11. O Brother Where Art Thou
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Joel Coen
Actors: George Clooney, John Goodman, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Holly Hunter, Michael Badalucco
Plot: Convicts escape from prison during the 30's as they search for jobs and a life away from hell. The problem is, they are being chased by a mysterious warden.
12. The Boondock Saints
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Troy Duffy
Actors: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco, Brian Mahoney, Billy Connolly
Plot: Two brothers fight the Russian mob in their neighborhood. They begin killing evil men in the name of truth (veritas) and justice (aequitas).
They are pursued by an FBI agent who sees what he has always secretly hoped would happen with criminals and deals with the fact that there is no public outcry for the killings to stop.
13. Traffic
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Actors: Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Topher Grace, Don Cheadle, Majandra Delfino, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Plot: A pair of semi interlocking stories represent American drug trafficking and the prevention of with a young daughter using, a corrupt cop policing and a judge who has no idea really what is going on in the real world.
14. High Fidelity
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Romance
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Stephen Frears
Actors: John Cusack, Jack Black, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Iben Hjejle
Plot: A record store owner has trouble with relationships as he recalls his last 5 break ups.
15. Battle Royale ( Batoru rowaiaru )
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Actors: "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, Chiaki Kuriyama, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Sousuke Takaoka
Plot: In a bleak future, 42 ninth-grade classmates are stranded on a deserted island each with a weapon and a choice: kill or be killed. This is Battle Royale, three days, one survivor, no escape.
16. Dancer in the Dark
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lars von Trier
Actors: Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare, Joel Grey, Cara Seymour
Plot: A woman with a very mundane life accidentally kills her neighbor.
17. Audition ( Ôdishon )
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Takashi Miike
Actors: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Tetsu Sawaki, Jun Kunimura, Renji Ishibashi, Miyuki Matsuda
Plot: When a widower decides to hold a fake movie audition to find the pefect replacement, what starts out as the pefect dream relationship turns into a nightmare.
18. Yi Yi
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Edward Yang
Actors: Elaine Jin, Issei Ogata, Nien-Jen Wu, Su-Yun Ko, Kelly Lee, Jonathan Chang
Plot: Follows a family in Taipei as they struggle with emotion, conflict and try to discern the meaning of life itself.
19. Best in Show
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Christopher Guest
Actors: Parker Posey, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Jay Brazeau, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean
Plot: Christopher Guest's hilarious mockumentary follows several dog owners as they prepare for, and compete in, the Mayflower Dog Show.
20. George Washington
Year of Release: 2000
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: David Gordon Green
Actors: Candace Evanofski, Donald Holden, Damian Jewan Lee, Curtis Cotton III, Rachael Handy, Paul Schneider
Plot: In a small town in North Carolina, a tight-knit group of friends get caught up in a tragic lie. As they live with the cover-up, each one goes on their own quest for redemption.
