| KATE & LEOPOLD |
| The Players Meg
Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Natasha Lyonne, Breckin Meyer Director James Mangold The Plot A team of scientists accidentally transport Leopold (Jackman), a late 19th century man, to the present, and a romance blooms between him and Kate (Ryan), a modern day woman. Studio Alliance Atlantis Release Date Dec. 21 |
| THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING |
| The Players
Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Liv Tyler,
Cate Blanchett Director Peter Jackson The Plot Frodo Baggins (Wood) and a mixed team of man set off across Middle-Earth to destroy a powerful ring that could enslave the land if it fell into the wrong hands. Studio Alliance Atlantis Release Date Dec. 19 |
| THE MAJESTIC |
| The Players Jim Carrey, Laurie
Holden, Martin Landau, Bruce Campbell Director Frank Darabont The Plot Back in the early '50s, a blacklisted writer (Carrey) loses his memory in a car accident and ends up with a new life in a small town. Studio Warner Bros. Release Date Dec. 21 |
| THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES |
| The Players Richard Gere, Laura
Linney, Will Patton Director Mark Pellington The Plot A Washington newspaper reporter leaves his job to investigate strange reports of winged creatures in a small West Virginia town. Studio Columbia Pictures Release Date Dec. 25 |
| NO MAN'S LAND |
| The Players Branko Djuri, Rene Bitorajac, Director Danis Tanovic The Plot During the Bosnian war in 1993, a Bosnian and Serb soldier wander into no man's land and must trust each other if they are to escape with their lives. Studio MGM Release Date Dec. 25 (T) |
| NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE |
| The Players Chyler Leigh, Chris
Evans, Jaime Pressly, Mia Kirshner Director Joel Gallen The Plot In this film, which spoofs recent teen films, the high school jock decides to turn the "pretty ugly" girl into the prom queen. Studio Columbia Pictures Release Date Dec. 14 |
| OCEAN'S ELEVEN |
| The Players George Clooney, Matt
Damon, Andy Garcia, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts Director Steven Soderbergh The Plot Danny Ocean (Clooney) rounds up 10 associates to stage heists of three major Las Vegas casinos. Studio Warner Bros. Release Date Dec. 7 |
| ORANGE COUNTY |
| The Players Colin Hanks, Lily
Tomlin, Jack Black Director Jake Kasdan The Plot When his guidance counsellor accidentally sends the transcript of a loser to Stanford University, a grade-A student must find other ways to get into the prestigious school. Studio Paramount Release Date Jan. 11 |
| THE ROAD TO PERDITION |
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The Players Tom Hanks, Paul Newman,
Jude Law, Daniel Craig Director Sam Mendes The Plot In Chicago 1930, half of hitman Michael O'Sullivan's (Hanks) family is murdered. While on the run, O'Sullivan seeks vengeance. Studio DreamWorks Release Date Jan. TBD |
| THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS |
| The Players Gene Hackman, Ben
Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson, Danny Glover Director Wes Anderson The Plot The Tenenbaums are a family of geniuses who reunite to deal with their long-estranged father (Hackman), who is dying of stomach cancer. Studio Buena Vista Release Date Dec. 21 (Ltd.) |
| THE SHIPPING NEWS |
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The Players Kevin Spacey, Cate
Blanchett, Judi Dench, Rhys Ifans Director Lasse Hallström The Plot A struggling newspaper writer, Quoyle (Spacey), and his daughter return to a small fishing town in Newfoundland where his ancestors have long lived. Studio Alliance Atlantis Release Date Dec. 25 |
| VANILLA SKY |
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The Players Tom Cruise, Penélope
Cruz, Cameron Diaz Director Cameron Crowe The Plot A womanizer (Cruise) is disfigured by his jilted lover (Diaz) in a car accident only to discover his best friend's girlfriend (Cruz) is in love with him. Studio Paramount Release Date Dec. 14 |
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