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The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.
The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor (Russell Crowe).
There were also several popular action films, including X-Men and Shanghai Noon. In the comedy realm, there was Me, Myself & Irene and Meet the Parents.
Although a box office disappointment when originally released, DreamWorks Animation's The Road to El Dorado, based on the Hugh Thomas novel, Conquest, Montezuma, Cortés and the Fall of Old Mexico, earned second place behind Erin Brockovich.
Disney's Dinosaur was the most expensive film that year and a box-office success. Cast Away was also a success at the box office, earning over $429,632,142 worldwide in ticket receipts.
Coyote Ugly opened at #4 in North American box office making $17.3 million in its opening weekend behind Space Cowboys, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and Hollow Man.
Top-grossing films
These are the top grossing films that were first released in 2000. The top ten films of 2000, by worldwide gross in $USD, as well as the US & Canada, UK, and Australia grosses, are as follows:
2000 Rank | Title | Studio | Director(s) | Worldwide Gross | U.S./Canada Gross | U.K. Gross | Australia Gross |
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1 | Mission: Impossible II | Paramount | John Woo | $546,388,105 | $215,409,889 | $26,373,540 | $13,164,272 |
2 | Gladiator | DreamWorks/Universal | Ridley Scott | $457,640,427 | $187,705,427 | $47,775,542 | $18,466,914 |
3 | Cast Away | Fox/DreamWorks | Robert Zemeckis | $429,632,142 | $233,632,142 | $22,166,719 | $11,594,722 |
4 | What Women Want | Paramount | Nancy Meyers | $374,111,707 | $182,811,707 | $24,660,636 | $11,689,023 |
5 | Dinosaur | Disney | Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton | $349,822,765 | $137,748,063 | — | — |
6 | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Universal | Ron Howard | $345,141,403 | $260,044,825 | $21,925,287 | $4,376,924 |
7 | Meet the Parents | Universal/DreamWorks | Jay Roach | $330,444,045 | $166,244,045 | $21,360,088 | $11,549,612 |
8 | The Perfect Storm | Warner Bros. | Wolfgang Petersen | $328,718,434 | $182,618,434 | — | — |
9 | X-Men | Fox | Bryan Singer | $296,339,527 | $157,299,717 | $22,186,479 | $6,481,541 |
10 | What Lies Beneath | DreamWorks/Fox | Robert Zemeckis | $291,420,351 | $155,464,351 | $19,911,075 | $4,651,385 |
$ 567.123.4567 These numbers are taken from Box Office Mojo, including their 2000 Yearly Box Office Results.
2000 produced forty-six films that have grossed more than $100 million. Three films grossed more than $400 million.
Events
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<font-size=100%> January | 9 | 26th People's Choice Awards |
23 | The 57th Golden Globe Awards were held in the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles. Major winners included:
Drama
Musical or Comedy | |
20 - 30 | The 22nd Sundance Film Festival is opened by the world premiere of Gurinder Chadha's What's Cooking and screens over 100 films including American Psycho. The Grand Jury and Audience Award prizes are awarded to Girlfight, You Can Count on Me and Two Family House respectively. The Independent Vision Award prize is given to Kevin Spacey. | |
26 - 9 | The 29th Rotterdam International Film Festival is opened by Michael Mann's The Insider and screens over 200 films. The Tiger Award prizes are given to Bye Bye Blue Bird, Mundo grúa and Shower, Best Film | |
? | Broadcast Film Critics' Critics Choice Awards | |
? | 6th Screen Actors Guild Awards | |
<font-size=100%> February | 9 - 20 | The 50th Berlin International Film Festival is opened by the world premiere of Wim Wenders' The Million Dollar Hotel. The Golden Bear prizes are awarded to Magnolia, Best Film and Jeanne Moreau, Lifetime Achievement. The festival is closed with the world premiere of Bruno Barreto's Bossa Nova. |
? | 16th Independent Spirit Awards | |
<font-size=100%> March | 25 | The 20th Golden Raspberry Awards was held. Major winners include:
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26 | The 72nd Academy Awards ceremony is held in the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. Major winners include:
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<font-size=100%> April | 9 | The 53rd BAFTA Awards ceremony is held in the Odeon Leicester Square, London. Michael Caine is honoured with the Academy Fellowship. Major winners include: |
<font-size=100%> May | 10 - 21 | The 53rd Cannes Film Festival is opened by the world premiere of Roland Joffé's Vatel and screens over 100 films including Nurse Betty and O Brother, Where Art Thou? The Palme d'Or and the Grand Prize of the Jury are awarded to Dancer in the Dark and Devils on the Doorstep respectively. The festival is closed by the world premiere of Denys Arcand's Stardom |
18 - 11 | The 26th Seattle International Film Festival is opened by the North America premiere of Kenneth Branagh's Love's Labour's Lost and screens over 250 films. The Golden Space Needle prize is awarded to Shower. The festival closes with the premiere of Peter O'Fallon's A Rumor of Angels | |
<font-size=100%> July | 5 - 15 | The 35th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is held in the Thermal Hotel, Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The Crystal Globe prize is awarded to Me You Them. |
<font-size=100%> August | 2 - 12 | The 53rd Locarno International Film Festival is opened by the international premiere of Bryan Singer's X-Men and screens over 70 films including Hamlet and Hollow Man. The Golden Leopard prize is awarded to Father. The Silver Leopard prize is awarded to both Manilla and Little Cheung. The festival is closed by the world premiere of Denis Rabaglia's Azzurro |
13 - 27 | The 54th Edinburgh International Film Festival is opened by the British premiere of Lars von Trier's Dancer in the Dark. The Audience Award prize is given to Stephen Daldry's Billy Elliot. The festival is closed by the British premiere of Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love | |
25 - 4 | The 24th Montreal World Film Festival is opened by the world premiere of Agnès Jaoui's The Taste of Others. The Grand Prix des Amériques prize is awarded to both The Taste of Others and Innocence. The festival is closed by the premiere of Dein Perry's Bootmen | |
30 - 9 | The 57th Venice International Film Festival is opened by the international premiere of Clint Eastwood's Space Cowboys and screens more than 100 films including Small Time Crooks and Memento. The Golden Lion and Grand Jury prizes are awarded to The Circle and Before Night Falls respectively. The festival is closed by the world premiere of Tony Gatlif's Vengo | |
<font-size=100%> September | 7 - 16 | The 25th Toronto International Film Festival is opened by the world premiere of Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous. The People's Choice Award prize is awarded to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The festival is closed by the world premiere of Michael Kalesiko's How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog |
21 - 30 | The 48th San Sebastián International Film Festival is opened by the world premiere of Álex de la Iglesia's Common Wealth. The Golden Shell prize is awarded to The Ruination of Men and the Silver Shell prizes are awarded to Reza Parsa, Best Director, Gianfranco Brero, Best Actor and Carmen Maura, Best Actress. The Donostia Award is given to Michael Caine and Robert De Niro. The festival is closed by the world premiere of Karl Francis’ One of the Hollywood Ten | |
<font-size=100%> October | 13 - 26 | The 8th Raindance Film Festival is opened by the premiere of Miguel Arteta's Chuck and Buck. The festival is closed by the British premiere of Metin Hüseyin's It Was an Accident |
1 - 16 | 44th London Film Festival | |
? - ? | 13th Tokyo International Film Festival | |
<font-size=100%> November | ? - ? | 24th Cairo International Film Festival |
Awards
Palme d'Or (Cannes Film Festival):
- Dancer in the Dark, directed by Lars von Trier, Denmark
Grand Jury Prize (Sundance Film Festival):
- Girlfight, directed by Karyn Kusama, United States
and You Can Count on Me, directed by Kenneth Lonergan, United States
Golden Lion (Venice Film Festival):
- The Circle, directed by Jafar Panahi, Iran
Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival):
- Magnolia, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, United States
Films released in 2000
USA unless stated
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- 28 Days, starring Sandra Bullock and Viggo Mortensen
- 101 Reykjavík - (Iceland/Denmark/Norway)
- 102 Dalmatians, starring Glenn Close
- The 6th Day, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
A-D
- Aberdeen, starring Stellan Skarsgård and Lena Headey - (U.K./Norway)
- Across the Line, starring Brad Johnson
- Adventures in Wild California
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, starring Rene Russo, Jason Alexander, Robert De Niro
- Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (Ali Zaoua, prince de la rue) - (Morocco)
- All the Pretty Horses, directed by Billy Bob Thornton, starring Matt Damon, Penélope Cruz, Henry Thomas
- Almost Famous, directed by Cameron Crowe, starring Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson
- American Psycho, directed by Mary Harron, starring Christian Bale, Chloë Sevigny, Willem Dafoe
- Amores perros (Love's a Bitch), starring Emilio Echevarría and Gael García Bernal - (Mexico)
- Adanggaman - (Burkina Faso/France/Switzerland)
- Angels of the Universe (Englar alheimsins) - (Iceland)
- Animal Factory, directed by Steve Buscemi, starring Willem Dafoe and Edward Furlong
- The Art of War, starring Wesley Snipes
- Autumn in New York, starring Richard Gere and Winona Ryder
B
- Baise-moi - (France)
- Bait, starring Jamie Foxx
- Bang Rajan - (Thailand) - the highest grossing film in Thai film history
- Barking Dogs Never Bite (Flandersui gae) - (South Korea)
- Battlefield Earth, starring John Travolta -- winner of 9 Razzie Awards including worst film of the decade (awarded in 2010)
- Battle Royale (Batoru rowaiaru) - (Japan)
- The Beach, directed by Danny Boyle, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tilda Swinton - (U.K.)
- Beans (Fasulye) - (Turkey)
- Beautiful, directed by Sally Field, starring Minnie Driver, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Joey Lauren Adams
- Bedazzled, starring Brendan Fraser and Elizabeth Hurley
- Before Night Falls, starring Javier Bardem and Johnny Depp
- Best in Show, directed by Christopher Guest, starring Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Parker Posey, Jane Lynch, Fred Willard
- Beyond (Svinalängorna) - (Sweden)
- Big Momma's House, starring Martin Lawrence
- Billy Elliot, directed by Stephen Daldry, starring Jamie Bell and Julie Walters - (U.K.)
- Blackboards (Takhté siah) - (Iran)
- Boiler Room, starring Vin Diesel and Giovanni Ribisi
- El Bola (Pellet) - (Spain)
- Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, directed by Joe Berlinger
- Bootmen - (Australia)
- Bounce, starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck
- Boys and Girls, starring Freddie Prinze, Jr.
- Bread and Roses, directed by Ken Loach, starring Adrien Brody - (U.K.)
- Bread and Tulips (Pane e tulipani), starring Bruno Ganz - (Italy)
- Bring it On, starring Kirsten Dunst
- The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
- Brother, directed by Takeshi Kitano, starring Takeshi and Omar Epps - (U.S.A./Japan)
- Brother 2 (Brat 2) - (Russia)
- Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey - (Hong Kong)
C
- La Captive, directed by Chantal Akerman - (France/Belgium)
- Captains of April (Capitães de Abril) - (Portugal)
- Cast Away, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt
- Cecil B. Demented, directed by John Waters, starring Melanie Griffith
- The Cell, starring Jennifer Lopez, Vincent D'Onofrio, Vince Vaughn
- Center Stage, directed by Nicholas Hytner
- Charlie's Angels, starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray
- Chicken Run - (U.K.)
- Chinese Coffee, directed by and starring Al Pacino
- Chocolat, directed by Lasse Hallström, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp - (U.K./U.S.A.)
- Chopper, starring Eric Bana - (Australia)
- Chunhyang - (South Korea)
- The Circle (Dayereh), directed by Jafar Panahi - (Iran/Italy/Switzerland)
- The Claim, starring Wes Bentley, Milla Jovovich and Nastassja Kinski - (Canada/U.K.)
- Code Unknown (Code inconnu: Récit incomplet de divers voyages), directed by Michael Haneke, starring Juliette Binoche - (France/Germany/Romania)
- Coming Out (Faneronomai) - (South Korea)
- La comunidad (Common Wealth), starring Carmen Maura - (Spain)
- The Contender, directed by Rod Lurie, starring Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Sam Elliott, Christian Slater, Gary Oldman, William Petersen
- Coyote Ugly, starring Piper Perabo
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wo hu cang long), directed by Ang Lee, starring Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi - (Tai/U.S.A./HK/Ch)
- Cruel Intentions 2
D
- Dancer in the Dark, directed by Lars von Trier, starring Björk - (Denmark)
- The Day I Became a Woman (Roozi ke zan shodam) - (Iran)
- Dead or Alive 2: Tôbôsha, directed by Takashi Miike - (Japan)
- Demobbed (DMB) - (Russia)
- Devils on the Doorstep (Guizi lai le), directed by Jiang Wen - (China)
- Die Bad (Jukgeona hokeun nabbeugeona) - (South Korea)
- Digimon: The Movie
- Dinosaur, directed by Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton, voices of D. B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Ossie Davis, Samuel E. Wright
- The Dish, starring Sam Neill - (Australia)
- Ditto (Donggam) - (South Korea)
- Divided We Fall (Musíme si pomáhat) - (Czech Republic)
- Djomeh - (Iran)
- A Dog's Will (O Auto da Compadecida) - (Brazil)
- Down to You, starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Julia Stiles
- Dr. T & the Women, directed by Robert Altman, starring Richard Gere, Farrah Fawcett, Shelley Long, Helen Hunt
- Dracula 2000, starring Gerard Butler and Christopher Plummer
- Dude, Where's My Car?, starring Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott
- Duets, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Huey Lewis, Paul Giamatti, Andre Braugher, Maria Bello, Angie Dickinson
- Dungeons & Dragons, starring Justin Whalin, Marlon Wayans and Jeremy Irons
- Durian Durian (榴槤飄飄), directed by Fruit Chan - (Hong Kong)
E-K
- The Emperor's New Groove, directed by Mark Dindal, with voices of David Spade and John Goodman
- Erin Brockovich, directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, Aaron Eckhart, Marg Helgenberger
- Escaflowne: The Movie (エスカフローネ) - (Japan)
- VeggieTales: Esther, the Girl Who Would Be Queen
- Eureka - (Japan)
- An Everlasting Piece, directed by Barry Levinson
- Everybody's Famous! - (Belgium/Netherlands)
F
- Faat Kiné, directed by Ousmane Sembène - (Senegal)
- Face (顔) - (Japan)
- Faithless (Trolösa), directed by Liv Ullmann - (Sweden)
- The Family Man, starring Nicolas Cage and Téa Leoni
- Final Destination - (Canada/U.S.A.)
- Finding Forrester, starring Sean Connery
- Flickering Lights (Blinkende Lygter) - (Denmark)
- For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story, starring Andy García
- Forbidden Fruit - (Germany/Zimbabwe)
- The Foul King (반칙왕), directed by Kim Ji-woon - (South Korea)
- Frequency, starring Dennis Quaid and James Caviezel
G
- Gangster No. 1, starring Malcolm McDowell and Paul Bettany - (U.K.)
- Get Carter, starring Sylvester Stallone, Miranda Richardson, Alan Cumming, Michael Caine
- Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced - (Norway)
- The Gift, directed by Sam Raimi, starring Cate Blanchett, Keanu Reeves, Katie Holmes, Hilary Swank
- Ginger Snaps - (Canada)
- The Girl - (U.S.A./France)
- Girlfight, starring Michelle Rodriguez
- Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris - (U.K./U.S.A.)
- The Gleaners and I (Les glaneurs et la glaneuse), directed by Agnès Varda - (France)
- The Goddess of 1967 - (Australia)
- Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (Gojira tai Megagirasu Jī Shōmetsu Sakusen) - (Japan)
- The Golden Bowl, directed by James Ivory - (U.K./U.S.A./France)
- Gone in 60 Seconds, starring Nicolas Cage and Angelina Jolie
- Gossip, starring James Marsden and Kate Hudson
- Greenfingers, starring Clive Owen and Helen Mirren - (U.K.)
- Gun Shy, starring Liam Neeson
H
- Hanging Up, starring Diane Keaton, Meg Ryan, Lisa Kudrow, Walter Matthau
- Happy Times (Xìngfú Shíguāng), directed by Zhang Yimou - (China)
- Harry, He's Here to Help (Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien), directed by Dominik Moll - (France)
- Here on Earth, starring Chris Klein, Leelee Sobieski, Josh Hartnett
- Hey Ram (Oh God!), directed by and starring Kamal Haasan - (India)
- High Fidelity, starring John Cusack and Jack Black
- Highlander: Endgame
- Hollow Man, starring Kevin Bacon
- The House of Mirth, starring Gillian Anderson, Laura Linney, Dan Aykroyd
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas, directed by Ron Howard, starring Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski
- How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog, starring Kenneth Branagh and Robin Wright Penn
I-J
- I Have Found It (Kandukondain Kandukondain) - (India)
- I Love Beijing (Xiàrì nuǎnyàngyàng) - (China)
- Il Mare (Siworae) - (South Korea)
- In the Mood for Love (Fa yeung nin wa), directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung - (Hong Kong)
- In Your Love (Tere Pyar Mein) - (Pakistan)
- The Irrefutable Truth about Demons - (New Zealand)
- The Isle (seom) - (South Korea)
- Isn't She Great, starring Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, David Hyde Pierce, John Cleese
- Italian for Beginners (Italiensk for begyndere) - (Denmark)
- Ivans XTC
- Jalla! Jalla! - (Sweden)
- Joint Security Area (Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok JSA), directed by Park Chan-wook - (South Korea)
- Ju-on, directed by Takashi Shimizu - (Japan)
K
- Keeping the Faith, starring Ben Stiller
- The Kid, starring Bruce Willis, Lily Tomlin and Spencer Breslin
- Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang), starring Martine McCutcheon and Stellan Skarsgård - (U.K.)
- VeggieTales: King George and the Ducky
- Krámpack (aka Nico and Dani) - (Spain)
L-Q
- The Land of the Wandering Souls (La terre des âmes errantes), directed by Rithy Panh - (Cambodia/France)
- The Last Producer, directed by and starring Burt Reynolds, with Benjamin Bratt, Ann-Margret
- Legacy, a documentary
- The Legend of Bagger Vance, directed by Robert Redford, starring Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron, Jack Lemmon
- Liam, directed by Stephen Frears - (U.K.)
- Little Nicky, starring Adam Sandler
- Little Otik (Otesánek) - (Czech Republic)
- The Little Vampire - (Germany/Netherlands/U.S.A.)
- Long Night's Journey Into Day, a documentary
- Looking for Alibrandi - (Australia)
- Loser, starring Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari
- Love's Labour's Lost, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, with Nathan Lane, Alicia Silverstone, Natascha McElhone - (U.K.)
- Love & Basketball, starring Omar Epps
- Lucky Numbers, directed by Nora Ephron, starring John Travolta, Lisa Kudrow, Michael Moore
M
- Maelström - (Canada)
- Malèna, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, starring Monica Bellucci - (Italy)
- The Mark of Cain - (Russia)
- Maryam
- Maze, starring Rob Morrow and Laura Linney
- Me, Myself & Irene, directed by the Farrelly brothers, starring Jim Carrey and Renée Zellweger
- Meet the Parents, directed by Jay Roach, starring Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo
- Memento, directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Guy Pearce
- Men of Honour, starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding, Jr.
- Mercy Streets, starring Eric Roberts
- The Million Dollar Hotel, directed by Wim Wenders, starring Milla Jovovich and Mel Gibson - (Germany/U.S.A./U.K.)
- Miss Congeniality, starring Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Candice Bergen, Benjamin Bratt, William Shatner
- Mission: Impossible II, directed by John Woo, starring Tom Cruise, Thandie Newton, Dougray Scott, Ving Rhames
- Mission Kashmir, starring Sanjay Dutt - (India)
- Mission to Mars, directed by Brian De Palma, starring Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle, Gary Sinise
- My Dog Skip, starring Frankie Muniz and Luke Wilson
- My 5 Wives, starring Rodney Dangerfield, Andrew Dice Clay, Molly Shannon
N
- Needing You... (Gū Nán Guǎ Nǚ), starring Andy Lau and Sammi Cheng - (Hong Kong)
- The New Country (Det nya landet) - (Sweden)
- The Next Best Thing, directed by John Schlesinger, starring Madonna
- Next Friday, starring Ice Cube
- Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas) - (Argentina)
- Nurse Betty, starring Renée Zellweger, Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock, Greg Kinnear
O
- O Brother, Where Art Thou?, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring George Clooney, Holly Hunter, Tim Blake Nelson, John Turturro, John Goodman
- Ochtendzwemmers - (Netherlands)
- Offside (Dar Alanda Kısa Paslaşmalar) - (Turkey)
- One Hundred Steps (I Cento Passi) - (Italy)
- The Original Kings of Comedy, directed by Spike Lee, starring Cedric the Entertainer
- Our Lady of the Assassins (La virgen de los sicarios), directed by Barbet Schroeder - (Colombia/Spain
- Our Song, starring Kerry Washington
P-Q
- Panic, starring William H. Macy and Neve Campbell
- Passion of Mind, starring Demi Moore
- The Patriot, directed by Roland Emmerich, starring Mel Gibson, Chris Cooper, Heath Ledger
- Pay it Forward, directed by Mimi Leder, starring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment, Angie Dickinson, Jon Bon Jovi
- Peppermint Candy (Bakha satang) - (South Korea)
- The Perfect Storm, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Diane Lane, John C. Reilly, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
- Pitch Black, directed by David Twohy, starring Vin Diesel
- Platform (Zhàntái) - (China)
- Pokémon: The Movie 2000 (Pokémon Rugia Bakutan) - (Japan)
- Pollock, directed by and starring Ed Harris, with Marcia Gay Harden, Jennifer Connelly
- Possible Worlds, starring Tilda Swinton - (Canada)
- The Price of Milk - (New Zealand)
- Prince of Central Park, starring Kathleen Turner, Harvey Keitel, Danny Aiello
- Princes et princesses - (France)
- Proof of Life, directed by Taylor Hackford, starring Russell Crowe, Meg Ryan, David Morse, David Caruso
- Psycho Beach Party, starring Lauren Ambrose, Thomas Gibson, Amy Adams - (Australia/U.S.A.)
- Purely Belter - (U.K.)
- Quills, directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine - (U.S.A./U.K.)
R-Z
- Rated X, starring Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen, Rafer Weigel
- Ready to Rumble, starring David Arquette
- Red Planet, starring Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tom Sizemore, Benjamin Bratt, Simon Baker
- Relative Values, starring Julie Andrews and Colin Firth - (U.K.)
- Remember the Titans, starring Denzel Washington
- The Replacements, starring Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman
- Requiem for a Dream, directed by Darren Aronofsky, starring Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly
- Return to Me, directed by Bonnie Hunt, starring David Duchovny, Minnie Driver, Robert Loggia, Carroll O'Connor
- The Road to El Dorado, directed by Bibo Bergeron and Don Paul, with voices of Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Kline
- Road Trip, starring Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart, Tom Green
- Le Roi Danse (The King is Dancing) - (Belgium/France)
- Romeo Must Die, starring Jet Li and Aaliyah
- Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
- Rules of Engagement, starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson
S
- Sade, starring Daniel Auteuil - (France)
- Saving Grace, starring Brenda Blethyn - (U.K.)
- Scary Movie, starring Carmen Electra and Anna Faris
- Scream 3, starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette
- The Season of Men (Maussim al-rijal) - (Tunisia/France)
- Seventeen Again
- Sexy Beast, directed by Jonathan Glazer, starring Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane - (U.K./Spain)
- Shadow of the Vampire, starring John Malkovich and Willem Dafoe - (U.K./U.S.A.)
- Shaft (2000), starring Samuel L. Jackson and Christian Bale
- Shanghai Noon, starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson
- Sherina's Adventure (Petualangan Sherina) - (Indonesia)
- The Skulls
- Small Time Crooks, directed by and starring Woody Allen, with Tracey Ullman, Hugh Grant, Elaine May
- Snatch, directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Brad Pitt, Benicio del Toro, Dennis Farina, Jason Statham - (U.K.)
- Some Voices, starring Daniel Craig - (U.K.)
- Songcatcher, starring Janet McTeer
- Songs from the Second Floor (Sånger från andra våningen) - (Sweden)
- Souls Protest (Chosŏn'gŭl) - (North Korea)
- Space Cowboys, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, with Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, James Cromwell
- The Specials, starring Thomas Haden Church and Rob Lowe
- Spoils of War (Botín de guerra) - (Argentina)
- State and Main, directed by David Mamet, starring Alec Baldwin, William H. Macy, Sarah Jessica Parker, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rebecca Pidgeon
- Subconscious Cruelty, directed by Karim Hussain - (Canada)
- Sunday's Dream (Nichiyobi wa Owaranai) - (Japan)
- Supernova, starring James Spader and Angela Bassett
- Suzhou River (Sūzhōu Hé) - (China)
T
- The Tao of Steve, starring Donal Logue
- The Taste of Others (Le goût des autres) - (France)
- Terror Tract
- Thirteen Days, directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Kevin Costner and Bruce Greenwood (as JFK)
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad, directed by Britt Allcroft, starring Alec Baldwin, Peter Fonda, Didi Conn, Mara Wilson - (U.K./U.S.A.)
- Tigerland, directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Colin Farrell
- The Tigger Movie
- A Time for Drunken Horses (Zamani barayé masti asbha) - (Iran)
- Time of Favor (Ha-hesder) - (Israel)
- Timecode, directed by Mike Figgis, starring Salma Hayek and Stellan Skarsgård
- Titan A.E., directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, with voices of Matt Damon and Bill Pullman
- Together) (Tillsammans) - (Sweden)
- Traffic, directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Michael Douglas, Don Cheadle, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Benicio del Toro -- winner of 4 Academy Awards
- Turn It Up, starring Ja Rule and Jason Statham
U-V
- U-571, starring Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Jon Bon Jovi
- Unbreakable, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright Penn
- The Undefeated (Neskorenyy) - (Ukraine)
- Under the Sand (Sous le Sable), starring Charlotte Rampling - (France)
- Up at the Villa, starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Sean Penn - (U.K./U.S.A.)
- Vatel, directed by Roland Joffé, starring Gérard Depardieu and Uma Thurman - (France/U.K./Belgium)
- Vertical Limit, starring Chris O'Donnell and Bill Paxton
- The Vertical Ray of the Sun (Mua he chieu thang dung) - (Vietnam)
- Virgin Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors (Oh! Soo-jung) - (South Korea)
- The Visit, starring Billy Dee Williams
W
- Waiting List (Lista de Espera) - (Cuba)
- Water Drops on Burning Rocks (Gouttes d'eau sur pierres brûlantes) - (France)
- The Watcher, starring James Spader and Keanu Reeves
- The Way of the Gun, starring Ryan Phillippe and Benicio del Toro
- waydowntown - (Canada)
- The Wedding (Svadba) - (Russia/France)
- Werckmeister Harmonies (Werckmeister harmóniák) - (Hungary)
- What Lies Beneath, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford
- What Planet Are You From?, directed by Mike Nichols, starring Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, Greg Kinnear, Linda Fiorentino, John Goodman
- What Women Want, directed by Nancy Meyers, starring Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda
- Whipped
- The Whole Nine Yards, directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Bruce Willis and Matthew Perry
- The Widow of Saint-Pierre (La veuve de Saint-Pierre), directed by Patrice Leconte, starring Juliette Binoche and Daniel Auteuil - (France)
- Wonder Boys, directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Katie Holmes, Robert Downey, Jr.
XYZ
- X-Men, starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romijn
- Yi Yi (aka Yi Yi: A One and a Two) - (Taiwan)
- You Can Count on Me, starring Laura Linney and Mark Ruffalo
Wide-release films
Wide release is a term in the American motion picture industry for a motion picture that is playing nationally on 600 screens or more in the United States and Canada. The following films meet these criteria: