Best movies 2000 – Top movies 2000
List of the best movies released in 2000
Top grossing movies in 2000

Let’s check together the best grossing movies of 2000 (movie trailers and other details available below):

Mission: Impossible 2 Genre: Action/Thriller Directed by: John Woo Written by: Robert Towne Starring: Tom Cruise, Richard Roxburgh, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton, Ving Rhames Release Date: May 24, 2000 Trailer of Mission: Impossible II: Mission: Impossible 2 Movie Plot: Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), while vacationing, is alerted by the IMF that someone has used his identity to assist Russian bio-chemical expert Dr. Vladimir Nekhorvich (Rade Serbedzija) of Biocyte Pharmaceuticals to enter into the United States, but purposely crashed the commercial airline en route. Nekhorvich, an old friend of Hunt, had forewarned the IMF of his arrival, planning to deliver a new virus called Chimera and its cure, Bellerophon, both which he was forced to developed by Biocyte, into the IMF’s hands. With the crash of the plane, IMF is worried that the virus is out in the open, believing that former IMF agent Sean Ambrose (Dougray Scott) is behind the incident. IMF assigns Hunt and his team to recover it, but must include Nyah Nordoff-Hall (Thandie Newton), a professional thief, presently operating in Seville, Spain, as she will be able to get close to Ambrose.

Gladiator Genre: Action/Adventure/Drama Directed by: Ridley Scott Written by: David Franzoni, John Logan, William Nicholson Starring: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Reed, Derek Jacobi, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris Release Date: May 5, 2000 Trailer of Gladiator: Gladiator Movie Plot: Under the rule of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Maximus, a Roman general finds himself in line throne when the Emperor chooses him over his son Commodus. When Maximus discovers that his family has been slaughtered in an act of betrayal, he allows himself to be captured and thrown into the gladiator games as a slave in an attempt to reap his revenge…

Cast Away Genre: Adventure/Drama Directed by: Robert Zemeckis Written by: William Broyles Jr. Starring: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt Release Date: December 7, 2000 Trailer of Cast Away: Cast Away Movie Plot: A FedEx executive must transform himself physically and emotionally to survive a crash landing on a deserted island.

strong>What Women Want Genre: Comedy/Fantasy/Romance Directed by: Nancy Meyers Written by: Patrick Swidler, Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa, Diane Drake Starring: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda, Ashley Johnson, Bette Midler Release Date: December 15, 2000 Trailer of What Women Want: What Women Want Movie Plot: After an accident, a chauvinistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.

Dinosaur Genre: Animation/Adventure/Family Directed by: Eric Leighton, Ralph Zondag Written by: John Harrison, Robert Nelson Jacobs Starring: D. B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Ossie Davis, Max Casella, Hayden Panettiere, Samuel E. Wright, Julianna Margulies, Peter Siragusa, Joan Plowright, Della Reese Release Date: May 19, 2000 Trailer of Dinosaur: Dinosaur Movie Plot: An orphaned dinosaur raised by lemurs joins an arduous trek to a sancturary after a meteorite shower destroys his family home.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas Genre: Comedy/Family/Fantasy Directed by: Ron Howard Written by: Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman Starring: Jim Carrey, Taylor Momsen, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Molly Shannon, Clint Howard Release Date: November 17, 2000 Trailer of How the Grinch Stole Christmas: How the Grinch Stole Christmas Movie Plot: The Grinch, a foul-tempered green and hairy creature, who lives on Mount Crumpit, hates Christmas almost as much as the residents of Whoville, the town at the bottom of his mountain. One night he decides to steal Christmas away from the Whos by taking all their decorations, presents and ‘Christmassy’ things, however he soon learns a valuable lesson about the true spirit of the festive season. An adaptation of HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS by Dr. Seuss.

Meet the Parents Genre: Comedy Directed by: Jay Roach Written by: Jim Herzfeld, John Hamburg Starring: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Teri Polo, Blythe Danner, Owen Wilson Release Date: October 6, 2000 Trailer of Meet the Parents: Meet the Parents Movie Plot:

The Perfect Storm Genre: Action/Adventure/Thriller Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen Written by: William D. Wittliff Starring: George Clooney,Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, John C. Reilly, William Fichtner, Michael Ironside Release Date: June 30, 2000 Trailer of The Perfect Storm: The Perfect Storm Movie Plot: October 1991 witnessed an ocean storm of the most dramatic scale. Caught in the middle of this watery hell was a small sword-fishing boat, whose crew fought like warriors to try to save their lives. This film is the portrayal of those terrifying moments, and an account of the effect it had on their families.

X-Men Genre: Action/Superhero/Science-Fiction Directed by: Bryan Singer Written by: David Hayter Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin, Tyler Mane, Ray Park, Rebecca Romijn Release Date: July 14, 2010 Trailer of X-Men: X-Men Movie Plot: Across the world, children are born with an extra twist to their chromosomes that allow them to exhibit superhuman abilities: fire a beam of force from their eyes, or sprout wings that allow flight or being able to read men’s minds. These ‘children of the atom’ are often feared and despised by the world, forcing these ‘mutants’ to resort to desperate actions. However, one group of mutants have banded together to show the world that it need not fear their kind. Apart, they are simply scientific curiosities, freaks and monsters – but together, united by their shared belief, they are more – they are the uncanny X-Men.

What Lies Beneath Genre: Drama/Horror/Mystery/Thriller Directed by: Robert Zemeckis Written by: Sarah Kernochan, Clark Gregg Starring: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Scarwid, Miranda Otto, James Remar, Katharine Towne, Wendy Crewson, Amber Valletta Release Date: July 21, 2000 Trailer of What Lies Beneath: What Lies Beneath Movie Plot: The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost — or that she’s losing her mind.