 8.5 | 66 | Japanese | Japan | Following the events of Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card, Kero and Spinel share a plate of takoyaki (octopus balls). They get into a fight over who gets the last piece, and in the process send it flying out the window. They both chase the takoyaki, and each other, in a mighty effort to be the "takoyaki captor". |
| Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas | 2,001 | Marty Callner | Music, Documentary | 8.5 | 47 | English | United States of America | Have you ever had a dream that felt so real, you couldn't tell the difference between the real world and the dream world? On November 18, 2001, the world's biggest star, Britney Spears, brought her "Dream Within a Dream" Tour to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in legendary Las Vegas. Watch this defining concert, witnessed by millions of fans, as it was broadcast live on HBO. |
| Eminem: Live from New York City | 2,005 | Hamish Hamilton | Music | 8.5 | 42 | English | Unknown | This concert was filmed at Madison Square Garden in New York in 2005 at the culmination of his farewell tour prior to his retirement. It’s a spectacular show with multi-level staging, amazing lighting and guest appearances from D12, Obie Trice and Stat Quo. Originally filmed for US TV station Showtime the show is now available on Blu-ray for the first time and gives us Eminem at his charismatic best. |
| Iron Maiden: Rock In Rio | 2,002 | Dean Karr | Music, Documentary | 8.5 | 37 | English | United Kingdom | Rock In Rio Festival 2001 - Iron Maiden headlines one of the biggest shows on Earth to a massive sell-out 250,000 crowd and a global TV audience of millions. The explosive two hour set, shot using 18 cameras and edited by Steve Harris, is Maiden at its best, performing their biggest show ever on the final date of their Brave New World Tour. |
| Hot Wheels AcceleRacers: The Ultimate Race | 2,005 | Andrew Duncan | Animation, Family | 8.5 | 30 | English | Canada | The Teku and the Metal Maniacs put aside their usual competitive instincts and work together in order to save a fellow driver and the AcceleChargers, which are in danger of falling into the hands of the evil Racing Drones. |
| Stop-and-Cop Interactive | 2,009 | J.K. Arsyn | Action | 8.5 | 28 | French | France | STOP + Cop = "Stop" or "Slow down" ? Make the right choice. An interactice movie by Ken Arsyn. |
| Top Gear: Polar Special | 2,007 | Nigel Simpkiss | Documentary, Comedy | 8.5 | 27 | English | United Kingdom | Clarkson and May, in a seriously modified Toyota, take on Hammond and his dog sled in a 450 mil race to the North pole as they drive over thin ice to face in-tent hostilities, polar bear fear and desperate food fantasies. |
| P!NK: Funhouse Tour - Live in Australia | 2,009 | P!nk | Music | 8.5 | 21 | English | Australia | P!nk brings her greatest hits down under on the most successful tour in Australian history. This set features "Get the Party Started" and more! |
| Max Steel: Bio Crisis | 2,008 | Greg Richardson | Action, Animation | 8.5 | 17 | English | United States of America | Max has to investigate a polluted jungle, and travels from outer space to the center of the earth in his quest to unveil this mystery. |
| Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects | 2,008 | Norman England | Documentary | 8.5 | 13 | English | Japan | A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the tradition of Japanese special-effects. Highlighted is Yasuyuki Inoue along with various crew members who crafted meticulously detailed miniatures and risked life and limb as suit actors. All done to bring to life some of film's most iconic monsters through a distinct Japanese artform. |
| Derren Brown: The Heist | 2,006 | Benjamin Caron | Comedy | 8.5 | 13 | English | Unknown | Derren Brown uses his skills on selected participants who answered an advertisement. Under the guise of attending a 'motivational seminar', Derren recruits a number of participants, and can he persuade any of his group of responsible, middle-management businessmen and women to steal £100,000 in an armed robbery? |
| You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story | 2,008 | Richard Schickel | Documentary | 8.5 | 12 | English | United States of America | Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century. In 1903, the brothers entered the budding motion picture business. In time, the Warner Brothers moved into film production and would open their own studio in 1923. |
| A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting 'Platoon' | 2,001 | Charles Kiselyak | Documentary | 8.5 | 11 | English | Philippines | A documentary about the making of Oliver Stone's Vietnam War film, Platoon (1986). |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | 2,001 | Peter Jackson | Adventure, Fantasy, Action | 8.4 | 27,028 | English | New Zealand | Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed. |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | 2,002 | Peter Jackson | Adventure, Fantasy, Action | 8.4 | 23,456 | English | New Zealand | Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where the corrupt wizard Saruman awaits, and Sauron's fortress at Barad-dur, deep within the dark lands of Mordor. Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard. |
| Howl's Moving Castle | 2,004 | Hayao Miyazaki | Fantasy, Animation, Adventure | 8.4 | 10,829 | Japanese | Japan | Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king. |
| The Pianist | 2,002 | Roman Polanski | Drama, War | 8.4 | 9,922 | English | France | The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city. |
| City of God | 2,002 | Fernando Meirelles | Drama, Crime | 8.4 | 8,014 | Portuguese | Brazil | In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime. |
| A Dog's Will | 2,000 | Guel Arraes | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 8.4 | 1,203 | Portuguese | Brazil | The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise. |
| Playing | 2,007 | Eduardo Coutinho | Documentary | 8.4 | 57 | Portuguese | Brazil | Following a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to director Eduardo Coutinho, which are then re-enacted by actresses, blurring the barriers between truth, fiction and interpretation. |
| Madonna: The Confessions Tour | 2,006 | Jonas Åkerlund | Music | 8.4 | 52 | English | United States of America | Filmed in its entirety at London's Wembley Arena during her worldwide sold-out 25-city Confessions Tour (2006's top-grossing tour world-wide), this concert film features songs from throughout the queen's career but largely focuses on Confessions On A Dance Floor. |
| Dream Theater: Metropolis 2000 - Scenes From New York | 2,001 | Mike Portnoy | Music | 8.4 | 28 | English | United States of America | The video contains "Scenes From A Memory" in its entirety from its final performance in New York City on August 30th, 2000. The contents of the Special Edition DVD is: 1. SFAM in its entirety from its final performance in New York City 2. Audio Commentary throughout SFAM by all five members of Dream Theater 3. Over one hour of bonus live material 4. Behind The Scenes Documentary 5. Metropolis 2000 World Tour Photo Gallery |
| Hot Wheels AcceleRacers: The Speed of Silence | 2,005 | Andrew Duncan | Animation, Family | 8.4 | 25 | English | Canada | As Dr. Tezla works at unlocking the mystery of the Accelechargers, the Racing Drones unleash their most powerful weapon against the Acceleracers: the car-eating Drone Sweeper. |
| Pollyanna | 2,003 | Sarah Harding | Drama, Family | 8.4 | 21 | English | United Kingdom | Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her wealthy but bitter aunt after the tragic death of her father. Pollyanna shares a game her father taught her -- the 'Glad Game' -- in which everyone can find a silver lining in even the darkest cloud, and her sunny nature, good humor and determination to look on the bright side of life prove to have an astonishing effect on those around her. With the help of her orphaned friend, Jimmy Bean, she casts her spell on the grumpiest townsfolk of Beldingsville -- including the cynical shut-in Mrs. Snow, the morose millionaire Mr. Pendleton and the enigmatic Dr. Chilton. And Pollyanna masterminds the romance between her Aunt's maid, Nancy, and the handyman, Tim. It is only Aunt Polly, who cannot bring herself to embrace Pollyanna's innocence and joy. But all is not straightforward in Pollyanna's war against pessimism, since she must overcome a personal tragedy that threatens to banish "glad" from her vocabulary forever. |
| The Story Room: The Making of 'Lilo & Stitch' | 2,004 | Unknown | Animation, Documentary | 8.4 | 17 | English | United States of America | An in-depth look at the making of Lilo & Stitch (2002). |
| Eye of the Leopard | 2,006 | Beverly Joubert | Documentary, TV Movie | 8.4 | 16 | English | United States of America | Eye of the Leopard follows the remarkable life of one small leopard from when she is just 8 days old every step of the way until she is 3 years old and on the brink of adulthood. Legadema, as she is named, works her way into your heart as she slips in and out of danger virtually every day, running from baboons and hyenas but also making landmark strides in hunting and surviving. Narrated by Jeremy Irons it is the story of a mother and daughter relationship as well as that of an emerging huntress in Botswana’s magnificent Mombo region of the Okavango Delta. |
| Bowie: A Reality Tour | 2,004 | Marcus Viner | Music, Documentary | 8.4 | 12 | English | United States of America | British Singer David Bowie performs at Point Theatre, Dublin, Ireland, in November, 2003, during the A Reality Tour. |
| Letter from the Mountain | 2,002 | Takashi Koizumi | Drama | 8.4 | 11 | Japanese | Japan | Husband and wife Michiko and Takao move from their urban existence in Tokyo to the isolated, rural farming village where Takao grew up. |
| Hot Wheels AcceleRacers: Ignition | 2,005 | Gino Nichele | Science Fiction, Family, Animation, Action | 8.3 | 112 | English | Canada | Two rival race teams, the Teku and the Metal Maniacs, are recruited by Dr. Peter Tezla to race in the fantastic Racing Realms and retrieve the all-powerful AcceleChargers before they fall into the hands of the deadly Racing Drones. Our drivers race through the Storm and Swamp Realms. |
| Gritos en el pasillo | 2,006 | Juanjo Ramírez Mascaró | Horror, Animation | 8.3 | 54 | Spanish | Spain | A prestigious fairytale illustrator is hired by the psychiatric hospital director. His job there will be to decorate the hospital walls with his drawings to improve the place's atmosphere. It seems like an easy task but things get complicated when the sketcher discovers a dark corridor from where chilling screams come out. |
| When I Grow Up, I'll Be a Kangaroo | 2,004 | Radivoje 'Raša' Andrić | Comedy | 8.3 | 48 | Serbian | Serbia and Montenegro | A young student Braca is trying to seduce a beautiful model Iris. Although they are from two different worlds, they both try not to show it. In another story, Šomi and Duje anxiously follow the football match between Manchester and Eastwich. They bet on Eastwich, because their childhood friend Kengur is their goalkeeper. The plot of the third story takes place on the roof of the solitaire, where Avaks and Hibrid are wasting time in anticipation of something happening. |
| Le Roi Soleil | 2,006 | Franck Voiturier | Music, Comedy | 8.3 | 38 | French | France | Le Roi Soleil is a French musical about the life of Louis XIV. It premiered on 22 September 2005 at the Palais des Sports in Paris. The musical’s contemporary Rock music and spectacular dances drew 1.7 million audiences in two years. |
| Billy & Mandy: Wrath of the Spider Queen | 2,007 | Matt Engstrom | Animation, Comedy, Horror, Fantasy, TV Movie, Adventure | 8.3 | 33 | English | United States of America | The Spider Queen wants to take revenge on Grim for denying her the rightful place as the Ripper. |
| Hermanoteu In the Land of Godah | 2,009 | Bernardo Palmeiro | Comedy | 8.3 | 31 | Portuguese | Brazil | The comedy tells the story of Hermanotheus, brother of Micalateia and typical Hebrew of the year zero, companion, good shepherd and obedient. He receives the divine mission to guide his people to the land of Godah, in a satire on the biblical story of Moses. In a setting that represents an immense desert, actor Ricardo Pipo plays Hermanotheu, who encounters characters on the way from Cleopatra to the son of the Whole -Powerful. Actors Adriana Nunes, Adriano Siri, Jovane Nunes, Victor Leal and Welder Rodrigues take turns in the other roles. The voice of God, which appears in the off-screen, is by Chico Anysio. Following the group's line of satire, “Hermanoteu in the Land of Godah” visits the diversity of the Bible. The comedy also makes numerous quotes from the modern world, bringing the past closer to the present. |
| Muse: HAARP - Live from Wembley Stadium | 2,008 | Tom Kirk | Music, Documentary | 8.3 | 31 | English | United Kingdom | Muse's live act at Wembley Stadium, 17 June 2007. |
| Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. | 2,008 | Robert Alvarez | Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction, TV Movie | 8.3 | 29 | English | United States of America | In a series of interviews with the KND after they're all grown up, the former operatives are temporarily brought out of their decommissioned haze to discuss what happened during their very last mission with Numbuh one - where he disappeared and was never heard from again! It all started with a routine mission to get the Delightful Children's birthday cake, but when a mysterious boy steals it instead, he makes it available to whoever wants it, IF they can solve his 'simple' scavenger hunt first. Soon it's a mad, mad, mad, mad chase around the world as the KND, their friends, and virtually all of their enemies compete to win the yummiest cake ever |
| War | 2,005 | Unknown | N/A | 8.3 | 27 | English | Unknown | Poor Boyz Productions declares "War" with this ski world in a battle to produce the best ski film for the 2005 season. |
| Rammstein: Völkerball | 2,006 | Hamish Hamilton | Music, Documentary | 8.3 | 25 | German | Unknown | Völkerball shows concert-performances by the band in England, France, Japan and Russia. The Special Edition is extended by a second DVD, which contains the documentaries "Anaconda in the net" by Mathilde Bonnefoy and the "Making of the album Reise, Reise" by Rammstein guitarist Paul Landers. The limited edition was released as a large black and white photo-book with photos by Frederic Batier. |
| La Smorfia - Prima Parte | 2,009 | Unknown | Comedy | 8.3 | 23 | Italian | Italy | |
| Jennifer Lopez: Let's Get Loud | 2,003 | Hamish Hamilton | Music, Documentary | 8.3 | 20 | English | Unknown | "Let's Get Loud" was Jennifer Lopez's NBC Special, which premiered on November 20, 2002 and was recorded over 2 nights in Puerto Rico in the fall of 2001. It was Jennifer's first-ever headlining concert appearance, showing off her talents as a vocalist and dancer. The performance features a variety of Spanish and English songs, including: "Love Don't Cost A Thing", "If You Had My Love", "I'm Real", "Plenarriqueña", and many more. |
| Zoey 101: Spring Break-Up | 2,006 | Steve Hoefer | Family, Drama, TV Movie | 8.3 | 18 | English | United States of America | The gang is invited to Logan's dad's mansion for spring break, only to find out they are being used for testing a new reality show called "Gender Defenders." Now it's boys against girls and, when Chase accidentally sends a text message to Zoey proclaiming his true feelings for her, they start to wonder if it's Spring Break or Spring Bummer. |
| Dark Shadows | 2,005 | P.J. Hogan | Drama, Horror | 8.3 | 16 | English | United States of America | The pilot for a proposed remake of the '60s gothic soap opera. It was produced in 2004 for The WB network, but was not picked up and has never aired on television. The pilot instead premiered in 2005 at the Dark Shadows Festival in Los Angeles and has screened at various such festivals in the years since. |
| Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature | 2,001 | Andrew Abbott | Documentary | 8.3 | 16 | English | Unknown | Film critic and presenter Mark Kermode explores the fascination and praise audiences, fans and critics have behind the classic The Shawshank Redemption (1994) and how its importance grew higher over the years despite being an overlooked film when it was released and not getting any Oscars victories when it was nominated as one of the Best Pictures of the Year. |
| The Dark Horse | 2,008 | Cornelia Moore | Family, Drama | 8.3 | 15 | English | Unknown | The Dark Horse is a story of struggle and redemption. Dana, a ballet teacher, reluctantly returns to her childhood home to discover it is about to be sold. To save the farm, and the family, she must tame her mother's dangerous black horse, and ride him to victory in the year's biggest dressage competition. |
| Stealing a Nation | 2,004 | John Pilger | Documentary | 8.3 | 14 | English | British Indian Ocean Territory | This tells a story literally 'hidden from history'. In the 1960s and 70s, British governments, conspiring with American officials, tricked into leaving, then expelled the entire population of the Chagos islands in the Indian Ocean. The aim was to give the principal island of this Crown Colony, Diego Garcia, to the Americans who wanted it as a major military base. Indeed, from Diego Garcia US planes have since bombed Afghanistan and Iraq. The story is told by islanders who were dumped in the slums of Mauritius and in the words of the British officials who left a 'paper trail' of what the International Criminal Court now describes as 'a crime against humanity' |
| Play Me a Love Song | 2,007 | Goran Kulenović | Drama, Comedy | 8.3 | 13 | Croatian | Croatia | The main character Struja (Stream) is an unyielding rock musician in a demo-band called When Dirty Harry Met Dirty Sally. Struja would do anything to gather money to record the album as long as it doesn't involve giving up his rock musician beliefs. However, playing pop songs at weddings seems to be the only way out, and the rest of the bend - Struja's best friend and keyboard player Mario (Ivan Duricic), Deni, a handsome singer and bass player (Ivan Glowatzky) and Zlajfa, an indifferent drummer (Hrvoje Keckes) - are trying to persuade Struja to make a compromise. At the beginning he is very firm and reluctant to give in, but when Anja, the girl he left, announces that she is pregnant with his baby, Struja suddenly realizes that there are bigger issues in life than playing at wedding. |
| Sarah Brightman: Symphony - Live In Vienna | 2,008 | Hannes Rossacher | Music | 8.3 | 11 | English | United States of America | In January 2008, Sarah Brightman recorded and filmed Symphony - Live in Vienna within the mystical walls of Stephansdome Cathedral in the heart of where classical music evolved - Vienna, Austria. Renowned for its awe-inspiring Gothic architecture, the cathedral was the perfect setting to enter the magical world of Symphony lead by the voice of the beautiful, gothic-angel. The concert includes repertoire from her album Symphony and some of her most popular songs ("Phantom of the Opera," "Time to Say Goodbye"). |
| Las obras de ayer | 2,002 | Les Luthiers | Comedy, Music | 8.3 | 11 | Spanish | Argentina | Les Luthiers is a comedy-musical group from Argentina, very popular also in several other Spanish-speaking countries such as Paraguay, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela. They were formed in 1967 by Gerardo Masana, during the height of a period of very intense Choral Music activity in Argentina's state universities. |
| Chisholm '72: Unbought & Unbossed | 2,004 | Shola Lynch | Documentary | 8.3 | 10 | English | United States of America | In 1968, Shirley Chisholm becomes the first black woman elected to Congress. In 1972, she becomes the first black woman to run for president. Shunned by the political establishment, she's supported by a motley crew of blacks, feminists, and young voters. Their campaign-trail adventures are frenzied, fierce and fundamentally right on! |
| Islam: Empire of Faith | 2,001 | Benson Gardner | Documentary | 8.3 | 10 | English | Unknown | Islam: Empire of Faith is a documentary series that details the history of Islam, from the birth of the Islamic Prophet, Muhammad to the Ottoman Empire. It is narrated by Ben Kingsley. The first episode deals with the life of Muhammad, the second with the early Caliphates, Crusades, and Mongol invasion, and the third with the Ottoman Empire and Safavid dynasty. |
| Inglourious Basterds | 2,009 | Quentin Tarantino | Drama, Thriller, War | 8.2 | 23,758 | English | Germany | In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers. |
| Gladiator | 2,000 | Ridley Scott | Action, Drama, Adventure | 8.2 | 20,523 | English | United Kingdom | After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences. |
| The Prestige | 2,006 | Christopher Nolan | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction | 8.2 | 17,229 | English | United Kingdom | A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences. |
| Memento | 2,000 | Christopher Nolan | Mystery, Thriller | 8.2 | 15,911 | English | United States of America | Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why. |
| The Departed | 2,006 | Martin Scorsese | Drama, Thriller, Crime | 8.2 | 15,901 | English | Hong Kong | To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them. |
| Oldboy | 2,003 | Park Chan-wook | Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Action | 8.2 | 9,579 | Korean | South Korea | With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate man seeks revenge on his captors. |
| Devils on the Doorstep | 2,001 | Jiang Wen | Drama, War | 8.2 | 184 | Chinese | China | During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. The owner is bullied into keeping the prisoners until the next New Year, at which time they will be collected. The village leaders convene to interrogate the prisoners. The townspeople then struggle to accommodate the prisoners. One is a bellicose Japanese nationalist, the other a nervous translator. Will the townspeople manage to keep the prisoners until the New Year? |
| Crayon Shin-chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back | 2,001 | Keiichi Hara | Animation, Comedy, Adventure | 8.2 | 74 | Japanese | Japan | Shin-chan must rescue the adults of Kasukabe when they mysteriously abandon their responsibilities to relive their youth at the new 20th-century expo. |
| Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium | 2,008 | Nick Wickham | Music | 8.2 | 36 | English | United Kingdom | Foo Fighters captured over their two sold-out nights at Wembley on 6th and 7th June, 2008. |
| Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains | 2,008 | Gonzalo Arijón | Documentary, History | 8.2 | 29 | Spanish | Argentina | The story, told by the survivors, of a group of young men, members of a Uruguayan rugby team, who managed to survive for 72 days, at an altitude of almost 4,000 meters, in the heart of the Andes Mountains, after their plane, en route to Chile, crashed there on October 13, 1972. |
| The Making of 'Kill Bill Vol. 1' | 2,003 | Shannon McIntosh | Documentary | 8.2 | 28 | English | Unknown | The documentary of Kill Bill Vol. 1, and how it was made. This is a documentary found on the DVD of Kill Bill Vol. 1. It consists of interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, and clips of the movie. |
| Korgoth of Barbaria | 2,006 | Genndy Tartakovsky | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Action | 8.2 | 25 | English | United States of America | In a dark future wasteland, the great cities have risen and fallen, primordial beasts have reclaimed the wilderness and thieves and savages populate sparse, dirty towns. From the frozen north emerges a warrior known as Korgoth, and his merciless savagery may be his only key to survival. |
| The Beast Within: Making Alien | 2,003 | Charles de Lauzirika | Documentary | 8.2 | 22 | English | United States of America | A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's hunting them one by one. |
| Bakhita | 2,009 | Giacomo Campiotti | History, Adventure | 8.2 | 21 | Italian | Italy | Born in a village in Sudan, kidnapped by slavers, often beaten and abused, and later sold to Federico Marin, a Venetian merchant, Bakhita then came to Italy and became the nanny servant of Federico's daughter, Aurora, who had lost her mother at birth. She is treated as an outcast by the peasants and the other servants due to her black skin and African background, but Bakhita is kind and generous to others. Bakhita gradually comes closer to God with the help of the kind village priest, and embraces the Catholic faith. She requests to join the order of Canossian sisters, but Marin doesn't want to give her up as his servant, treating her almost as his property. This leads to a moving court case that raised an uproar which impacts Bakhita's freedom and ultimate decision to become a nun. Pope John Paul II declared her a saint in the year 2000. |
| Linkin Park: Road to Revolution - Live at Milton Keynes | 2,008 | Blue Leach | Music | 8.2 | 21 | English | United States of America | 'Road to Revolution - Live at Milton Keynes' was recorded during the Linkin Park's annual Projekt Revolution festival tour at the Milton Keynes National Bowl on June 29, 2008. The concert featured material from all three of the band's albums, as well as songs from their EP, 'Collision Course' with Jay-Z, and elements from 'Reanimation' and Fort Minor's 'The Rising Tied'. |
| Within Temptation & The Metropole Orchestra: Black Symphony | 2,008 | Hans Pannecoucke | Music | 8.2 | 19 | Dutch | Netherlands | Their most ambitious staging to date, Black Symphony is capturing a unique concert at Rotterdam's Ahoy Arena on February 7, 2008. Sold out months in advance, Within Temptation performed to 10,000 fans with the 60-piece Metropole Orchestra and a 20-voice classical choir, as well as on-stage stilt performers, costume changes, and an array of stunning pyrotechnic and lighting effects. Special guests include Keith Caputo (ex-Life Of Agony), Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering), and George Oosthoek (Orphanage) |
| Rush in Rio | 2,003 | Daniel E. Catullo | Music, Documentary | 8.2 | 16 | English | Brazil | Legendary rock band Rush plays the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the final night of the band's 2002 Vapor Trails tour, in front of 40,000 fans. |
| A Cross the Universe | 2,008 | Romain Gavras | Documentary, Music | 8.2 | 15 | English | France | During the three weeks of Justice's March 2008 North American tour, Romain Gavras, So Me and the band themselves tape every second of their escapades across the country and the chaos that ensued. |
| Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl | 2,004 | Gavin Taylor | Music | 8.2 | 15 | English | United Kingdom | Filmed on the Hot Space Tour, complete Queen concert from Milton Keynes Bowl, 5th June 1982 in England where the band played a number of hits including "We Will Rock You", "Somebody to Love", "Under Pressure", "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "We Are the Champions". |
| Nitaboh | 2,004 | Akio Nishizawa | Animation, History, Music | 8.2 | 15 | Japanese | Japan | At a young age, Nitaroh is stricken with an illness that leaves him blind. He inherits the shamisen guitar once used by his mother and is taught its basics by a blind travelling shamisen player. In time with the help of friends old and new, he walks the paths that leads to his ultimate fate - that of founder of the Tsugaru style of shamisen play. |
| Julia Sweeney - Letting Go of God | 2,008 | Julia Sweeney | Comedy, Documentary | 8.2 | 14 | English | United States of America | Julia Sweeney's third autobiographical monologue, Letting Go of God takes the audience through her Catholic upbringing and how personal events in her life and that of her family led her to a disbelief in a personal universal deity. |
| Christina Aguilera: Stripped - Live in the U.K. | 2,004 | Julia Knowles | Music | 8.2 | 13 | English | United Kingdom | Stripped: Live In The U.K. is the first live release from Christina Aguilera, documenting her sold-out shows at London's Wembley Arena during her first-ever European tour. |
| Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel | 2,002 | Peter Spirer | Documentary, Music | 8.2 | 13 | English | United States of America | Documentary examining the politics, music, and life of Tupac Shakur. |
| Felicidades | 2,000 | Lucho Bender | Comedy | 8.2 | 13 | Spanish | Argentina | Three stories of ordinary people intersect on Christmas Eve: a dentist desperate to find his son's toy; a writer who is not happy and decides to look for the woman of his dreams; and a doctor who intends to flirt with a Spanish woman. |
| Pixo | 2,009 | Roberto T. Oliveira | Documentary | 8.2 | 12 | Portuguese | Brazil | The film discusses the cultural impact of "pichação", a Brazilian form of graffiti, on the streets of São Paulo and its international influence as one of the main cornerstones of Street Art. |
| Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film | 2,006 | Ric Burns | Documentary | 8.2 | 12 | English | United States of America | Ric Burns unearths rarely seen footage and offers keen observations on the life and artistic influence of Andy Warhol. [Made for and aired on PBS's American Masters series.] |
| The History Of Iron Maiden - Part 1: The Early Days | 2,004 | Matthew Amos | Music, Documentary | 8.2 | 12 | English | Unknown | First part of the documentary series, The History Of Iron Maiden, featuring an exhaustive, thoroughly complete history of the early years of Iron Maiden, from their humble beginnings in London's East End in 1975 through their triumphant Piece Of Mind album and tour in 1983. The set features a large collection of rare videos and concert footage, as well as interviews with former members such as Paul Di'Anno, Clive Burr, Dennis Stratton, Dave Sullivan, Terry Rance, Kent Ewing, Doug Sampson, Ron Matthews, Terry Wapram and Bob Sawyer. |
| Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert | 2,001 | Don Mischer | Music | 8.2 | 11 | English | United States of America | Timeless: Live in Concert, recorded at her Las Vegas show on New Year's Eve 1999, takes as its subject the star herself. It opens with a dramatization of her first, amateur recording session, with young Lauren Frost playing a part described in the credits as "Young Girl," though Streisand later refers to her as "mini-me." Frost doesn't get too far before being joined by Streisand herself on a stirring version of "Something's Coming" from West Side Story. The rest of "Act One" traces Streisand's career from her club days to her movie performances. "Act Two" has less of a narrative structure, though it is equally autobiographical, with Streisand displaying and commenting on videos of herself performing with other stars and building up to the stroke of midnight with a combination of old, recent, and new specially written songs. At 57 that night, Streisand remains in good voice. |
| Avenged Sevenfold: Live in the LBC | 2,008 | Rafa Alcantara | Music | 8.2 | 10 | English | United States of America | Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough is the first live album and DVD package released on September 16, 2008 by Avenged Sevenfold from Warner Bros. Records. The live DVD features the band's April 10, 2008 hometown show at Long Beach Arena headlining the Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour, while the CD contains previously unreleased B-sides that were recorded during the making of Avenged Sevenfold, plus various covers, and other never-before-heard material. The DVD was directed by Core Entertainment's Rafa Alcantara, who also worked on the band's critically acclaimed 2007 road documentary All Excess. On August 15, 2008, a trailer was released by Avenged Sevenfold on their YouTube channel. On September 5, 2008, Avenged Sevenfold released the live version of "Seize the Day" from the DVD through their imeem account. "Unholy Confessions" and "Scream" were later streamed before the release as well. |
| De nacht van Aalbers | 2,001 | Theo van Gogh | Thriller | 8.2 | 10 | Dutch | Netherlands | A political thriller about PvdA-frontman Frits Aalbers who gets involved with a mysterious murder in a hotel. To make sure his political career will not be damaged - an important coalition is at stake - the master politician tries to hide the truth no matter the cost. The ambitious young journalist Barbara van Dalen is trying to get a scoop on the impeding coalition, but accidentally stumbles upon the trail of the murder. |
| WALL·E | 2,008 | Andrew Stanton | Animation, Family, Science Fiction | 8.1 | 19,931 | English | United States of America | After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen. |
| Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | 2,004 | Michel Gondry | Science Fiction, Drama, Romance | 8.1 | 16,037 | English | United States of America | Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake. |
| Pride & Prejudice | 2,005 | Joe Wright | Drama, Romance | 8.1 | 8,613 | English | France | A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a gentleman living in Hertfordshire with his overbearing wife and five daughters, but if he dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met, so the family's future happiness and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages. |
| There Will Be Blood | 2,007 | Paul Thomas Anderson | Drama | 8.1 | 7,235 | English | United States of America | Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives. |
| Memories of Murder | 2,003 | Bong Joon Ho | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 8.1 | 4,420 | Korean | South Korea | A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case. |
| In the Mood for Love | 2,000 | Wong Kar-Wai | Drama, Romance | 8.1 | 3,158 | CN | Hong Kong | Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs. |
| Elite Squad | 2,007 | José Padilha | Drama, Action, Crime | 8.1 | 2,629 | Portuguese | Brazil | In 1997, before the visit of the pope to Rio de Janeiro, Captain Nascimento from BOPE (Special Police Operations Battalion) is assigned to eliminate the risks of the drug dealers in a dangerous slum nearby where the pope intends to be lodged. |
| Prayers for Bobby | 2,009 | Russell Mulcahy | Drama, History, TV Movie | 8.1 | 618 | English | United States of America | Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of, much less understood, Bobby finally came out to his family. |
| The Best of Youth | 2,003 | Marco Tullio Giordana | Drama, History, Romance | 8.1 | 597 | Italian | Italy | After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades. |
| Innocent Voices | 2,005 | Luis Mandoki | Drama, War | 8.1 | 511 | Spanish | United States of America | A young boy, attempting to have a normal childhood in 1980s El Salvador, is caught up in a dramatic fight for his life when he desperately tries to avoid the war that is raging all around him. |
| Earthlings | 2,005 | Shaun Monson | Documentary | 8.1 | 329 | English | United States of America | Using hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit. |
| Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card | 2,000 | Morio Asaka | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance | 8.1 | 187 | Japanese | Japan | All of the Clow Cards have been captured, and Sakura Kinomoto, the new Master of the Cards, is preparing to play the lead in the play for the town festival. However, a new evil force is causing mysterious events all over Tomoeda, including the disappearance of Sakura's cards. With Syaoran's help, Sakura must figure out the cause of these events, and save her town. |
| Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly | 2,000 | Stan Lathan | Comedy | 8.1 | 169 | English | United States of America | Dave Chappelle returns for a stand-up to D.C. and riffs on politics, police, race relations, drugs, Sesame Street and more. |
| Justice League: Starcrossed - The Movie | 2,004 | Dan Riba | Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery | 8.1 | 122 | English | United States of America | When the Thanagarians visit Earth, Hawkgirl is forced to choose between loyalty to her people and love for her friends on her adopted planet Earth. |
| Concert for George | 2,003 | David Leland | Music, Documentary | 8.1 | 61 | English | United States of America | As a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his passing, The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 . Organized by Harrison's widow, Olivia, and son, Dhani, and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton and Jeff Lynne. A benefit for Harrison's Material World Charitable Foundation, the all-star concert took place on the day of the first anniversary of his death. Proceeds from the film also went to the Material World Charitable Foundation. The film was shot using discreet cameras from over twelve locations. |
| Master, a Building in Copacabana | 2,002 | Eduardo Coutinho | Documentary | 8.1 | 54 | Portuguese | Brazil | The daily lives and routine of 37 families living in a huge 12-story building in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: their drama, aspirations, intimate rev... |
| Legally Blonde: The Musical | 2,007 | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Music, Comedy | 8.1 | 37 | English | United States of America | Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods has it all, but, she wants nothing more than to be Mrs. Warner Huntington III. But he dumps her before heading to Harvard Law School. Elle rallies all of her resources and gets into Harvard, determined to win him back. While there, she figures out that there is more to herself than just good looks. |
| The Ball of Letters | 2,005 | Andrés López | Comedy | 8.1 | 32 | Spanish | Colombia | The Ball of Letters (from the Spanish: La Pelota de Letras) is a stand-up comedy DVD released by Colombian comedian Andrés López Forero. In 2005 he won the HOLA Award from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors for the "Outstanding Solo Performance" after sold out shows in New York and Miami. |
| Roxette: All Videos Ever Made & More! | 2,001 | Unknown | Music | 8.1 | 26 | English | Unknown | All Videos Ever Made & More - The Complete Collection 1987-2001 is a DVD by the Swedish pop duo Roxette, released on November 19, 2001. It features all the music videos the duo recorded from 1987 to 2001. |
| MTV Unplugged: Julieta Venegas | 2,008 | Unknown | Music | 8.1 | 24 | English | Mexico | MTV Unplugged is the first live album recorded by Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas. The album features a selection of her greatest hits, along with new tracks, including the singles "El Presente" and "Algún Día". A handful of guest artists was included: Gustavo Santaolalla, Natalia Lafourcade, Marisa Monte and La Mala Rodríguez. |
| Umrao Jaan | 2,006 | J. P. Dutta | Romance, Drama | 8.1 | 24 | Hindi | India | Bollywood film about the famous courtesan of the title. Aishwarya Rai stars in the lead role. The film is directed by J.P. Dutta and also stars Shabana Azmi, Sunil Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan, Divya Dutta, Himani Shivpuri and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. A remake of the original directed by Muzaffar Ali and released in 1981. |
| Brian Regan: I Walked on the Moon | 2,004 | John Brenkus | Comedy | 8.1 | 22 | English | United States of America | This contains some of Brian Regan's best stand-up comedy including: Emergency Room, Visiting the Doctor, Food, UPS, Refrigerator, Phones and Codes, Airline Stuff, Inventions, Eye Doctor, Dinner Party |
| My Flesh and Blood | 2,003 | Jonathan Karsh | Documentary | 8.1 | 19 | English | United States of America | My Flesh and Blood is a 2003 documentary film by Jonathan Karsh chronicling a year in the life of the Tom family. The Tom family is notable as the mother, Susan, adopted eleven children, most of whom had serious disabilities or diseases. The film itself is notable for handling the sensitive subject matter in an unsentimental way that is more uplifting than one might expect. |
| Björk: Vespertine Live at the Royal Opera House | 2,001 | David Barnard | Music | 8.1 | 15 | English | United Kingdom | A live performance by Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk recorded at the Royal Opera House in London, England on December 16, 2001. Björk performs tracks from her fourth studio album "Vespertine" along with songs from her previous solo albums. |
| The Story of Bohemian Rhapsody | 2,004 | Carl Johnston | Documentary, Music, TV Movie | 8.1 | 14 | English | United Kingdom | The story behind the epic Queen single. |
| Beyond the Movie: The Return of the King | 2,003 | Unknown | Documentary, History, TV Movie | 8.1 | 14 | English | United States of America | Documentary exploring the parallels between 'The Return of the King' and real events and people in history. |
| Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was | 2,009 | Calvito Leal | Documentary, Music | 8.1 | 13 | Portuguese | Brazil | In a time of timeless and revolutionary talents, Wilson Simonal shined as nobody before and innovated as only a few could. All of a sudden, everything vanished. This film maps the spectacular trajectory of the ex-Army corporal that ruled as a monarch, and was condemned to ostracism for an offense to which he pleaded not guilty. |
| The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival | 2,007 | Murray Lerner | Music, Documentary | 8.1 | 13 | English | United Kingdom | An unvarnished chronicle of Bob Dylan's metamorphosis from folk to rock musician via appearances at the Newport Folk Festival between 1963 and 1965. |
| The Maximum Penalty | 2,001 | Jorge Echeverri | Comedy, Drama | 8.1 | 13 | Spanish | Colombia | After seeing how the Colombian National Football Team achieves a draw against Argentina, Mariano Concha —a public employee for whom football is a great passion— starts a whole process to attend the next crucial match, in Bogotá and against the same team, going over all his duties and risking the future of his reduced economy. An unexpected event transforms his plans to go to the stadium. |
| Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band : Hammersmith Odeon, London '75 | 2,005 | Derek Burbidge | Music, Documentary | 8.1 | 12 | English | Unknown | The first performance of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in London. Performed at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1975. |
| Go Heat Man! | 2,001 | Mitsuhiko Yazaki | Drama | 8.1 | 12 | Japanese | Japan | 17 year old Tokyo pizza delivery boy Kosuke crashes his bike into photographer Reiko and breaks her expensive camera. He promises to deliver homemade pizza to make up for her broken camera. After discovering that Reiko has moved 1,200 km away to her hometown of Nagasaki things become trickier, but Kosuke decides to fulfill his promise anyways by borrowing a moped from his workplace. |
| Ramchand Pakistani | 2,008 | Mehreen Jabbar | Drama | 8.1 | 11 | Urdu | Pakistan | Based on a actual events, the story is about a Pakistani Hindu boy and his father who accidentally cross the border into India from their village in Pakistan at a time of extreme war like tension between the 2 countries and end up spending 5 years in an Indian prison while the mother left behind wonders what has happened to them. |
| Demis Roussos: Rain And Tears | 2,007 | Ed Starink | Music | 8.1 | 11 | English | United Kingdom | 1 Rain And Tears 2 I Want To Live 3 The Shepherd And The Moon 4 Let Me Love Let Me Live 5 We Shall Dance 6 When I'm A Kid 7 Forever And Ever 8 Goodbye My Love Goodbye 9 Smile 10 My Only Fascination 11 When Forever Has Gone 12 Schön Wie Mona Lisa 13 From Souvenirs To Souvenirs 14 Vagabund Der Liebe 15 Die Bouzoukie Die Nacht Under Der Wein 16 Kyrila 17 I Need You 18 Rain And Tears Extra: 1 Interview Aphrodite's Child 2 I Want To Live 3 I Want To Live 4 Rain And Tears 5 About Portant 6 Forever And Ever 7 Goodbye My Love Goodbye |
| The Dark Ages | 2,007 | Christopher Cassel | Documentary, History | 8.1 | 10 | English | United States of America | Beginning with Rome's fall in the fifth century, tis History Channel presentation sheds light on the Dark Ages, covering the continent-wide chaos, including raids by Vikings Vandals, and Visigoths, bubonic plague, famine, civil unrest and more. The program takes viewers from the darkest of times to the dawn of a new beginning as the turmoil besieging Europe gives rise to the Crusades, the Enlightenment, and the Renaissance. |
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | 2,004 | Alfonso Cuarón | Adventure, Fantasy | 8 | 22,844 | English | United Kingdom | Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts into hilarity and even turning back time. But the term also brings danger: soul-sucking Dementors hover over the school, an ally of the accursed He-Who-Cannot-Be-Named lurks within the castle walls, and fearsome wizard Sirius Black escapes Azkaban. And Harry will confront them all. |
| Up | 2,009 | Pete Docter | Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure | 8 | 21,339 | English | United States of America | Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. But at age 78, life seems to have passed him by, until a twist of fate (and a persistent 8-year old Wilderness Explorer named Russell) gives him a new lease on life. |
| Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | 2,003 | Quentin Tarantino | Action, Crime | 8 | 18,586 | English | United States of America | An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance. |
| Catch Me If You Can | 2,002 | Steven Spielberg | Drama, Crime | 8 | 16,775 | English | United States of America | A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not only eludes capture, he revels in the pursuit. |
| Gran Torino | 2,008 | Clint Eastwood | Drama | 8 | 11,353 | English | United States of America | Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino. |
| Requiem for a Dream | 2,000 | Darren Aronofsky | Crime, Drama | 8 | 10,747 | English | United States of America | The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep. |
| Million Dollar Baby | 2,004 | Clint Eastwood | Drama | 8 | 10,174 | English | Switzerland | Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her. |
| Hachi: A Dog's Tale | 2,009 | Lasse Hallström | Drama, Family | 8 | 7,055 | English | United Kingdom | Professor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home. Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parker's loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship unfolds. |
| The Lives of Others | 2,006 | Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck | Drama, Thriller | 8 | 4,011 | German | Germany | In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria. |
| The Secret in Their Eyes | 2,009 | Juan José Campanella | Mystery, Thriller, Drama | 8 | 2,785 | Spanish | Argentina | Hoping to put to rest years of unease concerning a past case, retired criminal investigator Benjamín begins writing a novel based on the unsolved mystery of a newlywed’s rape and murder. With the help of a former colleague, judge Irene, he attempts to make sense of the past. |
| 3 Idiots | 2,009 | Rajkumar Hirani | Drama, Comedy | 8 | 2,642 | Hindi | India | Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all. |
| Like Stars on Earth | 2,007 | Aamir Khan | Drama | 8 | 1,291 | Hindi | India | Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever. |
| Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War | 2,004 | Kang Je-kyu | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War | 8 | 753 | Korean | South Korea | When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle. |
| Nobody Knows | 2,004 | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Drama | 8 | 615 | Japanese | Japan | In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning. |
| Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father | 2,008 | Kurt Kuenne | Documentary, Crime | 8 | 564 | English | United States of America | In 2001, Andrew Bagby, a medical resident, is murdered not long after breaking up with his girlfriend. Soon after, when she announces she's pregnant, one of Andrew's many close friends, Kurt Kuenne, begins this film, a gift to the child. |
| Love Hurts | 2,002 | Fernando Sariñana | Drama, Romance | 8 | 355 | Spanish | Mexico | Family and friends try to sabotage the budding romance between a young upper class girl and a humble student. |
| Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O. | 2,006 | Guy Moore | Animation, Science Fiction, TV Movie, Adventure, Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Action | 8 | 243 | English | United States of America | The villains of the Kids Next Door, lead by Father, join forces to resurrect the Ultimate Evil, Grandfather, a tyrant who once ruled the world many years ago when most of the villains were themselves kids. However, Father disgraced him that he can't even try to destroy the KND and the Villains were quickly betrayed when they are turned into Senior Citizombies, creatures that are immortal and can transform any living creature into one of them and slaves who are forced to make Tapioca to refuel Grandfather so he can find and destroy the Book of K.N.D. |
| The Way Home | 2,002 | Lee Jeong-hyang | Drama, Family | 8 | 232 | Korean | South Korea | This is the story of a 7-year-old boy, Sang-woo, born and raised in the big city, and his mute grandmother, who has spent her whole life in a small rural village. |
| Straight from the Barrio | 2,008 | José Iván Santiago | Drama, Action, Crime | 8 | 144 | Spanish | Puerto Rico | A young drug dealer falls in love while facing disruption among the men in his gang, and being offered a career as a Reggaetón singer. |
| Our War Game | 2,000 | Mamoru Hosoda | Adventure, Animation, Action, Science Fiction | 8 | 67 | Japanese | Japan | Spring break turns into a summer war when the evil Diaboromon wreaks havoc on the internet, and Tai and Matt must achieve a new Digivolution to defeat him! Will Tai and the Digidestined save the world, and will Sora ever forgive Tai for giving her a hair clip? |
| Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration | 2,001 | Bruce Gowers | Music, Documentary | 8 | 60 | English | United States of America | The Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special was a 2001 New York City revue show by Michael Jackson. It took place on September 7, 2001 and September 10, 2001. In late November 2001, the CBS television network aired the concerts as a two-hour special in honour of Michael Jackson's thirtieth year as a solo entertainer (his first solo single, "Got to Be There", was recorded in 1971). The show was edited from footage of two separate concerts Michael had orchestrated in New York City's Madison Square Garden on September 7 and September 10 of 2001. The shows sold out in five hours. Ticket prices were pop's most expensive ever; the best seats cost $5,000 and included a dinner with Michael Jackson and a signed poster. |
| Ghost Adventures | 2,007 | Zak Bagans | Documentary, Horror | 8 | 48 | English | United States of America | In 2007, The Sci-Fi Channel premiered "Ghost Adventures," a raw documentary in which 3 men go to Virginia City, NV and Goldfield, NV on a ghost hunting expedition. Virginia City is rife with macabre lore and reputed to be one of the most haunted cities in America. Ghost Adventures has won a Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary that was given by the New York International Film & Video Festival. |
| Bratz: Babyz - The Movie | 2,006 | Davis Doi | Family, Animation, Music | 8 | 46 | LA | Unknown | When twins Nora and Nita's puppy is lost at the mall, Yasmin, Cloe, Jade, and Sasha help them escape daycare and rock a karaoke contest to buy it back from the bully who stole it. |
| Slipknot: Disasterpieces | 2,002 | Matthew Amos | Music, Documentary | 8 | 40 | English | United States of America | Slipknot performs live at the London Arena, summer 2002, in support of their Iowa album. |
| Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera | 2,003 | Laurent Bouzereau | Documentary | 8 | 35 | English | United States of America | A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Stephen Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can." |
| How Bruce Lee Changed the World | 2,009 | Steve Webb | Documentary | 8 | 32 | English | United States of America | More than just a biography, this film explores Bruce Lee's global impact to see how he has influenced all areas of popular culture including fitness, cinema, music, sport, dance, video games and philosophy. A journey across the United States, Asia and Europe, takes Shannon Lee on a trip back to her father's roots in Hong Kong and China. With unique access to the family's photographic archive, home movies and all material owned by the Bruce Lee Foundation. |
| Mommo: Kız Kardeşim | 2,009 | Atalay Taşdiken | Drama, Family | 8 | 31 | Turkish | Turkey | A brother and sister are split up after their mother dies, their father remarries, and their new stepmother rejects them. |
| St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor | 2,007 | Giacomo Campiotti | Drama, History, TV Movie | 8 | 31 | Italian | Italy | Giuseppe Moscati, Doctor saint of Naples, was a doctor of the early twentieth century, from an aristocratic family devoted his career to serving the poor. The film focuses on the human side, partially leaving aside the spiritual part. |
| Earth: The Power of the Planet | 2,007 | Annabel Gillings | Documentary | 8 | 27 | English | United Kingdom | Dr Iain Stewart tells the story of how Earth works and how, over the course of 4.6 billion years, it came to be the remarkable place it is today. |
| 1:1 | 2,006 | Annette K. Olesen | Drama | 8 | 27 | Danish | Denmark | In a Copenhagen suburb the 19-year-old Per is found unconscious after having been badly beaten up. He is taken to hospital in a coma. The police have no clues, but the air is thick with suspicion. His mother struggles to maintain her faith in his survival. His younger sister, Mie, begins to pick up rumors. Her boyfriend, Shadi, suspects that his elder brother is behind the assault but he cannot tell anyone. Many well-meaning people find themselves at sea in a fable about emotions leading us astray. |
| Trail of the Panda | 2,009 | Yu Zhong | Family | 8 | 24 | Chinese | China | From the Disney World Cinema Collection, Trail of the Panda is a heart-warming story about enduring friendship between a boy and a panda cub. |
| Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real | 2,004 | Justin Hardy | Fantasy, Documentary | 8 | 24 | English | United Kingdom | "The Last Dragon" is a nature mockumentary about a British scientific team that attempts to understand the unique incredible beasts that have fascinated people for ages. CGI is used to create the dragons. |
| Madonna: Drowned World Tour 2001 | 2,001 | Hamish Hamilton | Music | 8 | 22 | English | United States of America | Filmed at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Madonna rocks the house in her sold-out Drowned World Tour. |
| Doug Stanhope: Deadbeat Hero | 2,004 | Shawn Amos | Comedy | 8 | 21 | English | United States of America | In "Deadbeat Hero," Stanhope tackles all of the most relevant and controversial issues of our times: Abortion, "liberty," war, whether blindly supporting the troops is a good thing, the drug war, the Alabama-Mississippi ban on dildos and other sex toys, gay marriage and priest molestations. More bizarre topics include two-head babies, his suicidal cat-lady mother, and more. |
| Social Genocide | 2,004 | Fernando E. Solanas | Documentary | 8 | 21 | Spanish | Argentina | After the fall of the military dictatorship in 1983, successive democratic governments launched a series of reforms purporting to turn Argentina into the world's most liberal and prosperous economy. Less than twenty years later, the Argentinians have lost literally everything: major national companies have been sold well below value to foreign corporations; the proceeds of privatizations have been diverted into the pockets of corrupt officials; revised labour laws have taken away all rights from employees; in a country that is traditionally an important exporter of foodstuffs, malnutrition is widespread; millions of people are unemployed and sinking into poverty; and their savings have disappeared in a final banking collapse. The film highlights numerous political, financial, social and judicial aspects that mark out Argentina's road to ruin. |
| The Mighty Boosh Live | 2,006 | Nick Morris | Comedy | 8 | 20 | English | Unknown | The Boosh returned to the stage in 2006, touring the UK for the first time. Though drawing heavily from their earlier material, the main story combined these elements into a new narrative. |
| The Cure: Trilogy | 2,002 | Nick Wickham | Music | 8 | 20 | English | United Kingdom | Trilogy is a live album video by The Cure. It documents The Trilogy Concerts, in which the three albums, Pornography, Disintegration and Bloodflowers were played live in their entirety one after the other each night. Trilogy was recorded on two consecutive nights, 11–12 November 2002, at the Tempodrom arena in Berlin. |
| Snowball Effect: The Story of Clerks | 2,004 | Phil Benson | Documentary | 8 | 19 | English | United States of America | A feature-length documentary about the making of Kevin Smith's "Clerks" and the commercial success that followed. |
| Michael Jackson Memorial | 2,009 | Gregg Gelfand | Documentary | 8 | 18 | German | United States of America | A live telecast of the public memorial service for the king of pop, Michael Jackson. |
| Anglian Lives: Alan Partridge | 2,003 | Adam Tandy | Comedy | 8 | 17 | English | United Kingdom | A documentary on the life and career of Norwich's finest broadcaster, Alan Partridge. In the programme, Alan is asked tough questions about his divorce, Toblerone addiction and his autobiography 'Bouncing Back' by formidable interviewer Ray Woollard. |
| Into Temptation | 2,009 | Patrick Coyle | Drama, Mystery | 8 | 16 | English | United States of America | When a suicidal prostitute confesses to a priest her plans to end her life on her birthday, he searches for her to intervene. |
| The Trials of Darryl Hunt | 2,007 | Ricki Stern | Documentary | 8 | 14 | English | United States of America | "The Trials of Darryl Hunt" is a feature documentary about a brutal rape/murder case and a wrongly convicted man, Darryl Hunt, who spent nearly twenty years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Both a social justice story and a personally driven narrative, the film chronicles this capital case from 1984 through 2004. With exclusive footage from two decades, the film frames the judicial and emotional response to a chilling crime - and the implications that reverberate from Hunt's conviction - against a backdrop of class and racial bias in the South and in the American criminal justice system. |
| I Not Stupid Too | 2,006 | Jack Neo | Drama | 8 | 14 | Chinese | Singapore | A 2006 Singaporean film and the sequel to the 2002 film, I Not Stupid. A satirical comedy, I Not Stupid Too portrays the lives, struggles and adventures of three Singaporean youths - 15-year-old Tom, his 8-year-old brother Jerry and their 15-year-old friend Chengcai - who have a strained relationship with their parents. The film explores the issue of poor parent-child communication. |
| Britz | 2,007 | Peter Kosminsky | Drama | 8 | 12 | English | United Kingdom | Sohail is an ambitious law undergraduate who signs up with MI5 and, eager to play a part in protecting British security, begins an investigation into a terrorist cell. His sister Nasima is a medical student in Leeds who becomes increasingly alienated and angered by Britain's foreign and domestic policy after witnessing at first hand the relentless targeting of her Muslim neighbours and peers. With action set in Pakistan, Eastern Europe, London and Leeds, both feature-length episodes detail a tragic sequence of events from two distinct perspectives. At the heart of this thought-provoking drama is a revealing examination of British Muslim life under current anti-terror legislation. Britz ultimately asks whether the laws we think are making us safer, are actually putting us in greater danger. |
| Derren Brown: Something Wicked This Way Comes | 2,006 | David Coleman | TV Movie, Mystery | 8 | 12 | English | Unknown | The second of Derren Brown's live stage shows that toured the UK following its success in the West End. |
| Dead Above Ground | 2,002 | Chuck Bowman | Fantasy, Horror, Crime | 8 | 12 | English | United States of America | Jeff Lucas is already an outcast, but when he makes a horror film instead of a documentary for his class project, the ridicule his classmates inflict upon him soon turns to outright abuse. |
| Wanda Sykes: Sick and Tired | 2,006 | Michael Drumm | Comedy | 8 | 11 | English | United States of America | Wanda Sykes has been called "one of the funniest stand up comics" by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America. She won an Emmy in 2003 for her work on Inside the NFL and was showcased for 5 years on HBO's The Chis Rock Show and Curb Your Enthusiasm. Now catch her hilarious stand up skills in this side-splitting program where she serves up comic truth and turns common sense into thought-provoking humor. |
| Shyamol Chhaya | 2,004 | Humayun Ahmed | Drama | 8 | 11 | Bengali | Bangladesh | Refugees from East Pakistan flee West Pakistani soldiers aboard a rickety steamboat. |
| Peter Gabriel: Growing Up Live | 2,003 | Hamish Hamilton | Music | 8 | 11 | English | United Kingdom | Peter Gabriel: Growing Up Live presents the complete 2003 Milan concert from Peter Gabriel's tour based around the album Up, featuring 17 tracks across 134 minutes. Literally central to a memorable show is a revolving stage that sees Gabriel going for a cycle ride in an exuberant "Solsbury Hill," performing "Growing Up" inside a Zorb ball, and delivering a gravity-defying sky walk in "Downside Up" with daughter Melanie. Accompanied by regular sidemen David Rhodes (guitar) and Tony Levin (bass), Gabriel is joined by the legendary Blind Boys of Alabama for the spine-tingling "Sky Blue," throughout mixing recent tracks like the abrasive "Darkness" and "The Barry Williams Show" with established crowd pleasers such as "Red Rain," "In Your Eyes," and "Sledgehammer. |
| Me Shivajiraje Bhosale Boltoy | 2,009 | Santosh Manjerekar | Drama | 8 | 10 | Marathi | India | Representing thousands of Marathi's, Dinkar Maruti Bhosle, feels he is lost in Aamchi Mumbai and voices his concern about being overlooked and victimized over other communities. Ultimately he curses his ancestors for being born a Marathi. That's when Shivaji Raje gets his attention and gives him a piece of his mind |
| Varmints | 2,008 | Marc Craste | Animation, Science Fiction | 8 | 10 | English | United Kingdom | Adapted and directed by Marc Craste, Varmints is a 24-minute film based on the award-winning book of the same name by Helen Ward and illustrated by Craste, that tells the story of one small creature's struggle to preserve a world in danger of being lost forever through recklessness and indifference. A crew of 35 people worked in three countries over a two year period to make the film, and an original score by Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson and sound design by Adrian Rhodes complete the picture. |
| Don Quixote, Knight Errant | 2,002 | Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón | Comedy, Adventure, Drama | 8 | 10 | Spanish | Spain | After an old soldier named Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) wrote the adventures of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, the knight and his squire have become very popular. When he learns that the Turkish comes along the Mediterranean coast with a powerful army, Don Quixote will undertake, again opposed by his niece and his housekeeper, a new adventure that begins in La Mancha and ends on the coast. |
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | 2,001 | Chris Columbus | Adventure, Fantasy | 7.9 | 29,164 | English | United Kingdom | Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame. |
| V for Vendetta | 2,006 | James McTeigue | Action, Thriller, Science Fiction | 7.9 | 15,325 | English | Germany | In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain. |
| Kill Bill: Vol. 2 | 2,004 | Quentin Tarantino | Action, Crime, Thriller | 7.9 | 14,810 | English | United States of America | The Bride unwaveringly continues on her roaring rampage of revenge against the band of assassins who had tried to kill her and her unborn child. She visits each of her former associates one-by-one, checking off the victims on her Death List Five until there's nothing left to do … but kill Bill. |
| No Country for Old Men | 2,007 | Joel Coen | Crime, Thriller, Western | 7.9 | 13,002 | English | United States of America | Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide. |
| The Notebook | 2,004 | Nick Cassavetes | Romance, Drama | 7.9 | 12,332 | English | United States of America | An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a faded notebook, the old man's words bring to life the story about a couple who is separated by World War II, and is then passionately reunited, seven years later, after they have taken different paths. |
| Amélie | 2,001 | Jean-Pierre Jeunet | Comedy, Romance | 7.9 | 12,217 | French | France | At a tiny Parisian café, the adorable yet painfully shy Amélie accidentally discovers a gift for helping others. Soon Amelie is spending her days as a matchmaker, guardian angel, and all-around do-gooder. But when she bumps into a handsome stranger, will she find the courage to become the star of her very own love story? |
| A Beautiful Mind | 2,001 | Ron Howard | Drama, Romance | 7.9 | 10,874 | English | United States of America | From the heights of notoriety to the depths of depravity, John Forbes Nash Jr. experiences it all. As a brilliant but socially awkward mathematician, he made a groundbreaking discovery early in his career and stands on the brink of international acclaim. But as the handsome and arrogant Nash accepts secret work in cryptography, he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy. His life takes a nightmarish turn and he soon finds himself on a painful and harrowing journey of self-discovery. |
| The Pursuit of Happyness | 2,006 | Gabriele Muccino | Drama | 7.9 | 10,419 | English | United States of America | A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career. |
| Coraline | 2,009 | Henry Selick | Animation, Family, Fantasy | 7.9 | 8,780 | English | United States of America | Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice. |
| Downfall | 2,004 | Oliver Hirschbiegel | Drama, History, War | 7.9 | 4,199 | German | Austria | In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the east and the Allied Expeditionary Force attacking from the west. In Berlin, capital of the Third Reich, Adolf Hitler proclaims that Germany will still achieve victory and orders his generals and advisers to fight to the last man. When the end finally does come, and Hitler lies dead by his own hand, what is left of his military must find a way to end the killing that is the Battle of Berlin, and lay down their arms in surrender. |
| Freedom Writers | 2,007 | Richard LaGravenese | Crime, Drama | 7.9 | 2,375 | English | Germany | A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school. |
| Mary and Max | 2,009 | Adam Elliot | Animation, Comedy, Drama | 7.9 | 2,200 | English | Australia | A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. |
| Persepolis | 2,007 | Marjane Satrapi | Animation, Drama | 7.9 | 2,098 | French | France | In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own. |
| Dancer in the Dark | 2,000 | Lars von Trier | Drama, Crime | 7.9 | 1,943 | English | Denmark | Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings. |
| Tokyo Godfathers | 2,003 | Satoshi Kon | Animation, Drama, Comedy | 7.9 | 1,469 | Japanese | Japan | On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents. |
| Castaway on the Moon | 2,009 | Lee Hae-jun | Drama, Comedy, Romance | 7.9 | 725 | Korean | South Korea | Mr. Kim is jobless, lost in debt and has been dumped by his girlfriend. He decides to end it all by jumping into the Han River – only to find himself washed up on a small, mid-river island. He soon abandons thoughts of suicide or rescue and begins a new life as a castaway. His antics catch the attention of a young woman whose apartment overlooks the river. Her discovery changes both their lives. |
| The Cove | 2,009 | Louie Psihoyos | Documentary | 7.9 | 657 | English | United States of America | The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg. |
| Yi Yi | 2,000 | Edward Yang | Drama | 7.9 | 643 | Chinese | Taiwan | A Taipei family faces personal and moral uncertainty as everyday events test their relationships and sense of purpose. |
| Love Exposure | 2,008 | Sion Sono | Action, Comedy, Drama, Romance | 7.9 | 504 | Japanese | Japan | The story of a teenage boy called Yu, who falls for Yoko, a girl he runs into while working as an upskirt photographer in an offshoot of the porn industry. His attempts to woo her are complicated by a spot of cross-dressing – which convinces Yoko that she is lesbian – dalliances with kung-fu and crime, and a constant struggle with Catholic guilt. |
| La Maison en Petits Cubes | 2,008 | Kunio Kato | Animation | 7.9 | 454 | Japanese | Japan | La Maison en Petits Cubes tells the story of a grandfather's memories as he adds more blocks to his house to stem the flooding waters. |
| Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo | 2,006 | Michael Chang | Animation, Action, Science Fiction, TV Movie | 7.9 | 446 | English | United States of America | After a battle with a high-tech villain named, Saiko-Tek, the Teen Titans travel to the city of Tokyo where they find themselves embroiled in a conflict with an ancient enemy. |
| Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God | 2,007 | Tetsuro Araki | TV Movie, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Animation | 7.9 | 376 | Japanese | Japan | When rogue shinigami Ryuk leaves his Death Note in the human world, he has no idea how far the one who finds it will take his new-found power. With the Death Note in hand, brilliant high school student Light Yagami vows to rid the world of evil. A recap of Death Note episodes 1–26, with alternate footage. |
| Front of the Class | 2,008 | Peter Werner | Drama | 7.9 | 295 | English | United States of America | A boy with Tourette's syndrome overcomes criticism and discrimination to achieve his dream of becoming a teacher. |
| Something the Lord Made | 2,004 | Joseph Sargent | TV Movie, Drama | 7.9 | 294 | English | United States of America | A dramatization of the relationship between heart surgery pioneers Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas. |
| Estômago: A Gastronomic Story | 2,007 | Marcos Jorge | Drama, Comedy, Mystery, Crime | 7.9 | 292 | Portuguese | Brazil | In a dog-eat-dog world, Raimundo Nonato has found an alternative way to move ahead: he cooks. No matter what social strata this deceptively innocent young man inhabits, he hones his skills and sharpens his knives—and then he falls in love. Jorge's nimble comic fable provides a smartly constructed gastronomic allegory for ambition and survival. |
| Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars | 2,009 | Graeme Harper | Horror, Science Fiction, Drama, Mystery, Adventure, TV Movie | 7.9 | 233 | English | United Kingdom | In a Mars base, the inhabitants are being infected by a mysterious water creature which takes over its victims. The Doctor is thrust into the middle of this catastrophe, knowing a larger one is waiting around the corner. |
| The Legend of the Nahuala | 2,007 | Ricardo Arnaiz | Animation, Family, Fantasy | 7.9 | 229 | Spanish | Mexico | Leo San Juan, an insecure child of nine years old, lives eternally frightened by horror stories that Nando tells his older brother. Within these stories it is 'The Legend of Nahuala', according to which, an old abandoned Casona is possessed by the spirit of an evil witch known as the Nahuala. |
| Brainstorm | 2,001 | Laís Bodanzky | Drama | 7.9 | 225 | Portuguese | Brazil | Neto is a middle class teenager living a normal life. After his father finds a marijuana cigarette on his pocket, he is sent to a mental institution, where he gets to know a completely absurd and inhumane reality in which people are devoured by a corrupt and cruel system. |
| Louis C.K.: Chewed Up | 2,008 | Louis C.K. | Comedy, TV Movie | 7.9 | 206 | English | United States of America | Profane, vulgar and obscenely funny, Louis C.K. insists on telling the truth, whether you like it or not! Join the Emmy Award-winning stand-up comic and TV star (Lucky Louie) as he shares his thoughts on the stuff everyone thinks about -- male bodily fluids, the joys of being white, the difference between women and girls -- but never has the nerve to say. It's Louis C.K. at his risk-taking best: fearless, honest and totally outrageous! Nominated for the 2009 Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special |
| Tupac: Resurrection | 2,003 | Lauren Lazin | Music, Documentary | 7.9 | 168 | English | United States of America | Home movies, photographs, and recited poetry illustrate the life of Tupac Shakur, one of the most beloved, revolutionary, and volatile hip-hop MCs of all time. |
| George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! | 2,008 | Rocco Urbisci | Comedy | 7.9 | 139 | English | United States of America | It's Bad For Ya, Carlin's Emmy nominated 14th and final HBO special from March of 2008 features Carlin's noted irreverent and unapologetic observations on topics ranging from death, religion, bureaucracy, patriotism, overprotected children and big business to the pungent examinations of modern language and the decrepit state of the American culture. |
| Tear This Heart Out | 2,008 | Roberto Sneider | Romance, Drama | 7.9 | 122 | Spanish | Mexico | A young girl recounts her girlhood and eventual marriage to a general of the Mexican revolution. by one of the most outstanding writers of the new feminist Mexican literature, it is at once a haunting novel of one woman's life and a powerful account of post-revolutionary Mexico from a female perspective. |
| 9/11 | 2,002 | James Hanlon | Documentary | 7.9 | 119 | English | France | An on-the-scene documentary following the events of September 11, 2001 from an insider's view, through the lens of two French filmmakers who simply set out to make a movie about a rookie NYC fireman and ended up filming the tragic event that changed our lives forever. |
| Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars | 2,009 | Hiroyuki Imaishi | Action, Science Fiction, Animation, Adventure | 7.9 | 113 | Japanese | Japan | Seven years have passed after the battle of Teppelin... Humans have since reclaimed the surface of the earth and enjoy an unprecedented period of peace and prosperity. However, humanity's increasing population growth triggers the sudden emergence of an unknown, powerful enemy. The fearsome, manipulative power of the mysterious Anti-Spiral proves too overwhelming for humans to even fight back. When everyone becomes desperate and loses hope, Team Dai-Gurren members reunite to stand up once again! |
| Grave of the Fireflies | 2,005 | Tōya Satō | Drama | 7.9 | 112 | Japanese | Japan | Hisako loses her home in Tokyo to Allied bombing. With her husband fighting somewhere in Asia, she and her two children evacuate to a suburb of Kobe, where they share a house with Hisako's cousin, Kyoko. Kobe is bombed and Kyoko is killed. Hisako is forced to take care of Kyoko's two children in addition to her own, but there is not enough food for everyone. |
| Hana Yori Dango: Final | 2,008 | Yasuharu Ishii | Romance, Comedy, Drama | 7.9 | 93 | Japanese | Japan | Four years have passed since that emotional marriage proposal at Tsukushi Makino's high-school prom, and Tsukasa Dōmyōji announced his engagement to Tsukushi to the entire world. At an engagement dinner between their families, Dōmyōji's mother, who has been strongly against their relationship before, presents Tsukushi a tiara, which is estimated to be worth roughly 10 billion yen, as a token of their engagement. But that night, the tiara is stolen by somebody! Then, Dōmyōji and Tsukushi travel around the globe to Las Vegas, Hong Kong, and even a deserted island to get the tiara back—the legendary tiara that has been believed to "bring eternal love." In the meantime, where and what are the "F4" fellows, who have just gone separate ways, doing now? |
| Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway | 2,008 | Michael John Warren | Drama, Romance, TV Movie | 7.9 | 84 | English | United States of America | Set in New York City's gritty East Village, the revolutionary rock opera RENT tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent. "Measuring their lives in love," these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic. |
| Alone in the Wilderness | 2,004 | Dick Proenneke | Documentary, History | 7.9 | 83 | English | United States of America | Dick Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin in the wilderness at the base of the Aleutian Peninsula, in what is now Lake Clark National Park. Using color footage he shot himself, Proenneke traces how he came to this remote area, selected a homestead site and built his log cabin completely by himself. The documentary covers his first year in-country, showing his day-to-day activities and the passing of the seasons as he sought to scratch out a living alone in the wilderness. |
| Nikté | 2,009 | Ricardo Arnaiz | Animation, Family, Adventure | 7.9 | 45 | Spanish | Unknown | Nikté is an orphan girl with a very difficult character who wants to be important and, to achieve this, she deceives her people by pretending to be the princess announced in a prophecy. What she does not know is that this will require much more than she can offer and that to fulfill it she will live many adventures, where she will learn that to be the greatest, first you have to be the smallest. |
| Metallica: Pride, Passion and Glory - Three Nights in Mexico City | 2,009 | Wayne Isham | Music, Documentary | 7.9 | 43 | Spanish | Mexico | In June of this year we were fortunate enough to return to Mexico City for three sold out shows at Foro Sol Stadium and with 155,000 of you there over the three nights, we knew it would be extra special. So we asked our friend Wayne Isham to join us with a film crew and the results of that crazy, magical, most memorable long weekend are shown here on this single disc pressing. |
| A Decade Under the Influence | 2,003 | Ted Demme | Documentary | 7.9 | 41 | English | United States of America | A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time. |
| Radiohead: In Rainbows - From the Basement | 2,008 | David Barnard | Music | 7.9 | 35 | English | United Kingdom | A live performance by Radiohead of their 2007 album In Rainbows. This was their first of two full-episode performances, filmed at Maida Vale Studios in London, as part of the ‘From The Basement’ television series produced by Nigel Godrich, Dilly Gent, James Chads and John Woollcombe. |
| Pilgrim's Progress | 2,008 | Danny Carrales | Adventure, Fantasy | 7.9 | 35 | English | United States of America | Follow Christian and his companions on a great journey from the City of Destruction to the gates of Heaven as they face obstacles large and small, man-made and demon-spawned. Beyond the gripping drama, Bunyan’s powerful allegory teaches us all the hazards and hopes of the Christian life, and it features the triumphant glory that awaits all who faithfully follow the King of kings! |
| My Girl | 2,003 | Adisorn Trisirikasem | Comedy, Romance | 7.9 | 35 | Thai | Thailand | Jeab, a young man working in Bangkok, receives word that his childhood sweetheart, Noi-Naa is to be married. While driving back to his hometown, the memories from his childhood come flooding back. |
| Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony | 2,008 | Zhang Yimou | Documentary | 7.9 | 34 | Chinese | China | The 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony was held at the Beijing National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest. It began at 8:00 p.m. China Standard Time (UTC+8) on August 8, 2008, as 8 is considered to be a lucky number in Chinese culture. Featuring more than 15,000 performers, the ceremony lasted over four hours and cost over $100 million USD to produce. |
| C.I.D. Moosa | 2,003 | Johny Antony | Comedy, Action | 7.9 | 28 | Malayalam | India | Moosa, a private detective, faces many challenges while solving various cases. His only rival is his own brother-in-law, Peethambaran, who is a police officer. |
| A Sister's Kiss | 2,007 | Dmitry Gribanoff | Romance, Drama | 7.9 | 26 | Russian | Russia | The story takes place in St. Petersburg, Russia. Two Russian schoolgirls suffer crash in natural love. Once they've met each other and fall in love... |
| U2: Vertigo 2005 - Live from Chicago | 2,005 | Hamish Hamilton | Music | 7.9 | 24 | English | United States of America | 23 electric performances, with songs drawn from across the bands entire career - from first album fan favorites such as "Electric Co," through U2 classics such as "Pride...," "New Years Day" and "Where the Streets Have No Name" and right up to date with "Vertigo" the smash hit that launched this years #1 studio album "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb." |
| M for Mother | 2,006 | Rasoul Mollagholipour | Drama | 7.9 | 22 | Persian | Iran | What appears to be a grand love story turns sour when parents-to-be discover that their unborn child will likely be born with serious birth defects, as a result of the mother's exposure to chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq war. The father does not want to have a disabled child, but the mother insists on going through with the pregnancy. |
| George Michael: Live in London | 2,009 | Andrew Morahan | Music | 7.9 | 21 | English | United Kingdom | Live in London is a live concert recording of George Michael's final two concerts in London's Earl's Court arena on 24th and 25th August 2008 as part of his 25 Live tour. It features a career-spanning set that includes Wham! classics and his solo hits. This is the first live DVD of George Michael's career. |
| Walt: The Man Behind the Myth | 2,001 | Jean-Pierre Isbouts | Documentary | 7.9 | 21 | English | United States of America | From Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdom, he turned his dreams into entertainment for the ages. Now, learn his real story. Through exclusive footage and interviews with friends and family, this documentary traces the complicated life of legendary animator Walt Disney. |
| Critic | 2,008 | Kleber Mendonça Filho | Documentary | 7.9 | 19 | Portuguese | Brazil | Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and Europe, based on his experience as a critic. |
| Thelma & Louise: The Last Journey | 2,003 | Charles de Lauzirika | Documentary | 7.9 | 18 | English | United States of America | Nearly every major element of making the 1991 film Thelma & Louise is examined here from how the script was written to how Ridley Scott got involved, to how the big tanker explosion was pulled off. Some funny stories are shared and some great trivia as to what was improvised on set and actually left in the film. |
| Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure | 2,004 | Gareth Carrivick | Comedy | 7.9 | 17 | English | United Kingdom | Dave Gorman tells the story of his attempt to find 10 'Googlewhacks' (websites containing two unique words when searched on Google) and meet their owners before his 32nd birthday, in order to win a bet. |
| The English Surgeon | 2,007 | Geoffrey Smith | Documentary | 7.9 | 16 | English | United Kingdom | This documentary offers a glimpse into the life of an English neurosurgeon, Henry Marsh, situated in Ukraine, as we are exposed to the overwhelming dilemmas he has to face and the burden he has to carry throughout his profession. |
| Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess | 2,006 | Lav Diaz | Drama, Crime | 7.9 | 16 | Filipino | Philippines | A wandering peddler suddenly decides to separates from his group of travellers, his reasons are unknown and the dangers will be many. |
| Margaret Cho: I'm the One That I Want | 2,000 | Lionel Coleman | Comedy | 7.9 | 16 | English | United States of America | November, 1999, Margaret Cho is home in San Francisco at the Warfield Theater. Cho structures her monologue loosely on her professional life's trajectory: doing stand-up, cast in an ABC-TV sitcom, losing 30 pounds in two weeks for the part, the show's cancellation, a descent into booze, pills, and self-loathing, and a resurrection into her own voice, her own shape, and being the one she wants. |
| Summer School | 2,006 | Lance Hendrickson | Horror, Mystery | 7.9 | 14 | English | United States of America | Having spent the last three days watching crappy B grade horror films, to catch up on his website movie reviews, Charles attempts to attend his first day of Summer School. All he wants to do is get his Physics class out of the way before starting senior year. Attending Summer School as well, by court order no less, are two of Charles' friends Dennis and Steve. Also his crush Lindsey appears to finally be noticing him. If his teacher, Mrs. Wickham, doesn't drive him insane what lurks in the school just might |
| Derren Brown: Messiah | 2,005 | Unknown | Comedy | 7.9 | 14 | English | United Kingdom | For his show "Messiah," Derren Brown traveled to the United States to try to convince five leading figures that he had powers in their particular field of expertise: Christian evangelism, alien abduction, psychic powers, New Age theories, and contacting the dead. Using a false name each time, Derren succeeded in convincing all of the "experts" that he had powers, and four openly endorsed him as a true practitioner. The concept of the show was to highlight the power of suggestion with regard to beliefs and people's abilities, and our failure to question those beliefs. His conclusion was that people tend to hear only things that support their own ideas and ignore contradictory evidence; this is known in psychology as confirmation bias. |
| Saint Anthony: The Miracle Worker of Padua | 2,002 | Umberto Marino | Drama | 7.9 | 14 | Italian | Italy | Depiction of the life of St. Anthony, beginning with his initial calling to the priesthood as a young Portugese nobleman, and following him as he becomes a Franciscan monk and preaches across Africa and Europe. |
| Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Live in New York City | 2,001 | Chris Hilson | Music | 7.9 | 14 | English | United States of America | A two disc amalgam of the final performances of 2001's Madison Square Gardens performances by one of the greatest bands in the world of some of the greatest music in the world. The atmosphere positively floods out of the screen to envelop you and the hairs on your neck will be standing on end before the first note has been struck. After watching this you'll believe that The Boss is incapable of putting a foot wrong. By the end, he's only just short of defying gravity. |
| Days of El Sadat | 2,001 | Mohamed Khan | History, Drama | 7.9 | 14 | Arabic | Egypt | A biopic depicting the life of the late Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, following his early life, his political and military achievements, and his assassination during the Cairo annual victory parade. |
| Abhiyum Naanum | 2,008 | Radha Mohan | Drama, Comedy, Family | 7.9 | 13 | Tamil | India | Raghuraman, father of a grown daughter meets Sudhakar, father of a toddler at a playground. Raghuraman recounts the story of his own relationship with his daughter through the years, including his difficulties with accepting her marriage. |
| Run for Your Life | 2,008 | Judd Ehrlich | Documentary, History | 7.9 | 11 | English | United States of America | Without one eccentric first-generation Jewish immigrant from Transylvania, the New York City Marathon simply wouldn't exist. Ehrlich's fun, loving, and inspirational tribute to the late Fred Lebow shows how one man's imagination, determination, and love for running created one of the world's most popular sporting events. |
| Wish Gone Amiss | 2,007 | Rich Correll | Comedy, Drama, Family | 7.9 | 11 | English | Unknown | Hannah, Cory, Zack and Cody all wish their lives could be different, but no one thinks about the consequences when a shooting star lights up the night sky. Miley Stewart (aka Hannah Montana) has had enough of the double life. Being a superstar pop princess all day, every day, would be totally awesome, right? Cory sees moneymaking opportunities in every corner of the White House when he becomes Mr. President. But while he's busy wheeling and dealing, oh, yeah, there's also that little business about running the country. And for regular guys Zack and Cody, living the swanky and "suite life" isn't enough — they want to be superheroes! As Miley would say, "Sweet nibblets!" |
| The Tin Mine | 2,005 | Jira Maligool | Drama | 7.9 | 11 | Thai | Thailand | A failed engineering student in the late 1940s gets the unexpected education of a lifetime by working for four years in a rainforest tin mine. |
| Homo sapiens | 2,005 | Jacques Malaterre | Documentary, History | 7.9 | 11 | French | France | Two hundred and fifty thousand years ago, the first direct representative of our species appeared on earth: Homo Sapiens... From 400,000 to 20,000 BC, we follow the destiny of Homo Erectus, Neanderthal and Sapiens. We will thus discover the appearance of language, art, cults, agriculture, and breeding. |
| Le Clan des divorcées | 2,009 | Hazis Vardar | Comedy | 7.9 | 10 | French | France | |
| Traces | 2,008 | Rachel Zisser | Drama | 7.9 | 10 | English | Unknown | Sydney Kessler answers the phone call that no parent ever hopes to receive. He travels to the morgue. There, they unveil a body he doesn't recognize - his son Julian. Over the course of one night, Sydney embarks on a journey deep into the city to uncover the truth about how his son died. Instead, he discovers how his son lived. |
| The End of Poverty? | 2,008 | Philippe Diaz | Documentary | 7.9 | 10 | English | Unknown | The End of Poverty? asks if the true causes of poverty today stem from a deliberate orchestration since colonial times which has evolved into our modern system whereby wealthy nations exploit the poor. People living and fighting against poverty answer condemning colonialism and its consequences; land grab, exploitation of natural resources, debt, free markets, demand for corporate profits and the evolution of an economic system in in which 25% of the world's population consumes 85% of its wealth. Featuring Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz, authors/activist Susan George, Eric Toussaint, Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera and more. |
| Derren Brown: The Gathering | 2,005 | Unknown | N/A | 7.9 | 10 | English | Unknown | An 'as-live' show specially recorded at a secret location (hidden from the audience), with an invited audience of students from Roehampton University, celebrities, psychologists, psychics, taxi drivers, and magicians. Derren recreates pseudo-psychic 'mind reading' and 'remote viewing' activities by recalling streets, page numbers, and grid references from the Greater London A-Z map. |
| Derren Brown: Séance | 2,004 | Stefan Stuckert | TV Movie, Documentary, Horror | 7.9 | 10 | English | Unknown | Derren Brown holds an event at Elton Hall in east London, claiming the location had a history of paranormal activity after 12 people killed themselves in a suicide pact in 1974. Brown then proceeds to demonstrate the methods used by spiritualists. |
| Uncovered: The War on Iraq | 2,004 | Robert Greenwald | Documentary, History, War | 7.9 | 10 | English | Unknown | The feature-length version of producer/director Robert's Greenwald's short documentary phenomenon "Uncovered: The Whole Truth About The Iraq War." The film deconstructs the current American administration's case for war in Iraq through interviews with U.S. intelligence professionals, diplomats and former Pentagon officials, including a former director of the C.I.A., two former Secretaries of Defense, a former ambassador to Saudi Arabia and even President Bush's former Secretary of the Army. |
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | 2,003 | Gore Verbinski | Adventure, Fantasy, Action | 7.8 | 21,883 | English | United States of America | When wily Captain Barbossa steals Jack Sparrow's ship and kidnaps the governor's beautiful daughter, Elizabeth, her childhood friend Will Turner joins forces with Jack to save her and recapture Jack's ship, the Black Pearl. |
| Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | 2,005 | Mike Newell | Adventure, Fantasy | 7.8 | 21,862 | English | United Kingdom | When Harry Potter's name emerges from the Goblet of Fire, he becomes a competitor in a grueling battle for glory among three wizarding schools—the Triwizard Tournament. But since Harry never submitted his name for the Tournament, who did? Now Harry must confront a deadly dragon, fierce water demons and an enchanted maze only to find himself in the cruel grasp of He Who Must Not Be Named. |
| Finding Nemo | 2,003 | Andrew Stanton | Animation, Family | 7.8 | 20,278 | English | United States of America | Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory to bring Nemo home -- meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way. |
| Monsters, Inc. | 2,001 | Pete Docter | Animation, Comedy, Family | 7.8 | 19,485 | English | United States of America | Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home. |
| Shrek | 2,001 | Andrew Adamson | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Family | 7.8 | 18,412 | English | United States of America | It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely compatriot -- a wisecracking donkey. |
| Ratatouille | 2,007 | Brad Bird | Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | 7.8 | 18,192 | English | United States of America | Remy, a resident of Paris, possesses a palate far more refined than that of his fellow comrades. He dreams of becoming a chef, determined to create culinary masterpieces rather than scavenge for scraps. There’s just one small problem: Remy is a rat. When fate deposits him in the sewers beneath one of Paris’s most famous restaurants, he finds himself ideally placed to fulfill his dream. Forming an unusual alliance with a bumbling young kitchen worker, Remy begins a daring culinary double life. Together, they must outwit the scheming Head Chef Skinner, evade Remy’s disapproving colony, and impress renowned food critic Anton Ego, who strikes fear in the hearts of chefs all throughout France. |
| Donnie Darko | 2,001 | Richard Kelly | Fantasy, Drama, Mystery | 7.8 | 13,192 | English | United States of America | After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes. |
| Pan's Labyrinth | 2,006 | Guillermo del Toro | Fantasy, Drama, War | 7.8 | 11,268 | Spanish | Mexico | In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy. |
| Into the Wild | 2,007 | Sean Penn | Adventure, Drama | 7.8 | 9,979 | English | United States of America | After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity, and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. |
| Snatch | 2,000 | Guy Ritchie | Crime, Comedy | 7.8 | 9,760 | English | United Kingdom | Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond. |
| Big Fish | 2,003 | Tim Burton | Adventure, Fantasy, Drama | 7.8 | 7,626 | English | United States of America | Throughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures. |
| The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas | 2,008 | Mark Herman | Drama, War, History | 7.8 | 7,541 | English | United Kingdom | When his family moves from their home in Berlin to a strange new house in Poland, young Bruno befriends Shmuel, a boy who lives on the other side of the fence where everyone seems to be wearing striped pajamas. Unaware of Shmuel's fate as a Jewish prisoner or the role his own Nazi father plays in his imprisonment, Bruno embarks on a dangerous journey inside the camp's walls. |
| Brokeback Mountain | 2,005 | Ang Lee | Drama, Romance | 7.8 | 7,423 | English | Canada | In 1960s Wyoming, two men develop a strong emotional and sexual relationship that endures as a lifelong connection complicating their lives as they get married and start families of their own. |
| Mulholland Drive | 2,001 | David Lynch | Thriller, Drama, Mystery | 7.8 | 6,871 | English | France | Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project. |
| Mr. Nobody | 2,009 | Jaco Van Dormael | Science Fiction, Drama, Romance | 7.8 | 6,119 | English | Belgium | Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092. |
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | 2,009 | Wes Anderson | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family | 7.8 | 5,950 | English | United States of America | The Fantastic Mr. Fox, bored with his current life, plans a heist against the three local farmers. The farmers, tired of sharing their chickens with the sly fox, seek revenge against him and his family. |
| Ponyo | 2,008 | Hayao Miyazaki | Animation, Fantasy, Family | 7.8 | 4,708 | Japanese | Japan | When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea. |
| A Walk to Remember | 2,002 | Adam Shankman | Drama, Romance | 7.8 | 4,209 | English | United States of America | When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter of the town's minister. Jamie has a "to-do" list for her life, as well as a very big secret she must keep from Landon. |
| Ip Man | 2,008 | Wilson Yip | Drama, Action, History | 7.8 | 4,020 | CN | China | A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. The film focuses on events surrounding Ip that took place in the city of Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen in the lead role, and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung. |
| Before Sunset | 2,004 | Richard Linklater | Drama, Romance | 7.8 | 3,706 | English | United States of America | Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more. |
| Paprika | 2,006 | Satoshi Kon | Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller | 7.8 | 2,768 | Japanese | Japan | When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika. |
| Dogville | 2,003 | Lars von Trier | Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.8 | 2,624 | English | Denmark | A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price. |
| The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | 2,006 | Mamoru Hosoda | Fantasy, Animation, Drama, Science Fiction | 7.8 | 2,178 | Japanese | Japan | When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends. |
| Infernal Affairs | 2,002 | Alan Mak Siu-Fai | Drama, Action, Thriller, Crime, Mystery | 7.8 | 1,810 | CN | Hong Kong | Chan Wing Yan, a young police officer, has been sent undercover as a mole in the local mafia. Lau Kin Ming, a young mafia member, infiltrates the police force. Years later, their older counterparts, Chen Wing Yan and Inspector Lau Kin Ming, respectively, race against time to expose the mole within their midst. |
| The Chaser | 2,008 | Na Hong-jin | Crime, Thriller, Action | 7.8 | 1,477 | Korean | South Korea | Joong-ho is a dirty detective turned pimp, who's in financial trouble as several of his girls have recently disappeared without clearing their debts. While trying to track them down, he finds a clue that the vanished girls were all called up by the same client, whom one of his girls is meeting with right now. |
| 3-Iron | 2,004 | Kim Ki-duk | Drama, Romance, Crime | 7.8 | 1,234 | Korean | South Korea | A drifter lives in people's houses while they are away and repays them by doing chores for them. His life changes when he meets a beautiful woman who wants to escape her unhappy marriage. |
| Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring | 2,003 | Kim Ki-duk | Drama | 7.8 | 1,172 | Korean | South Korea | An isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by. |
| Partly Cloudy | 2,009 | Peter Sohn | Animation, Family, Comedy, Fantasy | 7.8 | 1,084 | English | United States of America | Everyone knows that the stork delivers babies, but where do the storks get the babies from? The answer lies up in the stratosphere, where cloud people sculpt babies from clouds and bring them to life. Gus, a lonely and insecure grey cloud, is a master at creating "dangerous" babies. Crocodiles, porcupines, rams and more - Gus's beloved creations are works of art, but more than a handful for his loyal delivery stork partner, Peck. As Gus's creations become more and more rambunctious, Peck's job gets harder and harder. How will Peck manage to handle both his hazardous cargo and his friend's fiery temperament? |
| Presto | 2,008 | Doug Sweetland | Animation, Family, Comedy | 7.8 | 1,050 | English | United States of America | Dignity. Poise. Mystery. We expect nothing less from the great turn-of-the-century magician, Presto. But when Presto neglects to feed his rabbit one too many times, the magician finds he isn't the only one with a few tricks up his sleeve! |
| Millennium Actress | 2,002 | Satoshi Kon | Drama, Animation, Romance, Fantasy | 7.8 | 981 | Japanese | Japan | Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life... but also his own. |
| Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance | 2,009 | Masayuki | Animation, Science Fiction, Action, Drama | 7.8 | 970 | Japanese | Japan | Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Meanwhile, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed with a secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji. |
| Departures | 2,008 | Yojiro Takita | Drama | 7.8 | 900 | Japanese | Japan | Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant. |
| Joint Security Area | 2,000 | Park Chan-wook | Drama, Thriller, Action | 7.8 | 796 | Korean | South Korea | Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead investigator, a Swiss-Korean woman, receives differing accounts from the two sides. |
| Nine Queens | 2,000 | Fabián Bielinsky | Crime, Thriller, Drama | 7.8 | 794 | Spanish | Argentina | Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps, the "nine queens". |
| Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story | 2,009 | Thomas Carter | Drama | 7.8 | 769 | English | United States of America | Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story is a movie based on the life story of world-renowned neurosurgeon Ben Carson from 1961 to 1987. |
| One Hundred Steps | 2,000 | Marco Tullio Giordana | Drama, History | 7.8 | 725 | Italian | Italy | Peppino Impastato is a quick-witted lad growing up in 1970s Sicily. Despite hailing from a family with Mafia ties and living just one hundred steps from the house of local boss Tano Badalamenti, Peppino decides to expose the Mafia by using a pirate radio station to broadcast his political pronouncements in the form of ironic humour. |
| Home | 2,009 | Yann Arthus-Bertrand | Documentary, Drama, Family | 7.8 | 537 | French | France | In 200,000 years of existence, man has upset the balance on which the Earth had lived for 4 billion years. Global warming, resource depletion, species extinction: man has endangered his own home. But it is too late to be pessimistic: humanity has barely ten years left to reverse the trend, become aware of its excessive exploitation of the Earth's riches, and change its consumption pattern. |
| Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem | 2,003 | Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Animation, Science Fiction, Music, Adventure | 7.8 | 502 | English | France | Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot in love with bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. Reprogrammed to forget their real identities and renamed The Crescendolls, the group quickly becomes a huge success playing soulless corporate pop. At a concert, Shep manages to free all the musicians except Stella, and the band sets out to rediscover who they really are — and to rescue Stella. |
| Shelter | 2,007 | Jonah Markowitz | Drama, Romance | 7.8 | 496 | English | United States of America | Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach works dead-end jobs to support his sister and her son. Questioning his life, he paints, surfs and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe. When Gabe's older brother returns home for the summer, Zach suddenly finds himself drawn into a relationship he didn't expect. |
| Still Walking | 2,008 | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Drama, Family | 7.8 | 425 | Japanese | Japan | A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear. |
| Lisbela and the Prisoner | 2,003 | Guel Arraes | Comedy, Romance | 7.8 | 401 | Portuguese | Brazil | Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller. |
| Werckmeister Harmonies | 2,001 | Béla Tarr | Drama | 7.8 | 372 | Hungarian | France | A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction. |
| A Moment to Remember | 2,004 | John H. Lee | Drama, Romance | 7.8 | 356 | Korean | South Korea | A young couple's love is tested when Sun-jin is diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease. |
| The Twilight Samurai | 2,002 | Yoji Yamada | Drama, Romance | 7.8 | 348 | Japanese | Japan | Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves? |
| A Movie of Eggs | 2,006 | Gabriel Riva Palacio Alatriste | Animation, Comedy, Family | 7.8 | 315 | Spanish | Mexico | A small egg named Toto decides that he wants to fulfill his purpose in life and become a chicken instead of dying in a frying pan; so he starts a quest to return to the farms along with his new friend, the noisy egg Willy and a crazy bacon stripe. The three friends will face lot of obstacles in their quest. |
| Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride | 2,006 | Euros Lyn | Science Fiction | 7.8 | 246 | English | United Kingdom | A young bride in the midst of her wedding finds herself mysteriously transported to the TARDIS. The Doctor must discover what her connection is with the Empress of the Racnoss's plan to destroy the world. |
| Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street | 2,002 | Kenji Kodama | Animation, Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction, Crime | 7.8 | 224 | Japanese | Japan | Noah's Ark, the latest innovation in VR technology, is set for a showcase to Japan's privileged children. However, their carefree fun is cut short when a company employee is found murdered, with his dying message pointing to a clue hidden within the Ark. Along with the Detective Boys and Ran Mouri, Conan Edogawa enters Noah's Ark to solve this mystery and ensure the perpetrator is caught. |
| Violet Perfume: Nobody Hears You | 2,001 | Maryse Sistach | Drama | 7.8 | 218 | Spanish | Netherlands | Yessica is a rebellious girl who forms an unlikely friendship with quiet schoolmate Miriam. Yessica's home life is ruled by her brutal stepfather and her amoral stepbrother, Jorge, while Miriam shares a calm, loving household with her mother. The girls' friendship is shattered after Jorge arranges to have one of his friends rape Yessica. |
| Machuca | 2,004 | Andrés Wood | Drama | 7.8 | 210 | Spanish | Chile | Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) St. Patrick to allow free admission of some proletarian kids. One of them is Pedro Machuca, slum-raised son of the cleaning lady in Gonzalo Infante's liberal-bourgeois home. Yet the new classmates become buddies, paradoxically protesting together as Gonzalo gets adopted by Pedro's slum family and gang. But the adults spoil that too, not in the least when general Pinochet's coup ousts Allende, and supporters such as McEnroe. |
| Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy | 2,004 | Edith Becker | Documentary | 7.8 | 203 | English | United States of America | From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy. |
| Memories of Matsuko | 2,006 | Tetsuya Nakashima | Comedy, Drama | 7.8 | 178 | Japanese | Japan | While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy. |
| Louis C.K.: Shameless | 2,007 | Steven J. Santos | Comedy, TV Movie | 7.8 | 174 | English | United States of America | Louis C.K. is back on HBO in an ALL-NEW hour of raw no-holds-barred stand-up comedy! The creator and star of the 2006 comedy series Lucky Louie, performs in front of a live audience in LA at the Henry Fonda Theater. Louis C.K. covers issues near and dear to his heart like marriage, lying to your spouse, having kids and losing your privacy, and obligatory sex among husbands and wives. |
| Killing Cabos | 2,004 | Alejandro Lozano | Comedy, Action, Crime | 7.8 | 171 | Spanish | Mexico | Two young men get involved with some criminals while trying to free the tycoon they kidnapped. |
| Swing Girls | 2,004 | Shinobu Yaguchi | Comedy, Music | 7.8 | 145 | Japanese | Japan | A tale of delinquent and lazy school girls. In their efforts to cut remedial summer math class, they end up poisoning and replacing the school's brass band. |
| Summer Days with Coo | 2,007 | Keiichi Hara | Animation, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance, Drama, Family | 7.8 | 137 | Japanese | Japan | A small, lone Kappa miraculously survives over 200 years into modern day Japan, when he is found by young Koichi. Coo, who is secretly adopted by Koichi's family, searches with his new human friend for unpopulated places in hopes of finding any remaining of his kind. |
| No End in Sight | 2,007 | Charles Ferguson | Documentary | 7.8 | 90 | English | United States of America | Chronological look at the fiasco in Iraq, especially decisions made in the spring of 2003 - and the backgrounds of those making decisions - immediately following the overthrow of Saddam: no occupation plan, an inadequate team to run the country, insufficient troops to keep order, and three edicts from the White House announced by Bremmer when he took over. |
| Cars of the Revolution | 2,008 | Tolga Örnek | Drama | 7.8 | 83 | Turkish | Turkey | In the years of military coup, Turkey was unable to produce its own cars. But Pasha believed that Turkish people can produce their own cars so he ordered 2 cars. Gunduz and engineers with him must produce 2 cars in only 130 days! |
| Elsa & Fred | 2,005 | Marcos Carnevale | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 7.8 | 82 | Spanish | Argentina | When the retired seventy-seven years old hypochondriac widower Fred moves to an apartment in Madrid, his temperamental daughter Cuca has an incident with his next door neighbor, the elder Argentinean Elsa. Later, they meet each other and Elsa seduces Fred with her reckless behavior and view of life and they have a romance. |
| Beautiful City | 2,004 | Asghar Farhadi | Drama | 7.8 | 63 | Persian | Iran | Akbar, 18, has been held in a rehabilitation centre for committing murder at the age of sixteen. Now, Akbar is transferred to prison to await the day of his execution. A’la, a friend of Akbar, tries desperately to gain the consent of Akbar’s plaintiff so as to stop the execution. |
| Test | 2,007 | Marta Aledo | Drama | 7.8 | 56 | Spanish | Spain | Four women are waiting for the blue circle and a possible change of their lives. |
| The Revolution Will Not Be Televised | 2,003 | Kim Bartley | Documentary | 7.8 | 54 | English | Ireland | Hugo Chavez was a colourful, unpredictable folk hero who was beloved by his nation’s working class. He was elected president of Venezuela in 1998, and proved to be a tough, quixotic opponent to the power structure that wanted to depose him. When he was forcibly removed from office on 11 April 2002, two independent filmmakers were inside the presidential palace. |
| Boats Out of Watermelon Rinds | 2,004 | Ahmet Uluçay | Drama | 7.8 | 53 | Turkish | Turkey | In his award-winning debut feature film, director Ahmet Ulucay portrays the innocence of childhood and the lure of the cinema for two teens in a small Turkish village. Working for a watermelon seller by day, Remet spends his evenings trying to rebuild a film projector with his friend Mehmet. Both have big dreams to be famous film directors one day. |
| Our Daily Bread | 2,006 | Nikolaus Geyrhalter | Documentary | 7.8 | 41 | German | Austria | Welcome to the world of industrial food production and high-tech farming! To the rhythm of conveyor belts and immense machines, the film looks without commenting into the places where food is produced in Europe: monumental spaces, surreal landscapes and bizarre sounds - a cool, industrial environment which leaves little space for individualism. |
| Thalía Unplugged | 2,009 | Unknown | Music | 7.8 | 40 | Spanish | Mexico | Primera Fila is the first live CD/DVD album by the Mexican singer-songwriter Thalía. This album was recorded in Miami, Florida at the BankUnited Center on July 29 and 30, 2009, with a selected audience to attend the concert. Primera Fila is her first project under her new label Sony Music. The album was released on December 1, 2009. It includes duets with five-time Latin Grammy Award winning-Mexican singer and songwriter Joan Sebastian and the new Puerto Rican musician Pedro Capó. It also contains new songs and a medley with some of her hit songs. |
| Crayon Shin-chan: A Storm-Invoking Jungle | 2,000 | Keiichi Hara | Animation, Comedy, Adventure | 7.8 | 37 | Japanese | Japan | The Noharas go on an Action Mask-themed cruise, where all the grown-ups get kidnapped by a gang of monkeys. It's up to the kids to rescue them! |
| Thanmathra | 2,005 | Blessy | Drama | 7.8 | 34 | Malayalam | India | A man leading a happy life with his loving wife and two children suddenly starts getting forgetful and lost. Then, he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease leaving his family devastated. |
| 1 Litre of Tears | 2,005 | Riki Okamura | Drama | 7.8 | 32 | Japanese | Japan | 15-year-old Aya Kito was an ordinary girl, the daughter of a family who works at a tofu shop, and a soon-to-be high schooler. However, odd things have been happening to Aya lately. She has been falling down often and walks strange. Her mother, Shioka, takes Aya to see the doctor. How will Aya react when told about her disease? And how will Aya live from now on? |
| Evolution of a Filipino Family | 2,004 | Lav Diaz | Drama | 7.8 | 32 | Filipino | Philippines | Spanning 1971 to 1987, in rural areas under the brutal Marcos regime, a poor farming family struggle to overcome challenges brought on by corruption and greed for power. |
| Absolut | 2,005 | Romed Wyder | Thriller | 7.8 | 30 | English | Switzerland | Two guys against globalization want to plant a virus in the network of a finance corporation. On the day of the attack Alex has an accident and cannot remember anything. Visions and reality are thrown together in a confusing maze. Alex tries to escape from this muddle but what he discovers turns out to be rather frightening… |
| Common Ground | 2,002 | Adolfo Aristarain | Drama | 7.8 | 29 | Spanish | Argentina | In Buenos Aires, a few days before traveling to Spain with his beloved wife Liliana Rovira to visit their son Pedro, the leftist Literature professor Fernando Robles is compulsory retired in the University, and he concludes that it is impossible to live with his pension. The crisis in Argentina does not allow Fernando to get a new job, and his wife decides to sell her family's apartment and move to a small farm near Villa Dolores to reduce their expenses. Fernando comes up with the idea to grow lavender and sell the oil to the perfume industry. |
| Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers | 2,006 | Robert Greenwald | Documentary | 7.8 | 25 | English | Unknown | Documentary portraying the actions of U.S. corporate contractors in the U.S.-Iraq war. Interviews with employees and former employees of such companies as Halliburton, CACI, and KBR suggest that government cronyism is behind apparent "sweetheart" deals that give such contractors enormous freedom to profit from supplying support and material to American troops while providing little oversight. Survivors of employees who were killed discuss the claim that the companies cared more for profit than for the welfare of their own workers, and soldiers indicate that the quality of services provided is sub-standard and severely in contradiction to the comparatively huge profits being generated. Also depicted are the unsuccessful attempts by the filmmakers to get company spokesmen to respond to the charges made by the interviewees. |
| Lost and Found | 2,008 | Philip Hunt | Family, Animation | 7.8 | 24 | English | United Kingdom | A magical tale of friendship and loneliness, which tells the story of a little boy who one day finds a penguin on his doorstep. Although at first he is unsure what to do, the boy becomes determined to help the penguin find his way back home... even if that means rowing all the way to the South Pole! |
| Days of Santiago | 2,004 | Josué Méndez | Drama, Crime | 7.8 | 24 | Spanish | Peru | Santiago returns home from the Peruvian army ill-prepared to cope with the realities of life. Haunted by his violent military past, he is conflicted by his desire for education and his temptation to join his comrades in a decadent life of crime. |
| Dies irae | 2,003 | Alexandre Astier | Comedy | 7.8 | 24 | French | France | Pilot episode of the French comedy series "Kaamelott". |
| Which Way Home | 2,009 | Rebecca Cammisa | Documentary | 7.8 | 22 | English | Guatemala | Follows unaccompanied child migrants, on their journey through Mexico, as they try to reach the United States. |
| Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' | 2,003 | Charles de Lauzirika | Documentary | 7.8 | 22 | English | United Kingdom | The creation of the film Alien³ (1992) is covered here in this feature-length documentary in exhaustive detail. Many interviews with the cast and crew give us an idea of how hard of a time David Fincher had creating his first feature film, as well as present us with much information about every element that went into making this film, including how the plot and script changed drastically through filming. |
| Cirque du Soleil: Varekai | 2,003 | Nick Morris | Music, Family, Documentary | 7.8 | 22 | English | Unknown | Icarus is the main character of Varekai, who falls to the ground, breaking his legs as he does. He is suddenly in a strange, new world full of creatures he has never seen before. Parachuted into the shadows of a magical forest, a kaleidoscopic world populated by fantastical creatures, this young man sets off on an adventure both absurd and extraordinary. |
| Jam Films | 2,002 | Daizaburo Hanada | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | 7.8 | 22 | Japanese | Japan | Jam Films is a 2002 suite of 7 shorts produced by Sega/Amuse. |
| Céline Dion - A New Day… - Live in Las Vegas | 2,007 | Jean Lamoureux | Music | 7.8 | 21 | English | Canada | An unprecedented 5 year run! More than 700 sold out shows! 3 million spectators! Everything about the record-breaking show that changed the history of entertainment scene in Las Vegas! Recorded at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. |
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Heart Within | 2,001 | Jerry London | Drama, Family, Western | 7.8 | 20 | English | United States of America | When Dr. Mike and Sully travel to Boston for Colleen's graduation from medical school, they find Dr. Mike's mother terminally ill. Sully finds himself a target for assassination by a corrupt politician. |
| An Unreasonable Man | 2,007 | Henriette Mantel | Documentary | 7.8 | 19 | English | United States of America | An Unreasonable Man is a 2006 documentary film that traces the life and career of political activist Ralph Nader, the founder of modern consumer protection. The film examines Nader's advocacy for auto safety features, such as federally mandated seat belts and air bags, as well as his rise to national prominence following an invasion of privacy lawsuit against General Motors. |
| Bob the Builder: A Christmas to Remember - The Movie | 2,001 | Sarah Ball | Animation, Family | 7.8 | 19 | English | United Kingdom | Near Christmas, Robert "Bob The Builder" McGraw Jr. and his machine team gang of talking construction vehicles are preparing for the Winter Christmas Holiday celebration season. Bob's twin brother Thomas "Tom The Zoologist" McGraw (who lives in the Arctic Circle near the North Pole) is coming for Christmas, Spud The Scarecrow is trying to be good to get presents and a big Christmas concert is coming up with the rock band Lenny Lazenby and the Lasers (including Elton John). but unfortunately, a huge ULTIMATE DISASTER has happened with the Christmas tree and the town hall has nearly smashed to SMITHEREENS!!. will the concert work out? will Tom get there for Christmas? will Spud be on the nice list? will the tree and the town hall be alright??? find out these answers, in "A CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER". |
| The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | 2,001 | Stephen Whittaker | Drama, TV Movie | 7.8 | 18 | English | United Kingdom | A young, compassionate man struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his cold-hearted, grasping uncle. |
| Spiral | 2,009 | Jorge Pérez Solano | Drama | 7.8 | 17 | Spanish | Mexico | Their men went to the North in search of their destiny, while they stayed. |
| Seasons Change | 2,006 | Nithiwat Tharathorn | Romance, Comedy | 7.8 | 17 | Thai | Thailand | The story takes place at the College of Music, Mahidol University over one year and covers the three seasons that Bangkok typically experiences - summer, winter and monsoon. |
| Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story | 2,007 | Jeffrey Schwarz | Documentary | 7.8 | 16 | English | United States of America | Chronicles the last great American showman, filmmaker William Castle, a master of ballyhoo who became a brand name in movie horror with his outrageous audience participation gimmicks. |
| Garbage Warrior | 2,007 | Oliver Hodge | Documentary | 7.8 | 16 | English | United Kingdom | Garbage Warrior is a feature-length documentary film telling the epic story of maverick US architect Michael Reynolds and his fight to introduce radically sustainable housing. An extraordinary tale of triumph over bureaucracy, Garbage Warrior is above all an intimate portrait of an extraordinary individual and his dream of changing the world. Written by The Works International |
| The Long Shot | 2,004 | Georg Stanford Brown | Drama, Family, TV Movie | 7.8 | 16 | English | Unknown | A woman moves with her husband and seven-year-old daughter from Colorado to California and then her husband abandons them. While trying to rebuild her life, she finds solace while working at a horse farm and decides to enter her beloved horse in a high-stakes riding competition. |
| Passage to Middle-Earth: The Making of 'The Lord of the Rings' | 2,001 | Unknown | Documentary, TV Movie | 7.8 | 16 | English | United States of America | The making of Peter Jackson's adaptation of Tolkien's classic work. |
| The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story | 2,003 | John Edginton | Documentary, Music | 7.8 | 15 | English | United Kingdom | The full bizarre, tragic but celebratory story of Syd Barrett, the co-founder of Pink Floyd. |
| Tinke the Wolfgirl | 2,002 | Morten Køhlert | Family, Drama | 7.8 | 15 | Danish | Denmark | While out and about tending to his herd, young shepherd Larus meets a mysterious little girl named Tinke. Quickly realizing that the girl is alone, Larus brings Tinke some food and slowly builds a friendship with her. Tinke, whose parents died within the past year, has managed to survive by her own devices in the wild and has hence become quite feral. Larus convinces Tinke to come to his home so that his parents can take care of her |
| KJ: Music and Life | 2,009 | Cheung King-Wai | Documentary, Music | 7.8 | 14 | CN | Hong Kong | KJ is a biography of a HK musical genius. At the age of 11, KJ won the Best Pianist price and went to Czech to perform with a professional orchestra. Touching on subjects such as the meaning of life, God and the artistic process, the director’s 6-year-conversations with KJ reveal how a young man inspires by his music teacher, Nancy Loo and how he conflicts with his peers and parents. KJ is not about the victory of a genius, but how he learns to be a "human being". |
| The Day I Bought a Star | 2,006 | Hayao Miyazaki | Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction | 7.8 | 14 | Japanese | Japan | A young boy is tired of the city and escapes into the country. Two strangers trade him a strange seed. The boy accepts and the seed sprouts into a miniature planet, which continues to grow. |
| X-Man | 2,002 | Christopher Hinton | Animation | 7.8 | 14 | English | Canada | Abstract painting and modern music create an animated soundscape. A succession of tangled, non-figurative images is punctuated by playful character animation. |
| Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger vs. Hurricaneger | 2,004 | Katsuya Watanabe | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Fantasy | 7.8 | 13 | Japanese | Japan | The crossover film between Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger and Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger. After hijacking the Hurricaneger's mechs; Wendinu and Furabijo, who survived their supposed deaths, unleash an ancient Jakanja warrior infused with Dino Guts known as Janil Iga. Iga allies himself with the Evolian to take over Earth and destroy the Abarangers, it's up to both them and the Hurricaneger to stop the newest threat by combining their forces in a way never seen before! |
| Muse: Hullabaloo - Live At Le Zenith - Paris | 2,002 | Matt Askem | Music, Documentary | 7.8 | 13 | English | Unknown | Hullabaloo: Live at Le Zenith, Paris (commonly referred to as Hullabaloo) is a live video album by English alternative rock band Muse. The video documents the band's two performances at Le Zénith in Paris, France on 28 and 29 October 2001 and features an additional disc of backstage footage. |
| A Man Thing | 2,001 | Sławomir Fabicki | Drama | 7.8 | 13 | Polish | Poland | 13-year-old Bartek tries desperately to hide the fact that his father beats him. Lonely and with no support from his mother or his school, tyrannized by his soccer coach, the boy finds his only friend in an old dying stray dog. |
| Occupation | 2,009 | Nick Murphy | Drama, War | 7.8 | 12 | English | United Kingdom | Three ex-servicemen return to Basra, each for a different reason. |
| The Catherine Tate Show: Nan's Christmas Carol | 2,009 | Gordon Anderson | Fantasy, Drama, Science Fiction, Family, Comedy | 7.8 | 12 | English | United Kingdom | It's Christmas Eve and Nan receives some unexpected visitors, in the form of Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. In this comic retelling of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Nan is shown the error of her ways, but is it too late for her to swap her Scrooge-like misery for some seasonal goodwill? |
| Thrilla in Manila | 2,008 | John Dower | Documentary | 7.8 | 12 | English | United States of America | On October 1, 1975, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali was in the ring with his arch rival Joe Frazier for the third time. This fight in the Philippines, which has been nicknamed "Thrilla in Manila," is considered one of the most dramatic boxing matches in history - in the words of the voice-over, "They hated each other." With the help of archive material and eyewitness accounts (including Imelda Marcos), this documentary not only reconstructs the match, but shows us what was happening behind the scenes as well. |
| Dear Dakanda | 2,005 | Khomkrit Treewimol | Romance, Drama | 7.8 | 12 | Thai | Thailand | Recovering from an accident, an artist is torn between the nurse who is helping him recover and a college friend for whom he secretly longs. |
| Audition | 2,005 | Luc Picard | Drama | 7.8 | 12 | French | Canada | Louis is "repo man" who is no stranger to strong-arm tactics in his work, but he has dreamed of becoming an actor since he was a child. When his cousin helps him get an audition, Louis gets the help of a famous actor to secretly help rehearse his scenes. He doesn't even tell his girlfriend Suzie. But Suzie also has a secret; she's pregnant and doesn't want her child to grow up in an atmosphere of violence. |
| Chespirito: El Niño Que Somos | 2,001 | Diana Roldán | Documentary | 7.8 | 12 | Spanish | Mexico | As a child, Roberto Gómez Bolaños dreamed of being a soccer player or an engineer; acting seemed ridiculous to him. But as time went by he discovered his true calling. First as a writer and then as an actor, he gave life to several characters, including two of the most popular in the history of Mexican television. |
| The World According to Ion B. | 2,009 | Alexander Nanau | Documentary | 7.8 | 11 | Romanian | Romania | The fascinating portrait of Ion Bârlàdeanu. The touching and inspiring story of a man who literally lived in the gutter for 20 years - and in the meantime managed to create paintings and collages which are now exhibited alongside works by Andy Warhol or Marcel Duchamp. |
| Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga | 2,008 | Lindsay Jex | Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie | 7.8 | 11 | English | United Kingdom | To mark the 25th anniversary since the first transmission of Blackadder in 1983, the iconic cast of the much-loved sitcom appear together in a documentary for the first time. The show includes an exclusive in-depth interview with Edmund Blackadder himself, Rowan Atkinson - the first time he has agreed to be interviewed about his experience making the show. |
| Xuxa in Girl's Dream | 2,007 | Rudi Lagemann | Family | 7.8 | 10 | Portuguese | Brazil | Kika, a math teacher, accidentaly becomes a child again after eating a magic cupcake. This leads her in a journey of self-discovery, while also helping Juju, a 10-year old girl chasing her dreams. |
| Big John | 2,006 | Julien Dunand | Documentary | 7.8 | 10 | French | France | French documentary on the films of John Carpenter |
| Can Tunis | 2,006 | Paco Toledo | Documentary | 7.8 | 10 | Spanish | Spain | Year 2002. In a neighborhood of Barcelona, residents demonstrate against the expropriation of their homes. Since the 80s, this neighborhood in ruins is the main drug market in the city. Juan lives there with his father, eight brothers and about twenty nephews. Surrounded by addicts, Juan output grows hoping his mother from prison. The neighborhood will be demolished, and the family will have to find another home. |
| Deep Purple: Live at Montreux 1996 | 2,006 | Unknown | Music | 7.8 | 10 | English | Unknown | Live at Montreux 1996 is a live DVD by British hard rock band Deep Purple, recorded in 1996 and released in 2006. The CD and DVD release features live performances from Montreux in 1996 and 2000. |
| U2: Vertigo 05 - Live from Milan | 2,005 | Hamish Hamilton | Music | 7.8 | 10 | English | Unknown | 'Vertigo 05: Live from Milan' is a concert film included as a bonus DVD with the deluxe edition of U2's 'U218 Singles' compilation album. It features ten songs from the band's concert on 21st July 2005 in Milan, Italy, during the Vertigo Tour. The track listing is as follows: 1. Vertigo 2. I Will Follow 3. Elevation 4. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 5. All I Want Is You 6. City of Blinding Lights 7. Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own 8. Miss Sarajevo 9. Original of the Species 10. With or Without You |
| Blind Guardian: Imaginations Through the Looking Glass | 2,004 | Matthias Knézy-Bohm | Music, Documentary | 7.8 | 10 | English | Germany | Blind Guardian intended to record a DVD since early 1998, however, due to the band's high requirements, no existing metal festival had been considered suitable. Instead, Blind Guardian decided to create their own festival, back in their homeland. The First Blind Guardian Festival was held in Coburg, Germany, at June 16–17, 2003. It lasted 2 days, with the band playing during both nights. The entire show has been professionally recorded and subsequently released on a DVD entitled Imaginations through the Looking Glass in June 14, 2004. |
| What's Up, Fatlip? | 2,003 | Spike Jonze | Documentary, Music | 7.8 | 10 | English | United States of America | During the filming of Fatlip's debut solo music video for "What's Up, Fatlip?" Spike Jonze compiled a series of interviews with the rapper and put them together in a documentary. |
| Iron Man | 2,008 | Jon Favreau | Action, Science Fiction, Adventure | 7.7 | 27,755 | English | United States of America | After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil. |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 2,002 | Chris Columbus | Adventure, Fantasy | 7.7 | 23,263 | English | United Kingdom | Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage. |
| Batman Begins | 2,005 | Christopher Nolan | Drama, Crime, Action | 7.7 | 22,264 | English | United Kingdom | Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman. |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | 2,007 | David Yates | Adventure, Fantasy | 7.7 | 20,530 | English | United Kingdom | Returning for his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of motivated students to defend themselves against the Dark Arts. |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | 2,009 | David Yates | Adventure, Fantasy | 7.7 | 20,500 | English | United Kingdom | As Lord Voldemort tightens his grip on both the Muggle and wizarding worlds, Hogwarts is no longer a safe haven. Harry suspects perils may even lie within the castle, but Dumbledore is more intent upon preparing him for the final battle fast approaching. Together they work to find the key to unlock Voldemorts defenses and to this end, Dumbledore recruits his old friend and colleague Horace Slughorn, whom he believes holds crucial information. Even as the decisive showdown looms, romance blossoms for Harry, Ron, Hermione and their classmates. Love is in the air, but danger lies ahead and Hogwarts may never be the same again. |
| The Incredibles | 2,004 | Brad Bird | Action, Adventure, Animation, Family | 7.7 | 18,627 | English | United States of America | Bob Parr has given up his superhero days to log in time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children with his formerly heroic wife in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume. |
| Cast Away | 2,000 | Robert Zemeckis | Adventure, Drama | 7.7 | 12,064 | English | United States of America | Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a terrible storm. He's the only survivor, and finds himself marooned on a desolate island. With no way to escape, Chuck must find ways to survive in his new home. |
| Slumdog Millionaire | 2,008 | Danny Boyle | Drama, Romance | 7.7 | 11,129 | English | United Kingdom | A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?". |
| Little Miss Sunshine | 2,006 | Jonathan Dayton | Comedy, Drama | 7.7 | 7,670 | English | United States of America | A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant. |
| Mystic River | 2,003 | Clint Eastwood | Thriller, Crime, Drama, Mystery | 7.7 | 7,270 | English | United States of America | The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy. |
| The Blind Side | 2,009 | John Lee Hancock | Drama | 7.7 | 6,719 | English | United States of America | The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. |
| Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | 2,002 | Kelly Asbury | Animation, Adventure, Family, Drama, Western | 7.7 | 4,825 | English | United States of America | A captured mustang remains determined to return to his herd no matter what. |
| Hotel Rwanda | 2,004 | Terry George | Drama, History, War | 7.7 | 3,090 | English | United States of America | Inspired by true events, this film takes place in Rwanda in the 1990s when more than a million Tutsis were killed in a genocide that went mostly unnoticed by the rest of the world. Hotel owner Paul Rusesabagina houses over a thousand refuges in his hotel in attempt to save their lives. |
| The Chorus | 2,004 | Christophe Barratier | Drama, Comedy, Music | 7.7 | 2,558 | French | France | In 1940s France, a new teacher at a school for disruptive boys gives hope and inspiration. |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | 2,002 | Kevin Reynolds | Adventure, Drama, History, Action, Thriller | 7.7 | 1,961 | English | Ireland | Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility. |
| Ask Me If I'm Happy | 2,000 | Giacomo Poretti | Comedy | 7.7 | 1,714 | Italian | Italy | Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing their dream production of Cyrano de Bergerac, until love for the same woman tears their friendship apart. Three years later, Giovanni and Giacomo reunite after learning that Aldo is dying. |
| Mother | 2,009 | Bong Joon Ho | Crime, Drama, Mystery | 7.7 | 1,646 | Korean | South Korea | A mother lives quietly with her son. One day, a girl is brutally killed, and the boy is charged with the murder. Now, it's his mother's mission to prove him innocent. |
| Mysterious Skin | 2,005 | Gregg Araki | Drama | 7.7 | 1,226 | English | United States of America | A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth. |
| Waltz with Bashir | 2,008 | Ari Folman | Animation, Documentary, Drama, War | 7.7 | 1,033 | Hebrew | Australia | An Israeli film director interviews fellow veterans of the 1982 invasion of Lebanon to reconstruct his own memories of his term of service in that conflict. |
| Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | 2,001 | Shinichiro Watanabe | Action, Animation, Science Fiction | 7.7 | 998 | Japanese | Japan | The year is 2071. Following a terrorist bombing, a deadly virus is released on the populace of Mars and the government has issued the largest bounty in history, for the capture of whoever is behind it. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop; Spike, Faye, Jet and Ed, take the case with hopes of cashing in the bounty. However, the mystery surrounding the man responsible, Vincent, goes deeper than they ever imagined, and they aren't the only ones hunting him. |
| The World's Fastest Indian | 2,005 | Roger Donaldson | Drama, Adventure, History | 7.7 | 852 | English | New Zealand | The life story of New Zealander Burt Munro, who spent years building a 1920 Indian motorcycle—a bike which helped him set the land-speed world record at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats in 1967. |
| Fireproof | 2,008 | Alex Kendrick | Drama, Romance | 7.7 | 837 | English | United States of America | A heroic fire captain values dedication and service to others above all else, but the most important partnership in his life, his marriage, is about to go up in smoke. |
| Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust | 2,001 | Yoshiaki Kawajiri | Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | 7.7 | 766 | Japanese | Japan | D, a legendary dhampir competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman who has seemingly been abducted by vampire nobleman Meier Link. |
| Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest | 2,006 | Michel Ocelot | Animation, Family | 7.7 | 657 | French | Belgium | Raised on tales of a Djinn fairy princess, Azur, a young Frenchman goes to North Africa in search of the sprite, only to discover that his close childhood friend, Asmar, an Arab youth whose mother raised both boys also seeks the genie. |
| Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham | 2,001 | Karan Johar | Comedy, Drama | 7.7 | 588 | Hindi | India | Years after his father disowns his adopted brother for marrying a woman of lower social standing, a young man goes on a mission to reunite his family. |
| The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters | 2,007 | Seth Gordon | Documentary | 7.7 | 478 | English | United States of America | In this hilarious arcade showdown, a humble novice goes head-to-head against the reigning Donkey Kong champ in a confrontation that rocks the gaming world to its processors! For over 20 years, Billy Mitchell has owned the throne of the Donkey Kong world. No one could beat his top score until now. Newcomer Steve Wiebe claims to have beaten the unbeatable, but Mitchell isn't ready to relinquish his crown without a fight. Go behind the barrels as the two battle it out in a vicious war to earn the title of the true King of Kong. |
| Under the Same Moon | 2,007 | Patricia Riggen | Drama | 7.7 | 309 | Spanish | Mexico | Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. while her mother cares for Carlitos back in Mexico. |
| The Fog of War | 2,003 | Errol Morris | Documentary, TV Movie, History, War | 7.7 | 294 | English | United States of America | Using archival footage, cabinet conversation recordings, and an interview of the 85-year-old Robert McNamara, The Fog of War depicts his life, from working as a WWII whiz-kid military officer, to being the Ford Motor Company's president, to managing the Vietnam War as defense secretary for presidents Kennedy and Johnson. |
| Saint Seiya Heaven Chapter: Overture | 2,004 | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Animation, Fantasy | 7.7 | 279 | Japanese | Japan | After the bloody battle against Hades, the goddess Athena and her saints are still recovering when they find themselves face to face with their newest and most formidable foe: the dreadful moon goddess Artemis. Artemis replaces Athena as the earth guardian deity and takes over the Sanctuary, turning Athena's Saints into her servants. Upon invading the Sanctuary, the Bronze Saints learn that Athena was banished by Artemis and decide to fight the moon goddess in order to rescue their true goddess and free the Earth from Artemis's ominous control. |
| Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword | 2,009 | Christopher Berkeley | Family, Mystery, Animation, Comedy, Action, Fantasy | 7.7 | 276 | English | United States of America | The Mystery Inc. gang takes a trip to Japan and finds themselves circling Asia and the Pacific in a treasure hunt, racing against the vengeful Black Samurai and his Ninja warriors to find the legendary Sword of Fate, an ancientblade fabled to possess extraordinary supernaturalpowers. |
| Oasis | 2,002 | Lee Chang-dong | Drama, Romance | 7.7 | 273 | Korean | South Korea | A young man released from prison visits the widow of the man he killed drunk-driving and becomes infatuated with his cerebral palsy-stricken daughter. |
| Turtles Can Fly | 2,004 | Bahman Ghobadi | Drama | 7.7 | 236 | KU | Iran | Turtles Can Fly tells the story of a group of young children near the Turkey-Iraq border. They clean up mines and wait for the Saddam regime to fall. |
| Princes and Princesses | 2,000 | Michel Ocelot | Drama, Animation, Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Romance, Mystery, Adventure | 7.7 | 230 | French | France | In this episodic animated fantasy from France, an art teacher interprets a series of six fairy tales (each involving a prince or princess) with the help of two precocious students. Princes and Princesses was created using a special style of cutout animation, with black silhouetted characters performing the action against backlit backdrops in striking colors. |
| Black | 2,005 | Sanjay Leela Bhansali | Drama | 7.7 | 223 | Hindi | India | Unable to see, hear, or speak after a childhood illness, a young woman grows up prone to violent outbursts until an eccentric tutor changes her life. |
| Another Egg and Chicken Movie | 2,009 | Rodolfo Riva Palacio Alatriste | Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Family | 7.7 | 191 | Spanish | Mexico | Toto, now a chicken, tries to live as such, while Willy and Bibi deal some problems between them. A sorcerer egg desert needs a chicken heart to cast a spell. He sends his armies of eggs vulture, ostrich and scorpion to kidnap Toto. His friends embark on a journey through the desert to rescue the chicken, where they live countless adventures |
| Sky of Love | 2,007 | Natsuki Imai | Romance, Drama | 7.7 | 170 | Japanese | Japan | Mika is a fresh high school student who starts texting a mysterious boy. She is shocked when he reveals who he is - Hiro, a delinquent attending her school. What she doesn't know is that Hiro isn't as bad as he seems. |
| Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth | 2,004 | Stan Lathan | Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie | 7.7 | 155 | English | United States of America | Comedian Dave Chappelle does what he does best in this outrageous and hilarious standup performance, which allows him to push the envelope far beyond what he does on his TV show. Taped in San Francisco at the famed Fillmore, Chappelle lets loose on such topics as black celebrities, what it's like to have raunchy fans of his TV show approach him while he's trying to enjoy Disneyland with his kids, Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant... and crackheads, of course. It's comedy Chappelle-style and, for what it's worth, no one is safe from his barbs. But you already knew that! |
| Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass | 2,002 | Toshiya Shinohara | Action, Animation, Adventure, Fantasy | 7.7 | 155 | Japanese | Japan | With their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon of Legend, hatches a plot to plunge the world into an eternal night of the full moon. Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Shippou must reunite to confront the new menace. |
| Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler | 2,003 | Toshiya Shinohara | Animation, Fantasy, Adventure | 7.7 | 147 | Japanese | Japan | Inuyasha and his brother, Sesshomaru, each inherited a sword from their father after his death. However, their father had a third sword, named Sounga, that he sealed away. Seven hundreds years after his death, Sounga awakens and threatens mankind's very existence. How will the children of the Great Dog Demon stop this unimaginable power? |
| No Direction Home: Bob Dylan | 2,005 | Martin Scorsese | Documentary, Music | 7.7 | 142 | English | Japan | A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star. |
| The Devil and Daniel Johnston | 2,006 | Jeff Feuerzeig | Documentary, Music | 7.7 | 139 | English | United States of America | This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the present, with an emphasis on his mental illness and how it manifested itself in demonic self-obsession. |
| The Beaches of Agnès | 2,008 | Agnès Varda | Documentary | 7.7 | 138 | French | France | Filmmaking icon Agnès Varda, the award-winning director regarded by many as the grandmother of the French new wave, turns the camera on herself with this unique autobiographical documentary. Composed of film excerpts and elaborate dramatic re-creations, Varda's self-portrait recounts the highs and lows of her professional career, the many friendships that affected her life and her longtime marriage to cinematic giant Jacques Demy. |
| Forklift Driver Klaus: The First Day on the Job | 2,001 | Stefan Prehn | Horror, Comedy | 7.7 | 137 | German | Germany | Short film depicting a fictional educational film about fork lift truck operational safety. The dangers of unsafe operation are presented in gory details. |
| Justice League: Secret Origins | 2,001 | Dan Riba | Science Fiction, Animation, Action, Adventure | 7.7 | 123 | English | United States of America | When global catastrophe strikes, the World's Greatest Super Heroes answer the call to join Justice League. Justice League works together as a team to overcome a dangerous array of intersteller invaders and world conquering megalomaniacs. |
| Everything Will Be OK | 2,006 | Don Hertzfeldt | Animation, Drama, Comedy | 7.7 | 116 | English | United States of America | A series of dark and troubling events forces Bill to reckon with the meaning of his life… or lack thereof. |
| Philanthropy | 2,002 | Nae Caranfil | Comedy, Drama | 7.7 | 116 | Romanian | Romania | In 21st century Bucharest, to go out in the city on Saturday evening on the arm of a beautiful woman is a risky financial investment. Ovidiu, an unassuming high school teacher, never could afford it. Looking for a source of income more substantial than a teacher's salary, Ovidiu plunges into a fabulous world – the beggar mob. |
| Bill Burr: Why Do I Do This? | 2,008 | Shannon Hartman | Comedy | 7.7 | 102 | English | United States of America | One of America's fastest-rising comedians, Bill Burr wields his razor-sharp wit with rare skill. In this brand-new stand-up performance, Bill takes aim at the stuff that drives us crazy, political correctness gone haywire, and girlfriends, or as he calls them: relentless psycho robots. A keenly observant social commentator, Bill Burr is also one of the funniest voices in comedy today. |
| Doctor Who: Time Crash | 2,007 | Graeme Harper | Science Fiction, TV Movie | 7.7 | 100 | English | United Kingdom | After Martha Jones parts company with the Doctor, his TARDIS collides with another, and he comes face to face with one of his previous incarnations. |
| Eureka | 2,001 | Shinji Aoyama | Drama | 7.7 | 97 | Japanese | Japan | In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose. |
| National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe | 2,008 | Yavar Abbas | Documentary | 7.7 | 94 | English | United States of America | In one single, epic camera move we journey from Earth's surface to the outermost reaches of the universe on a grand tour of the cosmos, to explore newborn stars, distant planets, black holes and beyond. |
| Ritual | 2,000 | Hideaki Anno | Drama | 7.7 | 91 | Japanese | Japan | A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young woman who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera. |
| Heima | 2,007 | Dean DeBlois | Documentary, Music | 7.7 | 88 | IS | Iceland | Ethereal post-rock pioneers Sigur Rós play a string of impromptu gigs in their native Iceland after finishing a world tour in 2006. As they travel through the country, the band visits a wide variety of venues, from a large outdoor festival to a coffee shop. |
| The Fairly OddParents: Channel Chasers | 2,004 | Butch Hartman | TV Movie, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy | 7.7 | 84 | English | United States of America | After being punished with no more television for the rest of his life, Timmy wishes himself into the world of television in order to escape the harsh reality of his life and his parents. Unfortunately for him, his carelessness with magic results in Vicky taking over the world in the future. It's all up to Timmy to stop her in attempts to prevent her from destroying Dimmsdale, while escaping a mysterious masked man that is trying to track him down. |
| Robin Williams: Live on Broadway | 2,002 | Marty Callner | Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary | 7.7 | 80 | English | United States of America | 2002 HBO Stand-up Special starring Robin Williams. Recorded and broadcast live from New Your City's Broadway Theater at the culmination of his historic 2002 sold-out tour, this special finds the Oscar-winning actor/writer/comedian returning after 16 years to his stand-up roots to deliver what the Washington Post calls "...in its madcap way, a seminal cultural event." |
| Blind Mountain | 2,007 | Li Yang | Drama, Crime | 7.7 | 74 | Chinese | China | Young student Bai Xuemei is cheated and sold as a wife by human traffickers to a remote village. Raped and beaten, she leads the life of a sex slave and child-bearer with no hope of escape because of the villagers apathy and selfishness. |
| El estudiante | 2,009 | Roberto Girault | Drama | 7.7 | 62 | Spanish | Mexico | After retiring to the beautiful Mexican town of Guanajuato, a 70 year old decides to follow his dreams and enroll at the university where he stumbles upon a new generation and they are bound together by the novel Don Quijote de la Mancha. |
| Joy Division | 2,009 | Grant Gee | Documentary, Music | 7.7 | 54 | English | United Kingdom | A chronological account of the influential late 1970s English rock band. |
| The Jail: The Women's Hell | 2,006 | Bruno Mattei | Horror, Crime, Drama | 7.7 | 52 | Italian | Italy | Three women are sent by steamboat to an undisclosed jungle prison called "The Home of Lost Souls". Here they experience the usual beatings, whippings, cat fights and humiliations. The butch warden has a deal on the side with a local pimp who forces them to dance in bikinis at a nightclub and sexually service the patrons. Tired of cages, rape, torture and rats, the girls kill the resident snitch and escape into the jungle. |
| Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks | 2,004 | Wang Bing | Documentary | 7.7 | 49 | Chinese | China | A detailed look at the gradual decline of Shenyang’s industrial Tiexi district, an area that was once a vibrant example of China’s socialist economy. But industry is changing, and the factories of Tiexi are closing. Director Wang Bing introduces us to some of the workers affected by the closures, and to their families. |
| Extraordinary Stories | 2,008 | Mariano Llinás | Drama | 7.7 | 48 | Spanish | Argentina | X arrives in a small town and witnesses a violent act; Z takes the job of a dead manager and discovers that he had a notebook written in code and a map; H is hired to go down a river and investigate a series of mysterious monoliths built on the shore. |
| Always - Sunset on Third Street | 2,005 | Takashi Yamazaki | Comedy, Drama | 7.7 | 46 | Japanese | Japan | Teenage Mutsuko comes to Tokyo for work but ends up at a repair shop. She befriends the owner's family. Neighbors Hiromi, writer Chagawa with admirer Junnosuke strive alongside them in postwar Tokyo's evolution. |
| What's Up with Cinta? | 2,002 | Rudi Soedjarwo | Drama, Romance | 7.7 | 46 | Indonesian | Indonesia | A popular high school girl strains her relationship with her close-knit clique when she begins falling for a reclusive, lower-class schoolmate. |
| The World of Dragon Ball Z | 2,000 | Daisuke Nishio | Action | 7.7 | 43 | English | Japan | A review of Dragon Ball Z from the Saiyan Saga all the way to the Trunks Saga. |
| The Headmaster | 2,000 | Sherif Arafa | Comedy | 7.7 | 40 | Arabic | Egypt | Ashour, Salaah’s father, runs his school with severity and cruelty. after Ashour's death, Salah inherits the job and lets Sayed, his deputy, take charge. Hussein the teacher makes a great effort to guide Salah to succeed in managing the school and achieve good results, while salah is dealing with his trust issues and his need to prove himself by getting out of his father's shadow. with the help of Hussien, his girlfriend Wafaa, and his two friends Atef and Lemby .. can he run the school his own way? |
| Jimmy Carr: Comedian | 2,007 | Dominic Brigstocke | Comedy | 7.7 | 39 | English | United Kingdom | Recorded live at London's Bloomsbury theatre, the posh-suited gagster unleashes his rapid-fire wit upon his audience, with jokes that are just too rude for TV. |
| Cirque du Soleil: Corteo | 2,006 | Jocelyn Barnabé | Documentary, Family, Music | 7.7 | 37 | French | Unknown | Corteo, which means "cortege" in Italian, is a joyous procession, a festive parade imagined by a clown. The show brings together the passion of the actor with the grace and power of the acrobat to plunge the audience into a theatrical world of fun, comedy and spontaneity situated in a mysterious space between heaven and earth. |
| Jimmy Carr: In Concert | 2,008 | Dominic Brigstocke | Comedy | 7.7 | 35 | English | United Kingdom | Britain's foremost multi award winning joke technician Jimmy Carr returns with his fourth live stand up DVD, Jimmy Carr In Concert. |
| The Blue Elephant | 2,006 | Kompin Kemgumnird | Animation, Family, Adventure | 7.7 | 35 | Thai | India | A young elephant goes on an extraordinary adventure and learns important lessons along the way about friendship, love and courage. |
| Ata Demirer: Tek Kişilik Dev Kadro | 2,005 | Ali Taner Baltacı | Comedy | 7.7 | 35 | Turkish | Turkey | The stand-up, which was staged 104 times from 2002 to 2005, hosted approximately 100,000 audiences. In this show, Ata Demirer reveals his unique style with scenes from Turkey, special characters and musical transitions. |
| Erreway: 4 caminos | 2,004 | Ezequiel Crupnicoff | Drama, Adventure, Music | 7.7 | 34 | Spanish | Argentina | Erreway is trying to get famous in Argentina, but a few suprises on the road makes it a little hard... |
| Bare Sex | 2,003 | Woquini Adams | Romance, Drama | 7.7 | 33 | English | United States of America | 2 couples and a single guy really, engage in a naughty game of truth or dare. |
| Scratch | 2,001 | Doug Pray | Documentary, Music | 7.7 | 33 | English | United States of America | A feature-length documentary film about hip-hop DJing, otherwise known as turntablism. From the South Bronx in the 1970s to San Francisco now, the world's best scratchers, beat-diggers, party-rockers, and producers wax poetic on beats, breaks, battles, and the infinite possibilities of vinyl. |
| Shakugan no Shana: The Movie | 2,007 | Takashi Watanabe | Animation, Fantasy, Action | 7.7 | 32 | Japanese | Japan | The movie is more or less a retelling of the first few episodes of the series that is not much more than a slightly padded director's cut. You do learn some interesting details such as where Yugi's dad is, a look at the flame haze who was in the city before Shana, and even a couple of new powers for the Reiji Maigo. The story is certainly fleshed out quite a bit more and the final 15 minutes of the film comprise a surprisingly powerful conclusion (worth the price of admission on its own), but I would have liked a more original story rather then a highly polished version of one that I've already enjoyed. In the end, spectacular visuals, great new music, and well thought out additions to the core story leave you feeling glad to have seen the film. On the other hand, the fact that anything new that was added obviously doesn't change the events that come later in the series means that established fans will likely leave the experience less than satisfied. |
| Bratz: Fashion Pixiez | 2,007 | David Mucci Fassett | Animation, Family, Fantasy | 7.7 | 31 | English | Unknown | When a new girl transfers into school and their classmate Cymbeline starts acting strange, Cloe, Jade, Sasha, and Yasmin discover the secret magical world of pixies. |
| Cirque du Soleil: Alegria | 2,001 | Nick Morris | Documentary, Music, Family | 7.7 | 29 | English | Unknown | Alegría is a mood, a state of mind. The themes of the show, whose name means "jubilation" in Spanish, are many. Power and the handing down of power over time, the evolution from ancient monarchies to modern democracies, old age, youth - it is against this backdrop that the characters of Alegría play out their lives. Kings' fools, minstrels, beggars, old aristocrats and children make up its universe, along with the clowns, who alone are able to resist the passing of time and the social transformations that accompany it. |
| Arthur's Perfect Christmas | 2,000 | Greg Bailey | Animation, Family, Comedy, TV Movie | 7.7 | 27 | English | Canada | Arthur, D.W., and their family and friends prepare to make the best Christmas ever in Elwood City - but obstacles get in their way. |
| Sky Hook | 2,000 | Ljubiša Samardžić | Drama, War | 7.7 | 27 | Serbian | Italy | Belgrade during the height of the war Yugoslavia in 1999. Kaja struggles with daily destruction and the constant threat of being drafted, but also with his impending divorce from his wife Tijana, who wants to emigrate with their son. |
| Faster | 2,003 | Mark Neale | Action, Documentary | 7.7 | 26 | English | United States of America | Faster is an electrifying tribute to the white-knuckle world of MotoGP™ — the fastest sport on two wheels — where the world’s top riders go wheel to wheel at over 200mph and crash at over 100mph. Narrated by Ewan McGregor, Faster chases two seasons’ worth of the world championship, featuring revealing interviews with riders, mechanics, doctors, commentators and fans. If you want high octane, adrenaline fuelled thrills, Faster will take you on a nerve shredding journey through the most exciting sport on the planet! |
| Monpura | 2,009 | Giasuddin Selim | Romance, Music, Drama | 7.7 | 25 | Bengali | Bangladesh | A heartbreaking tale of a poor yet honest young man as lies, conspiracies and a horrible betrayal by his rich and influential employer leads his life towards uncertainty. |
| Amal | 2,007 | Richie Mehta | Drama | 7.7 | 24 | Hindi | Canada | Autorickshaw driver Amal is content with the small, but vital, role he serves - driving customers around New Delhi as quickly and safely as possible. But his sense of duty is tested by an eccentric, aging billionaire, who, moved by Amal's humility, bequeaths him his entire estate before passing away. With only one month to discover and claim the inheritance, Amal's struggles with duty and wealth are threatened by all those around him - from a young injured beggar girl and a lovely store merchant, to the danger of the old man's upper-caste friends and siblings, all seeking to claim their share of the riches. |
| Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story | 2,000 | Rudi Dolezal | Documentary, Music | 7.7 | 24 | English | Germany | Freddie Mercury (1946-91) was not just a man with one of the most pure and amazing voices the world has heard, but he was also the lead singer for Queen, the most enthusiastic rock band in history. |
| Ai que Vida! | 2,008 | Cícero Filho | Comedy, Romance | 7.7 | 23 | Portuguese | Brazil | In the fictional Poço Fundo, politics and affection mingle in saga against corruption. Cleonice decides to run for mayor while her son, Valdir, pays his respects to a philanthropic institution and ends up falling in love with a girl. |
| Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens | 2,007 | Barbara Leibovitz | Documentary | 7.7 | 23 | English | United States of America | An account of the professional and personal life of renowned American photographer Annie Leibovitz, from her early artistic endeavors to her international success as a photojournalist, war reporter, and pop culture chronicler. |
| 9 | 2,002 | Ümit Ünal | Mystery, Thriller | 7.7 | 23 | Turkish | Turkey | In a poor neighbourhood of Istanbul, a young homeless girl has been found dead. Six people from the neighbourhood are being interrogated. While the police camera is recording, these six witnesses find themselves caught in manipulation and abuse, forcing them to give away their innermost secrets. |
| Between the Folds | 2,008 | Vanessa Gould | Documentary, Family | 7.7 | 22 | English | United States of America | Depicts a cast of fine artists and eccentric scientists (from MIT and NASA) who have devoted their lives to the unlikely medium of modern origami. Through their determination to reinterpret the world in paper, they arouse a fascinating mix of sensibilities towards art, form, expressiveness, creativity and meaning |
| A State of Mind | 2,005 | Daniel Gordon | Documentary, Music | 7.7 | 22 | English | United Kingdom | Two young North Korean gymnasts prepare for an unprecedented competition in this documentary that offers a rare look into the communist society and the daily lives of North Korean families. For more than eight months, film crews follow 13-year-old Pak Hyon Sun and 11-year-old Kim Song Yun and their families as the girls train for the Mass Games, a spectacular nationalist celebration. |
| Nine Inch Nails: Beside You in Time | 2,007 | Rob Sheridan | Music | 7.7 | 21 | English | United States of America | Capturing the powerful intensity and artistry of Nine Inch Nails' amazing live performances during the 2005-2006 “Live: With Teeth” Tour, the Beside You In Time concert film showcases the band in peak form. A visually stunning experience with an array of inventive and ingenious lighting designs that draws the viewer in while focusing the force of NIN’s epic sound into visual form. |
| Sergio | 2,009 | Greg Barker | Documentary | 7.7 | 20 | English | United States of America | Charismatic, charming and complex, Sérgio Vieira de Mello was the world's go-to guy, a man who could descend into the most dangerous places, charm the worst war criminals, and somehow protect the lives of the ordinary people to whom he'd devoted his life. The documentary tells the story of his most treacherous mission ever... a mission in which his own life hangs in the balance. |
| Classic Albums: The Doors | 2,008 | Bob Smeaton | Documentary, Music | 7.7 | 20 | English | Norway | A future classic was unleashed in January 1967 as the Doors released their eponymously titled debut album. This documentary in the Classic Albums series takes an in-depth look at the album, with commentary from Bruce Botnick, who worked on the album, and the three remaining Doors--guitarist Robbie Krieger, keyboard player Ray Manzarek, and drummer John Densmore. The three band members also play some of their instrumental parts from the album, offering invaluable insight into how the songs were constructed. |
| Stewart Lee: 41st Best Stand-Up Ever! | 2,008 | Michael Cumming | Comedy | 7.7 | 20 | English | United Kingdom | In 2007, Stewart Lee was voted the 41st best stand-up of all time in an official Channel 4 poll, apparently better than Lenny Bruce but not as good as Jim Davidson. But what real difference does this accolade make? His TV pilot has been cancelled and his mother still thinks the 1970s game show host Tom O'Connor is funnier than him. |
| Stargate SG-1: True Science | 2,006 | Tim Usborne | Science Fiction, Documentary, TV Movie | 7.7 | 20 | English | Canada | In this documentary, Amanda Tapping, known as Samantha Carter from SG-1, shows the scientific background of the successful science fiction series "Stargate SG-1" and lets us take a look behind the scenes. |
| The Magic Touch of Harry Potter | 2,004 | Unknown | Documentary | 7.7 | 20 | English | Unknown | A 2004 documentary on the first three “Harry Potter” films detailing the behind-the-scenes journey of making them. |
| The Take | 2,004 | Avi Lewis | Documentary | 7.7 | 20 | English | Argentina | In suburban Buenos Aires, thirty unemployed ceramics workers walk into their idle factory, roll out sleeping mats and refuse to leave. All they want is to re-start the silent machines. But this simple act - the take - has the power to turn the globalization debate on its head. Armed only with slingshots and an abiding faith in shop-floor democracy, the workers face off against the bosses, bankers and a whole system that sees their beloved factories as nothing more than scrap metal for sale. |
| Kadhal Konden | 2,003 | Selvaraghavan | Drama, Romance, Thriller | 7.7 | 20 | Tamil | India | A genius-yet-introverted orphan, raised by a church priest, is sent to college where he turns out to be a social outcast. Although he is shunned by the majority of the other students, one girl shows him kindness and befriends him. Things take a turn when he falls for her, and she in turn falls for another classmate. |
| Old Partner | 2,009 | Lee Chung-ryoul | Documentary | 7.7 | 19 | Korean | South Korea | An elderly farmer lives out his final days with his wife and a loyal ox in the Korean countryside. |
| Captain Abu Raed | 2,008 | Amin Matalqa | Drama | 7.7 | 19 | English | Jordan | Abu Raed is an old airport janitor who has always yearned to travel the world but has never been able to afford it. One day, he finds an old discarded pilot's hat, and discovers a calling: a group of children in his poor neighborhood assume he's an airline captain and beg him to share stories of the world outside of Amman, Jordan. Through imaginary tales, a friendship forms, and Abu Raed is soon faced with the grim realities of the children's home life. Thus he takes it upon himself to make a difference in their lives. |
| Il figlio della luna | 2,007 | Gianfranco Albano | Drama | 7.7 | 19 | Italian | Italy | Based on the real story of Fulvio Frisone, born with spastic quadriplegia dystonia severe enough to prevent him from even speaking. Thanks largely to the enormous efforts of the mother Lucia, Fulvio, apparently condemned to a life without opportunities, manage to study with great profit, and today is an accomplished scientist in the field of Physics. |
| A Map For Saturday | 2,007 | Brook Silva-Braga | Documentary | 7.7 | 19 | English | United States of America | On a trip around the world, every day feels like Saturday. A Map For Saturday reveals a world of long-term, solo travel through the stories of trekkers in 20 countries on four continents. The documentary finds backpackers helping neglected Thai tsunami victims. It explains why Nepal's guesthouses are empty and Brazil's stoplights are ignored. But at it's core, A Map For Saturday tracks the emotional arc of extreme long-term travelers; teenagers and senior citizens who wondered, "What would it be like to travel the world?" Then did it. |
| Not just The Shorts + 1 hour of unreleased sketches | 2,003 | Unknown | Comedy, Family | 7.7 | 19 | Italian | Italy | This is the first volume of the true story of Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo in the Mondadori humorous series. This first cult object of the series contains two hours of laughter, provoked by the version of the show "I Corti", in the splendor of its complete remastering, and by an hour and twenty minutes of special content including unpublished sketches, interviews, comments and anecdotes behind the scenes. |
| The Story of Stuff | 2,007 | Louis Fox | Animation, Documentary | 7.7 | 18 | English | United States of America | For most of the world, consumption has been the unquestioned duty of every individual. Then garbage activist Annie Leonard brought her two-hour lecture to Free Range who helped her turn it into a 20-minute animated revolution. Shown in thousands of classrooms, endlessly blasted by Fox News, viewed more than 10 million times, The Store of Stuff finally opens the door to a serious cultural dialog about the costs of consumption. |
| I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal | 2,007 | Richard Trank | Documentary, War | 7.7 | 18 | English | United States of America | "I Have Never Forgotten You" is a comprehensive look at the life and legacy of Simon Wiesenthal, the famed Nazi hunter and humanitarian. Narrated by Academy Award winning actress Nicole Kidman, it features interviews with longtime Wiesenthal associates, government leaders from around the world, friends and family members--many of whom have never discussed the legendary Nazi hunter and humanitarian on camera. Previously unseen archival film and photos also highlight the film. What was the driving force behind his work? What kept him going when for years the odds were against his efforts? What is his legacy today, more than 60 years after the end of World War Two? |
| Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie | 2,009 | Koichi Sakamoto | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Animation | 7.7 | 17 | Japanese | Japan | Ultraman and his comrades from M-78 (including a new Ultraman, Zero, the son of Ultra Seven) join forces with other allies to fight a massive army of giant monsters led by the evil Ultraman Belial. |
| Lee Evans: Big | 2,008 | Tom Poole | Comedy | 7.7 | 17 | English | United Kingdom | Lee Evans returns to the stage with another hilarious stand-up routine, this time at London's 02 arena. |
| Freedom | 2,000 | Šarūnas Bartas | Drama | 7.7 | 17 | French | France | A few fugitives... And a very, very long way to freedom. |
| Dzi Croquettes | 2,009 | Raphael Alvarez | Documentary | 7.7 | 16 | English | Brazil | A Brazilian theatre group that through talent, irony and humour confronted the Brazilian violent dictatorship in the 1970s revolutionising the gay movement worldwide and changing theatre and dance language to an entire generation. |
| Thicker Than Water: The Vampire Diaries Part 1 | 2,008 | Phil Messerer | Comedy, Horror | 7.7 | 16 | English | Unknown | A dark comedy about a family taking care of their vampire daughter. |
| Musangwe: Fight Club | 2,007 | Rian Horn | Documentary | 7.7 | 16 | English | United Kingdom | The first rule is that there are no rules. For the bare-knuckle combatants competing in Musangwe fights, anything goes - you can even put a curse on him. The sport, which dates back centuries, has become a South African institution. Any male from the age of nine to ninety can compete. We follow a group of fighters as they slug it out in the ring. Who will be this year's champion? |
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