Best movies of 2000

Actors : Charlotte Rampling, Dimitris Katalifos, Stellan Skarsgård, Deborah Kara Unger,
Directors : Jonathan Nossiter,

Under the influence of signs and premonitions, a man allows himself to veer in and out of a love affair with his colleague.

Actors : Asia Argento, Jean Shepard, Herbert Fritsch, Gianluca Arcopinto,
Directors : Asia Argento,

A young Italian actress embarks on a self-destructive spree of sex, drugs and other excess while doing some soul searching to find the path for redemption.

Actors : Brendan Cowell, Susie Porter, Kelly McGillis, Abbie Cornish,
Directors : Samantha Lang,

A lesbian private detective dives head first into murder, manipulation and the consuming power of sex.

Actors : Samantha Morton, John Hannah, Linus Roache, Emily Woof,
Directors : Julien Temple,

Friendship and betrayal between two poets during the French Revolution.

Actors : Marie-Josée Croze, Jean-Nicolas Verreault, Stephanie Morgenstern, Pierre Lebeau,
Directors : Denis Villeneuve,

After plunging her car into a river, a woman encounters a man who helps her come to terms with her life.

Actors : W. Earl Brown, Daryl Hannah, Charlotte Ayanna, Kristin Bauer van Straten,
Directors : Michael Radford,

A non-glamorous portrayal of the lives of people who make their living at a strip club.

Actors : Louise Lasser, Robert Modica, Anna Levine, Jamie Harris,
Directors : Amos Kollek,

How important is the truth when falling in love? Bella is a Manhattan café waitress, about to turn 35, stuck in a long-term affair going nowhere. Paul is a widower, facing old age alone. ...

Actors : Zach Braff, Dean Cain, Ben Weber, Timothy Olyphant,
Directors : Greg Berlanti,

In the palm-shaded oasis of West Hollywood, we meet Dennis, a promising photographer. As he prepares to celebrate his twenty-eighth birthday, he laments, ' I can't decide if my friends are ...

Actors : Anthony LaPaglia, Elaine Stritch, Winona Ryder, Richard Gere,
Directors : Joan Chen,

Romantic drama about an aging playboy who falls for a sweet, but terminally ill, young woman.

Actors : Dina Korzun, Paddy Considine, Artyom Strelnikov, Steve Perry,
Directors : Pawel Pawlikowski,

When a young Russian woman and her son leave Moscow to meet her fiancé, who fails to show up, she declares political asylum.

Actors : Obba Babatundé, Charmin Lee White, Terrell Mitchell, Rae Dawn Chong,
Directors : Jordan Walker-Pearlman,

A young man dying in prison brings his family together for a fateful visit, and proceeds to put his life back together.

Actors : Fatemeh Cherag Akhar, Hassan Nebhan, Shahr Banou Sisizadeh, Ameneh Passand,
Directors : Marzieh Makhmalbaf,

A film comprised of three interconnected vignettes that depict women at three stages of life in Iran. The first part centers on a young girl on her ninth birthday who is told that she can ...

Actors : Lifan Dong, Jie Dong, Benshan Zhao, Biao Fu,
Directors : Yimou Zhang,

Zhao is an aging bachelor who hasn't been lucky in love. Thinking he has finally met the woman of his dreams, Zhao leads her to believe he is wealthy and agrees to a wedding far beyond his ...

Actors : Eloise Eonnet, Hadrian Dagannaud-Brouard, Chaya Cuénot, Demi Moore,
Directors : Alain Berliner,

A psychological romantic thriller where fantasy and reality become indistinguishable for a woman leading a double life in her dreams.

Actors : Tao Zhao, Jing Dong Liang, Tian-yi Yang, Hongwei Wang,
Directors : Zhangke Jia,

Set in Fenyang, Shanxi Province, the film focuses on a group of amateur theatre troupe performers whose fate mirrors that of the general population in China as massive socio-economic ...

Actors : Clifton Collins Jr., Jimmy Smits, Maria del Mar, Jon Seda,
Directors : Carlos Ávila,

An ex-boxer, living with the knowledge that his fight career was cut short by a crooked manager, channels his bitter disappointment in a single-minded quest for boxing championships for his...

Actors : Wu Bai, Candy Lo, Cathy Tsui, Nicholas Tse,
Directors : Hark Tsui,

Tyler is a restless, streetwise 21-year-old Hong Kong native who's had trouble gaining the trust of others all his life. He secretly fantasizes about living the good life in South America. ...

Actors : Sigourney Weaver, Paul Guilfoyle, Jeffrey Jones, Douglas McGrath,

A high school teacher in the 60s becomes an international spy and becomes involved in a plot to overthrow Fidel Castro.

Actors : Greg Kinnear, John Goodman, Annette Bening, Garry Shandling,
Directors : Mike Nichols,

A highly advanced civilization, whose citizens feel no emotion and reproduce by cloning, plans to conquer Earth from the inside by sending an operative, fashioned with a humming, mechanical...

Actors : Chartchai Ngamsan, Stella Malucchi, Supakorn Kitsuwon, Suwinit Panjamawat,
Directors : Wisit Sasanatieng,

With its loud acting style, exuberant sets and stunning shots in pastel colours, this Thai cult film is as much a parody as an homage to the Western and the romantic tearjerker.