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Movie Summaries & Endings Explained from 2001
587 movies from 2001, each with a full plot summary, timeline, character guide and the ending explained. Combine filters to narrow it down.
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Black Hawk Down
2001 · Action
I Am Sam
2001 · Drama
Charlotte Gray
2001 · Drama
Dark Blue World
2001 · Action
Gosford Park
2001 · Drama
Monster's Ball
2001 · Drama
Ali
2001 · Biography
The Shipping News
2001 · Drama
Soothradharan
2001 · Drama
Yamashita: The Tiger’s Treasure
2001 · Drama
Othello
2001 · Drama
Slayers Premium
2001 · Fantasy
Sakura Wars: The Movie
2001 · Animation
The Majestic
2001 · Drama
A Beautiful Mind
2001 · Biography
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
2001 · Adventure
How High
2001 · Comedy
Momo
2001 · Fantasy
Aamdani Atthanni Kharcha Rupaiya
2001 · Comedy
Big Shot’s Funeral
2001 · Comedy
Hanuman Junction
2001 · Action
Dance of a Dream
2001 · Music
Tholi Valapu
2001 · Comedy
Kate & Leopold
2001 · Fantasy
A Song for Martin
2001 · Drama
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · Action
Joe Somebody
2001 · Drama
Little Otik
2001 · Drama
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
2001 · Fantasy
Vanilla Sky
2001 · Sci-Fi
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001 · Drama
Not Another Teen Movie
2001 · Comedy
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham
2001 · Comedy
Majunu
2001 · Drama
Lantana
2001 · Drama
Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection
2001 · Animation
As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me
2001 · War
One Man Show
2001 · Comedy
Behind the Sun
2001 · Drama
The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
2001 · Mystery
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