2001

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A Beautiful Mind

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Should have won

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

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The Academy's ballot

🏆A Beautiful Mind#480.63 🎬The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring#187.39 🎬Moulin Rouge#1574.39 🎬In the Bedroom#1769.48 🎬Gosford Park#1869.35

Your #1 was The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (#1).

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

🎬 Nominee⭐ Top-rated🏛️ All-time great💰 Box office #2

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Dir. Peter Jackson · Elijah Wood · Ian McKellen · Viggo Mortensen · Sean Astin

IMDb 8.9 (2,211,771 votes) · TMDB 8.436

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.

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Spirited Away (2001)

⭐ Top-rated🏛️ All-time great

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Dir. Hayao Miyazaki · Rumi Hiiragi · Miyu Irino · Mari Natsuki · Takashi Naito

IMDb 8.6 (971,060 votes) · TMDB 8.535

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.

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Amélie (2001)

⭐ Top-rated🏛️ All-time great

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Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet · Audrey Tautou · Mathieu Kassovitz · Rufus · Serge Merlin

IMDb 8.3 (841,416 votes) · TMDB 7.9

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?

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A Beautiful Mind (2001)

🏆 Winner⭐ Top-rated🏛️ All-time great

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Dir. Ron Howard · Russell Crowe · Jennifer Connelly · Ed Harris · Paul Bettany

IMDb 8.2 (1,055,625 votes) · TMDB 7.856

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.

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Monsters, Inc. (2001)

⭐ Top-rated🏛️ All-time great💰 Box office #3

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Dir. Pete Docter · John Goodman · Billy Crystal · Mary Gibbs · Steve Buscemi

IMDb 8.1 (1,077,555 votes) · TMDB 7.9

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.

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Donnie Darko (2001)

⭐ Top-rated

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Dir. Richard Kelly · Jake Gyllenhaal · Jena Malone · James Duval · Drew Barrymore

IMDb 8.0 (912,823 votes) · TMDB 7.762

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.

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Shrek (2001)

⭐ Top-rated💰 Box office #4

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Dir. Andrew Adamson · Mike Myers · Eddie Murphy · Cameron Diaz · John Lithgow

IMDb 7.9 (812,859 votes) · TMDB 7.8

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.

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Mulholland Drive (2001)

⭐ Top-rated

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Dir. David Lynch · Naomi Watts · Laura Harring · Justin Theroux · Ann Miller

IMDb 7.9 (429,167 votes) · TMDB 7.802

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.

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

⭐ Top-rated💰 Box office #1

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Dir. Chris Columbus · Daniel Radcliffe · Rupert Grint · Emma Watson · Richard Harris

IMDb 7.7 (954,405 votes) · TMDB 7.9

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.

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#10

Training Day (2001)

⭐ Top-rated

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Dir. Antoine Fuqua · Denzel Washington · Ethan Hawke · Scott Glenn · Tom Berenger

IMDb 7.8 (518,962 votes) · TMDB 7.525

On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears.

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#11

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Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

⭐ Top-rated

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Dir. Ashutosh Gowariker · Aamir Khan · Gracy Singh · Rachel Shelley · Paul Blackthorne

IMDb 8.1 (129,598 votes) · TMDB 7.266

The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain Russell has imposed an unprecedented land tax on its citizens. Outraged, Bhuvan, a rebellious farmer, rallies the villagers to publicly oppose the tax. Russell offers a novel way to settle the dispute: he challenges Bhuvan and his men to a game of cricket, a sport completely foreign to India. If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.

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#12

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

⭐ Top-rated💰 Box office #5

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Dir. Steven Soderbergh · George Clooney · Brad Pitt · Andy Garcia · Matt Damon

IMDb 7.7 (675,672 votes) · TMDB 7.5

Less than 24 hours into his parole, charismatic thief Danny Ocean is already rolling out his next plan: In one night, Danny's hand-picked crew of specialists will attempt to steal more than $150 million from three Las Vegas casinos. But to score the cash, Danny risks his chances of reconciling with ex-wife, Tess.

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#13

Black Hawk Down (2001)

⭐ Top-rated

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Dir. Ridley Scott · Josh Hartnett · Eric Bana · Ewan McGregor · Tom Sizemore

IMDb 7.7 (455,801 votes) · TMDB 7.392

When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.

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#14

The Others (2001)

⭐ Top-rated

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Dir. Alejandro Amenábar · Nicole Kidman · Alakina Mann · James Bentley · Fionnula Flanagan

IMDb 7.6 (427,554 votes) · TMDB 7.617

Grace is a woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.

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#15

Moulin Rouge (2001)

🎬 Nominee

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Dir. Baz Luhrmann · Ewan McGregor · Nicole Kidman · John Leguizamo · Jim Broadbent

IMDb 7.5 (315,017 votes) · TMDB 7.528

A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.

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#16

Dil Chahta Hai (2001)

⭐ Top-rated

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Dir. Farhan Akhtar · Aamir Khan · Akshaye Khanna · Saif Ali Khan · Preity Zinta

IMDb 8.0 (80,011 votes) · TMDB 6.876

Three inseparable childhood friends are just out of college. Nothing comes between them - until they each fall in love, and their wildly different approaches to relationships creates tension.

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#17

In the Bedroom (2001)

🎬 Nominee

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Dir. Todd Field · Tom Wilkinson · Sissy Spacek · Nick Stahl · Marisa Tomei

IMDb 7.4 (44,446 votes) · TMDB 6.949

Summertime on the coast of Maine, "In the Bedroom" centers on the inner dynamics of a family in transition. Matt Fowler is a doctor practicing in his native Maine and is married to New York born Ruth Fowler, a music teacher. His son is involved in a love affair with a local single mother. As the beauty of Maine's brief and fleeting summer comes to an end, these characters find themselves in the midst of unimaginable tragedy.

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#18

Gosford Park (2001)

🎬 Nominee

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Dir. Robert Altman · Maggie Smith · Michael Gambon · Kristin Scott Thomas · Camilla Rutherford

IMDb 7.2 (102,652 votes) · TMDB 6.8

In 1930s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.

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#19

Hannibal (2001)

💰 Box office #10

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Dir. Ridley Scott · Anthony Hopkins · Julianne Moore · Gary Oldman · Ray Liotta

IMDb 6.8 (314,206 votes) · TMDB 6.8

After having successfully eluded the authorities for years, Hannibal peacefully lives in Italy in disguise as an art scholar. Trouble strikes again when he's discovered leaving a deserving few dead in the process. He returns to America to make contact with now disgraced Agent Clarice Starling, who is suffering the wrath of a malicious FBI rival as well as the media.

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#20

Pearl Harbor (2001)

💰 Box office #6

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Dir. Michael Bay · Ben Affleck · Josh Hartnett · Kate Beckinsale · William Lee Scott

IMDb 6.3 (370,387 votes) · TMDB 6.934

The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes is immediately put on hold when they find themselves at the center of Japan's devastating attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

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#21

The Mummy Returns (2001)

💰 Box office #7

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Dir. Stephen Sommers · Brendan Fraser · Rachel Weisz · John Hannah · Oded Fehr

IMDb 6.4 (368,668 votes) · TMDB 6.4

Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn’t above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis’s otherworldly army.

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#22

Jurassic Park III (2001)

💰 Box office #8

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Dir. Joe Johnston · Sam Neill · William H. Macy · Téa Leoni · Alessandro Nivola

IMDb 6.0 (371,752 votes) · TMDB 6.176

In need of funds for research, Dr. Alan Grant accepts a large sum of money to accompany Paul and Amanda Kirby on an aerial tour of the infamous Isla Sorna. It isn't long before all hell breaks loose and the stranded wayfarers must fight for survival as a host of new -- and even more deadly -- dinosaurs try to make snacks of them.

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#23

Planet of the Apes (2001)

💰 Box office #9

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Dir. Tim Burton · Mark Wahlberg · Tim Roth · Helena Bonham Carter · Michael Clarke Duncan

IMDb 5.7 (242,198 votes) · TMDB 5.771

After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.

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