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10. Amores Perros
Director – Alejandro González Iñárritu
Cast – Emilio Echevarria
IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 92%
Release Date – 14 May 2000
Box Office – $20 Million
Genre – Thriller, Drama
Awards – Bafta Award for Best Foreign film
Plot – A car accident brings three people from different walks of life to share mutual feelings.
9. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Director – Joel Coen
Cast – George CLooney, John Turturro
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 77%
Release Date – 19 October 2000
Box Office – $72 million
Genre – Crime, Comedy, Musical
Awards – None
Plot – Three convicts escape prison to find a hidden treasure.
8. American Psycho
Director – Mary Harron
Cast – Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto
IMDB Rating – 7.6
Rotten Tomatoes – 68%
Release Date – 21 January 2000
Box Office – $34 Million
Genre – Thriller
Awards – None
Plot – An investement banker is a secret psychopath killer who goes on a killing spree.
7. Cast Away
Director – Robert Zemeckis
Cast – Tom hanks and Wilson the Volleyball
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 90%
Release Date – 22 December 2000
Box Office – $429 Million
Genre – Adventure
Awards – None
Plot – A Man befriends a volleyball after he is cast away on a distant island.
6. X-Men
Director – Bryan Singer
Cast – Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Halle Berry
IMDB Rating – 7.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 81%
Release Date – 12 July 2000
Box Office – $296 million
Genre – Adventure, Sci Fi
Awards – None
Plot – Wolverine kicks @$$ of Magneto. Love you Hugh Jackman.
5. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Director – Ang Lee
Cast – Chow Yun-Fat
IMDB Rating – 7.9
Rotten Tomatoes – 97%
Release Date – 6 July 2000
Box Office – $213 Million
Genre – Action, Fantasy
Awards – Academy awards for Best foreign film, best score,best art direction, best cinematography
Plot – After stealing a royal sword two lovers express feelings for each other while fighting against the corrupt people.
4. Requiem For a Dream
Director – Darren Aronofsky
Cast – Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly
IMDB Rating – 8.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 78%
Release Date – 27 October 2000
Box Office – $7 million
Genre – Drama
Awards – None
Plot – A film that explores the lives of drug addict people.
3. Snatch
Director – Guy Ritchie
Cast – Benicio Del Toro, Brad Pitt, Jason Statham
IMDB Rating – 8.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 73%
Release Date – 23 August 2000
Box Office – $83 million
Genre – Comedy, Crime
Awards – None
Plot – People from different parts of london tries to find out a stolen diamond.
2. Memento
Director – Christopher nolan
Cast – Guy Pierce, Carrie Anne Moss
IMDB Rating – 8.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 92%
Release Date – 5 September 2000
Box Office – $39 Million
Genre – Thriller, Mystery
Awards – NONE (and What a Shame for Oscars)
Plot – A man suffers from short term memory loss but he leaves no stone unturned to find the killer of his wife.
1. Gladiator
Director – Ridley Scott
Cast – Russell Crower, Joaquin Phoenix
IMDB Rating – 8.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 77%
Release Date – 1 May 2000
Box Office – $457 Million
Genre – Action, History
Awards – 5 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Visual Effects, Best Mixing, Best Costume Design
Plot – Story of a Roman General whose family is murdered by the corrupt son of a king.
Satisfied with our list? Did we missed any good film released in the year 2000? If so then do let us know about your favorite 2000 film in the comment section below.
