{{TV years header|film|1999|2000|2001}} ==Events== *February_9 — ''The_Million_Dollar_Hotel'', a film co-written by U2 lead singer Bono, premieres at the 50th Berlinale (Berlin_Film_Festival). The film stars Mel_Gibson and Milla_Jovovich, and is directed by Wim_Wenders. *November_18 — Michael_Douglas marries Catherine_Zeta-Jones. *The latest Joel_and_Ethan_Coen film, ''O_Brother,_Where_Art_Thou?'' was released to much criticial acclaim. The T-Bone_Burnett produced soundtrack ignited an increased interest in traditional American folk and country music. *Martial arts extravaganza ''Crouching_Tiger,_Hidden_Dragon'' marks the first major American crossover success of an Asian action film, and becomes the highest-grossing subtitled film ever. ==Top grossing films== Ten of the 22 movies which grossed over $100 million in 2000: #''The Grinch'', starring Jim_Carrey: $260,044,825 #''Cast_Away'', starring Tom_Hanks: $233,632,142 #''Mission:_Impossible_II'', starring Tom_Cruise, directed by John_Woo: $215,409,889 #''Gladiator'', starring Russell_Crowe, directed by Ridley_Scott: $187,683,805 #''What_Women_Want'', starring Mel_Gibson: $182,811,707 #''The_Perfect_Storm'': $182,618,434 #''Meet_the_Parents'', starring Ben_Stiller: $166,244,045 #''X-Men'', directed by Bryan_Singer: $157,299,717 #''Scary_Movie'': $157,019,771 #''What_Lies_Beneath'', starring Harrison_Ford and Michelle_Pfeiffer: $155,464,351 ==Academy_Awards== *Best Picture: '''''Gladiator''''' - DreamWorks_SKG, Scott Free Productions, Universal_Pictures *Best Actor: '''Russell_Crowe''' - ''Gladiator'' *Best Actress: '''Julia_Roberts''' - ''Erin_Brockovich'' ==Births== *August_30 - Talia_Lanning, who later played one of the daughters of Peter_Sellers in ''The_Life_and_Death_of_Peter_Sellers'' ==Deaths== *January_10 - Sam Jaffe, 98, producer, studio executive, talent agent *February_11 - Roger_Vadim, 72, French movie director *March_6 - John_Colicos, 71, Canadian actor *March_20 - Gene "Eugene" Andrusco, actor, singer *March_27 - Ian_Dury, 57, English musician and actor *May_21 - Sir John_Gielgud, 96, British actor *May_25 - Nicholas_Clay, 53, British actor *June_29 - Vittorio_Gassmann, 78, Italian actor *July_1 - Walter_Matthau, 79, American actor *August_5 - Sir Alec_Guinness, 86, British actor *Loretta_Young, actress ==Other movies released== *''Almost_Famous'' *''American_Psycho'' *''Battlefield_Earth'' *''Bedazzled'' *''Billy_Elliot'' *''Center_Stage'' *''Charlie's Angels'' *'' Chocolat'' *''The Circle'' *''Coyote Ugly'' *''Crouching_Tiger,_Hidden_Dragon'' *''The_Cup'' *''Dancer_in_the_Dark'' *Walt Disney's ''Dinosaur'' *''Dungeons & Dragons'' *''Erin Brockovich'' *''Final_Destination'' *''For_Love_or_Country:_The_Arturo_Sandoval_Story'', starring Arturo_Sandoval *''Memento'' *''Miss_Congeniality'' *''The Patriot'' *''Pitch_Black'' *''Quills'' *''Remember_the_Titans'' *''Requiem_for_a_Dream'' *''Snatch'' *''The_Road_to_El_Dorado'' *''Thirteen_Days'' *''Titan_A.E.'' *''Traffic'' *''U-571'' *''Unbreakable'' *''Up_at_the_Villa'' Film Category:Years_in_film De:Filmjahr_2000 Fr:2000_au_cinéma Ja:2000年の映画 Pl:2000_-_film Sv:Filmåret_2000 He:2000_בקולנוע