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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.
Dinosaur was the most expensive film of 2000 and a box-office success.
Highest-grossing films
| Rank | Title | Studio | Worldwide gross |
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| 1. | Mission: Impossible II | Paramount | $546,388,105 |
| 2. | Gladiator | DreamWorks / Universal | $457,640,427 |
| 3. | Cast Away | Fox / DreamWorks | $429,632,142 |
| 4. | What Women Want | Paramount | $374,111,707 |
| 5. | Dinosaur | Disney | $349,822,765 |
| 6. | How the Grinch Stole Christmas | Universal | $345,141,403 |
| 7. | Meet the Parents | Universal / DreamWorks | $330,444,045 |
| 8. | The Perfect Storm | Warner Bros. | $328,718,434 |
| 9. | X-Men | Fox | $296,339,527 |
| 10. | What Lies Beneath | DreamWorks / Fox | $291,420,351 |
Events
Award ceremonies
Awards
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2000 Wide-release films
January–March
April–June
July–September
October–December
Films released in 2000
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A-D
A
- A Better Way to Die
- Across the Line, starring Brad Johnson
- Adventures in Wild California
- The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, starring Rene Russo, Jason Alexander and Robert De Niro
- Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets
- All the Pretty Horses, directed by Billy Bob Thornton, starring Matt Damon and Penélope Cruz
- Almost Famous, directed by Cameron Crowe, starring Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit, Anna Paquin, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Frances McDormand
- American Psycho, directed by Mary Harron, starring Christian Bale, Reese Witherspoon, Jared Leto and Willem Dafoe
- Amores perros (Love's a Bitch), directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, starring Emilio Echevarría, Gael García Bernal and Adriana Barraza
- Adanggaman
- Animal Factory, directed by Steve Buscemi, starring Willem Dafoe, Edward Furlong, Tom Arnold and Mickey Rourke
- The Art of War, starring Wesley Snipes
- Autumn in New York, starring Richard Gere and Winona Ryder
B
- Baise-moi, directed by Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi
- Bait, starring Jamie Foxx
- Baller Blockin
- Bang Rajan - the highest grossing film in Thai film history
- Battlefield Earth, starring John Travolta, Barry Pepper and Forest Whitaker — Winner of 9 Razzie Awards including worst film of the decade (awarded in 2010)
- Battle Royale, directed by Kinji Fukasaku, starring Takeshi Kitano
- Beautiful, directed by Sally Field, starring Minnie Driver, Joey Lauren Adams and Kathleen Turner
- Bedazzled, directed by Harold Ramis, starring Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley and Frances O'Connor
- Before Night Falls, directed by Julian Schnabel, starring Javier Bardem, Johnny Depp and Sean Bean
- The Bench (Bænken), directed by Per Fly
- Best in Show, directed by and starring Christopher Guest, with Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Jane Lynch and Parker Posey
- Big Momma's House, starring Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Terrence Howard and Paul Giamatti
- Billy Elliot, directed by Stephen Daldry and starring Jamie Bell and Julie Walters
- Blue's Big Musical Movie
- Boiler Room, starring Vin Diesel and Giovanni Ribisi
- Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, directed by Joe Berlinger
- Bootmen, starring Adam Garcia and Sam Worthington
- A Boy Named Sue
- Bounce, starring Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow
- Boys and Girls
- Bring it On, directed by Peyton Reed, starring Kirsten Dunst, Gabrielle Union and Eliza Dushku
- The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy, starring Timothy Olyphant, Zach Braff, John Mahoney, Nia Long and Mary McCormack
- Brother, directed by Takeshi Kitano
C
- La Captive, directed by Chantal Akerman
- Cast Away, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt
- Cecil B. Demented, directed by John Waters, starring Melanie Griffith and Stephen Dorff
- The Cell, directed by Tarsem Singh, starring Jennifer Lopez and Vince Vaughn
- Center Stage
- The Chaos Factor, starring Antonio Sabato Jr., Fred Ward, Kelly Rutherford, R. Lee Ermey
- Charlie's Angels, directed by McG starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu and Bill Murray
- Chicken Run, directed by Peter Lord and Nick Park with the voices of Mel Gibson, Julia Sawalha, Timothy Spall and Miranda Richardson
- Chocolat, directed by Lasse Hallström, starring Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Alfred Molina and Judi Dench
- Chopper, starring Eric Bana
- The Circle (دایره), directed by Jafar Panahi
- Circus, starring John Hannah, Famke Janssen, Fred Ward, Peter Stormare, Tiny Lister, Amanda Donohoe, Eddie Izzard
- The Claim, directed by Michael Winterbottom, starring Wes Bentley, Milla Jovovich, Sarah Polley, Peter Mullan and Nastassja Kinski
- Code Unknown, directed by Michael Haneke, starring Juliette Binoche
- Coming Out
- La comunidad, starring Carmen Maura
- The Contender, starring Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Gary Oldman and Christian Slater
- Coyote Ugly, starring Piper Perabo, Maria Bello, Tyra Banks and John Goodman
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon directed by Ang Lee, starring Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh and Zhang Ziyi
- The Crow: Salvation, starring Kirsten Dunst, Eric Mabius, Fred Ward
- Cruel Intentions 2, starring Amy Adams and Mimi Rogers
D
- Dancer in the Dark, directed by Lars von Trier, starring Björk, Peter Stormare and David Morse
- The Day I Became a Woman
- Devils on the Doorstep (鬼子來了), directed by Jiang Wen
- Digimon: The Movie
- Dinosaur, directed by Ralph Zondag and Eric Leighton with the voices of D. B. Sweeney, Alfre Woodard, Ossie Davis and Samuel E. Wright
- Ditto
- Divided We Fall (Musíme si pomáhat)
- Djomeh
- Down to You, starring Freddie Prinze, Jr. and Julia Stiles
- Dr. T & the Women, directed by Robert Altman, starring Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett, Laura Dern, Kate Hudson and Liv Tyler
- Dude, Where's My Car?, starring Ashton Kutcher, Sean William Scott and Jennifer Garner
- Duets, directed by Bruce Paltrow, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Maria Bello, Paul Giamatti and Huey Lewis
- Dungeons & Dragons, starring Jeremy Irons, Thora Birch and Marlon Wayans
- Dracula 2000, starring Gerard Butler and Christopher Plummer
- Durian Durian (榴槤飄飄), directed by Fruit Chan
E-K
E-F
- El Bola (Pellet)
- The Emperor's New Groove, directed by Mark Dindal with the voices of David Spade and John Goodman
- Enslavement: The True Story of Fanny Kemble
- Erin Brockovich, directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Julia Roberts, Aaron Eckhart and Albert Finney
- Escaflowne: The Movie
- VeggieTales: Esther, the Girl Who Would Be Queen
- An Everlasting Piece, directed by Barry Levinson, starring Barry McEvoy and Billy Connolly
- Faat Kiné, directed by Ousmane Sembène
- Face (顔)
- The Family Man, directed by Brett Ratner, starring Nicolas Cage, Téa Leoni and Don Cheadle
- Final Destination, directed by James Wong, starring Devon Sawa, Ali Larter and Seann William Scott
- Finding Forrester, directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Sean Connery, Rob Brown, Anna Paquin and F. Murray Abraham
- For All Time
- For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story, starring Andy García
- Forbidden Fruit
- The Foul King (반칙왕), directed by Kim Jee-woon
- Frequency, starring Dennis Quaid
G
- Gangster No. 1, starring Malcolm McDowell, Paul Bettany and David Thewlis
- Get Carter, directed by Stephen Kay, starring Sylvester Stallone, Miranda Richardson, Mickey Rourke and Michael Caine
- The Gift, directed by Sam Raimi, starring Cate Blanchett, Giovanni Ribisi, Hilary Swank, Greg Kinnear and Keanu Reeves
- Ginger Snaps
- The Girl
- Girlfight, starring Michelle Rodriguez
- Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Richard Harris and Oliver Reed
- Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
- Golden Bowl, The
- Gone in 60 Seconds, directed by Dominic Sena, starring Nicolas Cage, Christopher Eccleston, Robert Duvall and Angelina Jolie
- Gossip, starring James Marsden
- Greenfingers, starring Clive Owen and Helen Mirren
- Gun Shy, starring Liam Neeson
H
- Hanging Up, starring Diane Keaton and Meg Ryan
- Happy Accidents
- Happy Times
- Here on Earth, starring Chris Klein and Josh Hartnett
- High Fidelity, directed by Stephen Frears, starring John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lisa Bonet Joan Cusack and Jack Black
- Highlander: Endgame, starring Adrian Paul and Christopher Lambert
- Hollow Man, directed by Paul Verhoeven, starring Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, and Josh Brolin
- The House of Mirth, directed by Terence Davies, starring Gillian Anderson, Eric Stoltz, Laura Linney and Dan Aykroyd
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas, directed by Ron Howard, starring Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Molly Shannon and Taylor Momsen
- How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog, starring Kenneth Branagh and Robin Wright
- Help! I'm a Fish
J-K
- Il Mare
- In the Mood for Love, directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung
- The Irrefutable Truth about Demons
- The Isle
- Italian for Beginners, directed by Lone Scherfig
- Ivans XTC, directed by Bernard Rose, starring Danny Huston and Peter Weller
- Joint Security Area (Gongdong gyeongbi guyeok), directed by Park Chan-wook
- Keeping the Faith, directed by and starring Edward Norton, with Ben Stiller and Jenna Elfman
- The Kid, starring Bruce Willis, Lily Tomlin and Spencer Breslin
- Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang), starring Stellan Skarsgård and Martine McCutcheon
- VeggieTales: King George and the Ducky
L-Q
L
- The Last Producer, directed by and starring Burt Reynolds, with Rod Steiger and Ann-Margret
- The Legend of Bagger Vance, directed by Robert Redford, starring Will Smith, Matt Damon, Charlize Theron and Jack Lemon
- Little Nicky, directed by Steven Brill, starring Adam Sandler, Rhys Ifans, Harvey Keitel, Patricia Arquette and Rodney Dangerfield
- The Little Vampire, starring Jonathan Lipnicki and Richard E. Grant
- Longshot
- Loser, directed by Amy Heckerling, starring Jason Biggs, Mena Suvari, Dan Aykroyd and Greg Kinnear
- Love's Labour's Lost, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, with Alicia Silverstone, Emily Mortimer, Natascha McElhone and Nathan Lane
- Love & Basketball, starring Omar Epps
M
- Maryam
- 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, Blythe Danner and Owen Wilson
- Memento, directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Guy Pearce, Carrie Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano
- Men of Honor, starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding, Jr.
- Mercy Streets, starring Eric Roberts
- The Million Dollar Hotel, directed by Wim Wenders, starring Jeremy Davies, Milla Jovovich, and Mel Gibson
- Miss Congeniality, starring Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine and William Shatner
- Mission: Impossible II, directed by John Woo, starring Tom Cruise, Dougray Scott, Thandie Newton and Anthony Hopkins
- Mission to Mars, directed Brian De Palma, starring Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle and Gary Sinise
- Mr. Accident
- My Dog Skip, starring Diane Lane and Kevin Bacon
N-O
- The New Country
- The Next Best Thing, directed by John Schlesinger, starring Madonna, Rupert Everett and Neil Patrick Harris
- Next Friday, starring Ice Cube
- No Quarto da Vanda (Portugal)
- Nothin' 2 Lose
- Nurse Betty, directed by Neil LaBute, starring Renée Zellweger, Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock and Greg Kinnear
- O Brother, Where Art Thou?, directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring George Clooney, Holly Hunter, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson and John Goodman
- The Original Kings of Comedy, documentary directed by Spike Lee, starring Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, Cedric the Entertainer, and Bernie Mac
- Our Song, starring Kerry Washington
P-Q
- Panic, starring William H. Macy
- The Patriot, directed by Roland Emmerich, starring Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger
- Pay It Forward, directed by Mimi Leder, starring Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt and Haley Joel Osment
- Peppermint Candy, directed by Lee Chang-dong
- The Perfect Storm, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, starring George Clooney, John C. Reilly, Diane Lane and Mark Wahlberg
- Pitch Black, directed by David Twohy, starring Vin Diesel, Radha Mitchell and Keith David
- Pokémon: The Movie 2000
- Pollock, directed by and starring Ed Harris, with Marcia Gay Harden, Jennifer Connelly and Val Kilmer
- The Price of Milk, starring Karl Urban
- Prince of Central Park, starring Kathleen Turner
- Princes et princesses
- Proof of Life, directed by Taylor Hackford, starring Russell Crowe and Meg Ryan
- Psycho Beach Party, starring Lauren Ambrose
- Purely Belter, directed by Mark Herman
- Quills, directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Michael Caine and Joaquin Phoenix
R-Z
R
- Ready to Rumble, starring David Arquette
- Red Planet, starring Val Kilmer and Carrie-Anne Moss
- Relative Values, starring Julie Andrews and Colin Firth
- Remember the Titans, starring Denzel Washington
- Requiem for a Dream, directed by Darren Aronofsky, starring Jennifer Connelly, Jared Leto, Marlon Wayans, Christopher McDonald and Ellen Burstyn
- Return to Me, starring David Duchovny and Minnie Driver
- The Road to El Dorado, directed by Bibo Bergeron and Don Paul with the voices of Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Kline
- Road Trip, directed by Todd Phillips, starring Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart, Tom Green, Fred Ward and Seann William Scott
- Le Roi Danse (The King is Dancing)
- Romeo Must Die, starring Jet Li and Aaliyah
- Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
- Rules of Engagement, directed by William Friedkin, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce and Ben Kingsley
S
- Sade
- Saving Grace, starring Brenda Blethyn, Martin Clunes, Bill Bailey and Craig Ferguson
- Scary Movie, directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, starring Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans
- Scream 3, directed by Wes Craven, starring Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Patrick Dempsey and Courteney Cox
- Seventeen Again, starring Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry
- Sexy Beast, directed by Jonathan Glazer, starring Ray Winstone, Ian McShane and Ben Kingsley
- Shadow of the Vampire, starring John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe and Eddie Izzard
- Shaft, directed by John Singleton, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Christian Bale, Jeffrey Wright and Richard Roundtree
- Shanghai Noon, starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson
- The Skulls
- Small Time Crooks, directed by and starring Woody Allen, co-starring Tracey Ullman, Jon Lovitz and Hugh Grant
- Snatch, directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Brad Pitt, Benicio del Toro, Jason Statham and Dennis Farina
- Some Voices
- Songcatcher, starring Janet McTeer
- Souls Protest
- Space Cowboys, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, with Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and James Garner
- The Specials, starring Thomas Haden Church and Rob Lowe
- Subconscious Cruelty
- Supernova, directed by Walter Hill, starring James Spader and Angela Bassett
T
- The Tao of Steve, starring Donal Logue
- Terror Tract
- The Beach, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton and Robert Carlyle
- The Replacements, starring Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman
- The Smokers
- Thirteen Days, starring Kevin Costner and Bruce Greenwood (as John F. Kennedy)
- The Three Stooges
- Tigerland, directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Colin Farrell
- Time of Favor
- Thomas and the Magic Railroad, directed by Britt Allcroft, starring Alec Baldwin, Peter Fonda, Didi Conn, Mara Wilson and Thomas the Tank Engine
- The Tigger Movie
- Timecode, directed by Mike Figgis, Salma Hayek, Stellan Skarsgård, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kyle MacLachlan, Saffron Burrows and Holly Hunter
- Titan A.E., directed by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman with the voices of Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Nathan Lane and Bill Pullman
- Traffic, directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Don Cheadle, Dennis Quaid and Benicio del Toro — Winner of 4 Academy Awards & 2 Golden Globes
- Tripfall
- Turn It Up
U-V
- U-571, directed by Jonathan Mostow, starring Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Jon Bon Jovi and Harvey Keitel
- Unbreakable, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Robin Wright
- Up at the Villa, starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne Bancroft and Sean Penn
- Urban Legends: Final Cut
- Vatel, directed by Roland Joffé, starring Gérard Depardieu, Uma Thurman and Tim Roth
- Vertical Limit, directed by Martin Campbell, starring Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton and Robin Tunney
- The Visit
W
- The Watcher, starring James Spader and Keanu Reeves
- The Way of the Gun, directed by Christopher McQuarrie, starring Ryan Phillippe, Benicio del Toro, Juliette Lewis, Taye Diggs, Nicky Katt, and James Caan
- Whipped, starring Amanda Peet
- Wonder Boys, directed by Curtis Hanson, starring Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Katie Holmes and Robert Downey, Jr.
- waydowntown
- What Lies Beneath, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford
- What Women Want, directed by Nancy Meyers, starring Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei and Alan Alda
- What Planet Are You From?, directed by Mike Nichols, starring Garry Shandling, Annette Bening, John Goodman, Greg Kinnear, Linda Fiorentino and Ben Kingsley
- The Whole Nine Yards, directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet and Michael Clarke Duncan
X-Z
- X-Men, directed by Bryan Singer, starring Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin and Ian McKellen
- Yi Yi, directed by Edward Yang
Notable deaths
| Month | Date | Name | Age | Country | Profession | Notable films |
| January | 1 | George Carl | 83 | USA | Actor, Comedian | Funny Bones |
| 5 | Vic Schoen | 83 | USA | Music Arranger | ||
| 7 | Klaus Wennemann | 59 | Germany | Actor | ||
| 10 | Arthur Batanides | 83 | USA | Actor | ||
| 11 | Helena Carter | 79 | USA | Actress | ||
| 12 | Marc Davis | 86 | USA | Assistant Animator | ||
| 13 | Eric Dodson | 79 | UK | Actor | The Mirror Crack'd | |
| 15 | Fran Ryan | 83 | USA | Actress | ||
| 18 | Jester Hairston | 98 | USA | Actor | ||
| 19 | Hedy Lamarr | 85 | Austria | Actress | ||
| 19 | Alan North | 79 | USA | Actor | ||
| 24 | Jeffrey Boam | 53 | USA | Screenwriter, Producer | ||
| 25 | Tom Pedigo | 53 | USA | Set Designer | ||
| 28 | Kenneth Waller | 72 | UK | Actor | ||
| 28 | Tony Doyle | 58 | UK | Actor | ||
| 28 | Joy Shelton | 77 | UK | Actress | ||
| February | 1 | James N. Harrell | 81 | USA | Actor | |
| 5 | Todd Karns | 79 | USA | Actor | ||
| 10 | Jim Varney | 50 | USA | Actor | ||
| 11 | Roger Vadim | 72 | France | Director | ||
| 12 | John London | 58 | USA | Key Grip | ||
| 16 | Lila Kedrova | 81 | Russia | Actress | ||
| 17 | Miles White | 85 | USA | Costume Designer | ||
| 19 | Sheldon Turcott | 83 | Canada | Actor | ||
| 23 | Ofra Haza | 42 | Israel | Singer, Actress | ||
| 23 | Joseph V. Perry | 69 | USA | Actor | ||
| March | 7 | Charles Gray | 71 | UK | Actor | |
| 10 | Judith Barrett | 91 | USA | Actress | ||
| 11 | Richard Collier | 80 | USA | Actor | ||
| 13 | Rex Everhart | 79 | USA | Actor | ||
| 15 | Wally Rose | 88 | USA | Actor, Stuntman | ||
| 23 | Jeremy Applegate | 34 | USA | Actor | ||
| 25 | Jim Cash | 59 | USA | Screenwriter | ||
| 25 | Helen Martin | 90 | USA | Actress | ||
| 29 | John Baskcomb | 84 | UK | Actor | ||
| April | ?? | Maurice Carter | 85 or 86 | UK | Art Director | |
| 8 | Claire Trevor | 90 | USA | Actress | ||
| 10 | Peter Jones | 79 | UK | Actor, Writer | ||
| 10 | Arnold Johnson | 78 | USA | Actor | ||
| 11 | Douglas Green | 79 | USA | Second Unit Director | ||
| 12 | Christopher Pettiet | 24 | USA | Actor | ||
| 12 | Carmen Dillon | 91 | UK | Art Director | ||
| 13 | Peter Archer | 56 | Australia | Actor | Enter the Dragon | |
| 25 | David Merrick | 88 | USA | Producer | ||
| May | 1 | Steve Reeves | 74 | USA | Actor | |
| 3 | Lewis Allen | 94 | UK | Director | ||
| 7 | Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. | 90 | USA | Actor | ||
| 9 | Arthur Davis | 94 | USA | Animator and director | ||
| 10 | Bart the Bear | 23 | USA | Acting Bear | ||
| 11 | David Bretherton | 76 | USA | Film Editor | ||
| 13 | Paul Bartel | 61 | USA | Actor | ||
| 21 | John Gielgud | 96 | UK | Actor | ||
| 26 | William McCaughey | 70 | USA | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | ||
| 28 | Robert Fryer | 79 | USA | Producer | ||
| 29 | Anthony Spinelli | 73 | USA | Director | The Party | |
| 29 | Aubrey Richards | 79 | UK | Actor | ||
| 30 | Doris Hare | 95 | UK | Actress | ||
| 31 | Walter Sparrow | 73 | UK | Actor | ||
| June | 10 | Terry Forrestal | 52 | UK | Stuntman | |
| 13 | John Bramall | 76 | UK | Sound Re-Recording | ||
| 18 | Nancy Marchand | 71 | USA | Actress | ||
| 19 | Anton Gorchev | 60 | Bulgaria | Actor |
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| 24 | David Tomlinson | 83 | UK | Actor | ||
| 27 | David Neal | 68 | UK | Actor | ||
| 28 | Michael Ripper | 87 | UK | Actor | ||
| 29 | Vittorio Gassman | 77 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 29 | John Abineri | 72 | UK | Actor | ||
| July | 1 | Walter Matthau | 79 | USA | Actor | |
| 10 | Justin Pierce | 25 | USA | Actor | ||
| 18 | Roberto Contreras | 71 | USA | Actor | ||
| 22 | Eric Christmas | 84 | UK | Actor | ||
| 27 | Don Weis | 78 | USA | Director | ||
| 30 | Max Showalter | 83 | USA | Actor | ||
| August | 5 | Alec Guinness | 86 | UK | Actor | |
| 9 | Lewis Wilson | 80 | USA | Actor | ||
| 11 | Eddie Powell | 73 | UK | Stuntman | ||
| 12 | Loretta Young | 87 | USA | Actress | ||
| 15 | Robert Swink | 82 | USA | Film Editor | ||
| 22 | Toru Tanaka | 70 | USA | Actor | ||
| 24 | Patricia Owens | 75 | Canada | Actress | ||
| 25 | Jack Nitzsche | 63 | USA | Composer | ||
| 29 | Rose Hobart | 94 | USA | Actress | ||
| September | 2 | Ishaq Bux | 83 | India | Actor | |
| 2 | Jean Speegle Howard | 73 | USA | Actress | ||
| 3 | Walt Stanchfield | 81 | USA | Animator, Creative Consultant | ||
| 12 | Juan Ibáñez | 83 | Mexico | Director | ||
| 12 | Gary Olsen | 55 | Australia | Actor, Key Grip | ||
| 14 | Beah Richards | 80 | USA | Actress | ||
| 19 | Ann Doran | 89 | USA | Actress | ||
| 19 | Gloria Talbott | 69 | USA | Actress | ||
| 26 | Richard Mulligan | 67 | USA | Actor | ||
| October | 2 | Richard Liberty | 68 | USA | Actor | |
| 6 | Richard Farnsworth | 80 | USA | Actor | ||
| 9 | David Dukes | 55 | USA | Actor | ||
| 10 | Emile Kuri | 93 | USA | Set Decorator | ||
| 11 | Sam O'Steen | 76 | USA | Film Editor | ||
| 13 | Jean Peters | 73 | USA | Actress | ||
| 17 | Walter Shenson | 81 | UK | Producer, Director | ||
| 18 | Julie London | 74 | USA | Actress | ||
| 18 | Gwen Verdon | 75 | USA | Actress | ||
| 22 | Anthony Chinn | 69 | Guyana | Actor | ||
| 24 | Pasquale Cajano | 79 | Italy | Actor | ||
| 28 | Anthony Lee | 39 | USA | Actor | Liar Liar | |
| 30 | Steve Allen | 78 | USA | Actor | ||
| 30 | Elizabeth Bradley | 83 | UK | Actress | ||
| 31 | Ring Lardner, Jr. | 85 | USA | Screenwriter | ||
| November | 1 | Allan Surtees | 75 | UK | Actor | |
| 16 | Joe C. | 26 | USA | Actor | Osmosis Jones | |
| 22 | Christian Marquand | 73 | France | Actor | ||
| 13 | George Wells | 91 | Spain | Screenwriter | ||
| 27 | Anne Barton | 76 | USA | Actress | ||
| December | 4 | Chet Douglas | 64 | USA | Actor | |
| 6 | Werner Klemperer | 80 | Germany | Actor | ||
| 10 | Marie Windsor | 80 | USA | Actress | ||
| 12 | George Montgomery | 84 | USA | Actor | ||
| 14 | Uldis Pūcītis | 63 | Latvia | Actor, Director |
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| 20 | Richard Hazard | 79 | USA | Orchestrator | ||
| 21 | John Lee | 72 | Australia | Actor | North Sea Hijack | |
| 22 | Stuart Lancaster | 80 | USA | Actor | ||
| 23 | Billy Barty | 76 | USA | Actor | ||
| 26 | Leo Gordon | 78 | USA | Actor, Writer | ||
| 26 | Jason Robards | 77 | USA | Actor | ||
| 30 | Julius J. Epstein | 91 | USA | Screenwriter |
Film debuts
- Paul Dano
- Chris Evans
- Topher Grace
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Zoe Saldana
- Amber Valletta
- Kerry Washington
- Sam Worthington
