The Movies of 2000
(Movies Marked With a Are Reviewed in Full)
(Includes films first exhibited to commercial audiences in America between Jan. 1, 2000, and Dec. 31, 2000.
Consequently, certain entries, especially foreign films, are indexed here despite being produced in earlier years.)
SPECIAL SECTION: THE 2000 ACADEMY AWARDS

My Top Ten List

  1. The Cell ³ Dir. Tarsem Singh. With Jennifer Lopez, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio A
  2. Dancer in the Dark * Dir. Lars von Trier. With Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse A
  3. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Dir. Jim Jarmusch. With Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Cliff Gorman A
  4. You Can Count on Me ² Dir. Kenneth Lonergan. With Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Rory Culkin A–
  5. Wonder Boys ² Dir. Curtis Hanson. With Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand A–
  6. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ² Dir. Ang Lee. With Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi A–
  7. Before Night Falls ² Dir. Julian Schnabel. With Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez, Andrea Di Stefano A–
  8. Pola X Dir. Léos Carax. With Guillaume Dépardieu, Katerina Golubeva, Catherine Deneuve B+
(tie) Up at the Villa Dir. Philip Haas. With Kristin Scott Thomas, Sean Penn, Anne Bancroft B+
  9. The House of Mirth ³ Dir. Terence Davies. With Gillian Anderson, Eric Stoltz, Anthony LaPaglia B+
10. Traffic Dir. Steven Soderbergh. With Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones B+

NOTE: My own myopia led me to dislike Beau travail (see below) when I first reviewed it; subsequent viewings would place it at #8 on this list, with the happy side-effect of removing Traffic. Furthermore, Ratcatcher didn't open in my town in time to be considered, but it would also make a strong run for inclusion.

Other Releases from the Year 2000

² Seen twice in a cinema; ³ Seen three times in a cinema; * Seen four times or more in a cinema
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