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Hollywood Films
In Alphabetical Order

About Schmidt
directed by Alexander Payne
Adaptation
directed by Spike Jonze
Affliction
directed by Paul Schrader
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
directed by Steven Spielberg
Ali
directed by Michael Mann
Almost Famous
written and directed by Cameron Crowe
American Beauty
directed by Sam Mendes, written by Alan Ball
America's Sweethearts
directed by Joe Roth, written by Billy Crystal and Peter Tolan
Amistad
Its failings
and some historical considerations
directed by Steven Spielberg
Analyze This

directed by Harold Ramis
Antwone Fisher
directed by Denzel Washington
Any Given Sunday
directed by Oliver Stone
Apocalypse Now Redux
directed by Francis Ford Coppola, written by John Milius, Coppola and Michael Herr
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, directed by Jay Roach, written by Mike Myers and Michael McCullers
Autumn in New York
directed by Joan Chen
Bandits
directed by Barry Levinson
Believer, The
directed and written by Henry Bean
Big Fish
directed by Tim Burton
Black Hawk Down
directed by Ridley Scott
Blow
directed by Ted Demme
Bringing Out the Dead
directed by Martin Scorsese
Bulworth
directed by Warren Beatty
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
directed by John Madden
Catch Me If You Can
directed by Steven Spielberg
Celebrity
written and directed by Woody Allen
Cider House Rules, The
directed by Lasse Hallström, screenplay by John Irving, based on the novel by Irving
Civil Action, A
written and directed by Steven Zaillian, based on the book by Jonathan Harr
Cold Mountain
directed by Anthony Minghella
Collateral Damage
directed by Andrew Davis
Contender, The
written and directed by Rod Lurie
Cookie's Fortune
directed by Robert Altman
Cousin Bette
directed by Des McAnuff
Crash
directed by Paul Haggis
crazy/beautiful
written by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi, directed by John Stockwell
Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The
written and directed by Woody Allen
Drowning Mona

directed by Nick Gomez
Elizabeth
directed by Shekhar Kapur, written by Michael Hirst
Erin Brockovich
directed by Steven Soderbergh, written by Susannah Grant
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
directed by Michel Gondry
eXistenZ

directed by David Cronenberg
Eye of the Beholder, The
directed by Stephan Elliott
Eyes Wide Shut and
Another comment on Eyes Wide Shut

directed by Stanley Kubrick
From Hell
directed by Allen and Albert Hughes
Gangs of New York
directed by Martin Scorsese
Ghost World
directed by Terry Zwigoff
Girl, Interrupted
directed by James Mangold
Girl with a Pearl Earring
directed by Peter Webber
Gladiator
directed by Ridley Scott
Gloria
directed by Sidney Lumet
Go

directed by Doug Liman
Golden Bowl, The
directed by James Ivory
Green Mile, The
written and directed by Frank Darabont, from the novel by Stephen King
He Got Game
directed by Spike Lee
Hollow Man
directed by Paul Verhoeven
Hollywood Ending
written and directed by Woody Allen
Hours, The
directed by Stephen Daldry
House of Mirth, The
directed by Terence Davies
Hurricane, The
directed by Norman Jewison
Insider, The
directed by Michael Mann, written by Mann and Eric Roth
Jackie Brown
directed by Quentin Tarantino
John Q
directed by Nick Cassevetes, written by James Kearns
Kansas City
directed by Robert Altman
L.A. Confidential
directed by Curtis Hanson
Liberty Heights
written and directed by Barry Levinson
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
directed by Peter Jackson
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
directed by Peter Jackson
Man on the Moon
directed by Milos Forman, written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski
Matrix, The

directed by Andy and Larry Wachowski
Minority Report
directed by Steven Spielberg
Monster's Ball
directed by Marc Foster
Moulin Rouge
directed by Baz Luhrmann
Notting Hill
a reader's comment
Ocean’s Eleven
directed by Steven Soderbergh, screenplay by Ted Griffin
Out of Sight:
directed by Steven Soderbergh
Passion of the Christ, The
directed by Mel Gibson
Patriot, The
directed by Roland Emmerich
Pearl Harbor
directed by Michael Bay, written by Randall Wallace
Pianist, The
directed by Roman Polanski
Pledge, The
directed by Sean Penn
Pollock
directed by Ed Harris
Requiem for a Dream
directed by Darren Aronofsky
Road to Perdition
directed by Sam Mendes
Rules of Engagement
directed by William Friedkin
Saving Private Ryan
directed by Steven Spielberg
Shakespeare in Love
Directed by John Madden
Siege, The
directed by Edward Zwick
Snow Falling on Cedars

directed by Scott Hicks
Space Cowboys
directed by Clint Eastwood
Spartan
written and directed by David Mamet
Spiderman
directed by Sam Raimi
Star Wars--Episode 1: The Phantom Menace
written and directed by George Lucas
State and Main
written and directed by David Mamet
Straight Story, The
directed by David Lynch, written by John Roach and Mary Sweeney
Summer of Sam
directed by Spike Lee
Sweet and Lowdown
written and directed by Woody Allen
Talented Mr. Ripley, The
written and directed by Anthony Minghella, based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith
Thin Red Line, The
written and directed by Terrence Malick
Three Kings
directed by David O. Russell
300
directed by Zach Snyder
Titanic
directed by James Cameron
True Crime
directed by Clint Eastwood
Truman Show, The
directed by Peter Weir
200 Cigarettes

directed by Risa Bramon Garcia
Vanilla Sky
directed by Cameron Crowe
Virgin Suicides, The
directed by Sofia Coppola, screenplay by Coppola, from the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides
Wag the Dog
directed by Barry Levinson, screenplay by Hilary Henkin and David Mamet
Walk on the Moon, A

directed by Tony Goldwyn
We Were Soldiers
directed by Randall Wallace
What Planet Are You From?

directed by Mike Nichols
Wonder Boys
directed by Curtis Hanson, screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on the novel by Michael Chabon

 

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