Best 30 Drama Movies Highly Rated Released in 2001

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes. Check out Donnie Darko / IMDB / YouTube

A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be. Learn about Training Day / IMDB / YouTube

After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality. Look into Mulholland Drive / IMDB / YouTube

A tale of war and romance mixed in with history. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941. See more about Pearl Harbor / IMDB / YouTube

A highly advanced robotic boy longs to become real so that he can regain the love of his human mother. Info on A.I. Artificial Intelligence / IMDB / YouTube

A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke. See more about Moulin Rouge! / IMDB / YouTube

Living in exile, Dr. Hannibal Lecter tries to reconnect with now disgraced F.B.I. Agent Clarice Starling, and finds himself a target of revenge from a powerful victim. Explore Hannibal / IMDB / YouTube

A self-indulgent and vain publishing magnate finds his privileged life upended after a vehicular accident with a resentful lover. Details on Vanilla Sky / IMDB / YouTube

A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation. Explore Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon / IMDB / YouTube

A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad. Explore Enemy at the Gates / IMDB / YouTube

The story of how George Jung, along with the Medellín Cartel headed by Pablo Escobar, established the American cocaine market in the 1970s in the United States. Explore Blow / IMDB / YouTube

Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary. Explore Bridget Jones's Diary / IMDB / YouTube

An amateur dog fighter, a supermodel, and a derelict assassin, all separately struggling to find love, find their lives transformed by a devastating car wreck in Mexico City. Look into Amores Perros / IMDB / YouTube

A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is a crack addict. Two DEA agents protect an informant. A jailed drug baron's wife attempts to carry on the family business. Info on Traffic / IMDB / YouTube

After his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight. Details on A Knight's Tale / IMDB / YouTube

Single mother Vianne Rocher and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town in the winter of 1959, and open an unusual chocolate shop that disrupts the moral fiber of the strictly Catholic townsfolk and mayor. Look into Chocolat / IMDB / YouTube

PROT is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a faraway planet named K-PAX. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations. Explore K-PAX / IMDB / YouTube

Two neighbors form a strong bond after both suspect extramarital activities of their spouses. However, they agree to keep their bond platonic so as not to commit similar wrongs. Read about In the Mood for Love / IMDB / YouTube

A brother and sister driving home through isolated countryside for spring break encounter a flesh-eating creature which is in the midst of its ritualistic eating spree. See more about Jeepers Creepers / IMDB / YouTube

A shallow man falls in love with a 300-pound woman because of her inner beauty. Find out about Shallow Hal / IMDB / YouTube

An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth with his lover when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist that comes with a large payout. Explore The Score / IMDB / YouTube

In Mexico, two teenage boys and an older woman embark on a road trip and learn a thing or two about life and each other. Check out Y tu mamá también / IMDB / YouTube

Two eccentric best friends graduate high school and respond to a man's romance-seeking newspaper ad as a gag, only to find their lives becoming increasingly complicated. Info on Ghost World / IMDB / YouTube

The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers. Details on Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India / IMDB / YouTube

As Italy enters WWII, a teenage boy in a small, narrow-minded Sicilian town becomes obsessed with a young woman. Look into Malena / IMDB / YouTube

A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong. More about The Man Who Wasn't There / IMDB / YouTube

A man tries to transport an ancient gun called The Mexican, believed to carry a curse, back across the border, while his girlfriend pressures him to give up his criminal ways. See more about The Mexican / IMDB / YouTube

A disillusioned pilot shot down over war-torn Bosnia goes on the run from the local military and an assassin, as his commanding officer risks all to save him. See more about Behind Enemy Lines / IMDB / YouTube

A biography of sports legend Muhammad Ali, focusing on his triumphs and controversies between 1964 and 1974. Info on Ali / IMDB / YouTube

When a senator's daughter under Secret Service protection is kidnapped from a private school, detective Alex Cross investigates the case even though he's recovering from the loss of his partner. Find out about Along Came a Spider / IMDB / YouTube