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Best Movies of 2000

The highest-rated films released in 2000, ranked by TMDB user score among titles with at least 500 votes.

📊 A century of movies in numbers 125 titlesavg ★ 6.62 avg 108 min Drama Comedy Thriller Action

Most watched in 2000

Gladiator2000 · ★ 8.2 · 2h 35m

Memento2000 · ★ 8.2 · 1h 53m

American Psycho2000 · ★ 7.4 · 1h 42m

Cast Away2000 · ★ 7.7 · 2h 23m

X-Men2000 · ★ 7.0 · 1h 44m

Requiem for a Dream2000 · ★ 8.0 · 1h 42m

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#1 A Dog's Will (2000) · ★ 8.4 · 1,243 votes · 1h 44m · comedy, fantasy, romance
The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be ju…
#2 Gladiator (2000) · ★ 8.2 · 21,548 votes · 2h 35m · action, adventure, drama
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced…
#3 Memento (2000) · ★ 8.2 · 16,816 votes · 1h 53m · thriller, mystery
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rar…
#4 In the Mood for Love (2000) · ★ 8.1 · 3,290 votes · 1h 39m · romance, drama
In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love.…
#5 Requiem for a Dream (2000) · ★ 8.0 · 11,338 votes · 1h 42m · drama, crime
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island residents are shattered when their addictions run deep.…
#6 Yi Yi (2000) · ★ 7.9 · 678 votes · 2h 54m · drama
A Taipei family faces personal and moral uncertainty as everyday events test their relationships and sense of purpose.…
#7 Snatch (2000) · ★ 7.8 · 10,331 votes · 1h 43m · comedy, crime
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.…
#8 Dancer in the Dark (2000) · ★ 7.8 · 2,083 votes · 2h 20m · drama, crime
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her young son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same…
#9 Joint Security Area (2000) · ★ 7.8 · 882 votes · 1h 48m · action, thriller, drama
Two North Korean soldiers are killed in the border area between North and South Korea, prompting an investigation by a neutral body. The sergeant is the shooter, but the lead inves…
#10 Nine Queens (2000) · ★ 7.8 · 861 votes · 1h 54m · thriller, drama, crime
Two con artists try to swindle a stamp collector by selling him a sheet of counterfeit rare stamps, the "nine queens".…
#11 One Hundred Steps (2000) · ★ 7.8 · 746 votes · 1h 54m · drama, history
Peppino Impastato is a quick-witted lad growing up in 1970s Sicily. Despite hailing from a family with Mafia ties and living just one hundred steps from the house of local boss Tan…
#12 Cast Away (2000) · ★ 7.7 · 12,606 votes · 2h 23m · adventure, drama
Chuck Noland, a top international manager for FedEx, and Kelly, a Ph.D. student, are in love and heading towards marriage. Then Chuck's plane to Malaysia crashes at sea during a te…
#13 Remember the Titans (2000) · ★ 7.7 · 2,984 votes · 1h 53m · drama
After leading his football team to 15 winning seasons, coach Bill Yoast is demoted and replaced by Herman Boone – tough, opinionated and as different from the beloved Yoast as he c…
#14 Ask Me If I'm Happy (2000) · ★ 7.7 · 1,743 votes · 1h 40m · comedy
Aspiring thespians Aldo, Giovanni and Giacomo work dead-end jobs while nurturing their dream production of Cyrano de Bergerac, until love for the same woman tears their friendship…
#15 The Emperor's New Groove (2000) · ★ 7.6 · 7,482 votes · 1h 18m · comedy, fantasy, adventure
When the self‑absorbed Emperor Kuzco is accidentally transformed into a llama, he must rely on a humble villager to survive the jungle and reclaim his throne.…
#16 Billy Elliot (2000) · ★ 7.6 · 4,177 votes · 1h 51m · comedy, drama, music
County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught…
#17 Amores Perros (2000) · ★ 7.6 · 3,016 votes · 2h 34m · thriller, drama
A fatalistic car crash in Mexico city sets off a chain of events in the lives of three people: a supermodel, a young man wanting to run off with his sister-in-law, and a homeless m…
#18 Malena (2000) · ★ 7.6 · 2,834 votes · 1h 48m · drama
12-year-old Renato experiences three significant events on the same day: the beginning of the Second World War, getting a bike, and witnessing the arrival of the gorgeous Malèna. T…
#19 Almost Famous (2000) · ★ 7.5 · 3,246 votes · 2h 4m · drama, music
In 1973, a precocious 15-year-old aspiring rock journalist lands a dream assignment from Rolling Stone to tour with a rising rock band, embarking on a coming-of-age journey as he d…
#20 Men of Honor (2000) · ★ 7.5 · 2,594 votes · 2h 9m · drama
Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's…
#21 For the Birds (2000) · ★ 7.5 · 1,348 votes · 0h 4m · comedy, animation, family
One by one, a flock of small birds perches on a telephone wire. Sitting close together has problems enough, and then comes along a large dopey bird that tries to join them. The bir…
#22 American Psycho (2000) · ★ 7.4 · 12,710 votes · 1h 42m · thriller, drama, crime
A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies…
#23 Erin Brockovich (2000) · ★ 7.4 · 3,779 votes · 2h 11m · drama
A twice-divorced mother of three who sees an injustice, takes on the bad guy and wins -- with a little help from her push-up bra. Erin goes to work for an attorney and comes across…
#24 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) · ★ 7.4 · 3,717 votes · 2h 0m · action, fantasy, adventure
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.…
#25 Pay It Forward (2000) · ★ 7.4 · 2,103 votes · 2h 2m · drama
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most…
#26 O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) · ★ 7.3 · 4,745 votes · 1h 47m · comedy, adventure, crime
In the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them.…
#27 The Road to El Dorado (2000) · ★ 7.3 · 4,140 votes · 1h 30m · comedy, fantasy, adventure
Stowing away after a failed con, a pair of swindlers end up on El Dorado, the fabled "city of gold", where they quickly get in over their heads when they are mistaken as gods by th…
#28 Battle Royale (2000) · ★ 7.3 · 3,957 votes · 1h 53m · action, thriller, drama
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.…
#29 Frequency (2000) · ★ 7.3 · 2,127 votes · 1h 58m · thriller, science-fiction, crime
When a rare phenomenon gives police officer John Sullivan the chance to speak to his father, 30 years in the past, he takes the opportunity to prevent his dad's tragic death. Afte…
#30 Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000) · ★ 7.3 · 1,220 votes · 1h 17m · action, thriller, science-fiction
The Joker is back with a vengeance, and Neo-Gotham's Dark Knight, Terry McGinnis, needs answers as he stands alone to face the old Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.…
#31 The Patriot (2000) · ★ 7.2 · 4,494 votes · 2h 45m · action, drama, history
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But wh…
#32 Quills (2000) · ★ 7.2 · 751 votes · 2h 4m · drama
In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls. As the authorities tighten control,…
#33 Unbreakable (2000) · ★ 7.1 · 10,165 votes · 1h 46m · thriller, drama, mystery
An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterio…
#34 The Virgin Suicides (2000) · ★ 7.1 · 3,718 votes · 1h 37m · romance, drama
A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents.…
#35 Traffic (2000) · ★ 7.1 · 2,512 votes · 2h 27m · thriller, drama, crime
An exploration of the United States of America's war on drugs from multiple perspectives. For the new head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the war becomes personal w…
#36 High Fidelity (2000) · ★ 7.1 · 2,269 votes · 1h 53m · comedy, romance, drama
After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".…
#37 Audition (2000) · ★ 7.1 · 1,860 votes · 1h 55m · drama, horror
Seven years after the death of his wife, widower Shigeharu seeks advice on how to find a new wife from a colleague. Taking advantage of their position as a film company, they stage…
#38 Finding Forrester (2000) · ★ 7.1 · 1,260 votes · 2h 16m · drama, history
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer…
#39 But I'm a Cheerleader (2000) · ★ 7.1 · 886 votes · 1h 25m · comedy, romance, drama
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her…
#40 Where the Heart Is (2000) · ★ 7.1 · 765 votes · 2h 0m · comedy, romance, drama
Novalee Nation is a 17-year-old Tennessee transient who has to grow up in a hurry when she's left pregnant and abandoned by her boyfriend on a roadside, and takes refuge in the fri…