New Movie Releases December 14th, 2001

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on December 14th, 2001, including both wide and limited movie releases.

Anita Takes a Chance ( Anita no perd el tren )

Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/2001
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ventura Pons
Actors: Rosa Maria Sardà, Aina Clotet, Roger Coma, Sònia Colom, Jordi Dauder, María Barranco

Behind the Sun ( Abril Despedacado )

Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/2001
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Portuguese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Walter Salles
Actors: José Dumont, Rodrigo Santoro, Rita Assemany, Ravi Ramos Lacerda, Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos, Flavia Marco Antonio

Eban and Charlie

Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/2001
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James Bolton
Actors: Brent Fellows, Gio Black Peter, Ellie Nicholson, Drew Zeller, Pam Munter, Ron Upton

Iris

Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/2001
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Richard Eyre
Actors: Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville, Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, Penelope Wilton, Juliet Aubrey

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...

Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/2001
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Comedy/Musical
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Karan Johar
Actors: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri, Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor

Kandahar ( Safar e Ghandehar )

Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/2001
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Persian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Actors: Ike Ogut, Nelofer Pazira, Hassan Tantai, Sadou Teymouri, Hoyatala Hakimi, Noam Morgensztern

Lantana

Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/2001
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Mystery
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Ray Lawrence
Actors: Anthony LaPaglia, Rachael Blake, Kerry Armstrong, Manu Bennett, Nicholas Cooper, Barbara Hershey

No Shame ( Sin vergüenza )

Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/2001
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Joaquín Oristrell
Actors: Verónica Forqué, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Candela Peña, Carmen Balagué, Elvira Lindo, Jorge Sanz
Plot: It's all about would-be actors, overbearing egos and finding the right role. When Isabel comes across a script written by director Mario Fabra - she realizes the story is about a fling they shared 21 years earlier. She immediately seeks contact and finds out he is seeking fresh talent for the story - which Isabel is more than happy to line up.

Not Another Teen Movie

Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/2001
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Joel Gallen
Actors: Chyler Leigh, Chris Evans, Jaime Pressly, Eric Christian Olsen, Mia Kirshner, Deon Richmond
Plot: Popular jock takes a bet from cocky blonde guy that he can transform the pretty ugly girl into the prom queen, but his evil sister and the mean cheerleader are out to stop him. No teen comedy is safe.

The Other Side of Heaven

Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/2001
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Biography
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mitch Davis
Actors: Christopher Gorham, Anne Hathaway, Joe Folau, Nathaniel Lees, Miriama Smith, Alvin Fitisemanu

Pinero

Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/2001
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Leon Ichaso
Actors: Giancarlo Esposito, Benjamin Bratt, Talisa Soto, Nelson Vasquez, Michael Irby, Rita Moreno

The Royal Tenenbaums

Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/2001
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Wes Anderson
Actors: Gene Hackman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Anjelica Huston, Luke Wilson, Own Wilson
Plot: A distant family, including three child prodigies long forgotten, are brought together by patriarch Royal Tenenbaum who is hoping to mend past mistakes.

Vanilla Sky

Theatrical Release Date: 12/14/2001
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Thriller/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Cameron Crowe
Actors: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Jason Lee, Penélope Cruz, Kurt Russell, Ivana Milicevic
Plot: A spoiled inheritor finds his life is turned upside down after a mutilating car crash with is friend. He struggles to adjust to the imperfect life.

Family ( Familie )

Theatrical Release Date: 12/13/2001
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Dutch
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
Actors: Petra Laseur, Marisa Van Eyle, Bram van der Vlugt, Anneke Blok, Mark Rietman, Bart Klever
Plot: In this Masters of Horror film a man who has no 'living' family decides he will murder people he sees fit for a new family. Burns all of their skin off with an acid and sets the skeleton's around his house like dolls. But when he finds a young girl he likes, he realizes maybe he messed with the wrong parents.

Bunuel and King Solomon's Table ( Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón )

Theatrical Release Date: 12/12/2001
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Adventure/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Carlos Saura
Actors: El Gran Wyoming, Pere Arquillué, Ernesto Alterio, Adrià Collado, Valeria Marini, Amira Casar

Seven Songs from the Tundra ( Seitsemän laulua tundralta )

Theatrical Release Date: 12/12/2001
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Russian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Anastasia Lapsui, Markku Lehmuskallio
Actors: Gregory Anaguritsi, Nadeshda Horotelo, Vitalina Hudi, Nadezha Volodeeva, Hatjako Yzangi

The Day Reagan Was Shot

Theatrical Release Date: 12/09/2001
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh
Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Richard Crenna, Christian Lloyd, Colm Feore, Michael Murphy, Kenneth Welsh

Good Advice

Theatrical Release Date: 12/08/2001
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Steve Rash
Actors: Charlie Sheen, Denise Richards, Jon Lovitz, Angie Harmon, Rosanna Arquette, Estelle Harris
Plot: A star stockbroker finds himself without a job, without his girl and searching for himself. He discovers that he was the biggest jerk for years and that people only liked him for his money.

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