War seen through the eyes of Serra, a university student from Palermo who volunteers in 1942 to fight in Africa. He is assigned to the Pavia Division on the southern line in Egypt. Rommel and the Axis forces are bogged down; it's October, the British prepare an offensive. At first, boredom, heat, hunger, and thirst bedevil the Italians; then the Brits attack, and there's no luck or heroism in death. Finally, it's retreat in confusion. Serra, his sergeant Rizzo, and his lieutenant Fiori take a last walk toward home. It's said that each soldier gets three miracles; when Serra's are used up, what then?

Mike's New Car

2002

English

♡ 3

Mike discovers that being the top-ranking laugh collector at Monsters, Inc. has its benefits – in particular, earning enough money to buy a six-wheel-drive car that's loaded with gadgets. That new-car smell doesn't last long enough, however, as Sulley jump-starts an ill-fated road test that teaches Mike the true meaning of buyer's remorse.

Ying xiong: Cause - The Birth of Hero

♡ 1

The movie follows director Zhang Yimou as he is preparing to make the movie Hero.

Jumping for Joy

♡ 4

Bobbie Dean is a great basketball player who takes a rag-tag bunch of boys and turns them into a real team. But There's one big problem, Bobbie is a girl and the boys don't know it. It's 1964 when girls aren't allowed to play boys basketball. Are Bobbie's dreams worth sacrificing to help her team win a state championship?

Ghetto Dawg

♡ 2

Well-meaning Tariq (J. King) looks to escape his job as a mechanic and car thief for a mobster, Gresh (Lawrence Winslow), after he meets the lovely Robin (Portia Coe). But Gresh needs Tariq more than ever because he's become involved in the dangerous underworld of pit bull fights. To assure Tariq's cooperation, his new family is jeopardized, emotionally and physically.

No Good Deed

2002

English

5.4

♡ 10

25%

Action

bank

based on a true story

Bob Rafelson Director

Emily VanCamp as Connie

Milla Jovovich as Erin

Samuel L. Jackson as Jack Friar

Stellan Skarsgård as Tyrone

While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.

The Rules of Attraction

2002

English

6.6

♡ 27

45%

71%

Action

based on novel or book

Roger Avary Director

Kate Bosworth as Kelly

Jessica Biel as Lara

Eric Stoltz as Mr. Lawson

Ian Somerhalder as Paul Denton

The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.

Love and a Bullet

2002

English

5.0

♡ 10

65%

Ben Ramsey Director

Ben Hernandez Bray as Elite Guard #1

Sandra 'Pepa' Denton as Female with Cuestick

Mike Smith as Melvin McBride

Marlon Young as Wade

Malik Bishop is the best killer in the business, but when his crimelord employer wants his girlfriend, who may be unfaithful, eliminated, Bishop doesn't count on falling in love with the woman. Now he must choose between his heart and, perhaps, his life.

Heaven

2002

English

6.9

♡ 22

73%

Tom Tykwer Director

Giovanni Ribisi as Filippo

Remo Girone as Filippo's Father

Cate Blanchett as Philippa

Stefania Orsola Garello as Vendice's Secretary

Cate Blanchett stars as Philippa, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy, who has seen many friends, including her husband, fall victim to drug overdoses. Philippa has repeatedly contacted the police with information about Turin's biggest drug dealer but, complicit in his dealings, they have completely ignored her. So Philippa decides to dole out her own form of justice with a homemade bomb -- setting her off on a journey from young widow to fugitive on the run.

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

2002

English

6.9

♡ 18

76%

79%

1970s

Action

based on memoir or autobiography

Peter Care Director

Vincent D'Onofrio as Father Casey

Emile Hirsch as Francis Doyle

Jena Malone as Margie Flynn

Jodie Foster as Sister Assumpta

A group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist that will outdo their previous prank and make them local legends.

Gale Force

2002

English

3.9

♡ 4

17%

Jim Wynorski Director

Marcia Strassman as Kim Nelson

Marc McClure as Moran

William Zabka as Rance

Gretchen Palmer as Tina Mason

Renegade L.A. detective Sam (Williams) takes a role as a cast member in a reality TV show where he leads a quartet trying to find ten million dollars in buried cash. But Jared (Dudikoff) secretly lands his violent militia on the island in an effort to slay the cast and steal the money. And Jared is successful: Thanks to a corrupt producer, the renegade mercenaries find the cache of cash and start off with it, but Sam and his intrepid, unarmed teammates interrupt them before they can depart. An explosion-filled chase across the island winds up with the good guys trapped by the heavily armed bad guys, and it looks like the game is over for the TV show survivors. However, Mother Nature, in the guises of a hurricane and tidal wave, has other ideas.

Sunshine State

2002

English

6.8

♡ 1

80%

John Sayles Director

Michael Greyeyes as Billy Trucks

Angela Bassett as Desiree Perry

Perry Lang as Greg

Edie Falco as Marly Temple

A woman and her new husband returns to her hometown roots in coastal northern Florida, and must deal with family, business, and encroaching real estate development.

Love Undercover

2002

Cn

6.5

♡ 4

75%

Joe Ma Director

Wilson Yip as

Daniel Wu as Au Hoi Man

Raymond Ho-Yin Wong as Hung

Sammy Leung as Over

A young policewoman is picked for an undercover job--getting close enough to a gangster's son so that she can plant a microphone at a table where the gangsters make their deals. Complications arise when she finds herself falling for him.

Santa, Jr.

2002

English

5.3

♡ 2

45%

Kevin Connor Director

Jaime Gomez as Earl Hernandez

Charles Robinson as Judge Wheeler

Lauren Holly as Susan Flynn

Rodger Bumpass as Wally Fisk

While delivering toys, Santa's son (Nick Stabile) is arrested for trespassing. Dispirited, he turns for help to a public defender (Lauren Holly).

I Am Trying to Break Your Heart

2002

English

7.4

♡ 1

90%

Action

Documentary

Music

Sam Jones Director

David Fricke as

Chris Green as

Fred Armisen as Self

Jeff Tweedy as Self

A documentary by photographer Sam Jones documenting American rock band Wilco recording their fourth album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Originally intended as a showcase of the band's creative process, the film crew catches unexpected complications between the band and its record label and problems among the band members themselves.