My Favorite Movies from 2000
by jgiles-367-954534 | created - 14 Dec 2017 | updated - 24 Jan 2023 | PublicThese are my favorite movies from 2000 that I still love today.
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1. American Psycho (2000)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A wealthy New York City investment banking executive, Patrick Bateman, hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he delves deeper into his violent, hedonistic fantasies.
Director: Mary Harron | Stars: Christian Bale, Justin Theroux, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage
Votes: 715,105 | Gross: $15.07M
2. The Family Man (2000)
PG-13 | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A fast-lane investment broker, offered the opportunity to see how the other half lives, wakes up to find that his sports car and girlfriend have become a mini-van and wife.
Director: Brett Ratner | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Piven
Votes: 119,358 | Gross: $75.79M
3. Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
PG-13 | 118 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A retired master car thief must come back to the industry and steal fifty cars with his crew in one night to save his brother's life.
Director: Dominic Sena | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, T.J. Cross
Votes: 294,608 | Gross: $101.65M
4. Road Trip (2000)
R | 93 min | Comedy
Four college buddies embark on a road trip to retrieve an illicit tape mistakenly mailed to a female friend.
Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, Amy Smart, Paulo Costanzo
Votes: 178,245 | Gross: $68.54M
5. What Women Want (2000)
PG-13 | 127 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.
Director: Nancy Meyers | Stars: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda
Votes: 222,292 | Gross: $182.81M
6. Meet the Parents (2000)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Romance
Male nurse Greg Focker meets his girlfriend's parents before proposing, but her suspicious father is every date's worst nightmare.
Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner
Votes: 355,079 | Gross: $166.24M
7. Erin Brockovich (2000)
R | 131 min | Biography, Drama
An unemployed single mother becomes a legal assistant and almost single-handedly brings down a California power company accused of polluting a city's water supply.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, David Brisbin, Dawn Didawick
Votes: 221,200 | Gross: $125.60M
8. Final Destination (2000)
R | 98 min | Horror, Thriller
After getting a premonition about a plane crash on his school trip, Alex, a student saves a few of his classmates. However, their situation gets complicated when death starts chasing them.
Director: James Wong | Stars: Devon Sawa, Ali Larter, Kerr Smith, Kristen Cloke
Votes: 279,404 | Gross: $53.33M
9. Where the Heart Is (2000)
PG-13 | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A pregnant seventeen-year-old rebuilds her life after being abandoned by her boyfriend at a Walmart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma.
Director: Matt Williams | Stars: Natalie Portman, James Frain, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing
Votes: 36,352 | Gross: $33.77M
10. What Lies Beneath (2000)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she is losing her mind.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Katharine Towne, Miranda Otto
Votes: 135,688 | Gross: $155.46M
11. Pay It Forward (2000)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama
A young boy attempts to make the world a better place after his teacher gives him that chance.
Director: Mimi Leder | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Haley Joel Osment, Helen Hunt, Jay Mohr
Votes: 123,876 | Gross: $33.52M
12. Keeping the Faith (2000)
PG-13 | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two friends, a priest and a rabbi, fall in love with the same woman they knew in their youth, but the religious position of both men denies them romance.
Director: Edward Norton | Stars: Ben Stiller, Edward Norton, Jenna Elfman, Anne Bancroft
Votes: 53,220 | Gross: $37.05M
13. Dracula 2000 (2000)
R | 99 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A group of thieves breaks into a chamber expecting to find paintings, but instead they release the count himself, who travels to New Orleans to find his nemesis' daughter, Mary Van Helsing.
Director: Patrick Lussier | Stars: Gerard Butler, Justine Waddell, Jonny Lee Miller, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 36,459 | Gross: $33.02M
14. The Gift (2000)
R | 111 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A fortune teller with extrasensory perception is asked to help find a young woman who has mysteriously disappeared.
Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Katie Holmes, Keanu Reeves, Giovanni Ribisi
Votes: 74,761 | Gross: $12.01M
15. Return to Me (2000)
PG | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A man who falls in love with the woman who received his wife's heart must decide which woman it is who holds his heart.
Director: Bonnie Hunt | Stars: David Duchovny, Minnie Driver, Carroll O'Connor, Robert Loggia
Votes: 22,779 | Gross: $32.66M
16. Scream 3 (2000)
R | 116 min | Horror, Mystery
While Sidney and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises to terrorize them.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 164,011 | Gross: $89.14M
17. The Kid (2000)
PG | 104 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
An unhappy, disliked image consultant gets a second shot at life when he is mysteriously confronted by an eight-year-old version of himself.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer, Lily Tomlin
Votes: 44,396 | Gross: $69.69M
18. The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
In this live-action prequel to The Flintstones (1994), the Flintstones and the Rubbles go on a trip to Rock Vegas, where Wilma Slaghoople is pursued by playboy Chip Rockefeller.
Director: Brian Levant | Stars: Mark Addy, Stephen Baldwin, Kristen Johnston, Jane Krakowski
Votes: 25,446 | Gross: $35.27M
19. Whatever It Takes (2000)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A modern-day remake of the Cyrano DeBergerac tale.
Director: David Raynr | Stars: Shane West, Marla Sokoloff, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Manu Intiraymi
Votes: 11,998 | Gross: $8.74M
20. You Can Count on Me (2000)
R | 111 min | Drama
A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely seen younger brother returns to town.
Director: Kenneth Lonergan | Stars: Laura Linney, Matthew Broderick, Amy Ryan, Michael Countryman
Votes: 31,413 | Gross: $9.18M
21. Pollock (2000)
R | 122 min | Biography, Drama
A film about the life and career of the American painter, Jackson Pollock.
Director: Ed Harris | Stars: Ed Harris, Marcia Gay Harden, Robert Knott, Molly Regan
Votes: 29,618 | Gross: $8.60M
22. Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
G | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Thomas the Tank Engine searches for gold dust that will allow his magical friend Mr. Conductor to return home, while also helping a girl restore her grandfather's enchanted locomotive.
Director: Britt Allcroft | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Cody McMains, Russell Means, Peter Fonda
Votes: 4,763 | Gross: $15.91M
23. The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
PG | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When enemies Boris, Natasha, and Fearless Leader escape into the real world with a nefarious scheme, Rocky and Bullwinkle do the same, and team up with a young F.B.I. Agent to stop the trio.
Director: Des McAnuff | Stars: Robert De Niro, Rene Russo, Piper Perabo, Jason Alexander
Votes: 21,196 | Gross: $26.00M
24. The Contender (2000)
R | 126 min | Drama, Thriller
Senator Laine Hanson is a contender for U.S. Vice President, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation.
Director: Rod Lurie | Stars: Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater
Votes: 25,009 | Gross: $17.87M
25. Down to You (2000)
PG-13 | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
College students Al and Imogen meet and fall in love, but fear of commitment causes them to go their separate ways.
Director: Kris Isacsson | Stars: Freddie Prinze Jr., Julia Stiles, Selma Blair, Shawn Hatosy
Votes: 15,726 | Gross: $20.04M
26. Dr. T & the Women (2000)
R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A wealthy gynecologist's ideal life is thrown into turmoil when the women closest to him begin to affect his life in unexpecting ways.
Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern
Votes: 20,267 | Gross: $13.11M
27. My Dog Skip (2000)
PG | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A shy boy grows up in 1940s Mississippi with the help of his beloved dog, Skip.
Director: Jay Russell | Stars: Frankie Muniz, Kevin Bacon, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson
Votes: 21,347 | Gross: $34.10M
28. Cherry Falls (1999)
R | 92 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In the small town of Cherry Falls, a psychotic murderer is killing off the virgins of the local high school.
Director: Geoffrey Wright | Stars: Brittany Murphy, Jay Mohr, Michael Biehn, Jesse Bradford
Votes: 14,761
29. Drowning Mona (2000)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
When a woman drives a car into the river to her death, everyone in town becomes a suspect.
Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Danny DeVito, Bette Midler, Neve Campbell, Jamie Lee Curtis
Votes: 15,569 | Gross: $15.43M
30. Ed Gein (2000)
Not Rated | 89 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Ed Gein, who dug up the corpses of over a dozen women and made things out of their remains before finally shooting two people to death and butchering their bodies like beef sides.
Director: Chuck Parello | Stars: Steve Railsback, Carrie Snodgress, Carol Mansell, Sally Champlin
Votes: 5,623 | Gross: $0.01M
31. Here on Earth (2000)
PG-13 | 96 min | Drama, Romance
A rich college kid is taught a lesson after a joy ride ends up destroying a country restaurant.
Director: Mark Piznarski | Stars: Chris Klein, Leelee Sobieski, Josh Hartnett, Michael Rooker
Votes: 8,891 | Gross: $10.49M
32. Tadpole (2002)
PG-13 | 78 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Coming-of-age story about a suave 15-year-old prep school student who falls in love with his stepmother. When her best friend responds to his advances, he suddenly finds himself in way over his head.
Director: Gary Winick | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Aaron Stanford, Kate Mara, Robert Iler
Votes: 6,261 | Gross: $2.88M
33. Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (2000)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Romance
Five California women struggle with personal problems as their own paths unwind in unexpected ways.
Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz, Calista Flockhart, Kathy Baker
Votes: 7,373
34. What's Cooking? (2000)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Four families in LA of different ethnicity (Latino, Asian/Vietnamese, African and Jewish) gather together for Thanksgiving dinner.
Director: Gurinder Chadha | Stars: Joan Chen, Julianna Margulies, Mercedes Ruehl, Victor Rivers
Votes: 2,914 | Gross: $1.04M
35. Skipped Parts (2000)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An ungrounded young mother and her thoughtful teenage son are banished to a remote provincial town by her domineering father.
Director: Tamra Davis | Stars: Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mischa Barton, Bug Hall
Votes: 3,676
36. Panic (2000)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Alex, a hit man, tries to get out of the family business, but his father won't let him do so. While seeking the help of a therapist, he meets a sexually charged 23-year-old woman with whom he falls in love.
Director: Henry Bromell | Stars: William H. Macy, Neve Campbell, John Ritter, Donald Sutherland
Votes: 9,042 | Gross: $0.78M
37. Forever Lulu (2000)
R | 99 min | Drama, Romance
A schizophrenic romantic tracks down her college sweetheart to help her find their son she gave up for adoption sixteen years ago to the dismay of his new wife.
Director: John Kaye | Stars: Melanie Griffith, Patrick Swayze, Penelope Ann Miller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Votes: 1,461
38. Time Share (2000)
PG | 87 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
Two single parents, one man and one woman, along with their kids, have to involuntarily share a house for their holidays.
Director: Sharon von Wietersheim | Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Timothy Dalton, Kevin Zegers, Cameron Finley
Votes: 1,478
39. Submerged (2000)
R | 95 min | Action
Navy SEALs launch a rescue mission after terrorists plunge a jet carrying a missile-launching computer into the sea.
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Coolio, Maxwell Caulfield, Brent Huff, Nicole Eggert
Votes: 834
40. Maze (2000)
R | 97 min | Drama, Romance
An artist with Tourette Syndrome falls in love with his best friend's pregnant girlfriend.
Director: Rob Morrow | Stars: Rob Morrow, Laura Linney, Craig Sheffer, Rose Gregorio
Votes: 923 | Gross: $0.02M
41. Terror Tract (2000)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Horror, Romance
A real estate agent terrifies a couple with the grim fates of the previous owners of a house they're looking at.
Directors: Lance W. Dreesen, Clint Hutchison | Stars: John Ritter, David DeLuise, Allison Smith, Kim Correll
Votes: 1,909
42. The Perfect Tenant (2000)
R | 93 min | Thriller
Twenty years ago Danny Summer found his father hanging from the rafters on Christmas Eve. Ever since that night he has been plotting revenge. When Brian Hartwell moves into Jessica ... See full summary »
Director: Doug Campbell | Stars: Linda Purl, Maxwell Caulfield, Stacy Hogue, Melissa Behr
Votes: 372
43. Epicenter (2000)
R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A detective assigned to transport a dangerous mobster discovers that she has been set-up to fail.
Director: Richard Pepin | Stars: Traci Lords, Gary Daniels, Jeff Fahey, Daniela Nane
Votes: 1,484
44. The Last Producer (2000)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
An old-time mogul struggles to reenter the club where power and money make the rules.
Director: Burt Reynolds | Stars: Sean Astin, David Atkinson, Leslie Bega, Benjamin Bratt
Votes: 364
45. The Stepdaughter (2000 Video)
R | 92 min | Horror, Thriller
Growing up, Susan Heller survived countless foster homes and years of abuse and neglect with one burning goal: to someday find the birth mother who abandoned her--and get revenge.
Director: Peter Liapis | Stars: Andrea Roth, Lisa Dean Ryan, Jaimz Woolvett, Cindy Pickett
Votes: 613
46. Other Voices (2000)
R | 104 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
This stylized turn-of-the-millennium thriller follows troubled couple Phil and Anna, each suspecting the other of infidelity, as they try to keep their paranoia and distrust from further fracturing the strange world around them.
Director: Dan McCormack | Stars: David Aaron Baker, Mary McCormack, Stockard Channing, Campbell Scott
Votes: 300
47. Vertical Limit (2000)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A climber must rescue his sister on the peak of K2, the second highest mountain in the world .
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Scott Glenn, Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney
Votes: 65,338 | Gross: $69.24M
48. Bruno (2000)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Drama
Bruno is a unique young boy genius, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.
Director: Shirley MacLaine | Stars: Alex D. Linz, Shirley MacLaine, Gary Sinise, Joey Lauren Adams
Votes: 1,603
49. The Perfect Storm (2000)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, John C. Reilly, Diane Lane
Votes: 177,887 | Gross: $182.62M
50. Enemies of Laughter (2000)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
Enemies tells the story of a playwright and sitcom writer Paul Halpern (Academy Award Nominee David Paymer) who can't buy a break!
Director: Joey Travolta | Stars: David Paymer, Judge Reinhold, Rosalind Chao, Peter Falk
Votes: 204
51. Dinner Rush (2000)
R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
At a popular NYC Italian restaurant on a dramatic, busy evening, there are 2 gangsters, cop detective, food-critic, ex bookmaker owner, his chef son, indebted gambler sous-chef etc.
Director: Bob Giraldi | Stars: Danny Aiello, Edoardo Ballerini, John Rothman, Frank Bongiorno
Votes: 6,026 | Gross: $0.11M
52. Isn't She Great (2000)
R | 95 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Bette Midler and Nathan Lane star in this comedy about Jacqueline Susann, the ambitious woman of dubious talent who wrote Valley of the Dolls, a best-selling novel that became a sensation.
Director: Andrew Bergman | Stars: Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing, David Hyde Pierce
Votes: 2,557 | Gross: $2.96M
53. Tripfall (2000)
R | 91 min | Thriller
A serial killer turns the life of a family on vacation into a nightmare.
Director: Serge Rodnunsky | Stars: Eric Roberts, John Ritter, Rachel Hunter, Tyler Cole Malinger
Votes: 475
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