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20. Chocolat
Director – Lassie Hallstrom
Cast – Johnny Depp,Juliette Binoche
IMDB Rating – 7.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 62%
Release Date – 15 December 2000
Box Office – $152 Million
Genre – Drama, Romance
Awards – Got Nominated for 5 Academy Awards
Plot – A village tries to shut down a chocolat shop because the owner is a female.
19. Billy Elliot
Director – Stephen Daldry
Cast – Julie Walters, Jamie Bell
IMDB Rating – 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 85%
Release Date – 29 September 2000
Box Office – $108 Million
Genre – Romance, Drama
Awards – Nominated for 3 academy awards
Plot – A teen boy finds it hard to pursue his passion for becoming dancer because of his family.
18. Battle Royale
Director – Kinji Fukasaku
Cast – Aki Maeda
IMDB Rating – 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 87%
Release Date – 16 December 2000
Box Office – $25 million
Genre – Sci Fi, Action
Awards – None
Plot – Students of Class Nine are captured by Japanese government. They are forced to participate in Battle royale where they have to kill each other.
17. Best In show
Director – Christopher Quest
Cast – Jennifer Coolidge
IMDB Rating – 7.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 94%
Release Date – 29 September 2000
Box Office – $20 Million
Genre – Comedy
Awards – Golden Globe Nomination
Plot – Several people tries to win a dog show that has became a symbol of honor.
16. High Fidelity
Director – Stephen Frears
Cast – John Cusack, jack Black
IMDB Rating – 7.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 91%
Release Date – 31 March 2000
Box Office – $47.1 Million
Genre – Romance, Musical
Awards – None
Plot – A man shares his five disturbing break ups.
15. Almost Famous
Director – Cameron Crowe
Cast – Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, Frances Mcdormand
IMDB Rating – 7.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 89%
Release Date – 13 September 2000
Box Office – $47 Million
Genre – Adventure, Drama
Awards – Academy Award for Best Screenplay
Plot – A high school boy accounts day to day activities of a high school band on their tour.
14. Pitch Black
Director – David Twohy
Cast – Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell
IMDB Rating – 7.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 57%
Release Date – 18 February 2000
Box Office – $53 Million
Genre – Horror, Sci Fi
Awards – None
Plot – A space ship is stranded on a planet which is home to blood thirsty creatures who hunts in dark.
13. Meet the Parents
Director – Jay Roach
Cast – Robert Di Niro, Ben Stiller
IMDB Rating – 7
Rotten Tomatoes – 84%
Release Date – 6 October 2000
Box Office – $330 Million
Genre – Romance, Comedy
Awards – None
Plot – Male nurse G@ylord Focker is all set to meet his girlfriend’s parents who are not at all welcoming people.
12. Unbreakable
Director – M Night Shyamalan
Cast – Bruce Willis, Samuel Jackson
IMDB Rating – 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 69%
Release Date – 22 November 2000
Box Office – $248 Million
Genre – Mystery, Sci Fi
Awards – None
Plot – A man who has a rare bone disease tries to find out the person who is unbreakable like a superhero.
11. Traffic
Director – Steven Soderbergh
Cast – Michael Douglas, Don CHeadle, Benicio Del Toro
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 92%
Release Date – 27 December 2000
Box Office – $207 Million
Genre – Crime, Thriller
Awards – Oscar for Best Director, Best Supporting actor,best screenplay and best film editing
Plot – The film is about america’s war against drugs where a judge finds that his daughter is addicted to it.
