TOP TEN FILMS OF 2000
2000 was a bad year for movies. The best films are those which inspire wonder, provoke thought, and, through their characters, reveal parts of ourselves that we never knew existed. Such films were conspicuously absent from Hollywood’s output this year, and that’s why there are only one or two mainstream films on the Top 10 list. Despite the studios’ refusal to make good films, there were many independent projects this year which assured us that the art of filmmaking remains alive and well.
Traffic was by far the best film of the year, but the other spots on this list weren’t nearly as clear-cut. The #2 film could easily have been listed at #9, and vice versa. None of them were truly great, but all of them were very good. Here, then, are the ten best movies made in the year 2000:
1. Traffic
Directed by Steven Soderbergh; Starring Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Erika Christensen.2. Cast Away
Directed by Robert Zemeckis; Starring Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt.3. Two Family House
Directed by Raymond De Felitta; Starring Michael Rispoli, Kelly MacDonald, Katherine Narducci.4. Wonder Boys
Directed by Curtis Hanson; Starring Michael Douglas, Frances McDormand, Tobey Maguire, Katie Holmes.5. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Directed by Ang Lee; Starring Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi.6. High Fidelity
Directed by Stephen Frears; Starring John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet.7. Thirteen Days
Directed by Roger Donaldson; Starring Kevin Costner, Bruce Greenwood, Steven Culp.8. The Contender
Directed by Rod Lurie; Starring Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Gary Oldman.9. The Yards
Directed by James Gray; Starring Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, James Caan.10. Girlfight
Directed by Karyn Kusama; Starring Michelle Rodríguez, Jaime Tirelli, Paul Calderón.10. Shadow of the Vampire
Directed by E. Elias Merhige; Starring John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Eddie Izzard, Cary Elwes.11. Croupier
Directed by Mike Hodges; Starring Clive Owen, Gina McKee, Kate Hardie.12. You Can Count on Me
Directed by Kenneth Lonergan; Starring Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Matthew Broderick.13. Jesus’ Son
Directed by Alison Maclean; Starring Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Jack Black.14. Man on the Moon
Directed by Milos Forman; Starring Jim Carrey, Courtney Love, Danny DeVito, Paul Giamatti.15. Before Night Falls
Directed by Julian Schnabel; Starring Javier Bardem.16. State and Main
Directed by David Mamet; Starring William H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Philip Seymour Hoffman.17. Best in Show
Directed by Christopher Guest; Starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara.18. Almost Famous
Directed by Cameron Crowe; Starring Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand.19. Wonderland
Directed by Michael Winterbottom; Starring Shirley Henderson, Gina McKee, Molly Parker.
SPECIAL AWARDS
Best Ensemble Acting in a Film: The cast of Traffic
Best Actress: Kelly MacDonald, Two Family House
Best Actor: George Clooney, O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Best Supporting Actress: TIE: Erika Christensen, Traffic, and Elizabeth Mitchell, Frequency
Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe, Shadow of the Vampire
Special Citation for Best Acting in Tandem: Don Cheadle and Luis Guzmán, Traffic
Special Citation for Stupidest Cameo Appearance: Bruce Springsteen, High Fidelity
Best Director: Steven Soderbergh, Traffic
Best Writing, original screenplay category: Raymond De Fellita, Two Family House
Best Writing, adapted screenplay category: Stephen Gaghan, Traffic (adapted from the BBC miniseries Traffik, written by Simon Moore)
Most Ingenious Concept for a Movie: Shadow of the Vampire
Most Dimwitted Concept for a Movie: Proof of Life (Haven’t we exhausted the greasy-snarling-Latino-as-bad-guy stereotype by now?)
Truman Show Citation for Best Achievement in Movie Poster Design: Almost Famous
Best Original Song: Bob Dylan, “Things Have Changed” (from Wonder Boys)
Best Previously-Released Song: Wilco and Woody Guthrie, “Airline To Heaven” (from Jesus’ Son)
Best Overall Use of Music in a Film: Almost Famous
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