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The Son's Room
2002 · Drama
The Life of Aleksis Kivi
2002 · History
Azhagi
2002 · Drama
What Time Is It Over There?
2002 · Drama
Titli
2002 · Drama
Dark Blue World
2001 · Action
A Song for Martin
2001 · Drama
The Royal Tenenbaums
2001 · Drama
Lantana
2001 · Drama
Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection
2001 · Animation
Behind the Sun
2001 · Drama
Peony Pavilion
2001 · Romance
Last Orders
2001 · Drama
Inch’Allah dimanche
2001 · Drama
Another Day
2001 · Thriller
The Fluffer
2001 · Drama
Kasi
2001 · Drama
K-PAX
2001 · Sci-Fi
Crying… Silicon Tears
2001 · Comedy
Intimacy
2001 · Drama
Cool and Crazy
2001 · Music
Take Care of My Cat
2001 · Drama
The Season of Men
2001 · Drama
Samsara
2001 · Drama
Speedway Junky
2001 · Drama
James Dean
2001 · Drama
Fragile as the World
2001 · Drama
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001 · Adventure
Quadrophenia (re-release)
2001 · Drama
Mila
2001 · Drama
Tum Bin
2001 · Drama
Auggie Rose
2001 · Drama
Sound of the Sea
2001 · Drama
Distance
2001 · Drama
The Man Who Cried
2001 · Drama
Carmen: A Hip Hopera
2001 · Music
Under the Sand
2001 · Drama
Eureka
2001 · Drama
The Golden Bowl
2001 · Drama
Purple Sunset
2001 · War
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