2003 Movies

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Starring: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom

Country: United States of America

Outline: Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Directed by: Gore Verbinski

Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley

Country: United States of America

Outline: Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.

The Last Samurai

Directed by: Edward Zwick

Starring: Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, William Atherton

Country: United States of America

Outline: An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle.

X2

Directed by: Bryan Singer

Starring: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Ian McKellen

Country: United States of America

Outline: The X-Men band together to find a mutant assassin who has made an attempt on the President's life, while the Mutant Academy is attacked by military forces.

The Matrix Reloaded

Directed by: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving

Country: United States of America

Outline: Neo and the rebel leaders estimate that they have 72 hours until 250,000 probes discover Zion and destroy it and its inhabitants. During this, Neo must decide how he can save Trinity from a dark fate in his dreams.

Tarzan

Directed by: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima

Starring: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Brian Blessed, Glenn Close

Country: United States of America

Outline: A man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human.

Bruce Almighty

Directed by: Tom Shadyac

Starring: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman, Philip Baker Hall

Country: United States of America

Outline: A guy who complains about God too often is given almighty powers to teach him how difficult it is to run the world.

The Matrix Revolutions

Directed by: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski

Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving

Country: United States of America

Outline: The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.

Bad Boys II

Directed by: Michael Bay

Starring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Gabrielle Union, Jordi Mollà

Country: United States of America

Outline: Two loose-cannon narcotics cops investigate the flow of Ecstasy into Florida from a Cuban drug cartel.

What Women Want

Directed by: Nancy Meyers

Starring: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda

Country: United States of America

Outline: After an accident, a chauvinistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Directed by: Jonathan Mostow

Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Nick Stahl, Kristanna Loken, Claire Danes

Country: United States of America

Outline: A cybernetic warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels back in time to protect a 25-year old drifter and his future wife from a most advanced robotic assassin and to ensure they both survive a nuclear attack.

Chappelle's Show

Written by: Neal Brennan, Dave Chappelle

Directed by: Todd Broder

Starring: Dave Chappelle, Donnell Rawlings, Neal Brennan, Rudy Rush

Country: United States of America

Outline: Comedian Dave Chappelle hosts this sketch-comedy show that parodies many of the nuances of race and culture.

New Scandinavian Cooking

Starring: Andreas Viestad, Tina Nordström, Claus Meyer Nielsen

Country: Norway

Outline: In each episode, the viewer is invited to embark on a culinary adventure in the Nordic countries, with intriguing outdoor locations and tantalizing recipes.

Peep Show

Written by: Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Andrew O'Connor

Starring: David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Matt King, Olivia Colman

Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Outline: Mark and Jez are a couple of twenty-something roommates who have nothing in common - except for the fact that their lives are anything but normal. Mayhem ensues as the pair strive to cope with day-to-day life.

Oldboy

Directed by: Chan-wook Park

Starring: Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang, Dae-han Ji

Country: United States of America

Outline: After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in five days.

Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.

Directed by: Rajkumar Hirani

Starring: Sunil Dutt, Sanjay Dutt, Arshad Warsi, Gracy Singh

Outline: A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.

Memories of Murder

Directed by: Joon-ho Bong

Starring: Kang-ho Song, Sang-kyung Kim, Roe-ha Kim, Jae-ho Song

Outline: In a small Korean province in 1986, three detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.

Dogville

Directed by: Lars von Trier

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Paul Bettany, Lauren Bacall, Harriet Andersson

Country: United States of America

Outline: A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado town. In exchange, she agrees to work for them. As a search visits the town, she finds out that their support has a price. Yet her dangerous secret is never far away.

Mystic River

Directed by: Clint Eastwood

Starring: Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon, Emmy Rossum

Country: United States of America

Outline: The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them has a family tragedy.

Big Fish

Directed by: Tim Burton

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange

Country: United States of America

Outline: A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.

The Return

Directed by: Andrey Zvyagintsev

Starring: Vladimir Garin, Ivan Dobronravov, Konstantin Lavronenko, Nataliya Vdovina

Outline: In the Russian wilderness, two brothers face a range of new, conflicting emotions when their father - a man they know only through a single photograph - resurfaces.

Kal Ho Naa Ho

Directed by: Nikkhil Advani

Starring: Preity Zinta, Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Jaya Bhaduri

Outline: Naina, an introverted, perpetually depressed girl's life changes when she meets Aman. But Aman has a secret of his own which changes their lives forever. Embroiled in all this is Rohit, Naina's best friend who conceals his love for her.

The Bourne Identity

Directed by: Doug Liman

Starring: Franka Potente, Matt Damon, Chris Cooper, Clive Owen

Country: United States of America

Outline: A man is picked up by a fishing boat, bullet-riddled and suffering from amnesia, before racing to elude assassins and regain his memory.

3 Deewarein

Directed by: Nagesh Kukunoor

Starring: Naseeruddin Shah, Jackie Shroff, Juhi Chawla, Nagesh Kukunoor

Outline: The story of a documentary movie-maker who films the reformation story of three hardened criminals within the prison walls - and in the process, finds redemption in her own life.

Lost in Translation

Directed by: Sofia Coppola

Starring: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris

Country: United States of America

Outline: A faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo.