Best Tv Movie Movies of 2003.

1.

Hornblower: Loyalty

4.1

8.1/10

Hornblower is given a dangerous mission to deliver an emigre French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest while coping with enemy agents in his own ranks.

Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann, Lorcan Cranitch, Tony Haygarth

Directed by: Andrew Grieve

Release date: 2003-01-05

2.

Soldier's Girl

4.0

7.9/10

The true story of Soldierâ€™s Girl, which takes place in Fort Campbell, KY, tells the heart-wrenching story of the life and tragic death of soldier Barry Winchell. His love for Calpernia Addams, a beautiful transgendered nightclub performer was misunderstood by fellow soldiers and eventually leads to his brutal death.

Starring: Lee Pace, Troy Garity, Shawn Hatosy, Andre Braugher, Merwin Mondesir

Directed by: Frank Pierson

Release date: 2003-05-31

3.

Miracle Run

4.0

7.5/10

Single mom Corrine discovers that her twins are autistic. She refuses to give up on their potential, even though it seems that the rest of the world has turned its back on them. Thanks to this incredible mother's support, her boys accomplish the unimaginable.

Starring: Mary-Louise Parker, Aidan Quinn, Zac Efron, Bubba Lewis, Jake Cherry

Directed by: Gregg Champion

Release date: 2003-10-06

4.

Hornblower: Duty

3.9

8.0/10

The Hornblower series is based on C.S. Forester's classic maritime adventures - the story of one young man's struggle to become a leader of men. Set against the back drop of the 18th century Anglo-French wars, the bloodiest time in British naval history. Admiral Pellew interrupts Hornblower's wedding reception and tasks him to locate a British ship which has disappeared off the French coast, where Napoleon's troops are engaged in covert activities.

Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann, Ron Cook, Lorcan Cranitch

Directed by: Andrew Grieve

Release date: 2003-01-06

5.

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

3.8

7.2/10

Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story

Based on a true story. Liz Murray is a young girl who is taken care of by her loving, but drug-addicted parents. Liz becomes homeless at 15 and after a tragedy comes upon her, she begins her work to finish high school.

Starring: Thora Birch, Michael Riley, Kelly Lynch, Robert Bockstael, Makyla Smith

Directed by: Peter Levin

Release date: 2003-04-07

6.

Kim Possible: A Sitch In Time

3.5

7.0/10

Kim and Ron start out a new school year, only to find out that Ron's family is moving to Norway. This puts a strain on their partnership, just as Dr. Drakken, Monkey Fist, and Duff Killigan team up to find and use an ancient time travel device to rule the world. Attacking Kim in the past, present, and future, can these villians succeed? Or will an unforeseen force be more destructive?

Starring: Christy Carlson Romano, Will Friedle, Nancy Cartwright, Tahj Mowry, Gary Cole

Directed by: Steve Loter

Release date: 2003-11-28

7.

The Even Stevens Movie

3.2

6.2/10

The Stevens think that they've won an all-expenses-paid trip to an island that's halfway around the world. When their house is destroyed, their food stolen, and their bacon eaten, the Stevens family breaks apart in front of all their friends on live national television, while the island itself is only a short distance away from Sacramento!

Starring: Margo Harshman, Shia LaBeouf, Christy Carlson Romano, Tom Virtue, Tim Meadows

Directed by: Sean McNamara

Release date: 2003-06-13

8.

Eddie's Million Dollar Cook Off

3.2

6.0/10

Eddie Ogden is his pa's pride and joy as well as the Groundhogs team's only asset as baseball talent. Then Eddie discovers a taste and talent for cuisine. Although his brothers Andy and Alex, and Pa as well as classmates enjoy his dishes, they only mock cooking, so he arranges and 'accidental' registration for him and two friends in Home Economics. Only Eddie -secretly again- and nerdy shrew Bridget Simons enter a national cooking competition for school-kids. Ma finds out and to his surprise proves supportive, as well as the teacher, who once won the competition herself.

Starring: Taylor Ball, Orlando Brown, Reiley McClendon, Mark L. Taylor, Rose McIver

Directed by: Paul Hoen

Release date: 2003-07-18

9.

The Cheetah Girls

3.1

4.8/10

A four-member teen girl group named the Cheetah Girls go to a Manhattan High School for the Performing Arts and try to become the first freshmen to win the talent show in the school's history. During the talent show auditions, they meet a big-time producer named Jackal Johnson, who tries to make the group into superstars, but the girls run into many problems.

Starring: Raven-SymonÃ©, Adrienne Bailon-Houghton, Kiely Williams, Sabrina Bryan, Lynn Whitfield

Directed by: Oz Scott

Release date: 2003-08-15

10.

Eroica

3.1

7.6/10

British filmmaker Simon Cellan Jones directs the BBC drama Eroica, starring Ian Hart as Ludwig van Beethoven. Shot on digital video, this TV film depicts the first performance of Beethoven's Third Symphony, June 9th, 1804, in Vienna, Austria. Prince Lobkowitz (Jack Davenport) has invited friends to listen to Beethoven conduct his new symphony for the first time. Among the aristocratic attendees are Count Dietrichstein (Tim Pigott-Smith), Countess Brunsvik (Claire Skinner), and composer Josef Haydn (Frank Finlay). The actual musical score is performed by the Orchestre Revolutionaire et Romantique, under the direction of John Eliot Gardiner.

Starring: Ian Hart, Jack Davenport, Peter Hanson, Claire Skinner, Frank Finlay

Directed by: Simon Cellan Jones

Release date: 2003-01-01

11.

A Wrinkle in Time

3.0

5.6/10

Based on a children's series by the same name. Meg and Charles Wallace are aided by Calvin and three interesting women in the search for their father who disappeared during a government experiment. Their travels take them around the universe to a place unlike any other.

Starring: Katie Stuart, Gregory Smith, David Dorfman, Chris Potter, Kyle Secor

Directed by: John Kent Harrison

Release date: 2003-04-25

12.

See Jane Date

3.0

5.9/10

Jane Grant has just received an invitation to her younger cousin's wedding, and it's engraved with two of the most dreaded words a perpetually available sing can encounter: "plus guest." Come wedding day, Jane had better deliver. After all, she's already told everyone, including her meddlesome Aunt Ina and now-famous high school nemesis Natasha Nutley, that she's in a serious relationship. Now Jane has two months to find a guy to fit the lie, complete the guest list, and save face. If the series of miserable set-ups orchestrated by her well-meaning best friends Eloise and Amanda are any indication, Jane's in for big trouble. From the first date to blind date, from double date to last date, the match game is on - and with millions of men to pick from, Jane is sure to find Mr. Right, right?

Starring: Charisma Carpenter, Holly Marie Combs, Rachelle Lefevre, Antonio SabÃ to, Jr., Linda Dano

Directed by: Robert Berlinger

Release date: 2003-08-16

13.

Finding John Christmas

2.8

6.5/10

When a photojournalist (David Cubitt) photographs a mysterious stranger performing an act of bravery, the act quickly becomes headline news and the town dubs the stranger "John Christmas". After seeing the photo, Kathleen McAllister (Valerie Bertinelli) becomes convinced that the mysterious stranger is in fact her long-lost brother Hank (William Russ). With the town's help, Kathleen and Noah set about to find the stranger's true identity with the help Max (Peter Falk), a Christmas angel.

Starring: Peter Falk, William Russ, Maria Ricossa, Valerie Bertinelli, David Cubitt

Directed by: Andy Wolk

Release date: 2003-11-30

14.

Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle

2.8

6.8/10

Jessica Fletcher is off to solve another murder mystery, this time in Ireland.

Starring: Angela Lansbury, Fionnula Flanagan, Tegan West, Cyril O'Reilly, Lynn Wanlass

Directed by: Anthony Pullen Shaw

Release date: 2003-05-09

15.

Fallen Angel

2.8

7.0/10

When his father dies, Terry (Gary Sinese) returns to the house where he grew up, planning to stay only long enough to clean and settle the estate. Yet something indescribable keeps him there longer than expected. Soon, he is reunited with memories and people from his past and his life is changed forever.

Starring: Gary Sinise, Joely Richardson, Gordon Pinsent, Boyd Banks, Michael Rhoades

Directed by: Michael Switzer

Release date: 2003-03-23

16.

Right on Track

2.8

6.3/10

Based a on a true story about two sisters who came out on top of a man's sport. The story is based on Erica and Courtney Enders, two sisters who get in to junior drag racing and make it all the way to the top. The two sisters fight a battle of fellow racers who are against having girls race with them therefore it pushes them harder to compete against their competition. Erica becomes stressed when her racing life becomes mixed with her social life and academic goals, and decided to quit racing, until she realizes racing is what she truly wants to do. Finally towards the end of their teen years the Enders sisters come out on top to win the junior drag racing national title. They continue to race throughout high school and college, and still do so today.

Starring: Beverley Mitchell, Brie Larson, Jon Lindstrom, Jodi Russell, Marcus Toji

Directed by: Duwayne Dunham

Release date: 2003-03-21

17.

Mystery Woman

2.6

6.5/10

A famous writer is found hanged in his office. At first, all police investigations conclude that it was suicide, but when Samantha Kinsey, owner of Seller 'Mystery Woman' starts his own investigation, he discovers that there is chance that has been committed murder. The film is the first in a long series of American TV movies called" Mystery Woman", in which Samantha Kinsey, the owner of a bookshop specializing in thrillers and suspense is involved in the resolution of real cases.

Starring: Kellie Martin, Constance Zimmer, Amy Locane, J.E. Freeman, William R. Moses

Directed by: Walter Klenhard

Release date: 2003-08-31

18.

An Unexpected Love

2.6

6.1/10

Kate Mayer seems to have it all: a nice suburban house, two loving children and a devoted husband. But Kate is anything but happy. She is disappointed not only with her marriage, but with her entire life. In her pursuit of happiness, this frustrated mother files for divorce and gets her first-ever job, working in a small real estate agency. To complicate matters, Kate finds herself strongly attracted to her kindhearted boss, Mac. The surprising twist? Mac happens to be a woman. Will Kate have the courage to risk following her heart? It's one woman's emotional journey of self-discovery.

Starring: Leslie Hope, Wendy Crewson, D.W. Moffett, Alison Pill, Margo Martindale

Directed by: Lee Rose

Release date: 2003-03-24

19.

The Debt

2.6

6.7/10

An ex-robber reluctantly agrees to do one last job in order to protect his family.

Starring: Warren Clarke, Hugo Speer, Lee Williams, Orla Brady, Martin Freeman

Directed by: Jon Jones