2001 was a strange time for movies. One day, we were all watching movies as a country that wasn’t actively engaged in a war for the first time in a long time. And then, one morning…we were. For years to come, “post-9/11” started preceding conversations about music, tv, news, and comics. But the industry that saw this precursor the most? Film. We started watching every movie as “post-9/11” movies.
But for many, movies weren’t just a way to escape. It was a community to find support in. And one film, in particular, would rekindle our sense of, let’s just say, fellowship. So, here are the best movies of 2001, in a vague order.